Milwaukee, Wis. – Dominican University Men's Volleyball travels to Milwaukee to face Wisconsin Lutheran on Saturday.

Series History vs. Wisconsin Lutheran:
Dominican and Wisconsin Lutheran first played on 3/19/2021 in Milwaukee, Wis. (W, 3-0) 
All-Time Record / Streak: 4-0 / Dominican W4
Last Meeting (3/23/2024): Dominican 3, Benedictine 0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-15)
DU is 2-0 at WLC.
 
DU in Review:
-The Stars hold an 11-8 record this season and are 7-1 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 swept Concordia Wisconsin at home on Wednesday (26-24, 25-16, 26-24).
-Freshman Kendall Esparza totaled a career-high 16 kills on .577 hitting on top of 3 digs and a solo block.
-Senior Aaron Marrs posted a season-high 16 kills on .355 hitting.
-Senior Owen Morrow collected 39 assists.
 
Star Gazing:
-Sophomore Ty Geschke has led the attack for DU this season, averaging 3.39 kills per set on .281 hitting, and has started in 14 of Dominican's 19 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.
NACC Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week:
-Senior Nathaniel Cossyleon received NACC Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week honors for the week of March 10^th to March 16^th.
-Cossyleon totaled 29 kills over DU'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:
-Wisconsin Lutheran is 8-11 on the season and is 4-3 in the NACC.
-The Warriors are fresh off a sweep of Maranatha Baptist on Thursday.
-CUW hits at a .184 clip while averaging 10.5 kills per set and 10.8 digs per set.