River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Soccer team started their final home game stretch by hosting North Park University.
Results:
Dominican: 1
North Park: 0
How It Happened:
-Junior Tia Garr set the tone for the rest of the game as she fired a shot in the 2nd minute, followed by a shot by Freshman Grace Durante. Durante got the first shot on goal, followed by two more shots on goal; the North Park goalkeeper made the save on all three. Durante managed to record 5 shots in 14 minutes.
-Dominican got on the board first thanks to Senior Meghan Wilhite; that is Wilhite's 7th goal of the season. Freshman Kaylie Reeve recorded the assist. Shortly after the goal Freshman Riley Brooks tried to extend the lead with a shot on goal but was stopped by the Vikings goalkeeper.
-A yellow card for North Park in the box allowed DU another shot to find the net. Wilhite took the penalty kick and almost got it past the goalkeeper but was unable to get it fully past.
-Freshman Sarah Appleby made two nice saves to keep North Park from scoring towards the end of the first half. Appleby's saves gave the ball to Garr where she fired a shot on goal that was saved.
-Dominican goes into the second half up 1-0. Dominican kept the foot on the gas, with Senior Mackenzie Cuddihy almost finding the back of the net from a free kick.
-Wilhite kept her momentum going by collecting another shot on goal, which the goalkeeper deflected, and gave Graduate Student Sierra Rioux an opportunity. Rioux's shot on goal was saved by the Vikings goalkeeper.
-Another Vikings yellow card gave Cuddihy another chance. Cuddihy took the free kick right on the edge of the arc, and it deflected off the top crossbar.
-Sophomore Kylena Paredes recorded the last shot for Dominican, with the Vikings' goalkeeper diving in front of it.
-The Stars defense continues to be a huge factor in their success as they only allowed 4 shots from North Park in the second half.
Shining Stars:
-Sophomore Kylena Paredes earned Star of the Match. Paredes recorded one shot on goal and 54 minutes played.
-Freshman Grace Durante led her team in shots with 6 and shots on goal with 4.
-Senior Meghan Wilhite scored the lone goal for the Stars and recorded 3 shots on goal.
-Freshman Kaylie Reeve had one shot and collected the assist on the Wilhite goal.
-Junior Tia Garr had 1 shot on goal, 4 shots, and played all 90 minutes.
-Graduate Student Sierra Rioux had one shot with it being on goal.
-Freshman Sarah Appleby came up big in the net collecting 5 saves.
Leading the Way:
Goals: Wilhite (1)
Assists: Reeve (1)
Shots: Durante (6)
Shots on Goal: Durante (4)
Saves: Appleby (5)
Minutes: Appleby, Kluesner, Barney, Garr, and Cuddihy (90)
What's Next:
Dominican University Women's Soccer improves to 10-3-2 (7-2 NACC) on the season. The Stars will be back at home this Wednesday, October 21st for a conference match against Benedictine University. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m.
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