Milwaukee, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team looks to shift their season around with a road contest at Alverno College on Saturday.

Series History vs. Alverno:
 All-Time Record / Streak: 21-1 / W17
-Dominican and Alverno first played on 10/23/2004 in the Igini Sports Forum (W, 3-0).
-DU started 4-0 against Alverno before their first loss in 2006.
-During this 17-game win streak the Stars have only lost two sets.
-Dominican is 10-1 on the road at Alverno.

DU in Review:
-DU currently holds a 1-11 (0-2 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 NACC opponent Benedictine University in the Igini Sports Forum in four on Thursday.
-Senior Ellery Shea led the Stars this evening with 15 kills and 11 digs.
-Senior Veronica Henkel added 11 kills, a service ace, and 11 digs to her name.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus continued to rack up assists with 27 of them. Stonkus also collected 3 kills and 2 service aces.
-Junior Katie Ksiezak led the team in hitting percentage with a .556 hitting percentage on 6 kills.
 
Shining Stars:
-Senior Veronica Henkel leads the way for DU with 88 kills on the season and averages 2.72 kills per set. Henkel also has 15 aces on the season, pacing the Stars in the category.
-Senior Ellery Shea has collected 78 kills during the 2025 campaign, which is good for 2.71 kills per set.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus has started strong in her collegiate career, collecting 230 assists and averaging 5.90 assists per set.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo has come on strong for the Stars defensively, with 135 digs in 12 matches played.
-Senior Lola Butler has been all over the stat sheet for Dominican, collecting 68 digs and 6 aces.
-Freshman Taylor Lupton is second on the squad in aces with 11.
 
Scouting Report:
-Alverno is 3-10 overall and 0-2 in the NACC in the 2025 season.
-The Inferno lost their latest match 3-0 to MSOE on Thursday.
-Alverno beat Beloit College and Maranatha Baptist College twice.
-The Inferno are hitting at a clip of .040 and average 7.3 kills per set, 1.6 aces per set, and 13.6 digs per set.