De Pere, Wis. – The Dominican University Men's Soccer team wins back-to-back games and looks to create a win streak at St. Norbert on Saturday.

Series History vs. St. Norbert:
All-Time Record / Streak: 7-0-2 /T1
Dominican and St. Norbert first played at West Campus Field on 10/1/2006 (W, 2-0).
-The Stars won the first 5 matchups between the two schools.
-DU has conceded 6 goals in their 9 matchups.
-Dominican and St. Norbert tied 1-1 last season at St. Norbert College.
-The Stars have scored 21 total goals and average 2.33 goals per game against the Green Knights.

DU in Review:
-DU holds a 2-4-2 (1-1 NACC) record this season, while holding a 2-1 NACC record.
-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 offense exploded Wednesday, September 24th, with a 4-1 victory over Rockford University.
-Freshman Enzo Cinque earned Star of the Game in his 50 minutes off the bench, scoring his first two collegiate goals. Firing 3 shots, 2 of those shots on target.
-Sophomore Jonathan Almaguer continued where he left off on Saturday, scoring 2 goals and collecting an assist. Almaguer also had 7 total shots in the match, with 5 of them on frame.
-Freshman Rogelio Cisneros collected his first two collegiate assists in 56 minutes of play. Cisneros also had 3 shots, 2 of them were on target.
-Senior Ryan Gutierrez has continued to be a leader for the DU squad, picking up an assist in 61 minutes of play. Gutierrez also had a shot on goal in two shots.
-Senior Brendan Gavin has done the dirty work for Dominican all season long; today he found his name in the score sheet with an assist in 77 minutes of play.  
-Junior Tristen Banquil collected 7 shots in the match, two of those were on frame.

Star Gazing:
-Sophomore Jonathan Almaguer has been on fire for DU, leading the team in goals with 3 goals in his last two matches. Almaguer has 15 total shots, and 7 of those shots are on target.
-Junior Tristen Banquil leads the Stars in shots (24) and shots on target (8).
-Junior Ciaran Geraghty has anchored the backline for DU, leading the squad with 720 minutes played.
-Freshman Cody Leyba has tallied 21 saves throughout the season.
-Senior Ryan Gutierrez is crushing it in his senior season with 2 goals and has started in all 8 matches. Gutierrez has 635 minutes played.
 
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:
-St. Norbert is 5-4 to start the 2025 season with a 3-0 record in the NACC.
-The Green Knights are riding a 4-game win streak, where they have scored 16 goals and only given up 2 in those 4 games.
-September 9^th was SNC last loss to UW Stevens Point 2-0.
-SNC lost their first three matches of the season and did not score a goal until their 2-1 win against Carthage College.
-St. Norbert is 2-2 and 1-0 in NACC play on their home turf.
-The Green Knights have scored 18 goals this season, while their opponents have scored 11 goals. SNC averaged 2 goals per game.