River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Soccer team was ready for the conference semifinals after their big quarterfinal win. The Stars hosted MSOE in the semifinals.
Results:
Dominican: 1
MSOE: 2
How It Happened:
-Dominican was out on the front foot early in the match, collecting the first two shots of the match. Senior
Mackenzie Cuddihy and Junior
Tia Garr were the ones who collected those shots.
-Garr picked up her second shot of the match in the 13
th minute of the match.
-The Stars kept the pressure up with Graduate Student
Sierra Rioux and Freshman
Jailyn Gallegos earning their first shots of the match in the middle portion of the first half.
-DU collected the first goal of the match with Sophomore
Kylena Paredes scoring from just outside the 18-yard box with a right-footed shot that found the back of the net. Senior
Rachelle Pinto assisted on the goal.
-Freshman goalkeeper
Sarah Appleby earned back-to-back saves in the final stages of the first half to send Dominican into the halftime break with a 1-0 lead.
-DU earned 6 shots in the first half with 3 corner kicks.
-MSOE came out of the break ready to roll as they scored their first goal just a minute and eleven seconds into the half.
-Appleby pressured again as the Raiders fired some shots on target, but Appleby made the saves that were needed to hold the score at 1-1.
-Garr tried to swing the momentum back on to the Dominican sideline with a shot that just went over the crossbar. This allowed MSOE to build a counterattack and take a 2-1 lead in the 65
th minute of play.
-DU down by a goal, looking for some energy by getting shots towards the net, and chances were there, but only had two shots in the final 18 minutes of play. One by Cuddihy and the other by Freshman
Kaylie Reeve.
-Reeve's shot was the final shot of the game as it came in the 90
th minute of action but was blocked in front, and MSOE winning the match 2-1.
Shining Stars:
-Sophomore
Kylena Paredes picked up the lone goal for Dominican on her 1 shot in the match and 49 minutes of action.
-Senior
Rachelle Pinto assisted on the goal.
-Junior
Tia Garr earned 3 shots in the match and played all 90 minutes.
-Senior
Mackenzie Cuddihy fired 2 shots in the match.
-Freshman
Sarah Appleby made 4 saves.
Leading the Way:
Goals: Paredes (1)
Assists: Pinto (1)
Shots: Garr (3)
Shots on Goal: Paredes (1)
Saves: Appleby (4)
Minutes: 5 Players (90)
What's Next:
Dominican University Women's Soccer will end their season with an incredible 14-4-2 record and 10-2 conference record on the year. The Stars had an outstanding record at West Campus Field, going 8-3-1 on their home turf. DUWSOC will move towards their 2027 season.
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