River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Soccer team hosted Illinois Tech on Wednesday. The Stars were riding a 5-game win streak coming into today's match.
Results:
Dominican: 2
Illinois Tech: 6
How It Happened:
-The first shot of the match came in the 8
th minute of the game, when Senior
Mackenzie Cuddihy headed a shot on target from a corner. The shot was saved.
-The Scarlet Hawks responded quickly with the first goal in the match in the 12
th minute of the match.
-Dominican tried to spin the momentum back onto their sideline with Junior
Tia Garr firing a shot, but it missed the target.
-Right after Garr's shot Illinois Tech scored back-to-back goals in the 18
th and 21
st minutes of the match to make the score 3-0 in favor of Tech.
-Junior
Gianna Stanek collected 3 saves from the 23
rd minute to the 28
th minute of the first half. During this time, Senior
Rachelle Pinto and Junior
Presley Coles each added a shot for the Stars. Coles's shot was on target but saved by the Scarlet Hawks keeper.
-Illinois Tech found their fourth goal of the first half in the 34
th minute of the match.
-Cuddihy collected her second shot on target in the first half in the 40
th minute but was once again saved by the keeper.
-The Stars went into the breakdown 4-0 to the number one seeded Scarlet Hawks of Illinois Tech.
-Dominican was out on the front foot right as the ball was put into play in the second half.
-Sophomore
Kylena Paredes driving her way into the box, where she was fouled to earn a penalty kick for the Stars. Coles stepped up to take the PK and buried it into the bottom right corner of the net to put Dominican on the scoreboard.
-The Stars were not done there though, with Freshman
Kaylie Reeve firing a shot from outside the box that found the back of the net to make the score 4-2. Graduate Student
Sierra Rioux earned an assist on the goal.
-Junior
Meadow Pratt faced her first shot on target in the 59
th minute of the match. As Pratt came in at the break and made a save on the first shot, she faced.
-In the 67
th minute of the match, Illinois Tech swung the momentum back to their sideline with a goal to make the score 5-2.
-The Scarlet Hawks found the nail in the coffin in the 76th minute, scoring their 6
th goal of the match.
-Dominican continued to fight to the end of the match as Garr was fouled inside the 18-yard box. Rioux stepped up to take the penalty and was saved by keeper to hold the score at 6-2.
-Dominican earned 14 shots in the match, with 7 of those being on target.
Shining Stars:
-Junior
Presley Coles played 68 minutes, scoring a goal with 2 shots, and both being on target.
-Freshman
Kaylie Reeve has continued to be a force in the middle of the field, scoring a goal and earning 2 shots in her 70 minutes of play.
-Senior
Mackenzie Cuddihy was the only player that played in all 90 minutes, with 4 shots and 2 of those being on target.
-Graduate
Sierra Rioux collected an assist and 2 shots in her 48 minutes of play.
Leading the Way:
Goals: Reeve and Coles (1)
Assists: Rioux (1)
Shots: Cuddihy (4)
Shots on Goal: Coles and Cuddihy (2)
Saves: Stanek (4)
Minutes: Cuddihy (90)
What's Next:
Dominican University Women's Soccer improves to 8-3-2 (6-2 NACC) on the season. The Stars will be right back on the pitch Saturday afternoon as they head to Lakeland University for their final road contest of the season. The kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. between the Stars and the Muskies.
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