River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Basketball team looks to keep the momentum rolling into Saturday after back-to-back wins.
  
Series History vs. St. Norbert:  
All-Time Record / Streak: 0-5 / L5  
-Dominican and St. Norbert first played on 1/22/2022 at St. Norbert College, with the Green Knights getting the upper hand 88-50.
-Dominican is 0-3 inside the Igini Sports Forum against SNC.
-The Stars are averaging 48.4 points per game against St. Norbert.
-This will be the third straight game inside the Igini Sports Forum.
 
  
DU in Review:  
- The Stars are 8-7 (2-5 NACC) on the 2025-26 season.  
-DUWBB is 6-2 to finish up their non-conference schedule.  
-DU is 4-3 on their home court.  
-Dominican went 5-20 overall in their 2024-2025 season, while going 1-15 inside the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC).  
 -DUWBB missed the tournament last season and aims to get back into the NACC tournament for the first time since the 2021-2022 season.  
- The Stars won their opening game for the first time since the 2019-2020 season.  
- Head coach Tethnie Carrillo enters her 2nd full season at Dominican and has a career record of 148-231.  
  
Last Time Out:  
-The Stars earned two straight wins in a home game against Rockford University. DU won 69-44.
-Junior Lia Saunders earned herself Star of the Game with a 30-point performance. The Junior shot 12-15 from the floor and 6-9 from downtown. Saunders also recorded 4 assists and 2 steals.
-Junior Kaitlyn Milison collected 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals
-Freshman Eva Herbig added 9 points.
-Freshman Kennedy Yost went 4-4 from the charity stripe and collected 6 points in the game.


Familiar Faces:  
-Dominican returns Junior Aya Deiri, who has been a huge factor on the defensive side for the Stars. In the 2024-2025 season, Deiri played 502 minutes, playing 23 games and collecting 73 rebounds as a guard. Aya also added 26 steals and 3 blocks, solidifying her presence on the defensive end.  
-Junior Lia Saunders is a crucial returning player for this DUWBB squad. Saunders started in all 25 games last season and played in 653 minutes, which led the team. Lia was all over the floor for Dominican, collecting 153 points, 62 assists, 85 rebounds, 36 steals, and shooting 74% from the charity stripe.    
-Junior Kaitlyn Milison is back on the hardwood for Dominican, playing in 25 games last season. Milison stretched the floor as a power forward for Dominican, knocking down 8 threes last season and shooting 38.8% from the floor. Kaitlyn picked up 159 points and 8 blocks.  
-Sophomore Maya Kasuboski is back in her sophomore season after playing in 23 games last season. Kasuboski hit 9 threes in her minutes and is hoping to take the sophomore step for this DU squad. Maya helped on the boards last season, collecting 34 rebounds.  
-Senior Kamila Gajkowska is back for the Dominican University Women's Basketball.  Gajkowska played in 25 games and started in 11 of those games, doing all the dirty work for the Stars. Kamila collected 24 steals and 13 blocks, with 96 total rebounds, with 33 of those being offensive rebounds. The senior shot 78.6% from the charity stripe in her 452 minutes of action.  
  
   
Shining Stars:  
-Junior Lia Saunders is the leading point scorer for the Stars with 190 points on the season. Saunders has also collected 38 assists in her 407 minutes played.  
-Junior Aya Deiri has continued to be all over the floor for Dominican. She has collected 59 points, 41 rebounds, 22 assists, and 21 steals in 324 minutes.  
-Freshman Kennedy Yost was a huge addition for the Stars earlier on. Yost is third on the team in points with 127. The freshman has also grabbed 84 rebounds, with 27 of them being offensive. Yost is also shooting 80% from the charity stripe. Yost has put up 2 double-doubles.  
-Freshman Allannah Jackson fills up the stat sheet in more ways than one. Jackson has 34 assists, 77 rebounds, 43 steals, and 71 points.  
-Freshman Emily Bouaphanh is a key player for Dominican off the bench, bringing the energy every time she steps on the floor. Bouaphnah has 43 points and 16 steals in the freshman campaign.  
-Junior Teagan Dahl has found her stride in a Stars uniform, being the second leading scorer on the team with 142 points. Dahl is shooting 35.3% from downtown and has hit 12 threes this year. The junior has also recorded 121 steals and 74 rebounds. Dahl has scored in double figures in 8 of the 15 games played.   
-Freshman Eva Herbig has been a flamethrower from deep for the Stars, as she is shooting 28.1% from deep with 18 made threes. The freshman has 62 points on the season.  
-Junior Kaitlyn Milison has been a force for the Stars as of late. Milison has recorded 81 points, 14 steals, 6 blocks, 11 assists, and 56 rebounds.
   
Scouting Report:   
-St. Norbert is 8-5 overall with an 8-0 NACC conference record.
-The Green Knights are 3-1 on the road.
-SNC is riding a 4-game win streak, with these wins being at CUW, at Marian, vs Illinois Tech and vs Wisconsin Lutheran.
-The Green Knights last loss was on December 22, 2025, in Hawaii against McMurry University (73-68).
-St. Norbert is averaging 65.9 points per game, 39 rebounds per game and shooting 42.9% from the floor.