By: Abel Flessner
The men’s soccer team suffered a heartbreaking 4-0 loss to Edgewood in the first round of the conference tournament last week.
The loss comes following a promising end-of-the-season push backed by leading goal scorer and senior Tristen Banquil. Banquil netted seven goals on the season, backed by 33 shots on goal, four assists, and earned NACC First Team All-Conference honors in his final year at DU.
The Stars also had three members on the NACC Honorable Mention All-Conference team, junior midfielder Jonathan Almaguer; senior defender Ciaran Geraghty; and junior defender Travis Fowler.
“We did everything we could [vs. Edgewood] and got tremendous support from the coaching staff preparing us for the game,” senior captain Ciaran Geraghty said.
Despite the loss, through fighting to keep themselves in the conference tournament, the team has kept its streak of making every single conference tournament on record since 2010, including several wins and NCAA Tournament appearances.
“We fought hard and the score didn’t reflect the game,” Geraghty said, “I’m very proud of my teammates.”
The team faced a lot of hardship throughout the season, including four ties, and four one-goal losses, but were still able to keep themselves in the mix for the conference tournament.
Through the leadership of their senior standouts and head coach Erick Baumann, the Stars may not have had the season they hoped for, but have a lot to look forward to next fall.
The Stars look to return most of their roster, losing just three seniors that consistently started this season.
“I think we have a promising team with lots of talent and room for growth in the spring [season],” sophomore forward Chris Hasting said.
Long-time coach Erick Baumann and the Stars will look to learn from the disappointing end to the season and hope to gain momentum this spring headed into next season with a more experienced roster for a bounce-back year.
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