River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team will close out the 2025 season at home against St. Norbert on Saturday.

Series History vs. Concordia Chicago:
 All-Time Record / Streak: 3-8 / L1
-Dominican and St. Norbert first played on 9/13/2003 (L, 3-0).
-DU's last win over the Green Knights came on 9/14/2023 at home (3-2).
-The Stars are 2-1 at home against SNC.
-Dominican fell in four sets in its last meeting with St. Norbert on 9/6/2024.

DU in Review:
-DU currently holds a 2-20 (1-11 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 on Senior Night against CUC on Thursday, dropping the contest in three sets.
-Senior Veronica Henkel led Dominican with 9 kills on .231 hitting and added 2 aces and 3 digs.
-Senior Ellery Shea notched 5 kills and a block.
-Sophomore Kayla Amormino and Freshman Karolina Stonkus tallied 9 assists apiece.
 
Shining Stars:
-Senior Veronica Henkel is tied for most kills for DU with 155 on the season and averages 2.15 kills per set. Henkel also has 24 aces on the season and is 2^nd in that category for DU. The Senior has collected 156 digs on the season.
-Senior Ellery Shea has collected 155 kills during the 2025 campaign, which is good for 2.35 kills per set and leads the Stars in both categories.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus has started strong in her collegiate career, collecting 400 assists and averaging 5.88 assists per set. The Freshman also leads Dominican in aces with 29.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo has come on strong for the Stars defensively, with 248 digs in 22 matches played.
-Senior Lola Butler has been all over the stat sheet for Dominican, collecting 96 digs and 13 aces.
-Freshman Taylor Lupton has recorded 15 aces this season.
-Junior Kathryn Ksiezak has registered 48 total blocks on the season, 12 of those being solo blocks.
 
Scouting Report:
-St. Norbert is 21-8 overall and 10-2 in the NACC.
-The Green Knights are on a four-match win streak, taking down Aurora, Rockford, Illinois Tech, and MSOE in the process.
-SNC is 4-4 away from home in 2025.
-The Green Knights are hitting at a clip of .213 with 13.08 kills per set, 2.01 aces per set, and 17.32 digs per set.