River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team is in the Igini Sports Forum for their second straight home game.
 
Series History vs. Lakeland: 
All-Time Record/Streak: 13-12/L4
-The first time these two schools played was on September 30^th, 2005, at Lakeland University. The Muskies won 3-0.
-Lakeland won the first 6 matches of this series all in 3-0 fashion.
-Dominican went on a 7-game win streak from 10/8/2010 to 10/2/2015 before they lost their next game. 5 of the 7 games the Stars won 3-0.
-The last time DU won was on 10/2/2021 in a 3-0 win.
-In the last four Lakeland wins, Dominican has only won 1 set.
-The Stars are 8-4 inside the Igini Sports Forum against the Muskies.
 
 
DU in Review:   
-DUWVB is 0-19 in the 2026 season. They recently lost to Illinois Tech in their second home match of the season.
-Dominican completed the 2025 season with a 2-21 record, including going 1-12 in the conference and 1-9 at home.   
-The Stars missed out on the 2025 NACC Tournament. DU's last conference tournament appearance came in the shortened 2020 season.   
-Head Coach Oliva Kofie starts her 3rd season as Dominican's Head Coach.   
  
Familiar Faces:   
-Senior Kathryn Ksiezak started in 23 matches last season and was 3rd in kills with 66 while also leading her team in blocks with 38 in her junior campaign.    
-Senior Jillian Ross looks to finish her senior year strong. In the 2025 season, Ross started in 23 matches where she collected 42 kills and 18 blocks.    
-Sophomore Karolina Stonkus led her team with 411 assists and 29 service aces. Stonkus also had 34 kills.    
-Junior Fabianna Pizzo looks to continue to be a rock for DU. Last season she played in 23 matches while collecting 255 digs.    
 
Last Time Out: 
-Dominican fell 3-0 to the Scarlet Hawks of Illinois Tech.   
-Senior Jaylynn Miller earned 5 kills on the night, this being a team high.
-Freshman Kaitlyn Stanek made her presence known at the net, earning 2 blocks in the match.
-Junior Fabiana Pizzo collected 5 digs.
-Freshman Mawedda Abu-Shukhaidem collected 6 assists and 3 digs.
-Freshman Gracelynn Perry added 4 digs and 4 assists.
-Sophomore Olivia Pollak did a little bit of everything, earning 2 kills, 4 assists, 1 block, and 3 digs.
 
Shining Stars: 
-Sophomore Karolina Stonkus leads her team with 62 kills while also tallying 41 assists and 10 service aces and is tied for second most block assists on her team with 3. 
-Sophomore Olivia Pollak is making an impact after being injured last season. Pollak has collected 66 kills, she has 127 assists and 103 digs. 
-Junior Ella Murray showed off on the offensive side for her season in a Stars uniform with 47 kills. 
-Senior Kathryn Ksiezak has been solid on both offense and defense, she has 7 blocks and is tied for second for most block assists with 3 while also having 55 kills. 
-Freshman Kaitlyn Stanek has had a strong start to her Dominican Volleyball career. Stanek has had 27 kills and 11 blocks with 4 solo blocks.  
-Freshman Mawedda Abu-Shukhaidem has been solid in a Dominican uniform, tallying 148 assists. 
-Freshman Gracelynn Perry has collected 9 aces, 17 assists, and 100 digs.
 
Scouting Report vs. Lakeland:   
-Lakeland is 13-7 overall on the season and 4-2 inside the NACC.
-The Muskies are riding a three game win streak and 3-1 in their last 4 games. Those wins consist of St. Norbert, Marian, Rockford, and MSOE.
-Lakeland is 3-3 on the road this season.
-The Muskies will start a back-to-back road trip at Dominican.
-Lakeland has 907 kills on the season with 12.6 kills per set. They also hit .190 on the season.
-The Muskies have 121.0 blocks on the season.
  
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