River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team returns home for Senior Night against Concordia Chicago on Thursday.

Series History vs. Concordia Chicago:
 All-Time Record / Streak: 20-9 / W1
-Dominican and Concordia Chicago first played on 9/23/2003 (L, 3-2).
-DU's longest win streak over the Cougars spanned 18 matches from 10/6/2009 – 10/27/2021.
-The Stars are 11-2 at home against CUC.
-Dominican defeated Concordia Chicago in four sets in their last meeting on 10/17/2024.

DU in Review:
-DU currently holds a 2-19 (1-10 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 suffered a three set defeat to Marian on Saturday.
-Senior Veronica Henkel posted team highs with 8 kills and 2 aces.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo collected 9 digs and an ace.
-Sophomore Kayla Amormino recorded 8 assists in the loss.
 
Shining Stars:
-Senior Veronica Henkel is 2nd for most kills for DU with 146 on the season and averages 2.12 kills per set. Henkel also has 22 aces on the season and is 2^nd in that category for DU. The Senior has collected 153 digs on the season.
-Senior Ellery Shea has collected 150 kills during the 2025 campaign, which is good for 2.38 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 235 digs in 21 matches played.
-Senior Lola Butler has been all over the stat sheet for Dominican, collecting 96 digs and 11 aces.
-Freshman Taylor Lupton has recorded 15 aces this season.
-Junior Kathryn Ksiezak has registered 46 total blocks on the season, 12 of those being solo blocks.
 
Scouting Report:
-Concordia Chicago is 5-19 overall and 1-10 in the NACC.
-The Cougars are amid a six-match losing streak, with their last win coming on 10/11/2025 over Alverno.
-CUC is 2-7 away from home in 2025.
-The Cougars are hitting at a clip of .130 with 10.7 kills per set, 2.1 aces per set, and 16.0 digs per set.