River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Basketball team hosted the Maranatha Baptist University Sabercats for 'Tis the Week of Giving on Saturday afternoon.

 Results:
Dominican: 81
Maranatha Baptist: 39

 How it Happened:
-DU started the game off hot with a 10-0 run capped off by two free throws from Freshman Kennedy Yost, causing Maranatha Baptist to call an early timeout.
-The Stars led 26-3 after the first quarter. Freshman Eva Herbig paced Dominican with 5 points, with Junior Teagan Dahl, Junior Olivia Genthner, and Freshman Emily Bouaphanh tacking on 4 points each.
-Dominican continued to pull away from the Sabercats in the second, as a three by Freshman Xi Le O'Neill pushed the lead to 43-9 at the midpoint of the frame.
-A three from Sophomore Maya Kasuboski before the end of the quarter put the Stars up 50-14 heading into the break. Dahl had 8 points in the second quarter.
-Junior Kamila Gajkowska started the third quarter with four consecutive points to put Dominican up 54-14.
-Reinforcements came from the bench for DU, as 27 points were from the bench in the third quarter.
-Sophomore Sophia Lohmeier kept up the offense for the Stars in the fourth, knocking down two shots from deep.
-DU closed out the game by a final score of 81-39.
-Saturday's win was the largest margin of victory for Dominican over an opponent since 12/14/2024 in an 80-33 win over the same Sabercats.
-Saturday proved to be a benchmark performance for the Stars this season, posting highs in points (81), field goals made (29), 3-point field goals made (10), rebounds (48), assists (17), and steals (32).
- The Stars shot 34.5% from the field, 27.8% from three, and 59.1% from the line.

 Shining Stars:
 -Junior Teagan Dahl recorded a team-high 12 points and had 3 steals.
-Sophomore Sophia Lohmeier, Freshman Dayton Sibert, Sophomore Jasmina Jenkins, and Freshman Xi Le O'Neill all recorded career-highs in points against the Sabercats.
-Junior Aya Deiri and Freshman Jaylani Hernandez both move into a tie for 7^th all-time for steals in a single game with 6 each.
-Freshman Emily Bouaphanh recorded 6 points and 3 steals.
-15 separate Stars recorded at least 2 points.

 Leading the Way:
 Points: Dahl (12)
 Rebounds: Genthner (6)
 Assists: Saunders (3)
 Steals: Hernandez and Deiri (6)
 Blocks: Gajkowska and Milison (1)
 Minutes: Hernandez (26)

 What's Next:
 Dominican University Women's Basketball improved to 4-4 on the 2025-2026 season and is 0-3 in NACC play. DU has a quick turnaround and will take on Monmouth College tomorrow, December 14^th, at Monmouth. Tip-off against the Scots will be at 3:00 p.m.

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