River Forest, Ill. – This past week was Student Athlete Mental Health Awareness Week, and every team had multiple games, including Women's Soccer riding a win streak.

Men's Soccer wrapped up a 4-game homestand by welcoming the two top schools in the conference to West Campus Field. The first one was against Aurora University, after DU had their bye game, the Stars had a full 7 days off before this one. Dominican jumped off to a 1-0 lead early against the Spartans as a cross was deflected into the back of their own net. AU rallied two goals in the second half to win 2-1. In the second match against Edgewood, it had a similar game script, with Graduate Student Cole Wood scoring in the first half for the Stars. The Eagles then scored 2 goals in the second half to win 2-1. DUMSOC hits the road for 3 straight matches, this week they are at Illinois Tech on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. and then at Lakeland on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Women's Soccer also had a full week off between their previous match and their match this past Wednesday at Aurora. Dominican beat the Spartans at Aurora. The Stars won 3-0, with Freshman Jailyn Gallegos scoring her first collegiate goal in the first half. Graduate Student Sierra Rioux and Junior Tia Garr buried the other two goals in the victory. DU returned to West Campus Field after two weeks on the road, and they hosted the Eagles of Edgewood. The Stars continued to roll offensively by scoring 5 goals and winning 5-0. Junior Ariana Barney scored the first goal in the 3^rd minute of the match. Edgewood deflected a cross into the back of the net, giving an own goal to the Stars. Junior Tia Garr buried two second-half goals, and Sophomore Kylena Paredes scored her first goal in a Dominican uniform in the second half. DUWSOC is back with a busy week this upcoming week. The Stars will play three matches, with the first being at West Campus Field against Illinois Tech on Wednesday, at 3:00 p.m. They will then travel to Plymouth, Wisconsin, to face the Muskies of Lakeland University. The kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. in this one. In the final game of the week, the Stars head back home to host a non-conference battle against the Vikings of North Park University, kickoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

Women's Volleyball will wrap up a 6-game road trip this upcoming week, but this past week the Stars played 2 road matches at Rockford University and at Edgewood University. At Rockford, DU lost 3-1 with seniors Katie Ksiezak and Jaylynn Miller leading the team with 8 kills. They then traveled to Madison, Wisconsin, to take on the Eagles of Edgewood, losing 3-0. DUWVB will play three matches this upcoming week with two home matches. The first being at St. Norbert College on Tuesday, at 6:00 p.m. The Stars will be back in the Igini Sports Forum for two straight matches. The first being against Illinois Tech on Thursday, at 7:00 p.m. then on Saturday, the Stars will welcome Lakeland University for a 12:00 p.m. first serve.

Men's and Women's Cross Country have had a month off since their last meet and are itching to get back out on the course. The Stars will be at Augustana University for the Augustana Interregional Invitational on October 17^th.


Stars of the Week for the week of October 5^th to October 11th:

Tia Garr of the Women's Soccer team earned Star of the Week. Garr was feeling it this past week by scoring 3 goals on 4 shots and on 3 shots on goal.
 
Gianna Stanek of the Women's Soccer team earned Star of the Week. Stanek has been incredible all season long, and that continued this week. Gianna went 2-0 in the net for the Stars with 2 clean sheets and made 4 saves.

Stay up to date with all Dominican University athletics:
@DU_Stars on X and Instagram
Dominican University Stars on Facebook
Check out all our stories on dustars.com.