River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Men's Basketball team looks to defend home court against Concordia Chicago in a Gold Rush on Wednesday.

Series History vs. Concordia Chicago:
All-Time Record / Streak: 11-21 / W1
-Dominican and Concordia Chicago first played on 12/4/2007 in River Forest, Ill. (W, 95-81)
-The Stars took down the Cougars in their only meeting last season on 1/29/2025 by a final score of 82-74.
-DU's longest win streak over CUC spanned 2 games between 2/14/2017 – 1/3/2018.
-DU averages 72.2 points per game and is 7-8 at home against the Cougars.

DU in Review:
-The Stars are 1-5 (1-1 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-DU is 1-1 at home this season.
-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 picked up their first win of the season over Benedictine by a final score of 93-84.
 -Sophomore Frank Paszkowski poured in a career-high 23 points and was 5-8 from deep. Paskowski has made 13 triples over his past two games.
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy notched his first double-double of the season, collecting 17 points and 14 rebounds.
-Freshman Elijah Daugherty dropped 18 points and was 6-10 from the floor in 22 minutes off the bench.
-Sophomore Emmanuel Fuller contributed 13 points.

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 8.8, and is 2^nd in points per game with 13.5
-Freshman Elijah Daugherty has provided a spark off the bench for Dominican this season. Daugherty is averaging 11.3 points per game and is shooting .415 from the field.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski leads the Stars in three-pointers made with 17 and is shooting .447 behind the arc while dropping 11.5 points per game.
-Freshman Chase LeFevre is the leading assist man for the Stars, collecting 14 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:
-Concordia Chicago is 3-4 (2-0 NACC) to start the 2025-2026 season.
-The Cougars are 1-3 away from home.
-CUC is on a two-game win streak, picking up conference wins over Edgewood (63-56) at home and Rockford (57-54) on the road
-The Cougars average 70.4 points per game, shoot .394 from the field, .369 from three, and average 39.6 rebounds per game.