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Romeoville, Ill. – Lewis University freshman defender
Nicole Dominguez (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) scored her first two collegiate goals on Sunday (Sept. 29) in the women's soccer 4-1 victory over University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Dominguez scored her first goal in the 50
th minute when she put in a cross by
Greccia Miranda (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln Way Central) into the far left post. She hit the spot in the 69
th minute after faking out a defender on a pass by classmate
Meg Carmody (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) from the right side of the field.
The Flyers move to 6-1-1 on the season and 4-1-1 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play while the Tritons fall to 4-4 on the year and 2-4 in league play.
"Today was a good win for our program," Lewis head women's soccer coach
Chris Koenig. "We've been working on putting together a more complete game.
"Our midfielders and forwards did a good job possessing the ball and created some great chances for us."
Lewis jumped on the board in the 2
nd minute when sophomore forward
Lauren Grady (Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs) put in a long throw in from freshman defender
Leah Manning (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg).
The Flyers extended their lead to 4-0 when junior midfielder
Daniella DiGioia (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) scored in the 79
th minute off a pass from sophomore
Jessica Chavez (Aurora, Ill./West Aurora).
UMSL got on the board in the 85
th minute when Jessica Mincher shot the cross by teammate Kali Thomas past Lewis goalkeeper junior
Mara Bennett (Portage, Mich./Portage Central).
Bennett and freshman goalkeeper
Jennifer Meyer (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport) both collected two saves in the victory. UMSL's Christitne Lips corralled seven saves between the pipes for the Tritons.
Lewis heads to Louisville, Ky., in GLVC action on Friday (Oct. 4) when they take on Bellarmine. Kickoff is set for 3:55 PM ET.