Rockford, Ill. – The Dominican University Men's Basketball team prepares to head to Rockford for a midweek clash against the Regents.

Series History vs. Rockford:
All-Time Record / Streak: 10-23 / L5
-Dominican and Rockford first played on 1/15/2008 in Rockford, Ill. (W, 90-57).
-The Stars dropped their only contest against the Regents last season on 2/13/2025 at home by a final score of 77-67.
-Dominican's longest win streak of two games spanned from 2/17/2018 to 12/1/2018.
-DU averages 77.61 points per game against Rockford and is 4-11 on the road.

DU in Review:
-The Stars are 1-13 (1-6 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-DU is 1-6 at home this campaign.
-Dominican closed the 2024-2025 season with an 8-17 record, including going 5-13 in conference and 5-8 at home.
-The Stars missed out on the NACC Tournament last season and are looking to make it back into the playoff picture for the first time since the 2021-2022 season.
-Head Coach Troy Tonsil enters his 3^rd season at the helm of the Men's Basketball program at Dominican. Tonsil has amassed a career record of 18-32.

 
Last Time Out:
 -The Stars fell on the road to Marian by a final score of 72-45.
 -Freshman Elijah Daugherty posted a team-high 19 points on 9-18 shooting alongside 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski added 7 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 blocks.
-Senior Adrian Pelszynski contributed 7 points and 2 boards.

Shining Stars:
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy is averaging almost a double-double this season, leading the team in rebounds per game with 8.4, and is 4^th in points per game with 11.6. Murphy also leads DU in assists with 28 and blocks with 23.
-Freshman Elijah Daugherty has provided a spark off the bench for Dominican this season. Daugherty is averaging 13.2 points per game and is shooting .427 from the field.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski leads the Stars in three-pointers made with 40 and is shooting .374 behind the arc while dropping 14.9 points per game.
-Freshman Chase LeFevre is 3^rd in assists for the Stars, collecting 20 so far in 2025-26.
-Senior Adrian Pelszynski rounds out the top five in scoring for DU, dropping an average of 9.6 points per game.

Familiar Faces:
-Senior Dominic Crapia enters his 4th season as a reliable 3-point shooter for the Stars. Crapia shot .359 from beyond the arc in 2024-25 and is in the joint lead in returners with 28 3-pointers made.
-Sophomore Lucas Underwood had a successful start to his collegiate career last campaign, averaging 5.6 points per game and had 28 3-pointers made.
-Senior Adrian Pelszynski will return as an integral part of Dominican's frontcourt. Pelszynski averaged 13.2 minutes per game last year alongside 4.5 points per game.
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy looks to improve upon a strong freshman season, as the center chipped in 2.7 points per game alongside 2.5 rebounds per game in a more limited role.  

Scouting Report:
-Rockford is 6-7 (3-3 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-The Regents are 3-1 at home.
-Rockford is amid a three-game win streak, taking down Edgewood, Concordia Chicago, and Maranatha Baptist in the process.
-The Regents average 64.9 points per game, shoot .401 from the field, .250 from three, and average 35.6 rebounds per game.