River Forest, Ill. – Dominican University Men's Volleyball gets set for its second match of a back-to-back on Saturday against Adrian.

Series History vs. Adrian:
All-Time Record / Streak: 3-0 / W3
-Dominican and Adrian first played on 3/12/2016 in Adrian, MI. (W, 3-0).
-The Stars is 1-0 at home against the Bulldogs and have never dropped a set.
-In their last meeting, DU swept Adrian on 3/7/2017.
 
DU in Review:
-DU is 2-0 (0-0 NACC) on the 2026 season.
-The Stars finished the 2025 season with a 14-11 record and went 9-3 in conference.
-Dominican spent the preseason abroad in Italy, Croatia, and Slovenia to tune up for the 2026 campaign.
-The 2026 season marks the 3^rd season with Head Coach Doug Burchett at the helm. Burchett has amassed a 33-19 record since becoming head coach at Dominican.
 
Last Time Out:
 -The Stars swept Augustana in their home opener on Friday night.
 -Sophomore Kendall Esparza paced DU in attacking with 10 kills alongside 3 aces, 2 blocks, and 2 digs.
-Junior Ty Geschke posted 8 kills, 5 blocks, and 6 digs.
-Senior Michael Greco tallied 4 kills and 4 blocks.
-Junior Grant Henderson notched 12 digs in the win.

Familiar Faces:
-Junior Ty Geschke returns from a strong Sophomore season. Geschke led the Stars in kills (275) and kills per set (3.62), was second in aces (56), and was third in blocks (38.0).
-Graduate Student Casey Goss will assume his place as the starting opposite hitter for DU, following up a Senior season that included 165 kills, 47 aces, and 22 blocks.
-Sophomore Kendall Esparza is back to don the Navy and Gold and looks to build upon a Freshman season of 82 kills, 23 aces, 45 digs, and 9 starts.
-Senior Michael Greco, Junior Thomas Hirsch, and Freshman Landon Diaz look to solidify the middle blocking position for Dominican. Hirsch led all middle blockers with 96 kills, while Greco led the 2025 squad in blocks with 44.0.
-Senior Tyler Vrska and Junior Grant Henderson return as the libero duo for the Stars. Henderson led DU with 126 digs last season, while Vrska finished fourth with 112.
 
Scouting Report:
-Adrian is 0-3 to start the 2026 season.
-The Bulldogs lost all three of their matches in four sets to Lasell, Curry, and Rivier last weekend in Massachusetts.
-Adrian hits at a .101 clip, averages 9.3 kills per set, 8.6 assists per set, and 9.3 digs per set.