Madison, Wis. – The Dominican University Men's Soccer team travels to Edgewood for their biggest NACC test of the season on Saturday.

Series History vs. Edgewood:
All-Time Record / Streak: 23-1-2 / L1
-Dominican and Edgewood first played a neutral site game on 8/30/2002 (W, 5-1).
-The Stars largest margin of victory over the Eagles came on 10/22/2022 (13-1).
-DU averages 3.54 goals per game against Edgewood.
-Dominican and Edgewood last played on 10/16/2024, where the Eagles got their first win in the series by a final of 2-0.

DU in Review:
-DU holds a 4-6-2 (4-2 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 fell to Aurora on the road on Wednesday by a final of 5-0.
-Freshman Vinni DaSilva was credited with DU's only shot on target in the match.
-Sophomore Dominik Tyka registered 7 saves, a new career-high.


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 18 shots.
-Junior Ciaran Geraghty has anchored the backline for DU, leading the squad with 1080 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 12 matches. Gutierrez has 945 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:
-Edgewood is 8-1-2 on the 2025 season with a 6-0 record in the NACC.
-The Eagles are currently on a seven game win streak, with their only loss of the season coming on Wednesday, September 3^rd to UW Stevens Point (1-0).
-EU is 3-1-1 at home this year.
-The Eagles have scored 23 goals this season (2.09 goals per game), compared to their opponents 6 (0.55 goals per game).