River Forest, Ill. – Dominican University Men's Soccer looks to build off its first win of the season as the Stars host Rockford on Wednesday.

Series History vs. Rockford:
All-Time Record / Streak: 21-0 / W21
Dominican and Rockford first played in Rockford on 10/3/2002 (W, 6-0).
The Stars have conceded just 2 goals to the Regents over their 21-match history.
DU defeated Rockford 3-0 on the road in their last match on 10/22/2024.

DU in Review:
-DU holds a 1-4-2 (1-1 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:
-The Stars earned their first win of the season over Marian on Saturday, 2-1.
-Sophomore Jonathan Almaguer scored in the final ten minutes to secure the victory for DU.
-Senior Ryan Gutierrez notched his 2^nd goal of the season from the penalty spot.
-Junior Tristen Banquil fired 3 shots in 68 minutes.
-Junior Nicholas Porada collected 3 shots in the victory.

Star Gazing:
-Junior Tristen Banquil leads the Stars in goals (2), shots (17), and shots on target (6).
-Junior Ciaran Geraghty has anchored the backline for DU, leading the squad with 630 minutes played.
-Freshman Cody Leyba has tallied 21 saves throughout the season.
-Senior Ryan Gutierrez is joint-top goal scorer for Dominican with 2 and has started in all 7 matches 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:
-Rockford is 2-4-1 to start the 2025 season with a 1-0 record in the NACC.
-The Regents are off the back of a 3-0 loss at home to Millikin University on Sunday.
-Rockford has scored 10 goals this season, which averages to 1.43 goals per game, while their opponents have scored 14 goals and average 2.00 goals per game.