River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University women's soccer team will be the first team back in action with their season opener against the Thunder of Wheaton College on Friday, August 29th.
Series History vs. Wheaton College:
All-Time Record /Streak/: 2-1/W2
The Stars are 2-0 against the Thunder under head coach Carlos Carrillo.
Dominican and Wheaton played last season at West Campus Field on September 14th, where DU won 3-2.
The home team has never lost in the matchup between Dominican and Wheaton.
The Stars average 2.33 goals against the Thunder.
DU in Review:
-Dominican went 11-6-3 overall in their 2024 season, while going 9-1-2 inside the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC).
-DU was the third seed in the conference tournament last season, where they won their first matchup against Marian University 2-0.
-The Stars went 8-3-1 at West Campus Field in their 2024 campaign.
Familiar Faces:
-Dominican returns senior Kamryn Klinger, who has been the heart and soul for the Stars as a defensive midfielder. In 2024, Klinger was honored with second team all-conference in the NACC by having 18 appearances and 15 starts for Dominican, while playing 1292 minutes. Klinger was one of the three players from Dominican that represented Team USA in the DIII Soccer Tour.
-Senior Natalia Lopez returns for her senior campaign as a midfielder for the Stars. Last season Lopez had 6 goals, 4 assists, and 25 shots on goal in her 20 appearances through the 2024 season. Lopez was honored with a first-team all-conference in the NACC. In Lopez's three-year career at Dominican, she has scored 18 goals, collected 10 assists, with 4 game-winning goals in her 59 appearances in a Stars uniform.
-Senior Sarah Matuszek will be back in a Stars uniform this upcoming season, where she has been a huge part of the Dominican style of play on the outside. Matuszek is coming off a season where she scored 3 goals, and added 6 assists while appearing in all 20 matches in the 2024 season. Matuszek earned first-team all-conference in the NACC last season.
-Senior Mia Taullahu is back for Dominican this upcoming year and is looking to continue creating havoc on the outside as a forward. Taullahu collected a goal and 6 assists in her 17 appearances in the 2024 season.
-Senior Mia Dosen will be back for the Stars in her second season at Dominican. She will be wearing a new number this season, changing from #34 to #10. Last season, Dosen collected 7 goals and 2 assists with 17 shots on goal in her 20 appearances.
-Sophomore Ariana Barney is looking to take another big step in her second season at Dominican. Barney finished her freshman campaign by having 6 goals and 4 assists in 20 appearances, with this, Barney is tied for the most goal contributions from the 2024 season with 10.
Scouting Report:
-Wheaton College finished the 2024 season with a 7-11-1 record overall and a 3-4-1 record in the CCIW.
-The Thunder had a 3-8 record away from Wheaton, Illinois.
-Wheaton averaged 1.21 goals per game, while their opponents averaged 1.95 goals per game.
-The Thunder averaged 12.7 shots per game, while their opponents averaged 15.2 shots per game.
