River Forest, Ill- The Dominican University women's volleyball team hosted the Foresters of Lake Forest College Tuesday evening.

Results:
Dominican: 3
Lake Forest: 0

How it Happened:
-Dominican was able to bounce back quickly from the five set loss on Saturday by winning the first set 25-18. DU had 14 total kills in the set on 37 total chances.

-After winning NACC Offensive Player of the Week Senior Mia Febles picks up right where she left off with 5 kills in the first set.
-The Stars continued to step on the gas pedal winning the second set 25-19. Dominican had 13 kills in the set on 36 total attacks.   
 -Senior Tanya De La Riva collected 5 kills in the set.
-DU got a big boost in the set with 4 service aces. Senior Melissa Schmidt had 2 of them.
-DU won the third and final set 25-21 with their lowest amount of errors with three of them.
-Dominican faced a 14-10 deficit before going on 6-0 run with Junior Lola Butler serving.
 

Shining Stars:
-Senior Tanya De La Riva led the Stars with kills collecting 12 of them. De La Riva also collected 7 digs in the match.    
-Junior Ellery Shea was second on the team in kills with 10. Shea also had a block in the match.
 -Sophomore Kathryn Ksizak had a big presence at the net with two solo blocks.
-Senior Melissa Schmidt had led the team in service aces with 5, digs with 9 of them and assists with 24.
-Junior Lola Butler had 4 service aces.
-Senior Mia Febles had 9 kills and 3 service aces.   

Leading the Way:
Kills: De La Riva (12) 
Aces: Schmidt (5)
Blocks: Ksiezak (2)
Assists: Schmidt (24)
Digs: De La Riva (9)

What's Next:
The Dominican University women's volleyball team will play their final game of the five game homestand on Thursday night when the Regents of Rockford University come to the Igini. First-serve will be at 7:00 pm.

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