River Forest, Ill. - The Dominican University Women's Soccer team hosted the Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors for Senior Day.
Results:
Dominican: 1
WLC: 0
How It Happened:
-Senior
Meghan Wilhite tallied the first shot of the game in the 6
th minute. Wilhite's shot was on target and saved by the Warriors goalkeeper. Dominican didn't stop there as they had 6 shots straight. Those shots came from Freshman
Kaylie Reeve (1), Freshman
Riley Brooks (2), and Wilhite (3).
- DU kept their foot on the gas, with Junior
Tia Garr firing a shot quickly, followed by Junior
Presley Coles' back-to-back shots. WLC had their first shot on goal in the 18
th minute, the Warriors' shot was stopped by Freshman
Sarah Appleby.
-Junior
Ariana Barney fired the last shot for Dominican in the first half, which flew out left. WLC got the ball and connected to fire a shot on target but once again was stopped by Appleby. The score remained tied going into the second half.
-In the 47
th minute, Reeve connects to tally her first shot on goal of the game. Reeve's shot was stopped by the goalkeeper. WLC earned their first yellow card, which gave Senior
Mackenzie Cuddihy an opportunity to score on Senior Day. Cuddihy's shot was out top.
-Dominican kept pushing as Reeve delivered another shot on goal from a corner kick. Shortly followed by another shot from Reeve and a shot from Freshman
Jailyn Gallegos. Cuddihy had another shot as WLC collects another foul, Cuddihy's shot missed out to the top right.
-After WLC's 2
nd yellow card, they get the ball back where a Warrior fired a shot on target where Appleby collected her 3
rd save.
-With 3 minutes left on the clock, Wilhite fires her 6
th shot of the game that misses out. Dominican pushed hard with the last little bit of time they had left.
-After a foul from WLC, Wilhite shoots towards the goal that deflects off a Warrior, which then comes back to Wilhite, where she passes it to Freshman
Grace Durante where she found the back of the net. Dominican scores to make the score 1-0 with only 20 seconds on the clock.
Shining Stars:
-Freshman
Grace Durante earned Star of the Match, where she recorded the game-winning goal.
-Senior
Meghan Wilhite led her team 8 shots and collected the assist on the Durante goal.
-Freshman
Kaylie Reeve kept adding to her season resume with 4 shots and 2 on goal.
-Senior
Mackenzie Cuddihy tallied 3 shots and 90 minutes on the day.
-Freshman
Jailyn Gallegos had 1 shot in the win.
-Freshman
Sarah Appleby continues the shutout streak for Dominican, Appleby recorded 3 saves.
Leading the Way:
Goals: Durante (1)
Assists: Wilhite (1)
Shots: Wilhite (8)
Shots on Goal: Reeve (2)
Saves: Appleby (3)
Minutes: 7 Players (90)
What's Next:
Dominican University Women's Soccer improves to 12-3-2 (9-2 NACC) on the season. The Stars will be right back at West Campus Field Wednesday, October 28th, as they host Division Street rivals, Concordia Chicago, for their last regular season conference game. The kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m.
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