Mequon, Wis. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team is back on the road to take on Concordia Wisconsin on Thursday.

Series History vs. Concordia Wisconsin:
 All-Time Record / Streak: 10-15 / L1
-Dominican and Concordia Wisconsin first played on 9/16/2005 (L, 3-1).
-DU's last win over the Falcons came at home on 10/21/2023 (3-2).
-The Stars are 2-8 at CUW.
-Dominican fell in straight sets to Concordia Wisconsin in its last meeting on 10/26/2024.

DU in Review:
-DU currently holds a 2-17 (1-8 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 took the first set off of Wisconsin Lutheran at home on Saturday but ultimately lost in four.
-Senior Ellery Shea paced DU's attacking effort with 11 kills and added 4 aces.
-Junior Kathryn Ksiezak notched a career high 8 blocks.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus posted 19 assists, 3 aces, and 9 digs.
 
Shining Stars:
-Senior Veronica Henkel is 2nd for most kills for DU with 128 on the season and averages 2.03 kills per set. Henkel also has 20 aces on the season and is 2nd in that category for DU. The Senior has also collected 136 digs on the season.
-Senior Ellery Shea has collected 136 kills during the 2025 campaign, which is good for 2.39 kills per set and leads the Stars' in that category.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus has started strong in her collegiate career, collecting 366 assists and averages 5.81 assists per set. The Freshman leads Dominican in aces with 25.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo has come on strong for the Stars defensively, with 218 digs in 19 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 46 total blocks on the season, 12 of those being solo blocks.
 
Scouting Report:
-Concordia Wisconsin is 10-12 overall and 6-3 in the NACC. The Falcons currently hold the 7^th seed in the conference.
-CUW is coming off a five-set loss to Lakeland, but won five matches in a row prior to that defeat.
-The Falcons are 3-1 at home in 2025.
-Concordia Wisconsin is hitting at a clip of .152 with 12.1 kills per set, 2.0 aces per set, and 17.4 digs per set.