River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Men's Soccer team closes out their regular season slate at home against Concordia Chicago on Wednesday.

Series History vs. Concordia Chicago:
All-Time Record / Streak: 28-1 / W9
-Dominican and Concordia Chicago first played on 10/22/2002 in River Forest, Ill (W, 5-1).
-DU's only loss to CUC came on 10/18/2017 at home by a final of 1-0.
-The Stars are 17-1 at home against the Cougars.
-DU has accumulated 132 goals against Concordia Chicago, which averages to 4.55 goals per match.

DU in Review:
-DU holds a 6-7-4 (6-3-2 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 could not solve Wisconsin Lutheran's defense on Saturday and scrapped to a 0-0 draw.
-Freshman Rogelio Cisneros fired 2 shots with one finding the target.
-Junior Ciaran Geraghty recorded a shot on target and logged 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 1440 minutes played.
-Freshman Cody Leyba has tallied 37 saves throughout the season.
-Senior Ryan Gutierrez has been a staple in the midfield with 2 goals and has started in all 17 matches. Gutierrez has 1367 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 Tournament, holding the 6^th spot in the table.
-The Stars will look to leapfrog Illinois Tech for 5^th, with both squads on 20 points. The Scarlet Hawks play Rockford on Wednesday.
-DU will be on the road for the NACC Quarterfinal to take on MSOE or St. Norbert on Saturday.

Scouting Report:
-Concordia Chicago is 1-14-2 overall on the 2025 season, with a 0-10-1 record in the NACC.
-The Cougars are 0-5-1 away from home.
-CUC is in the midst of a three game losing streak, with losses to Wisconsin Lutheran, Edgewood, and Marian.
-Concordia Chicago's last win came on September 1^st, with a 6-2 final over Andrews University.
-The Cougars have scored 19 goals on the season (1.06 goals per game) and has accumulated 176 shots over the year (10.4 shots per game).