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Dahman Kill
0
Dominican (IL) DU 0-1,0-0 NACC
3
Winner UC Santa Cruz UCSC 4-1,0-0 DIII Independent
Dominican (IL) DU
0-1,0-0 NACC
0
Final
3
UC Santa Cruz UCSC
4-1,0-0 DIII Independent
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Dominican (IL) DU 22 23 15 (0)
UC Santa Cruz UCSC 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

DU Drops First Match of 2025 Season

Santa Cruz, Cal. – Dominican University Men's Volleyball opened up the 2025 campaign against the University of California, Santa Cruz for the first match of the Slug Fest Tournament.

 Results:
 Dominican: 0
 UCSC: 3

 How it Happened:
 -The Stars would fall behind early in the first set 7-4, but a kill from Senior Casey Goss would spark a 4-point run to where DU would have the lead 8-7.
 -UCSC would gain the upper hand, winning the set 25-22. Goss led the Stars with 4 kills in the frame.
 -In the second set, both squads would trade the lead up to 14-14, but a 5-point run from UCSC was too much for DU to overcome.  
 -DU would come up short in the set, 25-23. Senior Tanner Dahman and Sophomore Ty Geschke would collect 3 kills each in the set. Sophomore Thomas Hirsch added a solo block and a block assist.
 -Dominican would continue to battle at the start of the third set, but UCSC would pull away in the middle of the frame.
 -The Stars would fall 25-15 and dropped the match 3-0.
 -Dahman would lead DU with 3 kills in the final set with Senior Nathaniel Cossyleon adding 2 aces.

 Shining Stars:
 -Senior Tanner Dahman led the Stars with 9 kills and a .304 hitting percentage while adding 5 digs and 1 total block.   
 -Senior Casey Goss collected 8 kills, 7 digs, and a block assist. 
 - Sophomore Ty Geschke tallied 6 kills. 
 -Senior Owen Morrow dished 24 assists and had an ace.   
 -Senior Nathaniel Cossyleon had 3 aces for DU.    

 Leading the Way:
 Kills: Dahman (9)
 Aces: Cossyleon (3)
 Blocks: Hirsch (4)
 Assists: Morrow (24)
 Digs: Goss (7)

 What's Next:
 Dominican University Men's Volleyball team moves to 0-1 in the 2025 season. They will continue the Slug Fest Tournament on Saturday, January 18th with two matches. The first is against New Paltz, where the first serve will be at 11:00 a.m. CT. The second match will see the Stars take on California Lutheran at 2:00 p.m. CT in a rematch of the first round of the NCAA DIII Men's Volleyball Championship.

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