River Forest, Ill. – Men's and Women's Basketball began their conference schedules with two games each this past week.
  
Men's Basketball was first on the road on Wednesday, taking on St. Norbert to start their NACC slate. The Green Knights' offense proved too much to handle for DU as St. Norbert would win 106-59. Graduate Student Robbie Taylor led the way for the Stars with 8 points. Dominican looked to bounce back at home Saturday against Lakeland University but would eventually fall in a thrilling overtime affair to the Muskies by a final score of 96-93. 5^th-year Student Camron Scott would record his 5^th double-double in 7 games, and Taylor would notch a season-high 22 points in the outing. The Stars shot 49.3% from the field and had 29 points from the bench. This week, DUMBB will travel to Benedictine on Wednesday, December 11^th for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off then will be back in the Igini Sports Forum on Saturday, December 14^th against the Milwaukee School of Engineering for the Season of Giving game. Tip-off against MSOE will be at 1:00 p.m.

Women's Basketball also kicked off their conference games this past week, with the first being at home against Marian University on Wednesday. The Sabres would prevail 78-52 over DU. Freshman Danielle Washington and Sophomore Kaitlyn Milison were co-leaders for Dominican in the scoring department, as they each collected 15 points. Despite the loss, DU shot a tremendous 40.9% from behind the arc, going 9-22. On Saturday, the Stars would fall to Benedictine in the Igini Sports Forum by a final of 83-44. Milison would pace DU in scoring for back-to-back games, registering 7 points while contributing 8 rebounds and 2 blocks. DUWBB will have two chances this upcoming week to get back into the win column, first on the road against Monmouth University on Thursday, December 12^th for a 3:00 p.m. tip-off followed by a home contest on Saturday, December 14^th against Maranatha Baptist to continue the Season of Giving event. Tip-off will be at 3:30 p.m., or 30 minutes after the conclusion of DUMBB vs. MSOE.