Chicago, Ill. – Dominican University Women's Basketball is back on the road to take on the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Series History vs IIT:
First Contest: Dominican 48 @ IIT 57 (1/5/2008)
All-Time Record / Streak: Dominican 9-5 / Dominican L3
Record in Chicago: 5-2
The last time the Stars defeated IIT was on February 15th, 2022 with a final score of 53-39.
DU in Review:
-The 2024-25 season is Head Coach Tethnie Carrillo's first with Dominican.
-DU holds a 1-5 record in conference, with their win coming against Alverno on Saturday, January 11th by a final of 74-53.
-The Stars currently boast a 3-4 record away from the Igini Sports Forum.
-Dominican's five wins on the season is already the most since 2021-22, when they had six.
Last Time Out:
-The Stars fell at home on Alumni Day to Concordia Wisconsin, 51-70.
- Freshman Chenoa Moss paced DU with 13 points while adding 5 rebounds.
- Graduate Student Melissa Gomez collected 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal.
Star Gazing:
-The Stars offense has been led by Graduate Student Melissa Gomez. Gomez averages 11.1 points per game on the season and has been in double figures in 8 of the last 9 games.
- Sophomore Lia Saunders has been all over the court for the Stars consistently this season. Saunders has recorded a stat in points, rebounds, and assists in every single game this season aside from two where she did not pick up an assist or score a point.
-Freshman Chenoa Moss has recently been a factor offensively for DU. Moss has scored in double figures in 5 of the last 7 games.
-Freshman Danielle Washington is a player to always look out for if she catches fire from downtown. Washington is shooting 31.6% from behind the arc but has multiple games where she has knocked down 5 threes.
Scouting Report:
-Illinois Tech currently holds a 6-9 overall record and is 2-4 in NACC play. The Scarlet Hawks have dropped 3 of their last 4 contests, their most recent being a win at home against Alverno, 82-61.
-IIT is 4-5 at the Keating Sports Center.
-The Scarlet Hawks average 59.8 points per game while their opponents average 66.7.
-IIT has been out rebounded in their contests 36.6 to 45.1 on average.
