Fond du Lac, Wis. – The Dominican University Men's Basketball team begins a set of road games at Marian on Saturday.

Series History vs. Marian:
All-Time Record / Streak: 10-18 / W2
-Dominican and Marian first played on 1/12/2008 in Fond du Lac, Wis. (W, 66-61).
-The Stars took down the Sabres on the road in their only meeting last season on 1/25/2025 (80-74).
-Dominican's largest win streak of three games over Marian spanned from 1/12/2008 – 12/6/2008.
-DU averages 67.9 points per game against Marian and is 4-10 on the road.

DU in Review:
-The Stars are 1-12 (1-5 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-DU is 1-6 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 came up short in overtime against MSOE on Wednesday by a final score of 85-82.
 -Sophomore Frank Paszkowski dropped a new career-high 34 points in the defeat. Paszkowski's performance put him in a tie for 7^th in DU history for most points scored in a single game. The Sophomore went 12-22 from the floor and 7-15 from three.
-Senior Adrian Pelszynski added 9 points, a block, and a steal.
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy totaled 7 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 steals.

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 12.5. Murphy also leads DU in assists with 28 and blocks with 23.
-Freshman Elijah Daugherty has provided a spark off the bench for Dominican this season. Daugherty is averaging 12.8 points per game and is shooting .416 from the field.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski leads the Stars in three-pointers made with 39 and is shooting .379 behind the arc while dropping 15.5 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 10.0 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:
-Marian is 7-5 (4-2 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-The Sabres are 3-1 at home.
-Marian is off the back of a 66-59 defeat at St. Norbert on Wednesday.
-The Sabres average 69.8 points per game, shoot .437 from the field, .343 from three, and average 35.0 rebounds per game.