River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Men's Basketball team wraps up its non-conference road slate at Wartburg College on Monday.

Series History vs. Wartburg:
All-Time Record / Streak: 0-2 / L2
-Dominican and Wartburg first played on 12/30/2015 in Colorado Springs, CO (L, 81-71).
-The Stars have yet to play the Knights in Waverly, Iowa.
-Last year, DU fell to Wartburg at home by a final score of 88-80 on 11/30/2024.

DU in Review:
-The Stars are 1-7 (1-2 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-DU is 1-3 at home this campaign.
-Dominican closed the 2024-2025 season with an 8-17 record, including going 5-13 in conference and 5-8 at home.
-The Stars missed out on the NACC Tournament last season and are looking to make it back into the playoff picture for the first time since the 2021-2022 season.
-Head Coach Troy Tonsil enters his 3^rd season at the helm of the Men's Basketball program at Dominican. Tonsil has amassed a career record of 18-32.

 
Last Time Out:
 -The Stars came up short in a heated game against Adrian on Saturday, falling by a final score of 93-88.
 -Sophomore Frank Paszkowski posted 21 points on 6-14 from the field.
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy dropped 20 points and added 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals.
-Freshman Elijah Daugherty chipped in 18 points and was 11-12 from the line.  

Shining Stars:
-Senior Adrian Pelszynski has supplied solid minutes in the frontcourt for DU, as the Senior is 3^rd on the squad in points per game (12.8), 4^th in three-point field goals made (4), and is 5^th  in total rebounds (18).
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy is averaging almost a double-double to start the season, leading the team in rebounds per game with 8.5, and is 2^nd in points per game with 14.4.
-Freshman Elijah Daugherty has provided a spark off the bench for Dominican this season. Daugherty is averaging 13.0 points per game and is shooting .405 from the field.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski leads the Stars in three-pointers made with 21 and is shooting .389 behind the arc while dropping 12.0 points per game.
-Freshman Chase LeFevre is 2^nd in assists for the Stars, collecting 16 so far in 2025-26.

Familiar Faces:
-Senior Dominic Crapia enters his 4th season as a reliable 3-point shooter for the Stars. Crapia shot .359 from beyond the arc in 2024-25 and is in the joint lead in returners with 28 3-pointers made.
-Sophomore Lucas Underwood had a successful start to his collegiate career last campaign, averaging 5.6 points per game and had 28 3-pointers made.
-Senior Adrian Pelszynski will return as an integral part of Dominican's frontcourt. Pelszynski averaged 13.2 minutes per game last year alongside 4.5 points per game.
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy looks to improve upon a strong freshman season, as the center chipped in 2.7 points per game alongside 2.5 rebounds per game in a more limited role.  

Scouting Report:
-Wartburg is 7-2 to start the 2025-2026 season.
-The Knights are 5-1 at home.
-Wartburg is off the heels of a 91-79 loss at Loras on Saturday, which snapped a season-high five-game win streak.
-The Knights average 87.4 points per game, shoot .487 from the field, .295 from three, and average 43.7 rebounds per game.