River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University women's volleyball team hosted the Alverno College Inferno on Senior Night.

Results:
Dominican: 3
Alverno: 0

How it Happened:
-Dominican starts off getting the upper hand in the match with a 25-18 win in the first set. The Stars had 16 total kills in the set.
-Senior Melissa Schmidt started hot with 4 kills in this set.
-Senior Tanya De La Riva led the team with 7 kills in the first set.   
-Senior Mia Febles had 5 kills.  
-The Stars did not take long to regroup, winning the second set 25-11. DU collected 9 kills in the set.
-Junior Veronica Henkel found her stride in the set earning 3 straight service aces.
-Dominican kept rolling winning the third set 25-11.
-Junior Ellery Shea led this set with 4 kills.
-DU had two players with 2 kills in the set. These players being Junior Lola Buler and Febles.
-The Stars put up 6 services aces as a team in the third set.

Shining Stars:
-Senior Tanya De La Riva had 12 kills and 6 digs in the match.    
-Senior Mia Febles followed with 9 kills.  
- Senior Charlotte Hein led the team with 7 digs.  
-Senior Adeleen Dunker led the team in service aces with 8 and assists with 15.    
-Senior Melissa Schmidt had herself a day with 7 kills, 13 assists, and 3 digs.     
-Junior Ellery Shea and Sophomore Kathryn Ksiezak each had a block.  

Leading the Way:
Kills: De La Riva (12) 
Aces: Dunker (8)
Blocks: Butler (1) and Ksiezak (1)
Assists: Dunker (15)
Digs: Hein (7)

What's Next:
The Dominican University women's volleyball team will hose the Aurora University Spartans this Thursday at 7pm in the Igini Sports Forum. This will be the Stars last regular season match. Dominican is currently in the 8^th seed in the conference tournament and is trying to keep their season going after Thursday.

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