Mequon, Wis. – The Dominican University Men's Soccer team looks to their win streak rolling at Concordia Wisconsin on Wednesday.

Series History vs. Concordia Wisconsin:
All-Time Record / Streak: 24-4-3 /W1
-Dominican and Concordia Wisconsin first played in River Forest on 9/25/2002 (L, 0-1).
-The Stars largest margin of victory over CUW came on 11/5/2013 (5-0).
-DU averages 2.29 goals per game against the Falcons.
-The Stars defeated CUW 3-2 in the NACC quarterfinals last year on 11/3/2024.

DU in Review:
-DU holds a 3-4-2 (3-1 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:
-Junior Tristen Banquil 's goal in the first minute at St. Norbert proved to be the difference maker for the Stars on Saturday in a 1-0 win.
-Freshman Cody Leyba made 6 saves in the clean sheet effort.
-Junior Nicolas Porada fired 3 shots with one of them hitting the target.
-Sophomore Travis Fowler received Player of the Game honors and logged all 90 minutes.

Star Gazing:
-Sophomore Jonathan Almaguer has caught form for DU, holding the joint team lead in goals with 3. Almaguer has 16 total shots, and 8 of those shots are on target.
-Junior Tristen Banquil is the joint highest goal scored for Dominican (3) and leads the Stars in shots (25) and shots on target (9).
-Junior Ciaran Geraghty has anchored the backline for DU, leading the squad with 810 minutes played.
-Freshman Cody Leyba has tallied 27 saves throughout the season.
-Senior Ryan Gutierrez has been a staple in the midfield with 2 goals and has started in all 9 matches. Gutierrez has 725 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:
-Concordia Wisconsin is 1-5-3 on the 2025 season with a 0-2-1 record in the NACC.
-The Falcons have dropped their past two matches, losing 5-1 to Aurora on Wednesday, September 24^th and 3-2 to Wisconsin Stevens Point on Saturday, September 27^th.
-CUW's last win came on Sunday, September 7^th in a 1-0 win over Wisconsin Stout.
-Concordia Wisconsin is looking for their first win away from home, going 0-2-2 thus far.
-The Falcons have scored 8 goals this season (.89 goals per game), compared to their opponents 23.