River Forest, Ill. -The Dominican University Women's Basketball team returns to action after the holidays at home against Monmouth College on Tuesday.

Series History vs. Monmouth:
All-Time Record / Streak: 1-5 / L5
-Dominican and Monmouth first played on 1/9/2010 in River Forest, Ill. (W, 85-74)
-The Stars fell on the road against the Scots earlier this season on December 14^th, by a final score of 71-59.
-Junior Lia Saunders paced DU with 17 points in the defeat.
-Dominican is 1-1 at home against Monmouth
-The Stars average 59.67 points per game against the Scots.

DU in Review:
- The Stars are 5-5 (0-3 NACC) on the 2025-26 season.
-DUWBB is 5-2 in their non-conference schedule.
-DU is 2-2 in the Igini Sports Forum.
-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:
-A strong third quarter powered the Stars to a win over Mount Mary on Tuesday, December 16^th, by a final score of 60-48.
 -Junior Teagan Dahl posted a team-leading 18 points on 8-18 shooting alongside 8 rebounds.
-Junior Lia Saunders chipped in 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals.
-Freshman Kennedy Yost totaled 6 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals.
-Freshman Eva Herbig contributed 9 points, all of which came from beyond the arc.
 
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 117 points on the season. Saunders has also collected 24 assists in her 282 minutes played.
-Junior Aya Deiri has continued to be all over the floor for Dominican. She has collected 41 points, 38 rebounds, 18 assists, and 16 steals in 235 minutes.
-Freshman Kennedy Yost was a huge addition for the Stars earlier on. Yost is third on the team in points with 79. The freshman has also grabbed 58 rebounds, with 21 of them being offensive. Yost is also shooting 83.3% from the charity stripe. Yost has put up 2 double-doubles.
-Freshman Allannah Jackson fills up the stat sheet in more ways than one. Jackson has 28 assists, 55 rebounds, 32 steals, and 47 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 42 points and 13 steals in the freshman campaign.
-Junior Teagan Dahl has found her stride in a Stars uniform, being the second leading scorer on the team with 103 points. Dahl is shooting 47.6% from downtown and has hit 10 threes this year. The junior has also recorded 15 steals and 49 rebounds.
-Freshman Eva Herbig has been a flamethrower from deep for the Stars, as she is shooting 33.3% from deep with 14 made threes. The freshman has 46 points on the season.
 
Scouting Report: 
-Monmouth is 3-7 overall during the 2025-2026 season and is 0-3 in the Midwest Conference.
-The Scots are 1-1 away from home.
-Monmouth has dropped 5 of their last 6 decisions, with their only win coming against DU.
-Before taking on Dominican on Tuesday, the Scots travel to Eureka to face the Red Devils the day prior.
-Monmouth averages 55.9 points per game, 36.3 rebounds per game, and shoot 31.5% from the floor.