Fond Du Lac, WI. – The Dominican University Women's Soccer team wraps up their three-game road trip with a conference match at Marian University on Saturday afternoon.
 
Series History vs. Marian: 
All-Time Record/Streak: 21-5/W3
-The first time these two schools played was on October 17^th, 2003, at Marian University with the Stars winning 1-0.
-Dominican won the first 9 matches in the series from 10/17/2003 to 9/18/2010.
-In this current three-game win streak, DUWSOC have not given up a goal and have scored 10 goals.
-Dominican is 8-4 at Marian University. They also hold a 12-5 conference record.
-The Stars have scored 81 goals against Marian and average 3.12 goals per game against the Sabres.
-Last time these two teams played in Fond Du Lac, Wis., Marian won 2-1 on 10/7/2023.
 
DU in Review: 
-Dominican women's soccer is 2-1-2 on the season so far. The Stars fell in their first conference match, making them 0-1-0.
-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 lost a heartbreaker with MSOE scoring a goal in the 89^th minute of the match to give the Stars their first loss of the season.
  -Graduate Student Sierra Rioux led for DU on the offensive side with 3 shots, all being on target.
-Junior Tia Garr had one shot in the match.
-Senior Meghan Wilhite fired one shot.
-Senior Mackenzie Cuddihy played all 90 minutes while having one shot.

  
Scouting Report: 
-Marian is currently 1-3-2 overall on the season and 0-1-0 inside the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.
-The Sabres are 0-1-1 on their home turf.
-Marian has lost back-to-back matches. The first at Carroll (3-0), and the second home vs St. Norbert (0-1).
-The Sabres have scored 4 goals on the season while giving up 9 goals through 6 matches.
-Last season Marian finished the year 8-8-4 and scored 40 goals on the season. Their season came to an end in the quarterfinals of the NACC Tournament at Edgewood.

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