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DUMSOC VS CUW 2026 PREVIEW

Stars Look to Gain Momentum Against Concordia Wisconsin

9/29/2026 11:41:00 AM

River Forest, Ill.—The Dominican University Men's Soccer team will host Concordia University Wisconsin for the second game of the four-game home stand on Wednesday, September 30, at West Campus Field.

Series History vs. Concordia Wisconsin:
All-Time Record/Streak: 25-4-3/W2
-The first time these two schools played was on September 25th, 2002, at West Campus Field. The Stars lost 1-0.
-Dominican's longest win streak is 7 games.
-The Stars have 2 overtime wins against CUW.
-The Stars have scored 74 goals against the Falcons and average 2.31 goals per match. DU has only given up 31 goals since playing CUW.

DU in Review: 
-DUMSOC holds a 3-2-2 record so far in the 2026 season, with a 1-1-2 conference record. They are also 2-1-1 at West Campus Field.
-Dominican finished the 2025 season with a 7-8-4 record, including going 7-3-2 in the conference and 5-3-2 at home. 
-The Stars notched the fifth seed in the NACC Tournament and fell on the road at MSOE in the NACC quarterfinal matchup. 
-Head Coach Erick Baumann enters his 32nd season at the helm of the Dominican Men's Soccer program. Baumann has amassed an impressive 470-127-54 (.763) record in that time. Coach Baumann is coming off his first ever losing season as Dominican University men's soccer head coach. 
 
Familiar Faces: 

-Senior Tristen Banquil is back in a Stars kit for his senior season and is looking to make a last impact on the DUMSOC program. Banquil is coming off a season where he played and started in 17 matches while scoring 5 goals on 16 shots on goal in his 1257 minutes. 
-Junior Jonathan Almaguer returns to DU in his third season after having a great sophomore campaign. Almaguer played in 19 matches and started 14 of those matches, while registering 3 goals and 4 assists from the midfield. The junior is looking to improve for a third straight season. 
-Senior Ciaran Geraghty returns as a big part of the Stars' backline. Geraghty started in 18 matches last season while marking 1620 minutes on the pitch. The senior from Scottsdale, AZ, also logged an assist with six shots over the course of the season. 
-Sophomore Enzo Cinque came on strong for Dominican as a key player off the bench and is looking to solidify a bigger role on this squad. Cinque scored 4 goals on 24 shots in his 18 matches played in his freshman year. 
-Sophomore Rogelio Cisneros stepped up when DU struggled on the offensive side of the ball, scoring 2 goals with 2 assists in his 13 matches played. 
-Sophomore Cody Leyba returns between the posts this upcoming season. Leyba started in 5 matches last season but played in 9. The sophomore made 21 saves and held a 7-1 record in his freshman season. 
 
Last Time Out: 

-The Stars dropped a game to St. Norbert on Homecoming Saturday, 1-0.
-Senior Tristen Banquil earned himself a shot on target with two shots in the match.
-Junior Isaac Raygoza collected 2 shots, with one of those shots being on the target.
-Freshman Angel Panora-Garcia played meaningful minutes in the second half, where he recorded a shot on target.
-Graduate Student Cole Wood played all 90 minutes in the midfield, earning a shot on target.

Shining Stars:
-Senior Tristen Banquil will take this team where they need to go, as he is the motor of this team. Banquil on the year has 2 goals and 3 assists. Along with 27 shots and 12 of those being on target.
-Sophomore Eduardo Lopez has come on strong for this squad this season, collecting 2 goals and an assist. Lopez also has 8 shots, with 5 of those being on target.
-Sophomore Enzo Cinque picked up right where he left off after his freshman season, scoring 2 goals on 9 shots.
-Junior Jonathan Almaguer has played a big part in the middle of the pitch for the Stars and collected an assist with 9 shots, 4 of those finding the net.
-Freshman Alexander Julian Garcia has started 4 matches in the net for Dominican and has made 6 saves, only allowing 1 goal in his 270 minutes this season.
-Junior Roberto Navarro Mercado has made some big saves in net and has made 17 on the season in his 315 minutes played.
 
Scouting Report: 
-Concordia Wisconsin is 1-6-1 on the 2026 season and is currently 0-3 inside the NACC.
-The Falcons are 0-5-1 on the road this season.
-CUW has played Aurora (L, 2-0), Wisconsin Lutheran (L, 2-1), and Benedictine (L, 2-1) as conference matches.
-Concordia Wisconsin has scored 8 goals on the year, while their opponents have scored 14 goals against them. CUW averages 1 goal per match.
 
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