River Forest, Ill. – Dominican University Men's Soccer closed out their three-game home stand to open the season against Lake Forest on Saturday.

  Results:
  Dominican: 1
  Lake Forest: 2

  How it Happened:
-In the 12^th minute, Freshman Cody Leyba stretched out to save a Forester effort on goal.
-Junior Tristen Banquil recorded Dominican's first shot in the 31^st minute.
-Lake Forest took a 1-0 lead off a corner in the 37^th minute.
-The Stars would head into halftime trailing 1-0.
-In the 56^th minute, Sophomore Joshua Trujillo had an effort on goal saved by the Lake Forest keeper.
-Freshman Enzo Cinque had two shots on goal denied in the 70^th and 72^nd minutes.
-The Foresters added an insurance marker from the penalty spot in the 82^nd minute.
-In the 88^th minute, Cinque drew a foul in the box. Senior Ryan Gutierrez stepped up and buried the penalty to cut the Forester lead to 2-1.
-Dominican ran out a time and fell by a final of 2-1.  

  Shining Stars:
-Senior Ryan Gutierrez picked up his first goal of the season from a penalty.
-Freshman Enzo Cinque fired 3 shots with 2 finding the target.
-Junior Tristen Banquil registered 3 shots in the defeat.
-Sophomore Dominik Tyka and Freshman Cody Leyba both notched 3 saves.
 
  Leading the Way:
  Goals: Gutierrez (1)
  Assists: N/A
  Shots: Banquil and Cinque (3)
  Shots on Goal: Cinque (2)
  Saves: Leyba and Tyka (3)
  Minutes: Fowler, Geraghty, and Banquil (90)

  What's Next:
Dominican University Men's Soccer moves to 0-2-1 on the season. The Stars will head on the road to Elmhurst University to face the Blue Jays on Wednesday, September 10^th. Kick-off is slated for 7:00 p.m.

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