Naperville, Ill. – Dominican University Women's Volleyball heads back on the road to North Central College for the NCC Tri-Match after a 3-0 sweep against Beloit in their home opener.
Series History vs. Rhodes:
All-Time Record/Streak: 0-1 /L1
-Dominican and Rhodes played their only match-up on September 2nd, 2005. Rhodes won the match 3-0.
Series History vs. North Central:
All-Time Record/Streak: 4-4/L2
-Dominican and North Central played their last match against each other on September 24
th, 2022, with the Cardinals winning 3-0.
-The Stars are 0-1 on the road at North Central.
-DU and NCC first played in 2003.
-Dominican had a three-game win streak against the Cardinals between the years of 2011 and 2014.
DU in Review:
-Dominican completed the 2024 season with a 12-13 record, including going 5-8 in conference and 7-3 at home.
-The Stars missed out on the 2024 NACC Tournament. DU's last conference tournament appearance came in the shortened 2020 season.
-Head Coach Oliva Kofie starts her 2
nd season as Dominican's Head Coach.
Familiar Faces:
-Senior
Ellery Shea was third in kills for DU last season, amassing 136 on .177 hitting. Shea also added 37 blocks during her Junior campaign.
-Senior
Veronica Henkel collected 59 kills during the 2024 season in 23 matches played.
-Junior
Kathryn Ksiezak started in 18 matches last season, notching 55 kills and led the Stars with 39 total blocks.
-Senior
Lola Butler recorded 21 matches played in 2024, potting 16 kills and 20 aces.
Last Time Out:
-The Stars bounced back in the Igini Sports Forum, beating the Buccaneers of Beloit 3-0 in the home opener.
-Dominican had 35 total kills in the match and had a .320 hitting percentage as a team.
-Senior
Veronica Henkel paced the Stars with 12 kills at a clip of .375 while notching 5 aces, a solo block, and 3 digs.
-Senior
Jillian Ross posted 8 kills on .462 hitting.
-Senior
Ellery Shea registered 8 kills on .538 hitting.
-Freshman
Karolina Stonkus dished 30 assists and totaled 7 digs in the win.
Shining Stars:
-Senior
Veronica Henkel leads the way for DU, having 30 kills on the season and averaging 2.5 kills per set. Henkel also has 5 service aces on the season.
-Senior
Ellery Shea has collected 24 kills in the 4 matches, which is good for 2 kills per set.
-Freshman
Karolina Stonkus has started strong in her collegiate career, collecting 77 assists and averaging 6.42 assists per set.
-Sophomore
Fabiana Pizzo has come on strong for the Stars defensively, with 39 digs in the 4 matches played.
-Senior
Lola Butler has been all over the stat sheet for Dominican, collecting 34 digs and 4 services aces.
-Freshman
Taylor Lupton is tied for the team lead in service aces with 5.
Scouting Report vs. Rhodes:
-Rhodes is 4-4 overall in 2025 and is coming off a 3-0 win against Lyon College (Ark.).
-The Lynx are 1-1 on the road and 0-2 on a neutral court.
-Rhodes has a total of 340 kills as a team and is averaging 12.1 kills per set, while their opponents have 304 kills against them.
Scouting Report vs. North Central:
-North Central is 6-2 overall and is currently riding a 5-match winning streak. In this win streak the Cardinals have not lost a set and have beaten NACC opponents Aurora, MSOE, and Benedictine.
-The Cardinals are 1-0 inside their home gym and 4-1 on a neutral court.
-NCC has a total of 330 kills as a team and is averaging 12.7 kills per set, while their opponents only have 227 kills against them.
-North Central is only averaging 1.6 errors per set.
