Milwaukee, Wis. – Dominican University Men's Soccer looks to get in form for the start of NACC play at MSOE on Wednesday.

Series History vs. MSOE:
All-Time Record / Streak: 22-7-1 / L1
Dominican and MSOE first played in River Forest on 9/24/2005 (W, 3-0).
The Stars exited the NACC Semifinals at the hands of MSOE last season (5-0).
Dominican has scored a total of 67 goals against the Raiders and average 2.23 goals per game.

DU in Review:
-DU holds a 0-3-2 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:
-The Stars fell 1-0 to Knox on the road on Saturday.
-Junior Tristen Banquil fired two shots in the match.
-Freshman Johnny Rocha and Freshman Enzo Cinque each had a shot on target.
-Freshman Cody Leyba made 4 saves in the defeat.

Star Gazing:
-Junior Tristen Banquil leads the Stars in goals (2), shots (13), and shots on target (6).
-Junior Ciaran Geraghty has anchored the backline for DU, leading the squad with 450 minutes played.
-Freshman Cody Leyba has tallied 14 saves throughout the season.
-Sophomore Dominik Tyka has collected 8 saves so far this season.
 
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:
-MSOE is 3-2-1 to start the 2025 season.
-The Raiders picked up a win in their most recent contest against Wartburg on Saturday (2-1).
-MSOE has scored 9 goals this season, which averages to 1.50 goals per game, while their opponents have scored 6 goals and average 1 goal per game.