Rockford, Ill. – Dominican University Women's Soccer looked to make it three wins in a row at Rockford on Wednesday.

Results:
Dominican:7
Rockford: 0

How it Happened:
-The Stars opened the scoring early after Freshman Liliana Arechiga intercepted a Regent pass and sprung Senior Sierra Rioux, who was able to slot home her 2^nd of the season in the 3^rd minute.
-Rioux added her second of the day in the 14^th minute after a great run and cross into the box by Senior Mia Tauilahu.
-In the 17^th minute, Arechiga scored her first collegiate goal from the spot to give Dominican a 3-0 lead.
-Senior Kamryn Klinger scored her first collegiate goal off a scramble in the box after a corner from Sophomore Ariana Barney in the 21^st minute, extending the DU lead to 4-0.
-Dominican continued to push for more, as Junior Meghan Wilhite received a cross from Freshman MK Kluesner and buried her first of the season to make it 5-0 Dominican.
-In the 31^st minute, Freshman Logan Shanks made a blistering run down the left wing, cut into the box, and put home the Stars' 6^th goal of the first half.
-Wilhite drove home her second of the half in the 39^th minute on the rebound to push the DU advantage to 7-0.
-The Stars took their 7-0 lead into the halftime break. Dominican outshot Rockford 20-1 in the first half, with 10 of those shots finding the target.
-Dominican was happy to see out the result during the second half, maintaining possession throughout the majority of the frame.
-At full-time, DU would walk away victorious by a final score of 7-0. Dominican's 7 goals were the most in a match since 10/23/2024 in a 9-0 win against Rockford at home.
-This marks the first game the Stars held their opponent to zero shots on target since 10/16/2024 in a 4-0 win over Edgewood.

  Shining Stars:
 -Senior Sierra Rioux was a force for Dominican, scoring a brace while adding 5 shots in 33 minutes.
-Junior Meghan Wilhite scored her first two goals of the season off the bench for the Stars.
-Senior Kamryn Klinger fired home her first collegiate goal while posting 3 shots.
-Freshman Liliana Arechiga recorded her first collegiate goal from a penalty.
-Freshman Logan Shanks slotted her 3^rd of the season.


  Leading the Way:
  Goals: Rioux and Wilhite (2)
  Assists: Tallahu and Kluesner
  Shots: Rioux (5)
  Shots on Goal: Wilhite, Shanks, and Rioux (2)
  Saves: N/A
  Minutes: G. Thawley (90)

  What's Next:
Dominican University Women's Soccer improves to 4-3-1 on the season after its decisive win over Rockford. The Stars will continue their road trip at St. Norbert on Saturday, September 27^th. Kick-off is slated for 1:00 p.m. in De Pere.
 

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