River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team travels down Division Street for their last game of the season against Concordia Chicago.
  
Series History vs. CUC:  
All-Time Record/Streak: 20-10/L1 
-The first time these two schools played was on September 23^rd, 2003. The Cougars won 2-3. 
-Dominican longest winning streak against CUC was 18 matches.  
-The last time DU won was on 10/17/2024 in a 3-1 win. 
-The Stars are 8-5 on the road against the Cougars.
  
DU in Review:    
-DUWVB is 0-25 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 Marian University on Senior Day.     
-Senior Kathryn Ksiezak 3 kills and a block assist on Senior Day.
-Senior Jaylynn Miller led her team with 5 kills.
-Senior Lily Broderick tallied 5 digs and an assist.
-Senior Jillian Ross recorded 2 kills and an assist.
-Senior Kailee Diaz Randall tallied 3 service aces and 4 digs.
-Senior Cassandra Thawley had an assist and 3 digs on the day.
 
Shining Stars:  
-Sophomore Karolina Stonkus has 84 kills while also tallying 64 assists and 14 service aces and is tied for second most block assists on her team with 7.  
-Junior Ella Murray showed off on the offensive side for her season in a Stars uniform with 60 kills.  
-Senior Kathryn Ksiezak has been solid on both offense and defense, she has 11 blocks and has 6 block assists while also having 72 kills.  
-Freshman Kaitlyn Stanek has had a strong start to her Dominican Volleyball career. Stanek has had 36 kills and 15 blocks with 6 solo blocks.   
-Freshman Mawedda Abu-Shukhaidem has been solid in a Dominican uniform, leading her team with 193 assists.  
-Freshman Gracelynn Perry has collected 18 aces, 23 assists, and 149 digs. 
  
Scouting Report:    
-Concordia is 8-16 overall on the season and 4-6 in the NACC.  
-The Cougars have won against Rockford, St. Norbert, Benedictine, and Marian.
-CUC is 6-7 on the road this season. 
-The Cougars have 775 kills on the season with 8.9 kills per set. They also hit .098 on the season. 
-Concordia Chicago also has 155.0 blocks on the season. 
   
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