River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Soccer team hosted Illinois Wesleyan University for their first match at West Campus Field of 2026.
Results:
Dominican: 1
Illinois Wesleyan: 1
How it Happened:
-Illinois Wesleyan started off on the right foot, collecting 3 shots in the first 10 minutes of the match. Junior
Meadow Pratt had to make 1 save on these three shots.
-Dominican found their way into the match, though, with Senior
Kylena Paredes collecting the first shot of the match for the Stars. Senior
Mackenzie Cuddihy and graduate student
Sierra Rioux followed suit with shots of their own. Rioux's shot hit the target, but the Titans keeper made the save.
-IWU responded with two shots on target of their own, with Pratt coming up big and making saves on both shots.
-The score was tied at 0 going into the half, but Illinois Wesleyan had 8 shots in the half.
-DU came out of the break firing on all cylinders, with Cuddihy and Senior
Meghan Wilhite each collecting a shot.
-Junior
Gianna Stanek eased herself in the game, making a save between the posts in the 51
st minute of the match. Stanek entered the match at half.
-Freshman
Kaylie Reeve sliced and diced her way through the Titan defense and fired a shot that went bar down into the back of the net for her first collegiate goal and gave Dominican a 1-0 lead in the 53
rd minute of the match.
-The Stars kept the foot on the gas, earning the next five shots of the match. Wilhite, Cuddihy, Rioux hit the crossbar, Paredes and freshman
Riley Brooks put her first collegiate shot on target, but the keeper made the save.
-Illinois Wesleyan found their shape again as they fired two shots at Stanek, but Stanek came up big and made two saves on those shots to hold the Dominican lead.
-Freshman
Azara Waite and
Payton Lemich each found shots in the match, but neither found the back of the net.
-The Stars and Titans continued to go back and forth as the match really opened up, but Stanek and the IWU keeper continued to be walls for their squads.
-In the 88
th minute of the match Illinois Wesleyan found the equalizer in the 18-yard box, but the Titans weren't done yet as they found another shot that just missed the far post.
-The Stars collected 13 shots in the second half and 16 shots total in the match. The Titans also earned 16 shots in the match.
-Dominican collected 7 corner kicks in the match.
Shining Stars:
-Freshman
Kaylie Reeve earned her first collegiate goal in her only shot of the match. Reeve played in 82 minutes.
-Graduate Student
Sierra Rioux played in 50 minutes and collected 2 shots, 1 of those found the target.
-Senior
Mackenzie Cuddihy is continuing to be stellar on the defensive end, but today she earned 3 shots on the offensive side.
-Senior
Meghan Wilhite collected 3 shots, with 1 of the shots being on the target in the match.
-Freshman
Azara Waite made an impact off the bench for DU and earned a shot on goal while doing it.
-Junior
Meadow Pratt made 5 saves in the net for the Stars.
-Junior
Gianna Stanek made 4 saves while being in net for the Stars.
Leading the Way:
Goals: Reeve (1)
Assists: N/A
Shots: Cuddihy and Wilhite (3)
Shots on Goal: 6 Players (1)
Saves: Pratt (5)
Minutes: Cuddihy and Barney (90)
What's Next:
Dominican University Women's Soccer moves to 2-0-1 on the season and will be right back in action this Saturday. The Stars will travel to the University of Dubuque for a non-conference battle against the Spartans. Kickoff will be at 3:30 p.m. on September 12
th.
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