River Forest, Ill. – Dominican University Men's Basketball returns to action after a weekend off at home against Aurora on Wednesday night.

Series History vs. Aurora:
All-Time Record / Streak: 7-29 / W1
-Dominican and Aurora first played on 12/1/2007 in Aurora, Ill. (L, 64-60).
-The Stars split the season series against the Spartans last season, which included a 101-97 overtime victory on Senior Day.
-Dominican's longest win streak over Aurora spanned two games from 1/4/2020 – 1/15/2020.
-DU averages 72.5 points per game against the Spartans and is 5-12 at home.

DU in Review:
-The Stars are 1-16 (1-9 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-DU is 1-8 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 could not keep pace with the high-flying Concordia Wisconsin offense last Wednesday, falling by a final score of 91-75.
 -Sophomore Braydon Murphy totaled 17 points and 14 rebounds. This marked Murphy's third double-double of the season, and the Sophomore added his name one again to the single-game record book for rebounds.
-Freshman Elijah Daugherty poured in 16 points and 4 assists.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski notched 12 points, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Shining Stars:
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy is averaging almost a double-double this season, leading the team in rebounds per game with 8.6, and is 4^th in points per game with 11.9. Murphy also leads DU in blocks with 25 and is 2^nd in assists with 30. The Senior is 2^nd in 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 13.9 points per game and is shooting .423 from the field.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski leads the Stars in three-pointers made with 48 and is shooting .348 behind the arc while dropping 14.4 points per game. Paszkowski leads the conference in three-pointers made.
-Sophomore Ismael Ndiaye Matheu has paced the Stars in playmaking, tallying a team-high 34 assists on the season.
-Senior Adrian Pelszynski rounds out the top five in scoring for DU, dropping an average of 8.4 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:
-Aurora is 15-3 (10-1 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-The Spartans are 8-2 away from home.
-Aurora is amid a 13-game win streak, their longest since at least 2011-2012.
-The Spartans average 87.0 points per game, shoot .506 from the field, .361 from three, and average 39.7 rebounds per game.