River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Men's Soccer team continues at home with an afternoon game against Lakeland on Saturday.

Series History vs. Lakeland:
All-Time Record / Streak: 20-0 / W20
-Dominican and Lakeland first played in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on 9/11/2004 (W, 3-1).
-The Stars have scored 102 goals in 20 games against the Muskies, which averages to 5.1 goals per match.
-DU's largest margin of victory over Lakeland was on 9/30/2017 (W, 16-0).
-Dominican is 10-0 at West Campus Field against the Muskies.
-The Stars and Muskies last matchup was on 10/2/2024 at Lakeland, with DU winning 4-0.

DU in Review:
-DU holds a 4-7-2 (4-3-1 NACC) record this season.
-Dominican finished the 2024 season with a 12-5-4 record, including going 8-1-3 in conference and 7-2-2 at home.
-The Stars notched the second seed in the NACC Tournament. After a thrilling 3-2 victory over Concordia Wisconsin in the Quarterfinals, DU stumbled in the semis, losing 5-0 to MSOE.
-Head Coach Erick Baumann enters his 31^st season at the helm of the Dominican Men's Soccer program. Baumann has amassed an impressive 463-119-50 (.772) record in that time.


Last Time Out:
-Dominican scrapped to a 1-1 draw with Illinois Tech at West Campus Field on Wednesday.
-Freshman Enzo Cinque slotted home his 3^rd goal of the season on DU's lone shot on target.
-Junior Nicholas Porada and Junior Brenton DuBoise notched assists on the Cinque goal.
-Freshman Joshua Memmelaar collected 3 saves in his first collegiate start.


Star Gazing:
-Junior Tristen Banquil has been the focal point of DU's attack, notching the team lead in goals (5), shots (38), and shots on target (14).
-Sophomore Jonathan Almaguer has caught form in the midpoint of the season, as he is 2^nd on the squad in goals with 3, second in in assists with 2, and has recorded 20 shots.
-Junior Ciaran Geraghty has anchored the backline for DU, leading the squad with 1260 minutes played.
-Freshman Cody Leyba has tallied 34 saves throughout the season.
-Senior Ryan Gutierrez has been a staple in the midfield with 2 goals and has started in all 14 matches. Gutierrez has 1097 minutes played.
 
Familiar Faces:
-Sophomore Nathan Lara is back to don the Navy and Gold as the leading goal scorer among returners from last season with 2. Lara appeared in 6 matches and notched a start during the 2024 campaign.
-Sophomore Jonathan Almaguer returns to the midfield for DU. Almaguer registered a goal and an assist in 14 appearances last season.
-Senior Brendan Gavin resumes his place as the holding midfielder for the Stars. Gavin posted 15 appearances and logged 776 minutes in 2024.
-Junior Ciaran Geraghty looks to step in as a permanent fixture in Dominican's back four after charting 16 appearances and a goal last season.


Scouting Report:
-Lakeland is 5-7-2 on the 2025 season with a 2-5-2 record in the NACC.
-The Muskies defeated Rockford on Saturday, October 11^th, 2-0, before falling to MSOE on Wednesday by a final of 6-0.
-Lakeland is 1-3 in their las four matches.
-The Muskies are 1-3-2 away from home.
-LU has scored 18 goals this season (1.29 goals per game), and have accumulated a shots on target percentage of .503.