River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team returns home to face off against Rockford on Thursday.

Series History vs. Rockford:
 All-Time Record / Streak: 25-5 / W23
-Dominican and Rockford first played on 9/9/2003 (L, 3-0).
-DU has not dropped a set to the Regents since 10/19/2021.
-The Stars are 17-0 against Rockford since both squads joined the NACC in 2006.
-Dominican is 13-1 at home against RU.

DU in Review:
-DU currently holds a 2-11 (1-2 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 earned their first conference win of the season at Alverno on Saturday (3-1).
-Senior Ellery Shea led DU's attack with 16 kills while picking up 2 aces and 12 digs.
-Senior Veronica Henkel added 14 kills, an ace, and 20 digs.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus stuffed the stat sheet with career highs in assists (42) and aces (5).
-Junior Kathryn Ksiezak led the team in hitting percentage with a clip of .313 and notched 4 blocks.
 
Shining Stars:
-Senior Veronica Henkel leads the way for DU with 102 kills on the season and averages 2.37 kills per set. Henkel also has 16 aces on the season, pacing the Stars in the category.
-Senior Ellery Shea has collected 94 kills during the 2025 campaign, which is good for 2.54 kills per set.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus has started strong in her collegiate career, collecting 272 assists and averages 6.33 assists per set.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo has come on strong for the Stars defensively, with 152 digs in 13 matches played.
-Senior Lola Butler has been all over the stat sheet for Dominican, collecting 73 digs and 6 aces.
-Freshman Taylor Lupton is second on the squad in aces with 12.
 
Scouting Report:
-Rockford is 28 overall and 1-2 in the NACC in the 2025 season.
-The Regents are off the heels of back-to-back 3-0 losses to Aurora and Wisconsin Lutheran
-Rockford's last win came on Wednesday, September 24^th in a five set thriller over Concordia Chicago.
-The Regents are hitting at a clip of .061 and average 8.4 kills per set, 1.2 aces per set, and 18.3 digs per set.