Lisle, Ill. – Dominican University Men's Volleyball heads to Lisle to take on the Eagles of Benedictine University on Saturday.

Series History vs. Benedictine:
Dominican and Benedictine first played on 2/12/2015 in Lisle, Ill. (W, 3-2) 
All-Time Record / Streak: 13-6 / Dominican L3
Last Meeting (3/12/2024): Dominican 2, Benedictine 3 (25-20, 25-22, 19-25, 19-25, 8-15)
DU is 5-5 on the road at Benedictine.

 
DU in Review:
-The Stars hold a 9-8 record this season and are 5-1 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 headed into the 2025 season looking to defend their 2024 NACC Regular Season and Tournament titles.
 
Last Time Out:
-The Stars took down Illinois Tech in four sets on Tuesday (27-25, 16-25, 25-22, 25-17)
-Sophomore Ty Geschke led DU with 17 kills on .378 hitting while adding 4 blocks and 6 digs.
-Senior Nathaniel Cossyleon tallied 11 kills and 7 digs.
-Sophomore Thomas Hirsch notched 9 kills on .500 hitting on top of 4 blocks.
 
Star Gazing:
-Sophomore Ty Geschke has led the attack for DU this season, averaging 3.38 kills per set on .290 hitting, and has started in 12 of Dominican's 17 matches.
 -Senior Casey Goss averages 2.98 kills and is second on the team with 140 kills.
 -Sophomore Grant Henderson has commanded the Star's defense with 109 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:
-Benedictine is 11-6 on the season and is 6-0 in the NACC.
-The Eagles are in the midst of a season-high 5 match win streak.
-BenU hits at a .256 clip compared to their opponents’ .207 per match and averages 11.2 digs per set compared to 10.8 for its opponents.