River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball team drove down the street to face Concordia Chicago for their last game of the season.
Match Results:
Dominican: 0
Concordia Chicago: 3
How It Happened:
-CUC started set one with 3 points. Sophomore
Karolina Stonkus got Dominican on the board with a kill. Concordia followed that with 3 more points and kept the momentum going.
-DU's next earned point came from Senior
Jaylynn Miller to bring the set to 11-20. After a CUC kill, Freshman
Kaitlyn Stanek tallies a kill, followed by a service ace from Sophomore
Fabiana Pizzo. Dominican's last point of the set was a kill from Stonkus. DU lost set one, 15-25.
-Stonkus recorded another kill to tie set two at 1. CUC then went on a 5-point run, which was broken up by a kill from Senior
Kathryn Ksiezak. Miller tallied another kill to start a 4-point run for the Stars. The points came from two CUC attacking errors and another Miller kill.
-Concordia added to their lead, which led to Miller recording her 3
rd kill of the set. The Stars attempted to come back with Ksiezak and Miller both tallying a kill, but it wasn't enough. DU lost set two, 15-25.
-Dominican immediately got on the board with an ace from Freshman
Mawedda Abu-Shukhaidem and a couple of attacking errors from Concordia Chicago. CUC took the lead to make the score 3-4. A kill from Stonkus brought it to 4.
-The Stars fell behind 7-17, and then Junior
Ella Murray fired her first kill after a 9-point run from the Cougars. Freshman
Valeria Garcia tallied a kill in efforts to ignite something in the Stars. Stonkus tallied her 5
th and final kill, which was DU's final point of the match. DU dropped set three, 12-15.
Shining Stars:
-Senior
Jaylynn Miller recorded 5 kills for her last game in a DU uniform.
-Sophomore Karolina Stonkus tallied 5 kills, 4 assists, and 10 digs.
-Senior Kathryn Ksiezak fired 2 kills to finish her volleyball career.
-Freshman Mawedda Abu-Shukhaidem led her team with 8 assists.
Leading the Way:
Kills: Stonkus and Miller (5)
Aces: Pizzo, Stonkus, Abu-Shukhaidem, and Broderick (1)
Blocks: N/A
Assists: Abu-Shukhaidem (8)
Digs: Stonkus (10)
What's Next:
The 2026 Dominican University Women's Volleyball season has come to an end. The Stars finished the season 0-26 and 0-12 in NACC play. DUWVB will be back in 2027 for a new season.
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