River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team returns home to take on Wisconsin Lutheran on Saturday.

Series History vs. Aurora:
 All-Time Record / Streak: 17-5 / W2
-Dominican and Wisconsin Lutheran first played on 9/17/2005 (L, 3-0).
-The Stars dropped the first 3 matches between the two squads before rattling off 15 wins in a row between 10/7/2008 – 11/5/2019.
-The Stars are 9-2 at home against the Warriors.
-DU defeated WLC in four sets last meeting on 10/19/2024.

DU in Review:
-DU currently holds a 2-16 (1-7 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 fought hard but fell at Aurora in three sets on Thursday.
-Senior Ellery Shea was the focal point of DU's attack, claiming 6 kills while adding a block and 3 digs.
-Junior Kathryn Ksiezak notched 4 kills and 2 blocks.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus led the Stars in assists (15), aces (4), and digs (9).
 
Shining Stars:
-Senior Veronica Henkel is 2nd for most kills for DU with 125 on the season and averages 2.07 kills per set. Henkel also has 18 aces on the season and is 2nd in that category for DU. The Senior has also collected 132 digs on the season.
-Senior Ellery Shea has collected 125 kills during the 2025 campaign, which is good for 2.36 kills per set and leads the Stars' in that category.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus has started strong in her collegiate career, collecting 347 assists and averages 5.88 assists per set. The Freshman leads Dominican in aces with 22.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo has come on strong for the Stars defensively, with 206 digs in 18 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 38 total blocks on the season, 8 of those being solo blocks.
 
Scouting Report:
-Wisconsin Lutheran is 10-12 overall and 6-2 in the NACC. The Warriors currently hold the 6^th seed in the conference.
-WLC is amid a two-match win streak, with both wins coming at home over Concordia Chicago and MSOE.
-The Warriors are 3-5 away from home in 2025.
-Wisconsin Lutheran is hitting at a clip of .128 with 10.8 kills per set, 2.6 aces per set, and 14.0 digs per set.