River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Soccer team host the Edgewood Eagles for a top of the conference match.

Series History vs. Edgewood:
All-Time Record/Streak/: 15-10-3/L1
-The first time these two schools played was on October 29^th, 2003, at Edgewood College, in a match where the Eagles won 2-3.
-The Stars longest winning streak against the Eagles was 7 games.
-DUWSOC is 8-1-1 in their last 10 matches against Edgewood.
-The Stars hold a 9-4 record at West Campus Field.
-Dominican has scored 48 goals against and averages 1.71 goals per match.
-Last time DUWSOC won at home was on 10/16/2024 in a 4-0 victory. The Stars' last lost at home was 10/12/2013, to the score of 0-1.

DU in Review: 
-Dominican women's soccer is 7-2-2 on the season so far. The Stars are also 5-1 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 3^rd spot in the conference standings after their win against Aurora Wednesday night, DU currently has 15 points. The Stars are currently 2 games behind the rest of the conference.
-Aurora currently sits in the 4^th spot in the conference standings with 13 points.
-DU is currently 2 points behind of MSOE and 6 points behind Illinois Tech, who is currently in the 1^st spot in the standings.
-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 back line 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: 
-Junior Tia Garr earned Star of the Match and found the back of the net for her 4th goal of the season. Garr also had 2 shots on goal. 
-Freshman Jailyn Gallegos recorded her first collegiate goal and had 3 shots on target.  
-Graduate Student Sierra Rioux has continued to lead her team to success, Rioux scored her 3rd goal of the season and had 1 shot with it being on target.  
-Senior Meghan Wilhite had a shot on target. 
-Freshman Kaylie Reeve has continued her outstanding freshman year, Reeve had two shots and one shot on target.  
-Senior Mackenzie Cuddihy recorded her 2nd shot on goal this season and played all 90 minutes.  
-Sophomore Liliana Arechiga had a shot on target.  
-Junior Gianna Stanek had a save and recorded 90 minutes.  

Shining Stars:
-Senior Meghan Wilhite currently leads her team in goals with 6, continuing her impact as a Senior on this young team. Wilhite has 2 assists with 26 shots, with 13 of those being on target.
-Senior Mackenzie Cuddihy has been a rock for her team, recording 882 minutes, which leads her team. Cuddihy has notched a goal while firing 10 shots.
-Graduate Student Sierra Rioux is showing her experience having 15 shots with 11 of those on target. Rioux also collected 3 goals and 3 assists.
-Freshman Kaylie Reeve is making quite an impact right off the gate, the freshman has 2 goals on 14 shots with 9 shots on target. Reeve has recorded 810 minutes, which is the second most on the team.
-Junior Tia Garr picked up where she left off last season, Garr scored 4 goals on 22 shots.
-Junior Presley Coles is on a comeback after being injured last season, collecting 3 assists.
-Freshman Khloe Lopez has made a statement on this team, with 3 goals. Lopez played 97 minutes this season and has 5 shots on target with an assist.
-Freshman Grace Durante has made an impact on this team since day one, the freshman has collected 3 goals and 3 assists with 9 shots on target.

-Junior Gianna Stanek has started 9 matches in the net, allowing only 5 goals, and has made 19 saves.
-Freshman Sarah Appleby has come up big for her team with 13 saves and 3 goals allowed.
 
Scouting Report: 
-Edgewood is 4-6-2 on the 2026 season.
-The Eagles are 4-1-1 inside the NACC this season and hold a 1-4 record on the road.
-Edgewood's has won against Lakeland, Aurora, CUW, and St. Norbert. They tied with MSOE.
-The Eagles' only loss in conference play was to Illinois Tech.
-Edgewood has scored 10 goals this season with a 0.83 goals per match average on the year. Their opponents have scored 25 goals against them.
 
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