River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Men's Soccer team gets back to NACC play on Wednesday at Aurora.

Series History vs. Aurora:
All-Time Record / Streak: 21-3-10 / T5
-Dominican and Aurora first played in Aurora, Illinois on 10/8/2002 (W, 10-0), which was DU's largest margin of victory over the Spartans.
-The Stars last win against Aurora came at home on 4/25/2021 (3-0).
-DU averages 2.38 goals per game against the Spartans.
-Dominican and Aurora last played on 9/18/2024. The match resulted in a 1-1 draw.

DU in Review:
-DU holds a 4-5-2 (4-1 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 dropped its final nonconference game of the year at home against North Central on Saturday by a final of 4-0.
-Junior Tristen Banquil recorded 2 shots with one hitting the target.
-Freshman Cody Leyba and Sophomore Dominik Tyka combined for 5 saves.


Star Gazing:
-Junior Tristen Banquil has been the focal point of DU's attack, notching the team lead in goals (5), shots (35), and shots on target (13).
-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 17 shots.
-Junior Ciaran Geraghty has anchored the backline for DU, leading the squad with 990 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 11 matches. Gutierrez has 871 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:
-Aurora is 5-3-3 on the 2025 season with a 4-1-1 record in the NACC.
-The Spartans are in the midst of a two game win streak, defeating Concordia Chicago 3-0 on Wednesday, October 1^st before handling Lakeland at home 7-0.
-AU is 2-1-2 away from home this year.
-The Spartans have scored 28 goals this season (2.55 goals per game), compared to their opponents 14 (1.27 goals per game).