River Forest, Ill. – Women's and Men's Basketball battle through final games before the holidays.

Women's Basketball closed out a stretch of three games in four days against Mount Mary on the road on Tuesday. After the first half, the Stars and Blue Angels were tied at 23-23. Dominican turned it on in the third quarter, outscoring Mount Mary 20-9 en route to a 60-48 win. DU was led by Junior Teagan Dahl, who totaled 18 points and 8 rebounds. Junior Lia Saunders collected 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals. Freshman Kennedy Yost continued her strong start to her collegiate career, notching 6 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals. The Stars are off for the holidays and will return to action on Tuesday, December 30^th, as they host Monmouth College in the Igini Sports Forum for their final game of 2025. Tip-off against the Scots is slated for 1:00 p.m.
 
Men's Basketball fought through a busy portion of their schedule, which started at Wartburg College on Monday. DU was unable to keep pace with the offense of the Knights, dropping the contest by a final score of 87-66. Sophomore Rank Paszkowski posted 23 points on 10-18 shooting alongside 4 assists and 2 steals, while Sophomore Ismael Nidaye Matheu totaled 11 points on 5-7 shooting. Following Wartburg, Dominican traveled to Concordia Wisconsin in a return to NACC action. The Falcons pulled away from the Stars at the end of the first half, and the Stars could not come back in the second, falling by a final score of 81-55. Senior Dominic Crapia and Paszkowski both notched 13 points. Sophomore Braydon Murphy had a record-setting night, entering the top 10 for single-game totals in rebounds (16) and blocks (5). To conclude the week, Dominican hosted Lawrence University for its final non-conference game of the season. A sluggish start for DU proved too much to overcome, as the Stars came up short of the Vikings with a final score of 75-61. Paszkowski added another 22 points on 7-16 shooting, Freshman Elijah Daugherty collected 14 points, and Murphy added his second double-double of the week by dropping 12 points and 13 rebounds. DU will return to action after the holidays on Saturday, January 3^rd at home against Lakeland. Tip-off between the Stars and Muskies will be at 1:00 p.m.

 Stars of the Week for the week of December 15^th to December 21^st:

Sophomore Allanah Jackson of Women's Basketball received Star of the Week honors. Jackson posted 6 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals in DU's 60-48 win over Mount Mary on Tuesday.

Sophomore Frank Paszkowski and Sophomore Braydon Murphy of Men's Basketball were named Co-Stars of the Week. Paszkowski totaled 48 points, 7 rebounds, and was 10-30 from three. Murphy posted 28 points, 34 rebounds, 5 blocks, and a double-double in the loss to Lawrence on Saturday.