River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Men's Soccer team opens the 2025-2026 season at home in a gray out against Eureka on Friday.

Series History vs. Eureka:
All-Time Record / Streak: 2-6 / L1
-Dominican and Eureka first played on 11/28/2007 in Eureka, Ill. (W, 57-49).
-DU snapped a five-game losing streak to the Red Devils on 11/18/2023 with an 89-81 win at home.
-The Stars are 1-3 at home against Eureka
-Dominican dropped its most recent game against Eureka on 11/23/2024 (83-79).

DU in Review:
-Dominican closed the 2024-2025 season with an 8-17 record, including going 5-13 in conference and 5-8 at home.
-The Stars missed out on the NACC Tournament last season and are looking to make it back into the playoff picture for the first time since the 2021-2022 season.
-Head Coach Troy Tonsil enters his 3^rd season at the helm of the Men's Basketball program at Dominican. Tonsil has amassed a career record of 18-32.
 
Familiar Faces:
-Senior Dominic Crapia enters his 4th season as a reliable 3-point shooter for the Stars. Crapia shot .359 from beyond the arc in 2024-25 and is in the joint-lead in returners with 28 3-pointers made.
-Sophomore Lucas Underwood had a successful start to his collegiate career last campaign, averaging 5.6 points per game and had 28 3-pointers made.
-Senior Adrian Pelszynski will return as an integral part of Dominican's frontcourt. Pelszynski averaged 13.2 minutes per game last year alongside 4.5 points per game.
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy looks to improve upon a strong freshman season, as the center chipped in 2.7 points per game alongside 2.5 rebounds per game in a more limited role.  

Scouting Report:
-Eureka finished the 2024-2025 season with an overall record of 10-17 and was 4-10 away from home.
-The Red Devils start their season at Dominican before returning home to take on Monmouth on Tuesday, November 11^th.
-In 27 games last season, Eureka averaged 75.7 points per game, shot .420 from the floor, .296 from beyond the arc, and .702 at the free throw line.
-The Red Devils accumulated 40.3 rebounds per game compared to their opponents' 40.6.