Plymouth, Wis. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team is back on the road on Saturday at Lakeland.

Series History vs. Lakeland:
 All-Time Record / Streak: 13-11 / L3
-Dominican and Lakeland first played on 9/30/2005 (L, 3-0).
-The Stars are 5-7 on the road against the Muskies.
-Dominican's last win against Lakeland was at home on 10/2/2021 (3-0).
-DU is 11-4 against the Muskies in NACC play.
DU in Review:
-DU currently holds a 2-14 (1-5 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 dropped their most recent match against Illinois Tech in straight sets.
-Senior Ellery Shea led the Stars offensively with 7 kills and added 2 aces and a block.  
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo collected 14 digs.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus dished 17 assists.
 
Shining Stars:
-Senior Veronica Henkel leads the way for DU with 117 kills on the season and averages 2.21 kills per set. Henkel also has 17 aces on the season and is 2nd in the category for DU. The Senior has also collected 120 digs on the season.
-Senior Ellery Shea has collected 112 kills during the 2025 campaign, which is good for 2.38 kills per set.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus has started strong in her collegiate career, collecting 322 assists and averaging 6.08 assists per set. The Freshman leads Dominican in aces with 18.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo has come on strong for the Stars defensively, with 186 digs in 16 matches played.
-Senior Lola Butler has been all over the stat sheet for Dominican, collecting 86 digs and 10 aces.
-Freshman Taylor Lupton has collected 15 aces this season.
-Junior Kathryn Ksiezak has collected 35 total blocks on the season, 7 of those being solo blocks.
 
Scouting Report:
-Lakeland is 8-13 overall and 2-3 in the NACC.
-The Muskies are 2-3 at home.
-LU is in the midst of a two-match win streak, sweeping both Marian and Rockford last week.
-The Muskies are at MSOE on Thursday, October 16^th.
 -Lakeland is hitting at a clip of .179 with 11.5 kills per set, 1.5 aces per set, and 15.9 digs per set.