River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Men's Soccer team is ready to host Aurora University after a week off from games.

Series History vs. Aurora:
All-Time Record/Streak: 21-4-10/L1
-The first time these two schools played was on October 8^th, 2002, at Aurora University. The Stars won 10-0.
-Domincian won the first three matches in this series before losing their first match in 2004. DU shut out Aurora in all three of the first matches. After that first loss, the Stars went on a 14-0-3 run in their next 17 matches.
-These teams have played even over the last 10 matches, with Dominican's record being 2-1-7 in those last 10.
-The Stars are 13-1-4 at West Campus Field when playing the Spartans.
-DU has scored 81 goals against AU and an average of 2.31 goals per match.
-Dominican has not beaten Aurors's since 4/25/2021, the score was 3-0 at West Campus Field. Over the last 6 matches, Dominican is 0-1-6.

DU in Review: 
-DUMSOC holds a 4-2-2 record so far in the 2026 season, with a 2-1-2 conference record. They are also 3-1-1 at West Campus Field.
-Dominican finished the 2025 season with a 7-8-4 record, including going 7-3-2 in the conference and 5-3-2 at home. 
-The Stars notched the fifth seed in the NACC Tournament and fell on the road at MSOE in the NACC quarterfinal matchup. 
-Head Coach Erick Baumann enters his 32nd season at the helm of the Dominican Men's Soccer program. Baumann has amassed an impressive 470-127-54 (.763) record in that time. Coach Baumann is coming off his first ever losing season as Dominican University men's soccer head coach. 
 
NACC Playoff Picture:
-Dominican is currently sitting in the 8^th spot in the conference standings with 8 points. The Stars played one less game than the majority of the conference due to their bye this past weekend.
-Aurora currently sits in the 3^rd spot in the conference standings with 12 points.
-DU is currently 5 points behind the leader in the conference (Lakeland). They also are 3 points ahead of Rockford, who is currently in the 9^th spot in the standings.
-The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference has the top 8 seeds go to the tournament.
 
Familiar Faces: 
-Senior Tristen Banquil is back in a Stars kit for his senior season and is looking to make a last impact on the DUMSOC program. Banquil is coming off a season where he played and started in 17 matches while scoring 5 goals on 16 shots on goal in his 1257 minutes. 
-Junior Jonathan Almaguer returns to DU in his third season after having a great sophomore campaign. Almaguer played in 19 matches and started 14 of those matches, while registering 3 goals and 4 assists from the midfield. The junior is looking to improve for a third straight season. 
-Senior Ciaran Geraghty returns as a big part of the Stars' backline. Geraghty started in 18 matches last season while marking 1620 minutes on the pitch. The senior from Scottsdale, AZ, also logged an assist with six shots over the course of the season. 
-Sophomore Enzo Cinque came on strong for Dominican as a key player off the bench and is looking to solidify a bigger role on this squad. Cinque scored 4 goals on 24 shots in his 18 matches played in his freshman year. 
-Sophomore Rogelio Cisneros stepped up when DU struggled on the offensive side of the ball, scoring 2 goals with 2 assists in his 13 matches played. 
-Sophomore Cody Leyba returns between the posts this upcoming season. Leyba started in 5 matches last season but played in 9. The sophomore made 21 saves and held a 7-1 record in his freshman season. 
 
Last Time Out: 
-The Stars fought back in a crazy match against Concordia Wisconsin. Three second-half goals gave DU a 3-2 win over the Falcons.
-Senior Tristen Banquil earned Star of the Match. Banquil had a career high of 2 goals while collecting 4 shots, with all 4 of those being on target.
-Junior Jonathan Almaguer recorded his first goal of the season while also having an assist and 2 shots on target. Almaguer also played all 90 minutes.
-Junior Rounak Nanda tallied an assist and 1 shot on goal in 2 shots.
-Sophomore Rogelio Cisneros was strong in the midfield, where he collected an assist.
-Freshman Aaron Nevarez tallied his first career assist.
-Freshman Alexander Garcia collected 2 saves in the win.


Shining Stars:
-Senior Tristen Banquil will take this team where they need to go, as he is the motor of this team. Banquil on the year has 4 goals and 3 assists. Along with 31 shots and 16 of those being on target.
-Sophomore Eduardo Lopez has come on strong for this squad this season, collecting 2 goals and an assist. Lopez also has 8 shots, with 5 of those being on target.
-Sophomore Enzo Cinque picked up right where he left off after his freshman season, scoring 2 goals on 9 shots.
-Junior Jonathan Almaguer has played a big part in the middle of the pitch for the Stars and collected an assist with 12 shots, 6 of those finding the net. Almaguer picked up his first goal of the season against CUW that tied the match up at 1.
-Freshman Alexander Julian Garcia has started 4 matches in the net for Dominican and has made 8 saves, only allowing 2 goals in his 360 minutes this season.
-Junior Roberto Navarro Mercado has made some big saves in net and has made 18 on the season in his 360 minutes played.
 
Scouting Report: 
-Aurora is 7-3-1 overall on the 2026 season and is currently 4-2 inside the NACC.
-The Spartans are 3-2-1 away from their home field this season.
-AU lost 2-1 in their last match against Lakeland. Before that loss, the Spartans were on a three-game win streak, where they beat CUW, MSOE, and CUC.
-Outside of the NACC, Aurora went 3-1-1, beating Greenville, Millikin, and Spalding.
-The Spartans have scored 31 goals this season while averaging 2.82 goals per match. Their opponents have only scored 16 goals this season.
 
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