Fond du Lac, Wis. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team prepares for their final road match of 2025 on Saturday.

Series History vs. Marian:
 All-Time Record / Streak: 16-6 / W1
-Dominican and Marian first played on 9/7/2004 (L, 3-1).
-DU's longest win streak over the Sabres spanned 12 matches from 10/8/2011 – 10/8/2022.
-The Stars are 7-4 at Marian.
-Dominican took down Marian in four sets in their last meeting on 10/12/2024.

DU in Review:
-DU currently holds a 2-18 (1-9 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 came up short against Concordia Wisconsin, falling in straight sets.
-Senior Ellery Shea paced DU's attacking effort with 11 kills and an ace.
-Senior Veronica Henkel posted 10 kills on .261 hitting alongside a team-high 11 digs.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus notched 25 assists, an ace, and 5 digs.
 
Shining Stars:
-Senior Veronica Henkel is 2nd for most kills for DU with 138 on the season and averages 2.09 kills per set. Henkel also has 20 aces on the season and is 3rd in that category for DU. The Senior has also collected 147 digs on the season.
-Senior Ellery Shea has collected 147 kills during the 2025 campaign, which is good for 2.45 kills per set and leads the Stars' in both categories.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus has started strong in her collegiate career, collecting 391 assists and averages 5.92 assists per set. The Freshman also leads Dominican in aces with 26.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo has come on strong for the Stars defensively, with 226 digs in 20 matches played.
-Senior Lola Butler has been all over the stat sheet for Dominican, collecting 91 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:
-Marian is 3-21 overall and 2-8 in the NACC.
-The Sabres are coming off a five-set loss at MSOE after notching back-to-back wins over Alverno and Concordia Chicago.
-Marian is 1-8 at home in 2025.
-The Sabres are hitting at a clip of .102 with 9.8 kills per set, 1.5 aces per set, and 15.1 digs per set.