River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Soccer team will end their regular season with a home match against their rivals of Concordia Chicago on Wednesday afternoon.

Series History vs. Concordia Chicago:
All-Time Record/Streak: 22-6/W10
-The rivalry between the Stars and Cougars started on September 6, 2001, at Concordia Chicago. The Stars won 3-0 in the first match-up on the pitch.
-Dominican won the first three matchups between these two schools. DU scored 14 goals and only allowed 2.
-Concordia Chicago won the next four matchups from 2003 to 2005.
-The Stars are in the midst of their longest win streak against Cougars, where they have only given up 3 goals in these ten matches.
-DUWSOC is 10-4 at West Campus field against Concordia Chicago. This is the first time since 2023 these two teams are playing at West Campus Field.
-Dominican has scored 77 goals against CUC and averages 2.75 goals per match.


DU in Review: 
-Dominican women's soccer is 12-3-2 on the season so far. The Stars are also 9-2 inside the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.
-DUWSOC has clinched at least one home playoff match.
-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 second spot of the conference standings and can clinch the second seed if they win on Wednesday.
-The Stars can fall all the way down to the fourth seed if they draw or lose. If they win Dominican Women's Soccer is the 2^nd seed in the conference tournament.
-Concordia Chicago is locked into the 8th-seed conference tournament.
- The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference has the top 8 seeds go to the tournament.
-The top four teams host the quarterfinal match in the conference 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 beat Wisconsin Lutheran on the last kick of the game, winning 1-0.
- 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.
   
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 5 assists with 48 shots, with 20 of those being on target.
-Senior Mackenzie Cuddihy has been a rock for her team, recording 1,377 minutes, which leads her team. Cuddihy has notched a goal while firing 24 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 27 shots with 15 shots on target. Reeve has recorded 1222 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 33 shots with 13 on target. Garr has 1 assist and has recorded 1,179 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 5 goals and 4 assists with 17 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 23 saves and 3 goals allowed.
 
Scouting Report: 
-The Cougars are 6-10-1 overall on the season and hold a 5-5-1 record in the NACC.
-Concordia Chicago holds a 2-5-1 record on the road this season.
-CUC is 2-3 in their last 5 matches, with their wins being against Marians and Benedictine.
-The Cougars have scored 19 goals on the season, while they have given up 33 goals. The CUC keepers have been busy with 106 saves on the season.
 
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