River Forest, Ill. – November is quickly approaching and so is the NACC postseason for our fall sports.

Men's Soccer came into this past week riding a three-game losing streak with two home games on deck. In the first game the Stars fought to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday afternoon against Illinois Tech.  Freshman Enzo Cinque scored the equalizer in the 74^th minute of the match, with Junior Nicholas Porada and Freshman Brenton DuBoise earning the assists. After ending the 3-match losing skid, DU hosted Lakeland University in the second game of the doubleheader at West Campus Field. Dominican won 2-1 in this thriller. Junior Nicholas Porada got the first goal of the match in the 19^th minute of the match, which was assisted by Sophomore Jonathan Almaguer and Junior Ciaran Geaghty. In the second half the score was tied at 1, when Porada showed up again with the game winner for the Stars in the 60^th minute. Junior Tristen Banquil and Freshman Vinni DaSilva both recorded the assists. DUMSOC is in their final stretch of the season with three games left, and two this upcoming week. The first will wrap up a three-game homestand against Benedictine University with a kick-off at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22nd. The Stars will then travel to Wisconsin Lutheran College on Saturday afternoon, October 25th; this will be their final road game of the season. The DUMSOC team is currently in the 6^th spot in the NACC and only one point behind the 5^th spot in the standings. The Benedictine Eagles are 7^th in the conference, and the Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors are tied for 8^th.  

 Women's Soccer played two matches this past week after their 6-game win streak was snapped; they were looking to start a new streak. In the first game, though, they ran into a freight train in Illinois Tech, who is receiving votes in the top 25 of the national rankings. The Stars fell 5-1 at Illinois Tech. Senior Mia Dosen scored the only goal from the penalty spot. The Stars then returned to West Campus Field for their final home game of the season, where they celebrated 9 seniors on the squad. On senior day, DUWSOC won 3-1 and put up 54 total shots in the match. The most since 10/20/2021, when they had 55 shots. Sophomore Tia Garr collected her first two goals of the season in this one. The first was in the 12^th minute, which started the match on the right foot. The second one for Garr was in the 66^th minute; that was an insurance goal for DU. Senior Kamryn Klinger buried her third goal of the year, which resulted in the game winner in the 50^th minute of the match that was scored off a corner that Senior Mia Taullahu assisted on. DUWSOC has two games this upcoming week and three games left in the regular season. All three games are on the road, and this week the Stars will travel to Benedictine University on October 22^nd for a 7:00 p.m. kick-off. On Saturday, October 25th, the Stars will travel to Wisconsin Lutheran for a 1:00 p.m. kick-off against the Warriors. DUWSOC is currently tied for the 4^th spot in the NACC. This is the final spot to host a NACC playoff match.

Women's Volleyball was back in action after losing back-to-back games, with one game in the Igini Sports Forum and the second being on the road. In the first one, DUWVB hosted a PINK OUT game against Illinois Tech, where the Scarlet Hawks got the best of the Stars in a 3-0 win for Illinois Tech. DU then traveled to Lakeland on Saturday to play the Muskies, who won 3-0. DUWVB has two more matches this upcoming week, the first at Aurora University on Thursday, October 23rd, for a 7:00 p.m. first serve. The Stars will then return to the Igini Sports Forum for a match against Wisconsin Lutheran College on Saturday, October 25th, for a 12:00 p.m. first serve.
 
Men's and Women's Cross Country were back in action this past weekend with a meet at Augustana University. The 5^th Annual Interregional Invitational with Sophomore Jaime Favela leading the men's side with a time of 27:51.4. Freshman Andrea Camacho led the way for the women with a time of 27:44.3.

 
 Stars of the Week for the week of October 13th to October 19^th:

Sophomore Tia Garr of Women's Soccer was awarded Star of the Week honors. Garr scored 2 goals, with 7 shots and 3 shots on target, in their two matches this past week.

Junior Nicholas Porada of Men's Soccer was awarded Star of the Week honors. Porada recorded 2 goals, an assist, a game-winning goal, 3 shots, and 3 shots on target for DUMSOC this past week.