River Forest, Ill. – Dominican University Women's Volleyball wrapped up their first action of the season this past weekend and now prepare to host Beloit College in their home opener.

Series History vs. Beloit:
All-Time Record /Streak: 3-1 /W3
-Dominican and Beloit last played on September 19^th, 2024, and the Stars won 3-0 at Beloit.
-The Stars are 1-0 inside the Igini Sports Forum against the Buccaneers.
-The first time these two schools met up was in 2006, when Beloit got the best of DU.
 
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 went 0-3 in the DePauw Invitational, losing 3-0 to Muskingum, 3-0 to Greenville, and 3-0 to Trine.
-Their latest matchup was against the Thunder of Trine to wrap up the DePauw Invitational, where DU had a total of 23 kills.
-Senior Ellery Shea led the way for the Stars with 10 kills and an assist.
-Senior Veronica Henkel added another 8 kills to her name with 6 digs in the match.
-Freshman Karolina Stonkus has continued to show out in her freshman campaign, collecting 21 assists and 4 digs.
-Sophomore Fabiana Pizzo led Dominican with 15 digs.

Scouting Report vs. Beloit:
-Beloit is 2-3 overall in 2025 and is coming off back-to-back 3-2 losses, one against Rockford and the other against Eureka.
-The Buccaneers are 0-2 on the road.
-Beloit is averaging 8 kills per set, while their opponents are averaging 8.9 kills per set.
-The Buccaneers have 51 total service aces on the season and are averaging 2.7 aces per set.