Madison, Wis. – Dominican University Men's Volleyball travels to Edgewood College to take on the Eagles on Saturday.

Series History vs. Edgewood:
Dominican and Edgewood first played on 3/23/2021 in River Forest, Ill. (W, 3-0) 
All-Time Record / Streak: 3-1 / Dominican W1
Last Meeting (3/2/2024): Dominican 3, Aurora 0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-21)
DU is 1-0.
 
DU in Review:
-The Stars hold a 5-7 record this season and are 2-1 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 suffered their first NACC defeat of the season against Aurora on Thursday (16-25, 24-26, 25-18, 17-25).
-Senior Tanner Dahman registered a team-leading 8 kills while adding 3 blocks.
-Senior Aaron Marrs collected 6 kills on .455 hitting. 
-Sophomore Thomas Hirsch posted 4 kills and 4 blocks.  
 
Star Gazing:
-Sophomore Ty Geschke has led the attack for DU this season, averaging 3.19 kills per set on .267 hitting, and has started in 8 of Dominican's 12 matches.
 -Senior Casey Goss averages 2.98 kills per set and leads the team in total kills with 140. 
 -Sophomore Grant Henderson has commanded the Star's defense with 102 total digs, leading the team in that category.

Star of the Week:
-Sophomore Ty Geschke received Men’s Star of the Week honors for the week of February 16th to February 23rd.
-Geschke totaled 33 kills on .435 hitting while adding 4 aces and 3 blocks in Dominican’s two wins during the week.

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:
-Edgewood is 4-8 on the season and is 1-2 in conference.
-The Eagles are off the heels of their first NACC win of the season, defeating Wisconsin Lutheran in four sets (25-22, 20-25, 25-19, 25-16).
-EC hits at a .166 clip compared to their opponents’ .233 per match and averages 9.6 digs per set compared to 10.4 for its opponents.