River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Soccer team host the quarterfinal match of the NACC Conference Tournament against #7 St. Norbert College on Saturday.

Series History vs. St. Norbert:
All-Time Record/Streak: 9-1-1/W3
-The first time these two schools played was on September 13^th, 2015, at West Campus Field, the Stars won 4-1 in the match.
-Dominican has only allowed 6 goals in all 10 matches against St. Norbert.
-DU scored 23 goals and averaged 2.3 goals a match against the Green Knights.
-The Stars are 4-1 at West Campus Field.
-Last season Dominican won 2-0 in De Pere and earned 24 shots in the match.
-DU's biggest win against St. Norbert was on 10/1/2022, when they won 4-0.
-Dominican and St. Norbert last faced each other on Homecoming weekend in late September at West Campus Field. Dominican won 4-0, and the match concluded with time left on the clock due to player safety.  

DU in Review: 
-Dominican women's soccer is 13-3-2 on the season so far. The Stars are also 10-2 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 clinched the 2^nd seed with 30 points and will head into the NACC tournament on a 5-game winning streak. The Stars will host #7 St. Norbert College, who has 21 points.
-The tournament schedule will go as follows:
Quarterfinals – Saturday, October 31^st
No. 8 Concordia Chicago at No. 1 Illinois Tech, 1 p.m.
No. 5 Wisconsin Lutheran at No. 4 Edgewood, 1 p.m.
No. 6 Concordia Wisconsin at No. 3 MSOE, 1 p.m.
No. 7 St. Norbert at No. 2 Dominican, 1 p.m.
 
-Semifinals will follow on Tuesday, November 3^rd with the winner of 1/8 playing the winner of 4/5 and the winner of 3/6 playing the winner of 2/7. The higher seed hosts.
-The NACC Championship will be held on Saturday, November 7th, hosted by the higher seed.

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 defeated Concordia Wisconsin, 3-0.
-Junior Presley Coles earned Star of the Match, as she played in 56 minutes. Coles tallied 1 goal and an assist.
-Senior Meghan Wilhite continues to be a veteran on the field, Wilhite tallied her 8^th goal of the season along with 2 shots on goal and 4 shots.
-Graduate Student Sierra Rioux found the back of the net for her 4^th goal of the season, Rioux also recorded 2 shots on goal.
-Freshman Grace Durante led her team with 4 shots on goal and 7 shots.
-Junior Tia Garr has been a huge offensive factor for this DU squad all season, and that continued this afternoon. Garr recorded 6 shots on the day and tallied an assist.
-Freshman Payton Lemich tallied 2 shots on goal and 3 shots.
-Sophomore Kylena Paredes fired 3 shots on goal on 3 shots.
-Freshman Kaylie Reeve continues to play a huge roll for Dominican in the middle of the field as she earned one shot on goal and 4 shots.
-Freshman Jailyn Gallegos had 1 shot on goal and an assist coming off the bench.
   
Shining Stars:
-Senior Meghan Wilhite currently leads in most goals on her team with 8, continuing her impact as a Senior on this young team. Wilhite has 5 assists with 52 shots, with 22 of those being on target.
-Senior Mackenzie Cuddihy has been a rock for her team, recording 1,454 minutes, which leads her team. Cuddihy has notched a goal while firing 26 shots.
-Graduate Student Sierra Rioux is showing her experience having 20 shots with 14 of those on target. Rioux also collected 4 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 2^nd on her team in goals with 7. Garr has fired 39 shots with 14 on target. Garr has 2 assist and has recorded 1,249 minutes.
-Junior Presley Coles is on a comeback after being injured last season, collecting 4 goals with 5 assists and 14 shots. Coles also has fired 7 shots on target.
-Freshman Khloe Lopez has made a statement on this team, with 3 goals. Lopez played 127 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 21 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 Green Knights are 8-10-1 overall on the season and hold a 7-5 record in the NACC.
-St. Norbert is 4-5 on the road this season.
-The Green Knights are 2-3 in their last 5 matches, with their wins being against Lakeland and Aurora.
-St. Norbert have scored 34 goals on the season, while they have given up 32 goals.
 
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