River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Men's Basketball team hosts the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Wednesday night.
Series History vs. MSOE:
All-Time Record / Streak: 8-22 / L4
-Dominican and MSOE first played on 2/23/2008 in River Forest, Ill. (W, 70-57).
-The Stars fell to the Raiders earlier this season on December 3
rd, by a final score of 96-71 in Milwaukee.
-Dominican's last win over MSOE came on December 13
th, 2023 (78-74).
-DU averages 65.8 points per game against MSOE and is 5-10 at home.
DU in Review:
-The Stars are 1-11 (1-4 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-DU is 1-5 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 at the buzzer to Lakeland on Saturday by a final score of 70-69.
-Freshman
Elijah Daugherty dropped a career-high 25 points and paced DU in scoring. The Freshman also added 4 rebounds and 2 steals.
-Sophomore
Frank Paszkowski notched 14 points, 4 rebounds, a block, and a steal.
-Sophomore
Braydon Murphy tallied 13 points and 5 rebounds.
Shining Stars:
-Sophomore
Braydon Murphy is averaging almost a double-double this season, leading the team in rebounds per game with 8.9, and is 4
th in points per game with 13.0. Murphy also leads DU in assists with 26 and blocks with 21.
-Freshman
Elijah Daugherty has provided a spark off the bench for Dominican this season. Daugherty is averaging 13.3 points per game and is shooting .425 from the field.
-Sophomore
Frank Paszkowski leads the Stars in three-pointers made with 32 and is shooting .364 behind the arc while dropping 14.0 points per game.
-Freshman
Chase LeFevre is 3
rd in assists for the Stars, collecting 19 so far in 2025-26.
-Senior
Adrian Pelszynski rounds out the top five in scoring for DU, dropping an average of 10.2 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:
-MSOE is 6-6 (4-1 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-The Raiders are 3-2 away from home.
-MSOE earned a 86-69 win over Illinois Tech on Saturday after dropping its previous two games at the D3Hoops classic.
-The Raiders average 82.3 points per game, shoot .511 from the field, .388 from three, and average 36.8 rebounds per game.