Rockford, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team continues to find their stride as they head to Rockford University on Thursday night.

Series History vs. Rockford:
All-Time Record/Streak: 25-6/L1
-The first time these two schools played was on September 9^th, 2002, at Rockford University. The Regents won 3-0.
-Dominican went 2-5 in the first 7 matches of playing Rockford.
-The Stars held a 23-game win streak against the Regents that went from 10/29/2008 to 10/9/2025, with the Stars losing last season for the first time in 18 years.
-DU is 10-2 on the road and 9-1 in their last 10 matchups against Rockford.
-This series has never gone to the 5th set.


DU in Review:  
-DUWVB is 0-15 in the 2026 season. They recently lost to North Park in a non-conference battle.
-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 Vikings of North Park.
-Senior Jaylynn Miller led the team in kills with 6 of them on 19 attacks.
-Senior Kathryn Ksiezak earned 4 kills and 2 digs.
-Sophomore Olivia Pollak was all over the court with 3 kills, 8 assists, and 4 digs.
-Freshman Gracelynn Perry played well, adding a kill, 2 assists, 2 aces, and 12 digs.


Shining Stars:
-Sophomore Karolina Stonkus leads her team with 57 kills while also tallying 41 assists, 10 service aces and is tied for most block assists on her team with 2.
-Sophomore Olivia Pollak is making an impact after being injured last season. Pollak has collected 54 kills, she leads her team with 103 assists and 89 digs.
-Junior Ella Murray showed off on the offensive side for her season in a Stars uniform with 40 kills.
-Senior Kathryn Ksiezak has been solid on both offense and defense, she leads her team in blocks with 6 and ties for most block assists with 2 while also having 41 kills.
-Freshman Kaitlyn Stanek has the highest hitting percentage on her team with .059. Stanek has had 20 kills on 85 attacks.
-Freshman Mawedda Abu-Shukhaidem has been solid to start out her Dominican Volleyball career, tallying 99 assists.

Scouting Report vs. Rockford:  
-Rockford is 4-10 overall and 0-3 inside the NACC.
-The Regents are 1-3 on their home court this season.
-Last night Rockford beat Alverno College 3-1 at Rockford.
-The Regents have played CUC, Aurora, and WLC inside the NACC.
-Rockford had back-to-back wins against Knox College and Principia College at the Knox Triangular.
-The Regents have 476 kills on the season, while their opponents have 557 kills against them. Add on 106 aces the Regents have.
 
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