River Forest, Ill. – Dominican University Men's Volleyball prepares for a rematch against NCAA DIII National Champion California Lutheran.

  Series History vs. California Lutheran:

Dominican and Cal Lutheran first played on 2/24/2017 in Springfield, OH (W, 3-1) 

All-Time Record / Streak: 3-4 / Dominican L4 

Last Meeting (1/18/2025): Dominican 2, Cal Lutheran 3 (25-17, 25-19, 18-25, 17-25, 11-15)  

Record in Home Matches vs. Cal Lutheran: 1-2

DU in Review:

-Dominican began the 2025 season with three matches in Santa Cruz, California as part of the Slug Fest Tournament

-The Slug Fest Tournament marked the first time the Stars have traveled to the state of California since 2019, where they would drop a pair of matches to the University of California, Merced, and the University of California, Santa Cruz. 
 -The 2025 season marks the 2nd season with Head Coach Doug Burchett at the helm. The Stars finished the 2024 season with a record of 19-8 and were 11-1 in conference.  
 -DU heads into the 2025 season looking to defend their 2024 NACC Regular Season and Tournament titles.

 

Last Time Out:

-The Stars swept North Park 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-20) on Friday, January 24th in DU’s home opener
 -Senior Casey Goss paced Dominican with 13 kills on a .400 hitting percentage.  
 -Senior Tanner Dahman tallied 6 kills and 3 aces in the win.

Familiar Faces:
     -Dominican has five of their top six kill leaders returning from the 2024 season, with Senior Casey Goss leading the way with 349 total kills, equaling 3.60 kills per set.
     -Goss was awarded NACC Player of the Year honors in 2024 and was also an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, AVCA All-West Regional Team, and NACC First Team All-Conference recipient. Goss led the Stars in kills, aces, digs, and sets played while being 3rd in total blocks.
     -Junior Michael Greco and Senior Jason Kougan resume their roles as the Stars' pair at Middle Blocker. Greco paced Dominican in 2024 with 85 blocks, followed by Kougan's 83.
     - Senior Owen Morrow returns as DU's setter. Morrow was able to tally 918 assists in the 2024 campaign and started in all of Dominican's 27 matches.

Scouting Report vs. Cal Lutheran:

  -Thursday’s match marks the 2nd time these squads meet in the 2025 season, with California Lutheran winning the first contest two sets to three at the Slug Fest Tournament.

-Cal Lutheran holds a 6-1 record on the year and is 1-0 in away matches.

-The Kingsmen finished the 2024 season with a 26-5 record, including defeating Dominican in the first round of the NCAA DIII National Tournament 1-3 en route to a National Championship.