River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Basketball team looks to continue their momentum into their first conference game Wednesday night against MSOE.


Series History vs. MSOE:
All-Time Record/Streak: 9-18/L3
-Dominican and MSOE first played on 2/23/2008, and the Stars came out victorious 59-47 inside the Igini Sports Forum.
-Last season the Raiders got the best of DU, winning 77-51 inside the Igini Sports Forum.
-Dominican has lost the last three matchups and has only scored over 50 points once in these matchups.
-Before the 3-game skid, the Stars won 5 in a row from 2018 to 2022.
-DU averages 54.33 points per game against the Raiders.
-Dominican is 7-7 on their home court in this matchup.

 
DU in Review:
- The Stars are 3-1 (0-0 NACC) on the 2025-26 season.
-DUWBB is 1-0 inside the Igini Sports Forum this season.  
-DU is 1-1 coming off a win.
-Dominican went 5-20 overall in their 2024-2025 season, while going 1-15 inside the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC).
 -DUWBB missed the tournament last season and aims to get back into the NACC tournament for the first time since the 2021-2022 season.
- The Stars won their opening game for the first time since the 2019-2020 season.
- Head coach Tethnie Carrillo enters her 2^nd full season at Dominican and has a career record of 148-231.

Last Time Out:
-The Stars played a back-and-forth affair at North Park University, with DU getting the upper hand in a 58-57 victory on the road.
 -Junior Lia Saunders earned player of the game in this one, collecting 12 points, 4 steals, and 7 assists. Saunders was tied for the team high in minutes with 31.
-Junior Teagan Dahl was in double figures with 10 points on 4-6 shooting.
-Junior Aya Deiri was all over the floor for Dominican, collecting 9 points, 2 steals, 2 rebounds, and an assist.
-Freshman Kennedy Yost added 9 points for DU in her stellar freshman season. Yost also collected 4 rebounds.
-Junior Olivia Genthner shot a perfect 3-3 from the floor, scoring 8 points and grabbing 3 rebounds.
 

Familiar Faces:
-Dominican returns Junior Aya Deiri, who has been a huge factor on the defensive side for the Stars. In the 2024-2025 season, Deiri played 502 minutes, playing 23 games and collecting 73 rebounds as a guard. Aya also added 26 steals and 3 blocks, solidifying her presence on the defensive end.
-Junior Lia Saunders is a crucial returning player for this DUWBB squad. Saunders started in all 25 games last season and played in 653 minutes, which led the team. Lia was all over the floor for Dominican, collecting 153 points, 62 assists, 85 rebounds, 36 steals, and shooting 74% from the charity stripe.  
-Junior Kaitlyn Milison is back on the hardwood for Dominican, playing in 25 games last season. Milison stretched the floor as a power forward for Dominican, knocking down 8 threes last season and shooting 38.8% from the floor. Kaitlyn picked up 159 points and 8 blocks.
-Sophomore Maya Kasuboski is back in her sophomore season after playing in 23 games last season. Kasuboski hit 9 threes in her minutes and is hoping to take the sophomore step for this DU squad. Maya helped on the boards last season, collecting 34 rebounds.
-Senior Kamila Gajkowska is back for the Dominican University Women's Basketball.  Gajkowska played in 25 games and started in 11 of those games, doing all the dirty work for the Stars. Kamila collected 24 steals and 13 blocks, with 96 total rebounds, with 33 of those being offensive rebounds. The senior shot 78.6% from the charity stripe in her 452 minutes of action.

 
Shining Stars:
-Junior Lia Saunders is the leading point scorer for the Stars with 46 points on the season. Saunders has also collected 10 assists in her 120 minutes played.
-Junior Aya Deiri has continued to be all over the floor for Dominican. She has collected 26 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals in her 93 minutes of play.
-Freshman Kennedy Yost was a huge addition for the Stars earlier on. Yost is second on the team in points with 41. The freshman has also grabbed 24 rebounds, 12 of them on the offensive side. Kennedy is also shooting 78.6% from the charity stripe.
-Freshman Allannah Jackson fills up the stat sheet in more ways than one. Jackson has 15 assists, 27 rebounds, 16 steals, and 14 points.
-Freshman Emily Bouaphanh is a key player for Dominican off the bench, bringing the energy every time she steps on the floor. Bouaphnah has 28 points and 8 steals in the freshman campaign.
 
Scouting Report: 
-MSOE 4-1 to their 2025-2026 season.
-The Raiders are 1-0 away from their home court.
-MSOE is currently riding a 4-game win streak.
-The Raiders have beaten Rose-Hulman (56-46), Carthage College (57-49), Lake Forest College (63-42), and UW Superior (61-53).
-This will be MSOE's second straight road game.
-The Raiders average 57.6 points per game, while holding their opponents to just 49.2 points per game.