Milwaukee, WI. – The Dominican University Women's Soccer team remains unbeaten with two wins and two draws headed into their first conference match of the season on Wednesday night.
 
Series History vs. MSOE: 
All-Time Record /Streak/: 18-9-2 /L2 
-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.
-As of late, DUWSOC is 5-4-1 in the last 10 matches while losing the last two.
-The Stars' last win against the Raiders was 10/8/2022 at West Campus Field in a 2-0 victory. Since that victory they have been 0-3-1, only scoring 1 goal.
-DU is 5-6-2 at MSOE and holds a 9-6-2 conference record against the Raiders.
-The Stars have scored 43 goals and average 1.48 goals per match in this series.
 
DU in Review: 
-Dominican women's soccer is 2-0-2 on the season so far, winning both matches at the Wheaton College Tournament and tied Illinois Wesleyan and Dubuque. 
-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. 
 
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: 
-Dominican Women's Soccer drew for the second straight match with a 1-1 draw at Dubuque on Saturday.
-Senior Meghan Wilhite fired 6 shots with 3 on target and 1 goal. 
-Graduate Student Sierra Rioux had 3 shots with 2 on target and collected an assist on the Wilhite goal. 
-Freshman Riley Brooks and Freshman Payton Lemich each had 1 shot with it being on target.  
-Junior Gianna Stanek and Freshman Sarah Appleby each had 3 saves.  
-Junior Ariana Barney played all 90 minutes and had 2 shots.  

  
Scouting Report: 
-MSOE is 2-2-2 on the season with all their matches being on the road so far this season.
-The Raiders beat North Park and Gustavus Adolphus, lost to Lake Forest and UW Oshkosh while tying to Carroll and UW River Falls.
-In 2025 MSOE went 14-6-2 with a 10-1-1 conference record, while also being 10-1 on their home turf.
-The Raiders fell 3-1 in the NACC Championship Match against Illinois Tech.
-MSOE scored 48 goals last season with a 2.18 goals per match average. Their opponents only scored 23 goals against them.
-The Raiders collected 351 shots in the 2025 season, 193 of those shots were on frame.

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