RIVER FOREST, ILL. -The Dominican University men's soccer team hosted the Prairie Fire from Knox. College on Wednesday.

Results:
Dominican: 4
Knox: 0

How it Happened:
-Dominican started the match strong after a free kick from 5^th-year student Oleksandr Melnyk sent a free kick into the box that deflected into the net off a Knox defender, allowing for the Stars to take a 1-0 lead.
- At the 19 minute mark, Senior John Cronnolly found the back of the net for the first time this season after a nice link-up play with 5^th-year student Oscar Montejano to give DU a 2-0 lead.
-Cronnolly found the score sheet once again at the 23 minute mark after a seeing-eye cross from Junior Paul Urban.
-The Stars would take the 3-0 lead into half-time.
-Sophomore Nathan Lara would add the exclamation point to the match for Dominican in the 82^nd minute after another spectacular pass from Urban.
-DU would then preserve the clean sheet and get their first win of the season, 4-0.

Shining Stars:
-Senior John Cronnolly had 2 goals in the effort from a total of 6 shots.
-Junior Paul Urban contributed 2 assists on the afternoon while adding 1 shot.
-5^th -year student Oscar Montejano tallied his first assist of the campaign while firing 3 shots.
-Sophomore Nathan Lara scored his first collegiate goal in the outing.

Leading the Way:
Shots: Cronnolly (6)
SOG: Cronnolly (3)
Saves: Marinkovich (1)
Minutes: 4 players (90)

What's Next:
Dominican travels on the road to Webster University on Saturday, September 7^th. Kick-off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

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