River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Men's Basketball team gears up to host St. Norbert for Alumni Day on Saturday.

Series History vs. Rockford:
All-Time Record / Streak: 2-6 / L2
-Dominican and St. Norbert first played on 11/17/2007 in River Forest, Ill. (W (OT), 58-52).
-The Stars dropped both of their meetings against St. Norbert last season, including a nailbiter that finished 66-65 at home on 2/1/2025.
-Dominican's last win over the Green Knights came on 2/3/2024 (71-64).
-DU averages 63.25 points per game against SNC and is 2-2 at home.

DU in Review:
-The Stars are 1-14 (1-7 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 came up short at Rockford on Wednesday night by a final score of 71-54.
 -Freshman Elijah Daugherty posted a team-high 19 points alongside 5 rebounds, a block, and a steal.
-Senior Dominic Crapia totaled 8 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski and Sophomore Ismael Nidaye Matheu collected 7 points each.

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. The Senior leads the NACC in blocks and is 5^th in the conference in rebounds per game.
-Freshman Elijah Daugherty has provided a spark off the bench for Dominican this season. Daugherty is averaging 13.6 points per game and is shooting .431 from the field.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski leads the Stars in three-pointers made with 41 and is shooting .350 behind the arc while dropping 14.4 points per game. Paszkowski ranks 10^th in the NACC in points per game and leads the conference in three-pointers made.
-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:
-St. Norbert is 11-4 (8-0 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-The Green Knights are 5-2 away from home.
-SNC is amid a four-game win streak, with its most recent result being an 88-60 win at Wisconsin Lutheran.
-The Green Knights average 72.7 points per game, shoot .457 from the field, .339 from three, and average 37.5 rebounds per game.