River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Soccer team traveled back to West Campus Field for their first home game in two weeks. DU hosted Edgewood, riding a 4-game win streak.
Results:
Dominican: 5
Edgewood: 0
How It Happened:
-Dominican was rolling right at the first kick, earning back-to-back corners just 2 minutes into the match.
-Junior
Ariana Barney scored the first goal of the match on a header from a corner set piece. Freshman
Kaylie Reeve was the player who collected the assist as she took the corner.
-The Stars were not satisfied with 1 goal as they strived for their second. Senior
Mackenzie Cuddihy fired a shot on target from a free kick that was saved by the Eagles' keeper. Junior
Tia Garr also collected a shot, but hers missed the target.
-Graduate Student
Sierra Rioux crossed the ball into the box in the 9
th minute of the match that deflected off an Edgewood defender and into the back of the net, giving DU a 2-0 lead early in the match.
-The Stars kept the pressure on with Cuddihy earning her second shot of the match and Freshman Grace Duante collecting a shot just 5 minutes after she checked into the game.
-Junior
Gianna Stanek made her first save of the game in the 33
rd minute as she was able to catch the shot coming in from outside the 18-yard box.
-Stanek made sure Dominican had a lead going into the break by making another save in the 42
nd minute of the match.
-DU lead 2-0, 45 minutes in. The Stars also collected 7 shots in the first half along with 3 corner kicks.
-Both teams were trying to get a feel for each other to start the second half, with the first shot not coming until 13 minutes into the second half. Stanek made her third consecutive save on this shot.
-Durante collected the first shot of the half for Dominican in the 61
st minute. Edgewood's keeper made the save and deflected it out for a corner.
-The Stars were gaining momentum into the final 10 minutes of play as they collected 3 straight shots in the 81
st minute. Junior
Presley Coles, Senior
Meghan Wilhite, and Reeve all earned shots.
-Garr got Dominican back into the scoresheet in the 83rd minute by scoring her first goal of the game. Rioux and Reeve earned assists on the goal.
-Sophomore
Kylena Paredes was driving down the field right after the goal looking for more. As Paredes carried the ball into the box, she was fouled and picked up a penalty kick. Kylena stepped up to take the PK and buried the shot into the back of the net for her first goal of the season.
-Garr earned her second goal of the match in the 85
th minute, scoring on a feed from Wilhite.
-Dominican exploded for 3 second-half goals, all of them coming in the final 10 minutes of play. The Stars earned 11 shots in the second half, with 18 shots in the entirety of the match. 7 of those shots were on target.
Shining Stars:
-Junior
Ariana Barney earned Star of the Match from the backline as she scored from a corner. Barney played 72 minutes of today's match.
-Junior
Tia Garr collected 2 goals on 3 shots.
-Sophomore
Kylena Paredes scored her first goal of the season from the penalty spot. Paredes collected 3 shots in the match.
-Freshman
Kaylie Reeve has continued to be phenomenal in the middle of the field for the Stars collecting 2 assists in her 73 minutes of action.
-Graduate Student
Sierra Rioux added an assist.
-Senior
Meghan Wilhite collected 2 shots and an assist.
-Junior Keeper
Gianna Stanek earned a clean sheet by making 3 saves.
Leading the Way:
Goals: Garr (2)
Assists: Reeve (2)
Shots: Paredes and Garr (3)
Shots on Goal: Garr (2)
Saves: Stanek (3)
Minutes: Cuddihy and Stanek (90)
What's Next:
Dominican University Women's Soccer improves to 8-2-2 (6-1 NACC) on the season. The Stars will be right back in action this Wednesday at West Campus Field. DUWSOC welcomes Illinois Tech on Wednesday, looking to continue their 5-game win streak. In order to do that, they will have to take down the reigning NACC champions. The first kick is set for 3:00 p.m.
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