River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team is back inside the Igini Sports Forum for a non-conference battle against Eureka College.

Series History vs. Eureka:
 All-Time Record / Streak: 10-0 / W10
-Dominican and Eureka first played on 9/16/2003 at Dominican University (W, 3-0).
-The Stars have only lost 4 sets in 10 matches against the Red Devils.
DU and EC played last season at Eureka College, and Dominican won 3-0.
-Dominican is 2-0 inside the Igini Sports Forum against the Red Devils.  

DU in Review:
-DU currently holds a 1-9 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 fell 3-0 in both matches at the Kalamazoo Tri-Match.
-Game against Albion
- Senior Veronica Henkel led DU in attacking with 8 kills while adding a block, an ace, and 8 digs.
-Senior Lola Butler posted 6 kills, an ace, and 7 digs. 
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus notched 16 assists in the defeat.
-Game against Kalamazoo
-Senior Veronica Henkel and Senior Lola Butler recorded 6 kills each in the match. Butler added 3 blocks and 4 digs.
-Junior Kathryn Ksiezak notched 3 blocks.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo tallied 15 digs in the defeat.
 
Shining Stars:
-Senior Veronica Henkel leads the way for DU, having 66 kills on the season and averaging 2.60 kills per set. Henkel also has 12 aces on the season.
-Senior Ellery Shea has collected 50 kills during the 2025 campaign, which is good for 2.38 kills per set.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus has started strong in her collegiate career, collecting 180 assists and averaging 5.81 assists per set.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo has come on strong for the Stars defensively, with 108 digs in 10 matches played.
-Senior Lola Butler has been all over the stat sheet for Dominican, collecting 62 digs and 6 aces.
-Freshman Taylor Lupton is second on the squad in aces with 8.
 
Scouting Report:
-Eureka is 3-9 to start their 2025 season.
-The Red Devils had a three-game win streak from September 6^th to September 9th, in this stretch, they beat Rockford, Beloit, and Knox College.
-Eureka is currently on a 5-match losing streak where they have only won one set.
-The Red Devils have collected 323 kills so far this season, and this is good for 7.69 kills per set.