River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Soccer team continue their end of the season home stand as they host Wisconsin Lutheran for Senior Day.

Series History vs. WLC:
All-Time Record/Streak: 20-1/W11
-The first time these two schools played was on September 18^th, 2004, at West Campus Field, in a match where the Stars won, 2-1.
-The Stars longest winning streak against the Warriors still continues at 11 games.
-DUWSOC is 10-0 in their last 10 matches against Wisconsin Lutheran.
-The Stars are 9-0 at home against the Warriors.
-Dominican has scored 94 goals against and averages 4.48 goals per match.
-Last time DUWSOC won at home was on 10/14/2023 in a 4-2 victory.
-The Stars have yet to lose a game to the Warriors, Dominican tied with WLC in double overtime on 10/8/2013.

DU in Review: 
-Dominican women's soccer is 11-3-2 on the season so far. The Stars are also 8-2 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 2^nd spot in the conference standings and is one of only 7 teams that has clinched a playoff spot after their win against Benedictine on Wednesday. DU currently has 24 points and sits right behind Illinois Tech in the standings.
-Wisconsin Lutheran currently sits in the 5^th spot in the conference standings with 21 points. WLC has clinched a spot to the NACC tournament.
-DU is currently 6 points behind Illinois Tech and 1 point ahead of MSOE.
-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 Benedictine, 5-0.
-Junior Presley Coles earned Star of the Match, as she played in 57 minutes. Coles collected 2 goals and an assist along with 2 shots.
-Freshman Riley Brooks was flying all around the field in her 42 minutes of play. Brooks was rewarded with a goal.
-Junior Tia Garr has been a huge offensive factor for this DU squad all season, and that continued this afternoon. Garr collected a goal on only one shot of the match.
-Junior Sarai Gomez was fantastic for the Stars as she collected a goal on 2 shots on target.
-Freshman Grace Durante earned an assist and a shot on target.
-Freshman Kaylie Reeve continues to play a huge roll for Dominican in the middle of the field as she earned an assist and 3 shots.
-Senior Meghan Wilhite fired 4 shots in the match while also collecting an assist.
   
Shining Stars:
-Senior Meghan Wilhite currently is tied for most goals on her team with 7, continuing her impact as a Senior on this young team. Wilhite has 4 assists with 40 shots, with 19 of those being on target.
-Senior Mackenzie Cuddihy has been a rock for her team, recording 1,287 minutes, which leads her team. Cuddihy has notched a goal while firing 21 shots.
-Graduate Student Sierra Rioux is showing her experience having 20 shots with 14 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 23 shots with 13 shots on target. Reeve has recorded 1132 minutes.
-Junior Tia Garr picked up where she left off last season. Garr is tied for most goals on her team with 7. Garr has fired 32 shots with 13 on target. Garr has 1 assist and has recorded 1,089 minutes.
-Junior Presley Coles is on a comeback after being injured last season, collecting 3 goals with 4 assists and 10 shots. Coles also has fired 6 shots on target.
-Freshman Khloe Lopez has made a statement on this team, with 3 goals. Lopez played 119 minutes this season and has 7 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 4 assists with 16 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 20 saves and 3 goals allowed.
 
Scouting Report: 
-Wisconsin Lutheran is 12-3 on the 2026 season.
-The Warriors are 7-3 inside the NACC this season and hold a 7-2 record on the road.
-WLC has won against CUW, Benedictine, Lakeland, Aurora, CUC, and Marian.
-Wisconsin Lutheran has scored 52 goals this season with a 3.47 goals per match average on the year. Their opponents have scored 8 goals against them.
 
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