River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Soccer team hosts the semifinal match of the NACC Conference Tournament against #3 Milwaukee School of Engineering on Tuesday at West Campus Field.

Series History vs. MSOE:
All-Time Record/Streak: 18-10-2/L3
-The first time these two schools played was on September 24^th, 2005, at West Campus Field, the Stars won 1-0 in the match.
-Dominican won the first 8 matches in this series and only conceded 3 goals in those 8 matches.
-DUWSOC is currently on a 6-game shutout streak.
-DU is 13-3 at West Campus Field against the Raiders and holds a 9-7-2.
-The Stars have scored 43 goals and average 1.43 goals per match in this series.
-The last time Dominican and MSOE faced off was on September 16^th when the Raiders came out on top with a 1-0 win.

DU in Review: 
-Dominican women's soccer is 14-3-2 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 won their quarterfinal match against St. Norbert last Saturday and continue to the semifinals. The Stars will host #3 MSOE, who has 29 points, while DU has 30.
-The tournament schedule will go as follows:
Semifinals – Tuesday, November 3^rd
No. 4 Edgewood at No. 1 Illinois Tech, 7 p.m.
No. 3 MSOE at No. 2 Dominican, 1 p.m.
-The NACC championship will follow on Saturday, November 7^th, with the winner of Edgewood/Illinois Tech will play the winner of MSOE/Dominican. The higher seed hosts.


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 St. Norbert 4-0 in the NACC Quarterfinals.
-Junior Tia Garr earned Star of the Match, as she earned a brace, scoring her 8^th and 9^th goals of the season. Tia also contributed 4 total shots in her 75 minutes of action.
-Freshman Grace Durante was all over the pitch and made her mark on this game by scoring the first goal of the match, earning 2 assists, and collecting 4 total shots.
-Freshman Kaylie Reeve has continued to be a huge factor for DU, and that followed suit today. Reeve scored a goal, earned an assist, and added 3 shots in her 74 minutes of action.
-Senior Meghan Wilhite added 5 shots in the match, with 2 on target.
-Senior Mackenzie Cuddihy played in all 90 minutes while earning an assist, 4 shots, and 2 of them finding the target.
-Sophomore Kylena Paredes picked up an assist in her 49 minutes of action.
-Freshman Sarah Appleby made one save this afternoon and earned her 6^th straight shutout in net.
   
Shining Stars:
-Senior Meghan Wilhite currently has 8 goals, continuing her impact as a Senior on this young team. Wilhite has 5 assists with 57 shots, with 24 of those being on target.
-Senior Mackenzie Cuddihy has been a rock for her team, recording 1,544 minutes, which leads her team. Cuddihy has notched a goal while firing 30 shots.
-Graduate Student Sierra Rioux is showing her experience having 26 shots with 18 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 5 goals on 34 shots with 18 shots on target. Reeve has recorded 1356 minutes.
-Junior Tia Garr picked up where she left off last season. Garr currently leads her team in goals with 9. Garr has fired 43 shots with 16 on target. Garr has 2 assists and has recorded 1,324 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 6 goals and 6 assists with 23 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 24 saves, 3 goals allowed, and 6 straight shutouts.
 
Scouting Report: 
-The Raiders are 12-4-4 overall on the season and hold a 9-1-2 record in the NACC.
-MSOE is 6-4-3 on the road this season.
-The Raiders defeated Concordia Wisconsin on Saturday to advance to the semifinals with a score of 6-1.
-MSOE has scored 52 goals this season, while they have given up 18.
 
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