Madison, Wis. – The Dominican University Men's Soccer team traveled to Edgewood University for their quarterfinal match in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament match.
Match Results:
#8 Dominican: 0
#1 Edgewood: 4
How It Happened:
-The Eagles started off firing on all cylinders, earning 4 shots in the first 7 minutes of the match. Junior goalkeeper
Roberto Navarro Mercado made a save on one of the shots that were on target, but the other shot on goal found the back of the net in the 7
th minute of play.
-Senior
Tristen Banquil fired up the Stars, earning three shots, with one of those being on target.
-Dominican, looking for the equalizer, was getting the chances, with Banquil, Sophomore
Eduardo Lopez, Juniors
Juan Carlos Munoz, and
Travis Fowler all earning shots, but none were able to find the back of the net.
-Shortly after, the shot spree by Dominican Edgewood made it 2-0 in the 34
th minute of the match.
-DU looking to get on the board earned the next 5 shots in the match, with Banquil collecting two, Junior
Jose Chacon earning one, Junior
Joshua Trujillo adding one, and Fowler picking up his second of the match.
-Edgewood had one final chance in the first half, but Navarro Mercado made a save to hold the score at 2-0, 45 minutes in.
-Dominican outshot Edgewood in the first half 12-8 and collected 3 corners compared to the Eagles' 0.
- The Stars were out on the front foot after the halftime break, with Banquil, and Munoz both earning shots.
-The Eagles then added to their lead to make it 3-0 in the 56
th minute of play.
-Just 6 minutes later, Edgewood made it 4-0.
-Dominican could not find any swing of momentum to their side, only picking up two shots in the final 28 minutes of the match. Junior Ronak Nanda picked up both of those shots.
-Despite falling in the match, DU outshot Edgewood in the match 19-18.
Shining Stars:
-Senior
Tristen Banquil created 8 shots in the match with 4 of those being on target. The senior played in 76 minutes.
- Junior
Juan Carlos Munoz picked up 3 shots with one on target.
-Junior
Travis Fowler has been a staple on the back line for the Stars and picked up 2 shots in the match.
-Junior
Rounak Nanda collected 2 shots in the match.
Leading the Way:
Goals: N/A
Assists: N/A
Shots: Banquil (8)
Shots on Goal: Banquil (4)
Saves: Navarro Mercado (2)
Minutes: Wood and Geraghty (81)
What's Next:
Dominican University Men's Soccer finished the 2026 season with a record of 5-6-5 overall and a 3-4-5 inside the NACC. DUMSOC stayed above .500 at West Campus Field, as their record on their home turf was 4-3-1.
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