River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team hosts Concordia Wisconsin in the Igini Sports Forum for a conference match on Thursday night.
Series History vs. CUW:
All-Time Record/Streak: 10-16/L2
-The first time these two schools played was on September 16th, 2005. The Falcons won 1-3.
-Dominican longest winning streak against CUW was 6 matches.
-The last time DU won was on 10/21/2023 in a 3-2 win.
-The Stars are 8-7 at home against the Falcons.
DU in Review:
-DUWVB is 0-23 in the 2026 season. They recently lost to WLC on the road last Saturday.
-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 Wisconsin Lutheran.
-Sophomore
Olivia Pollak recorded 4 kills and 6 assists.
-Senior
Jillian Ross had a .429 attacking percentage from 4 kills on 7 attacks.
-Sophomore
Karolina Stonkus led her team in assists with 7.
-Freshman
Gracelynn Perry led her team with 11 digs.
-Freshman
Valeria Garcia had 3 kills and an ace.
Shining Stars:
-Sophomore
Karolina Stonkus has 74 kills while also tallying 52 assists and 10 service aces and is tied for second most block assists on her team with 6.
-Sophomore
Olivia Pollak is making an impact after being injured last season. Pollak has collected 80 kills which is first on her team, she has 144 assists and 126 digs.
-Junior
Ella Murray showed off on the offensive side for her season in a Stars uniform with 56 kills.
-Senior
Kathryn Ksiezak has been solid on both offense and defense, she has 10 blocks and has 5 block assists while also having 65 kills.
-Freshman
Kaitlyn Stanek has had a strong start to her Dominican Volleyball career. Stanek has had 35 kills and 14 blocks with 5 solo blocks.
-Freshman
Mawedda Abu-Shukhaidem has been solid in a Dominican uniform, leading her team with 178 assists.
-Freshman
Gracelynn Perry has collected 18 aces, 23 assists, and 144 digs.
Scouting Report:
-Concordia Wisconsin is 11-11 overall on the season and 4-5 in the NACC.
-The Falcons recently lost to Edgewood, Aurora, MSOE, Illinois Tech and Lakeland. CUW has won against Benedictine, Rockford, St. Norbert, and Concordia Chicago.
-CUW are 2-8 on the road this season.
-Concordia Wisconsin has 993 kills on the season with 11.4 kills per set. They also hit .185 on the season.
-The Falcons have 129.5 blocks on the season.
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