River Forest, Ill. – Dominican University Women's Volleyball hosts Saint Mary's of Indiana for Homecoming on Friday.

Series History vs. Saint Mary's (IN):
 All-Time Record / Streak: 1-1 / W1
-Dominican and Saint Mary's first played on 10/1/2016 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (L, 3-0).
-The Stars defeated the Belles in their last meeting on 9/28/2018 in River Forest, Illinois (3-2).
 

DU in Review:
-DU currently holds a 1-5 record this season.
-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 came up short against Rhodes and North Central last Friday in the North Central Triangular.
-Senior Ellery Shea notched 9 kills and an ace against Rhodes.
-Senior Veronica Henkel registered 5 kills and an ace in the match against North Central.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo collected 15 digs across the two matches.
 
Shining Stars:
-Senior Veronica Henkel leads the way for DU, having 39 kills on the season and averaging 2.17 kills per set. Henkel also has 8 aces on the season.
-Senior Ellery Shea has collected 37 kills during the 2025 campaign, which is good for 2.06 kills per set.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus has started strong in her collegiate career, collecting 109 assists and averaging 6.06 assists per set.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo has come on strong for the Stars defensively, with 54 digs in the 6 matches played.
-Senior Lola Butler has been all over the stat sheet for Dominican, collecting 37 digs and 4 aces.
-Freshman Taylor Lupton is tied for the team lead in aces with 8.
 
Scouting Report:
-Saint Mary's heads to the Igini Sports Forum undefeated, amassing an 8-0 record to start the season.
-The Belles picked up back-to-back 3-1 wins over NACC opponent Benedictine on September 3^rd and September 9^th.
-SMC hits at a clip of .182 and averages 11.66 kills per set, 1.47 blocks per set, 1.56 aces per set, and 15.78 digs per set.