Chicago, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Basketball team is back in action after a week off from game action, as the Stars travel to North Park University on Saturday.
Series History vs. North Park:
All-Time Record / Streak: 1-5 / L5
-Dominican and North Park first played on 10/18/2010 in the Igini Sports Forum. (W, 77-67).
-DU is on a 5-game losing streak against the Vikings. NPU has scored over 70 points in all 5 wins.
-The Stars have scored 318 points in 6 games against North Park and average 53 points per game.
DU in Review:
- The Stars are 2-1 (0-0 NACC) on the 2025-26 season.
-DUWBB is 1-1 on the road to start this season.
-DU is 0-1 coming off a win.
-Dominican went 5-20 overall in their 2024-2025 season, while going 1-15 inside the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC).
-DUWBB missed the tournament last season and aims to get back into the NACC tournament for the first time since the 2021-2022 season.
- The Stars won their opening game for the first time since the 2019-2020 season.
- Head coach Tethnie Carrillo enters her 2
nd full season at Dominican and has a career record of 148-231.
Last Time Out:
-The Stars hit the road for the second straight road game against Blackburn College and won in dominating fashion against the Beavers. (81-60).
-Freshman
Kennedy Yost had her first career double-double for DU, collecting 22 points and 10 rebounds alongside 3 assists.
-Freshman
Emily Bouaphanh posted career-highs with 17 points and 4 steals, including going 5-9 from the floor in 27 minutes off the bench.
-Junior
Lia Saunders notched 13 points and 4 steals.
-Junior
Aya Deiri dropped 11 points with 2 steals and 2 assists.
-Sophomore
Allannah Jackson did it all for DU, including a 7 steal performance, putting her in a tie for first for most steals in a game in DU Women's Basketball history.
Familiar Faces:
-Dominican returns Junior
Aya Deiri, who has been a huge factor on the defensive side for the Stars. In the 2024-2025 season, Deiri played 502 minutes, playing 23 games and collecting 73 rebounds as a guard. Aya also added 26 steals and 3 blocks, solidifying her presence on the defensive end.
-Junior
Lia Saunders is a crucial returning player for this DUWBB squad. Saunders started in all 25 games last season and played in 653 minutes, which led the team. Lia was all over the floor for Dominican, collecting 153 points, 62 assists, 85 rebounds, 36 steals, and shooting 74% from the charity stripe.
-Junior
Kaitlyn Milison is back on the hardwood for Dominican, playing in 25 games last season. Milison stretched the floor as a power forward for Dominican, knocking down 8 threes last season and shooting 38.8% from the floor. Kaitlyn picked up 159 points and 8 blocks.
-Sophomore
Maya Kasuboski is back in her sophomore season after playing in 23 games last season. Kasuboski hit 9 threes in her minutes and is hoping to take the sophomore step for this DU squad. Maya helped on the boards last season, collecting 34 rebounds.
-Senior
Kamila Gajkowska is back for the Dominican University Women's Basketball. Gajkowska played in 25 games and started in 11 of those games, doing all the dirty work for the Stars. Kamila collected 24 steals and 13 blocks, with 96 total rebounds, with 33 of those being offensive rebounds. The senior shot 78.6% from the charity stripe in her 452 minutes of action.
Scouting Report:
-North Park is 1-3 to start their 2025-2026 season.
-The Vikings are 1-1 on their home court.
-NPU has lost to Lawrence University (61-47), University of Olivet (49-48), and Manchester University (68-57).
-North Park beat Illinois Tech 69-45.
-The Vikings are averaging 55.3 points per game, while their opponents are averaging 55.8 points per game. NPU is shooting 34.1% from the floor, and their opponents are shooting 37.6% from the floor.
