Milwaukee, Wis. – The Dominican University Men's Soccer team travels to Wisconsin Lutheran looking to continue their momentum.

Series History vs. Wisconsin Lutheran:
All-Time Record / Streak: 18-0-2 / W7
- Dominican and Wisconsin Lutheran first played on 10/8/2005 in Milwaukee, Wis (W, 3-0).
-The Stars won the first 10 matches of this series and only gave up two goals in that stretch.
-Both ties between DU and WLC came after double overtime, in a 0-0 draw and a 2-2 draw.
-In the last 7 matches Dominican has scored 22 goals and have only given up 5 goals.
-The Stars are 10-0-1 on the road at Wisconsin Lutheran.
-DU scored 74 goals against the Warriors and average3.7 goals per match.
-Dominican is 16-0-1 inside the NACC against WLC.

DU in Review:
-DU holds a 6-7-3 (6-3-1 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 made it back-to-back wins with a 1-0 win over Benedictine University and now is 2-0-1 in last three matches.
-Freshman Rogelio Cisneros scored his first collegiate goal in what proved to be the difference maker for the Stars. Cisneros also added 4 shots on target.
-Freshman Vinni DaSilva registered 5 shots.
-Junior Nicholas Porada fired 3 shots, with 2 finding the target.
-Senior Ryan Gutierrez recorded a shot on target and played all 90 minutes.
-Freshman Cody Leyba and Freshman Joshua Memmelaar combined for the clean sheet


Star Gazing:
-Junior Tristen Banquil has been the focal point of DU's attack, notching the team lead in goals (5), shots (40), and shots on target (14).
-Sophomore Jonathan Almaguer caught form in the midpoint of the season, as he is 2^nd on the squad in goals with 3, second in assists with 3, and has recorded 22 shots.
-Junior Ciaran Geraghty has anchored the backline for DU, leading the squad with 1350 minutes played.
-Freshman Cody Leyba has tallied 36 saves throughout the season.
-Senior Ryan Gutierrez has been a staple in the midfield with 2 goals and has started in all 15 matches. Gutierrez has 1187 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.


NACC Playoff Picture:
-Dominican has officially clinched a spot in the NACC Playoff currently holding the 6^th spot in the standings. No one has clinched their seed for the tournament.
-The Stars currently have 19 points with Illinois Tech (20 points) and MSOE (22 points) are one win ahead DU.
-Wisconsin Lutheran is currently holding the final spot in the NACC playoff picture with 9 points in the conference. Marian and Lakeland are both on the heels of the Warriors with 8 points.

Scouting Report:
-Wisconsin Lutheran is 3-10-4 overall on the 2025 season with a 2-5-3 record in the NACC.
-The Warriors are 0-5-1 on their home turf.
-WLC had a 1-1 draw in their last matchup against Marian.
-Wisconsin Lutheran last won on October 18^th in a 3-0 win over CUC.
-The Warriors have scored 16 goals on the season (0.94 goals per game) and has accumulated 168 shots over the year (9.9 shots per game).