River Forest, Ill. – Dominican University Men's Volleyball hosts Marian University for Alumni Night on Saturday.

Series History vs. Marian:
Dominican and Marian first played on 4/2/2016 in Fond du Lac, Wis. (W, 3-1) 
All-Time Record / Streak: 11-1 / Dominican W8
Last Meeting (3/30/2024): Dominican 3, Marian 0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-22)
DU is 6-0 all-time against Marian at home.
 
DU in Review:
-The Stars hold a 4-6 record this season and are 1-0 in conference.
-Dominican began the 2025 season with three matches in Santa Cruz, California as part of the Slug Fest Tournament
-The Slug Fest Tournament marked the first time the Stars have traveled to the state of California since 2019, where they would drop a pair of matches to the University of California, Merced, and the University of California, Santa Cruz. 
 -The 2025 season marks the 2nd season with Head Coach Doug Burchett at the helm. The Stars finished the 2024 season with a record of 19-8 and were 11-1 in conference.  
 -DU heads into the 2025 season looking to defend their 2024 NACC Regular Season and Tournament titles.
 
Last Time Out:
-The Stars prevailed in a five-set thriller over Augustana on Thursday (21-25, 25-17, 18-25, 25-22, 15-10).
-Sophomore Ty Geschke registered a team-leading 17 kills on .412 hitting.
-Senior Nathaniel Cossyleon posted 16 kills and 8 digs in his first start of the season. 
-Senior Tanner Dahman tallied 10 kills and 9 digs in the victory. 
 
Star Gazing:
-Sophomore Ty Geschke has led the attack for DU this season, averaging 3.19 kills per set on .255 hitting, and has started in 6 of Dominican's 10 matches.
 -Senior Casey Goss averages 3.19 kills per set and leads the team in total kills with 125. 
 -Sophomore Grant Henderson has commanded the Star's defense with 92 total digs, leading the team in that category.
 
Familiar Faces:
     -Dominican has five of their top six kill leaders returning from the 2024 season, with Senior Casey Goss leading the way with 349 total kills, equaling 3.60 kills per set.
     -Goss was awarded NACC Player of the Year honors in 2024 and was also an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, AVCA All-West Regional Team, and NACC First Team All-Conference recipient. Goss led the Stars in kills, aces, digs, and sets played while being 3rd in total blocks.
     -Junior Michael Greco and Senior Jason Kougan resume their roles as the Stars' pair at Middle Blocker. Greco paced Dominican in 2024 with 85 blocks, followed by Kougan's 83.
     - Senior Owen Morrow returns as DU's setter. Morrow was able to tally 918 assists in the 2024 campaign and started in all of Dominican's 27 matches.
 
Scouting Report:
-Marian is 7-6 on the season and is 0-3 on the road.
-The Sabres are coming off a five-set loss at Wisconsin Lutheran on Tuesday.
-MU hits at a .197 clip compared to their opponents’ .198 per match and averages 10.6 digs per set compared to 10.3 for its opponents.