Milwaukee, Wis. – The Dominican University Men's Soccer team travels to #5 MSOE to take on the Raiders in the NACC Tournament Quarterfinals.

Series History vs. MSOE:
All-Time Record / Streak: 22-8-1 / L2
-Dominican and MSOE first played on 9/24/2005 in River Forest, Ill (W, 3-0).
-The Raiders took down the Stars in their only meeting this season on September 17^th (3-0).
-The Stars are 8-5 at MSOE.
-DU has accumulated 67 goals against the Raiders, which averages to 2.16 goals per match.

DU in Review:
-DU holds a 7-7-4 (7-3-2 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:
-A 44th-minute red card to CUC allowed the Stars to dominate in the second half on Wednesday, as Dominican cruised to a 4-0 win.
-Freshman Vinni DaSilva recorded his first career multi-goal game, scoring twice off the bench.,
-Freshman Rogelio Cisneros notched his 2^nd goal in three games and added 2 shots on target.
-Freshman Enzo Cinque slid home his 4^th goal of the season and fired 3 shots on target.
-Junior Nicholas Porada, Sophomore Joshua Trujillo, and Sophomore Jonathan Almaguer all registered assists in the win.

Star Gazing:
-Junior Tristen Banquil has been the focal point of DU's attack, notching the team lead in goals (5), shots (43), and shots on target (14).
-Sophomore Jonathan Almaguer caught form in the midpoint of the season, as he is 3^rd on the squad in goals with 3, second in assists with 4, and has recorded 23 shots.
-Junior Ciaran Geraghty has anchored the backline for DU, leading the squad with 1530 minutes played.
-Freshman Cody Leyba has tallied 39 saves throughout the season.
-Senior Ryan Gutierrez has been a staple in the midfield with 2 goals and has started in all 18 matches. Gutierrez has 1453 minutes played.
 -Freshman Enzo Cinque is 2^nd on Dominican with 4 goals, including a game-winner.
 -Junior Nicholas Porada has been a do-it-all forward for the Stars, as the Junior leads the unit with assists (5) and has put away 2 goals.

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 will head into the NACC Tournament as the #5 seed, their lowest position in the NACC table since 2022.
-The Stars were able to pass Illinois Tech in the table due to DU having a better result of #3 St. Norbert in the regular season.
-The winner of the Dominican/MSOE game will face the winner of #8 Marian vs. #1 Edgewood in the Semifinals on Tuesday, November 4^th, with the strongest remaining seed hosting the game.

Scouting Report:
-Milwaukee School of Engineering is 11-5-3 overall on the 2025 season, with an 8-3-1 record in the NACC.
-The Raiders are 5-1-2 at home.
-MSOE has had a mixed run of form heading into the NACC Tournament, going 2-2-1 in its final five games of the season.
-The Raiders have scored 54 goals on the season (2.84 goals per game) and have accumulated 295 shots over the year (15.5 shots per game).