River Forest, Ill. – Dominican University Men's Soccer team plays host to Webster University on Saturday, August 30th, to open the 2025 campaign.
Series History vs. Webster University:
All-Time Record / Streak: 3-1-1 / L1
Dominican traveled to Webster for their last match-up on September 7th, 2024, where DU fell 2-1.
The Stars are undefeated at West Campus Field against the Gorlocks.
DU in Review:
-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 31st season at the helm of the Dominican Men's Soccer program. Baumann has amassed an impressive 463-119-50 (.772) record in that time.
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:
-Webster University finished the 2024 season with a 9-5-4 record overall and a 4-1-4 record in the SLIAC.
-The Gorlocks had a 4-2-2 record away from home.
-Webster averaged 1.88 goals per game compared to their opponents' 1.53.
-The Gorlocks mustered 13.6 shots per game while their opponents averaged 13.9.
