River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Men's Basketball team opened the 2025-2026 season in a gray out at home against Eureka College on Saturday.

Results (OT):
Dominican: 85
Eureka: 90

 How it Happened:
 -Sophomore Lucas Underwood started on fire from three, cashing in on three of his first four attempts and knotted DU and Eureka at 12-12 four minutes in.
 -After Freshman Chase LeFevre put away a layup, Sophomore Emmanuel Fuller converted on a fast break to give Dominican a 21-19 lead with 11:27 to go in the first half.
 -DU went on a 5-minute scoring drought, which was broken via a free throw by Underwood.  
 -The Stars closed out the first half on a 6-0 run after a layup by Senior Dominic Crapia and a three by Freshman Elijah Daugherty. DU took a 36-30 lead into the break.
 -Eureka came out firing to start the second and took a 54-48 lead six minutes into the frame.
 -Dominican fought to cut down the lead and went on a 6-0 run that was capped off by a three by Crapia between the 8:31 and 7:50 marks.
 -Down the stretch, the lead was changed 6 times, as Eureka eventually jumped out to a 3-point lead with 52 seconds remaining.
 -A lay-up and free throw by Underwood in the last minute tied the game at 81-81 and set opening night into overtime.
 -The Red Devils jumped out to an 86-81 lead to start overtime, with a layup by Underwood cutting into the Eureka advantage.
 -The Stars were unable to complete the comeback in the overtime frame and dropped the opener by a final of 90-85.
 -Dominican scored 42 points in the paint compared to Eureka's 28.
 -The Stars had 18 points come from the bench.

 Shining Stars:
 -Sophomore Lucas Underwood dropped a new career-high 24 points on an efficient 9-17 from the field while adding 3 assists and 2 steals.    
 -Senior Dominic Crapia collected a career-high 17 points and was 8-9 from the free throw line. Crapia got it done on the defensive side of the floor, notching 4 steals.
 -Senior Adrian Pelszynski scored 14 points and had 8 rebounds.
 -Sophomore Braydon Murphy was one point shy of a double-double, dropping 9 points and 14 rebounds. Murphy's 14 boards put him in a tie for 8^th all-time for rebounds in a single game.

 Leading the Way:
 Points: Underwood (24)
 Rebounds: Murphy (14)
 Assists: Pelszynski (4)
 Steals: Crapia (4)
 Blocks: Murphy (2)
 Minutes: Crapia and Underwood (37)

 What's Next:
 The Dominican University Men's Basketball team moves to 0-1 on the season. The Stars take on Division I Purdue Fort Wayne in an exhibition contest on Sunday, November 9^th before heading to Kalamazoo for a non-conference game on Saturday, November 15^th. Tip-off against Kalamazoo will be at 2:00 p.m. ET.

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