River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Soccer team starts a 3-game homestand against Benedictine University to finish the rest of their conference schedule.

Series History vs. Benedictine:
All-Time Record/Streak: 24-3-2/W11
-The first time these two schools played was on October 20^th, 2001, at Benedictine, in a match where the Eagles won.
-The Stars longest winning streak against the Eagles still continues at 11 games.
-DUWSOC is 10-0 in their last 10 matches against Benedictine.
-The Stars are 12-1-2 at home against the Eagles.
-Dominican has scored 70 goals against and averages 2.41 goals per match.
-Last time DUWSOC won at home was on 9/20/2023 in a 2-0 victory. The Stars' last loss at home was on 9/24/2013, to the score of 2-3.

DU in Review: 
-Dominican women's soccer is 10-3-2 on the season so far. The Stars are also 7-2 inside the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.
-Last season the Stars went 12-6-1 overall on the season while holding a 9-3 conference record. 
-DU did not play a neutral site match last season but did go 6-4 on the road. 
-Dominican's season came to an end in the NACC conference tournament semifinals when they matched up with Illinois Tech. 
-The Stars held a 6-match win streak last season from the dates of September 20th to October 11th. 

NACC Playoff Picture:
-Dominican is currently sitting in the 3^rd spot in the conference standings and is one of only three teams that has clinched a playoff spot after their win against Lakeland last Saturday. DU currently has 21 points and sits right behind MSOE in the standings.
-Benedictine currently sits in the 11^th spot in the conference standings with 6 points.
-DU is currently 2 points behind MSOE and 8 points behind Illinois Tech.
-The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference has the top 8 seeds go to the tournament.
 

Familiar Faces: 
-Graduate Student Sierra Rioux is back in a Stars uniform and is ready to be a veteran impact on this young DU squad. Rioux comes back after an incredible senior season. The Naperville native scored 4 goals and earned 6 assists in her 19 games started last season. She also recorded 42 shots, with 19 of those on target. 
-Senior Meghan Wilhite will be back on the pitch this season after a 7-goal junior season that included a hat-trick at Wisconsin Lutheran. Wilhite also collected 2 assists and 36 shots, with 16 of those on target. The Las Vegas native played in 18 matches while starting in 6. 
-Senior Mackenzie Cuddihy has been a staple on the backline of the Stars and will continue that role in her senior campaign. Cuddihy last year found the back of the net twice, including a bar-down shot from 40 yards out on homecoming last season. Mackenize played in 1420 minutes last season. 
-Junior Ariana Barney is ready to continue her success in a Stars uniform this upcoming season. Barney battled through some injuries in her sophomore year but still played in 15 matches with 2 assists and 5 shots on goal. 
-Junior Tia Garr has been a force in the midfield in her first two years and is looking to continue that success in year three. Garr is coming off a season where she played 19 matches and started 18 of those. Garr scored 2 goals on 26 shots, with 15 shots being on target. 
-Sophomore MK Kluesner had a great freshman year and is ready to continue to grow on the back line for Dominican. Kluesner started in 18 matches last season with 1541 minutes while earning an assist. 
-Junior Gianna Stanek will be back in net this upcoming season after her first season with DU. Stanek played in 15 matches and started in 14 of those matches. Stanek recorded 66 saves on the year and held a 9-6 record between the posts. Gianna had four matches last season where she made over 6 saves, including a 9-save match against Illinois Wesleyan that led DU to a 1-0 victory on the road. 
 
Last Time Out: 
-Dominican won against North Park, 1-0.
-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 and 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.  
  
 
Shining Stars:
-Senior Meghan Wilhite currently leads her team in goals with 7, continuing her impact as a Senior on this young team. Wilhite has 3 assists with 36 shots, with 18 of those being on target.
-Senior Mackenzie Cuddihy has been a rock for her team, recording 1,219 minutes, which leads her team. Cuddihy has notched a goal while firing 19 shots.
-Graduate Student Sierra Rioux is showing her experience having 18 shots with 13 of those on target. Rioux also collected 3 goals and 5 assists.
-Freshman Kaylie Reeve is making quite an impact right off the gate, the freshman has 4 goals on 20 shots with 12 shots on target. Reeve has recorded 1069 minutes.
-Junior Tia Garr picked up where she left off last season. Garr is 2^nd on the team with 6 goals. Garr has fired 31 shots with 12 on target.
-Junior Presley Coles is on a comeback after being injured last season, collecting a goal with 3 assists and 8 shots.
-Freshman Khloe Lopez has made a statement on this team, with 3 goals. Lopez played 113 minutes this season and has 6 shots on target with an assist.
-Freshman Grace Durante has made an impact on this team since day one, the freshman has collected 4 goals and 3 assists with 15 shots on target.
-Junior Gianna Stanek has started 11 matches in the net, allowing only 9 goals, and has made 26 saves. 
-Freshman Sarah Appleby has come up big for her team with 19 saves and 3 goals allowed.
 
Scouting Report: 
-Benedictine is 4-11 on the 2026 season.
-The Eagles are 2-7 inside the NACC this season and hold a 2-4 record on the road.
-Benedictine has won against Lakeland and Rockford.
-Benedictine has scored 27 goals this season with a 1.80 goals per match average on the year. Their opponents have scored 47 goals against them.
 
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