River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Men's Basketball team hosts its final non-conference game of the season against Lawrence University on Saturday.

Series History vs. Lawrence:
All-Time Record / Streak: 1-3 / W1
-Dominican and Lawrence first played on 11/16/2007 in River Forest, Ill. (L, 87-72).
-The Stars defeated the Vikings in their previous game at Lawrence on 12/21/2024 (85-65).
-DU averages 69.5 points per game against Lawrence and is 0-2 at home.

DU in Review:
-The Stars are 1-9 (1-3 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:
 -Concordia Wisconsin broke away from the Stars in the second half of Wednesday night's game, as DU fell by a final score of 81-55.
 -Sophomore Braydon Murphy contributed 8 points, 5 blocks, and 16 boards. Murphy achieved a tie for 5^th in most blocks in a game and a tie for 4^th in most rebounds in a game in Dominican's Division III history.
-Senior Dominic Crapia notched 13 points on 5-10 shooting alongside 6 rebounds and a steal.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski added 13 points and was 3-9 from three.

Shining Stars:
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy is averaging almost a double-double to start the season, leading the team in rebounds per game with 8.9, and is 3^rd in points per game with 13.1. Murphy also leads DU in assists with 24 and blocks with 20.
-Freshman Elijah Daugherty has provided a spark off the bench for Dominican this season. Daugherty is averaging 12.1 points per game and is shooting .410 from the field.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski leads the Stars in three-pointers made with 27 and is shooting .375 behind the arc while dropping 13.2 points per game.
-Freshman Chase LeFevre is 3^rd in assists for the Stars, collecting 18 so far in 2025-26.
-Senior Adrian Pelszynski rounds out the top four in scoring for DU, dropping an average of 12.8 points per game.

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:
-Lawrence is 6-3 (1-2 MWC) to start the 2025-2026 season.
-The Vikings are 3-2 away from home.
-Lawrence is amid a two-game losing streak, dropping decisions to Wisconsin-Whitewater at home and Monmouth on the road.
-The Vikings average 75.1 points per game, shoot .449 from the field, .387 from three, and average 37.7 rebounds per game.