Milwaukee, Wis. - The Dominican University Women's Basketball team hits the road for a back-to-back set with the first game being at MSOE.
Series History vs. MSOE:
All-Time Record / Streak: 9-19 / L4
-Dominican and MSOE first played on 2/23/2008 inside the Igini Sports Forum, with the Stars getting the upper hand 59-47.
-Before this four-game losing streak the Stars won 4 in a row, from 2018 to 2022.
-DU's last win at MSOE was on 1/22/2020 49-39.
-The Stars are 2-11 at MSOE.
-Dominican averages 53.93 points against the Raiders.
-The Stars and Raiders played once already this season, on December 3rd with MSOE winning 66-43 inside the Igini Sports Forum.
DU in Review:
- The Stars are 6-6 (0-4 NACC) on the 2025-26 season.
-DUWBB is 6-2 to finish up their non-conference schedule.
-DU is 3-3 on the road.
-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 opened their 2026 part of their schedule with a defensive battle against Lakeland. DU fell 48-47.
-Sophomore Allannah Jackson was the leading scorer for the Stars with 12 points, this being a career high for the sophomore. Jackson also collected 2 steals in the game.
-Freshman Kennedy Yost was one point shy of a double-double as she earned 10 rebounds and 9 points.
-Junior Lia Saunders was all over the stat sheet for DU with 8 points, 1 steal, 4 assists, and 5 rebounds.
-Junior Aya Deiri earned 6 points and 3 steals.
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 133 points on the season. Saunders has also collected 32 assists in her 336 minutes played.
-Junior Aya Deiri has continued to be all over the floor for Dominican. She has collected 47 points, 40 rebounds, 18 assists, and 19 steals in 261 minutes.
-Freshman Kennedy Yost was a huge addition for the Stars earlier on. Yost is third on the team in points with 100. The freshman has also grabbed 73 rebounds, with 23 of them being offensive. Yost is also shooting 84% 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 29 assists, 63 rebounds, 38 steals, and 64 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 13 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 122 points. Dahl is shooting 43.5% from downtown and has hit 10 threes this year. The junior has also recorded 15 steals and 64 rebounds. Dahl has scored in double figures in 7 of the 12 games played.
-Freshman Eva Herbig has been a flamethrower from deep for the Stars, as she is shooting 28% from deep with 14 made threes. The freshman has 48 points on the season.
Scouting Report:
-MSOE is 8-2 on the season with a 3-0 NACC conference record.
-The Raiders are 4-1 on their home court this season.
-MSOE is coming off a win in their first game of the 2026 part of their schedule, with a 68-57 win over Illinois Tech.
-The Raiders held a 7-game win streak from November 8th to December 20th.
-MSOE is averaging 58.9 points per game, 36.6 rebounds per game and shoot 35% from the floor.
