Chicago, Ill. – The Dominican University Men's Soccer team is hitting the road for a three-game road trip. The Stars will look to get back in the win column at Illinois Tech on Wednesday night.

Series History vs. Illinois Tech:
All-Time Record/Streak: 6-0-2/T1
-The first time these two schools played was on October 24^th, 2018, at West Campus Field. The Stars won 4-0.
-Dominican won the first 4 matchups against the Scarlett Hawks. DU scored 10 goals compared to the 2 Illinois Tech goals in this stretch.
-In the last three matchups the Stars are 2-0-1, winning 6-1 and 1-0. The last matchup was a 1-1 draw at Dominican.
-The Stars are 2-0-1 at Illinois Tech, the last time they were in Chicago, they drew 1-1.
-Dominican has scored 19 goals against Illinois Tech and averages 2.38 goals per match.


DU in Review: 
-DUMSOC holds a 4-4-2 record so far in the 2026 season, with a 2-3-2 conference record. They are also 3-2-1 at West Campus Field. Dominican is on a 2-game losing skid.
-Dominican finished the 2025 season with a 7-8-4 record, including going 7-3-2 in the conference and 5-3-2 at home. 
-The Stars notched the fifth seed in the NACC Tournament and fell on the road at MSOE in the NACC quarterfinal matchup. 
-Head Coach Erick Baumann enters his 32nd season at the helm of the Dominican Men's Soccer program. Baumann has amassed an impressive 470-127-54 (.763) record in that time. Coach Baumann is coming off his first ever losing season as Dominican University men's soccer head coach. 
 
NACC Playoff Picture:
-Dominican is currently sitting in the 8^th spot in the conference standings with 8 points. The Stars played one less game than the majority of the conference.
-Illinois Tech is currently sitting in the 5^th spot in the conference standings with 14 points. The Scarlett Hawks hold a 4-2-2 record in the conference.
-DU is currently 12 points behind the leader in the conference (Lakeland). They are also 2 points ahead of Rockford, who is currently in the 9^th spot, which is out of the conference tournament.
-The Stars are 8 points behind the school 4^th in the standings (Edgewood). Top 4 schools host the first round of the conference tournament.
-The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference has the top 8 seeds go to the tournament.
 
Familiar Faces: 
-Senior Tristen Banquil is back in a Stars kit for his senior season and is looking to make a last impact on the DUMSOC program. Banquil is coming off a season where he played and started in 17 matches while scoring 5 goals on 16 shots on goal in his 1257 minutes. 
-Junior Jonathan Almaguer returns to DU in his third season after having a great sophomore campaign. Almaguer played in 19 matches and started 14 of those matches, while registering 3 goals and 4 assists from the midfield. The junior is looking to improve for a third straight season. 
-Senior Ciaran Geraghty returns as a big part of the Stars' backline. Geraghty started in 18 matches last season while marking 1620 minutes on the pitch. The senior from Scottsdale, AZ, also logged an assist with six shots over the course of the season. 
-Sophomore Enzo Cinque came on strong for Dominican as a key player off the bench and is looking to solidify a bigger role on this squad. Cinque scored 4 goals on 24 shots in his 18 matches played in his freshman year. 
-Sophomore Rogelio Cisneros stepped up when DU struggled on the offensive side of the ball, scoring 2 goals with 2 assists in his 13 matches played. 
-Sophomore Cody Leyba returns between the posts this upcoming season. Leyba started in 5 matches last season but played in 9. The sophomore made 21 saves and held a 7-1 record in his freshman season. 
 
Last Time Out: 
-The Stars got out to an early 0-1 lead and brought that into the half until Edgewood scored 2 second-half goals to win the match.
-Graduate Student Cole Wood scored the only goal for the Stars. Wood earned 3 shots in total in his 90 minutes of play this afternoon.
-Senior Tristen Banquil played all 90 minutes with 4 shots and an assist.
-Junior Jonathan Almaguer collected 3 shots, 2 of those shots were on goal.
-Junior Juan Carlos Munoz added 2 shots in the match.
-Junior Roberto Navarro Mercado made 8 saves in the match.

Shining Stars:
-Senior Tristen Banquil will take this team where they need to go, as he is the motor of this team. Banquil on the year has 4 goals and 4 assists. Along with 37 shots and 18 of those being on target.
-Sophomore Eduardo Lopez has come on strong for this squad this season, collecting 2 goals and an assist. Lopez also has 13 shots, with 6 of those being on target.
-Sophomore Enzo Cinque picked up right where he left off after his freshman season, scoring 2 goals on 9 shots.
-Junior Jonathan Almaguer has played a big part in the middle of the pitch for the Stars and collected an assist with 16 shots, 9 of those finding the net. Almaguer picked up his first goal of the season against CUW, which tied the match up at 1.
-Freshman Alexander Julian Garcia has started 4 matches in the net for Dominican and has made 9 saves, only allowing 4 goals in his 405 minutes this season.
-Junior Roberto Navarro Mercado has made some big saves in net and has made 28 on the season in his 495 minutes played.
 
Scouting Report: 
-Illinois Tech is 7-4-2 overall on the 2026 season and is currently 4-2-2 inside the NACC.
-The Scarlett Hawks are 4-3-1 on their home turf this season.
-Illinois Tech is 2-2-1 in their last 5 matchups. They beat Wisconsin Lutheran and Marian. They tied to Benedictine and Lakeland, while losing to Edgewood.
-The Scarlett Hawks went 3-2 in their non-conference schedule.
-Illinois Tech is a high-powered offense scoring 28 goals on the season, averaging 2.15 goals per match. They have only given up 16 goals this season.
 
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