River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team looks to grab its first NACC win of the season against Benedictine on Thursday.

Series History vs. Benedictine:
 All-Time Record / Streak: 19-17 / L5
-Dominican and Benedictine first played on 10/7/2003 in Lisle (W, 3-1).
-DU's last victory against the Eagles was on 4/11/2021 (3-1).
-Dominican is 11-6 against Benedictine at home.  

DU in Review:
-DU currently holds a 1-10 (0-1 NAAC) record this season.
-Dominican completed the 2024 season with a 12-13 record, including going 5-8 in conference and 7-3 at home.
-The Stars missed out on the 2024 NACC Tournament. DU's last conference tournament appearance came in the shortened 2020 season.
-Head Coach Oliva Kofie starts her 2^nd season as Dominican's Head Coach.

Familiar Faces:
-Senior Ellery Shea was third in kills for DU last season, amassing 136 on .177 hitting. Shea also added 37 blocks during her Junior campaign.
-Senior Veronica Henkel collected 59 kills during the 2024 season in 23 matches played.
-Junior Kathryn Ksiezak started in 18 matches last season, notching 55 kills and led the Stars with 39 total blocks.
-Senior Lola Butler recorded 21 matches played in 2024, potting 16 kills and 20 aces.

Last Time Out:
-The Stars fell to Eureka College in the Igini Sports Forum in four on Tuesday.
-Senior Ellery Shea collected a season-high 13 kills on .214 hitting while adding 9 digs.
-Senior Veronica Henkel followed behind with 11 kills and notched 11 digs. 
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus recorded 23 assists in the defeat.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo posted 17 digs.
 
Shining Stars:
-Senior Veronica Henkel leads the way for DU with 77 kills on the season and averages 2.20 kills per set. Henkel also has 14 aces on the season, pacing the Stars in the category.
-Senior Ellery Shea has collected 63 kills during the 2025 campaign, which is good for 2.17 kills per set.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus has started strong in her collegiate career, collecting 203 assists and averaging 5.80 assists per set.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo has come on strong for the Stars defensively, with 125 digs in 11 matches played.
-Senior Lola Butler has been all over the stat sheet for Dominican, collecting 66 digs and 6 aces.
-Freshman Taylor Lupton is second on the squad in aces with 10.
 
Scouting Report:
-Benedictine is 4-11 (0-2 NACC) on the 2025 season.
-The Eagles are in the midst of a season-worst 7 match winless streak, most recently falling to Carroll University in five sets on Saturday, September 27^th.
-BenU's last win came on Saturday, September 6^th, against Ripon College (3-0).
-The Eagles hit at a clip of .116 and average 9.2 kills per set, 1.8 aces per set, and 15.7 digs per set.