Aurora, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team heads to Aurora University looking to break their 4-game losing skid.

Series History vs. Aurora:
 All-Time Record / Streak: 16-15 / L5
-Dominican and Aurora first played on 10/14/2003 (W, 3-0).
-The Stars won the first 5 matches in this matchup.
-From 2010 to 2015, Dominican won 7 straight matches.
-During this five match losing streak to Aurora, DU has only won one set.
-The Stars are 5-9 on the road against the Spartans.
-DU is 8-9 inside NACC play against the AU.

DU in Review:
-DU currently holds a 2-15 (1-6 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:
-Dominican dropped their most recent match at Lakeland in straight sets.
-Senior Ellery Shea led DU offensively with 7 kills and 3 aces.
-Junior Jillian Ross collected 2 kills and a block.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo recorded a team-high 15 digs in the effort.
 
Shining Stars:
-Senior Veronica Henkel is tied for most kills on the team for DU with 119 kills on the season and averages 2.13 kills per set. Henkel also has 18 aces on the season and is tied for first in that category for DU. The Senior has also collected 124 digs on the season.
-Senior Ellery Shea has collected 119 kills during the 2025 campaign, which is good for 2.38 kills per set. Shea leads the team in kills per set.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus has started strong in her collegiate career, collecting 332 assists and averaging 5.93 assists per set. The Freshman is tied for the most aces for  Dominican with 18.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo has come on strong for the Stars defensively, with 201 digs in 17 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 36 total blocks on the season, 8 of those being solo blocks.
 
Scouting Report:
-Aurora is 16-6 overall and 7-0 in the NACC. The Spartans currently hold the 2^nd seed in the conference.
-AU is riding a 7-game win streak and is 4-0 in their home gym.
-During this win streak, Aurora has only lost 2 sets.
-The Spartans are hitting a clip of .203 with 12.3 kills per set, 2.1 aces per set, and 15.5 digs per set.