River Forest, Ill. – Dominican University Men's Volleyball hosted North Park University for their 2025 home opener.

 Results:
 Dominican: 3
 North Park: 0

 How it Happened:
 -The Stars would jump out to an early 7-4 lead due to back-to-back aces from Senior Tanner Dahman.
 -DU would protect the lead and take Set 1, 25-16. Senior Jason Kougan tallied one kill, one ace, and two blocks in the frame.
 -In the second set, the two squads would trade points up to the mid-point of the frame, with Freshman Kendall Esparza giving Dominican a 17-14 lead.
 -The Stars would close out Set 2 25-20. Senior Casey Goss led DU with 5 kills and a block in the 2^nd set.
 -Both sides would be knotted at 12 in Set 3, but a Vikings service error and a block from Kougan and Sophomore Ty Geschke gave the Stars a 14-12 lead.
 -Dominican would pull away and claim the sweep over North Park with the 3^rd set ending 25-20 in favor of DU.
 -Geschke totaled 3 kills and two blocks in the set, while Junior Michael Greco posted 3 total blocks and a kill.

 Shining Stars:
 -Senior Casey Goss paced the Stars with 13 kills with a .400 hitting%.   
 -Senior Tanner Dahman tallied 6 kills, 4 digs, 3 aces, and a block.
 - Freshman Kendall Esparza collected 4 kills, 3 digs, and an ace. 
 -Senior Owen Morrow had 28 assists and 7 digs.   
 -Junior Michael Greco racked up 3 kills and a solo block.    

 Leading the Way:
 Kills: Goss (13)
 Aces: Dahman (3)
 Blocks: Greco (4)
 Assists: Morrow (28)
 Digs: Kougan and Morrow (7)

 What's Next:
 Dominican University Men's Volleyball improves to 2-2 on the campaign. The Stars will be back on home court Thursday, January 30^th for a rematch against California Lutheran University. The match is slated to start at 6:00 p.m.

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