River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University women's volleyball team hosted the Raiders of MSOE for Alumni Reception day on Saturday afternoon.

Results:
MSOE: 3
Dominican:2

How it Happened:
-Dominican and MSOE battled back and forth in the first set, until the Stars won it 28-26. They had 14 total kills in the set.
-The Stars were led by Senior Tanya De La Riva and Junior Ellery Shea with 6 and 5 kills apiece in the set.
 -DU used the momentum from the first set and carried into the second, with Dominican winning 25-17. They collected a game high 18 total kills in the set.
-Senior Mia Febles came to life in the second earning 8 total kills in the set.
-MSOE found their stride in the third set winning 25-21. The Stars were still able to collect 13 total kills, but could not overcome 6 attacking errors.
-The Raiders kept their foot on the gas blanking DU 25-10 in the fourth set.
-In the fifth and final set Dominican competed all the way down to the end but fell 15-11.
-Junior Veronica Henkel battled in the set earning 3 kills for the Stars.

Shining Stars:
-Senior Tanya De La Riva led the Stars with 20 kills in the match. De La Riva also collected 17 digs and 2 service aces.
-Junior Ellery Shea has continued her stride earning 15 kills.
-Senior Mia Febles was third on the team in kills with 13 of them. Fables had a service ace along with the kills.
-Senior Charlotte Hain had 20 digs for DU leading the team in that category.   
-Senior Miriam Guler was third on the team in digs with 14 of them.  
-Senior Melissa Schmidt collected a career high 46 assists in the game.  

Leading the Way:
Kills: De La Riva (20) 
Aces: De La Riva (2)
Blocks: Ksiezak (2)
Assists: Schmidt (46)
Digs: Hain (20)

What's Next:
The Dominican University women's volleyball team will continue their home stand with a match on Tuesday night against Lake Forest College. The match will begin at 7:00 pm.