Lisle, Ill. – Dominican University Men's Basketball wraps up a three-game road swing at Benedictine on Wednesday night.

Series History vs. Benedictine:
All-Time Record / Streak: 8-27 / W1
-Dominican and Benedictine first played on 1/2/2008 in Lisle, Ill. (L, 63-62).
-The Stars took down the Eagles in their previous meeting this season on 12/6/2025 by a final score of 93-84.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski dropped 23 points and was 5-8 from deep.
-DU averages 66.8 points per game against the Eagles and is 2-16 on the road.

DU in Review:
-The Stars are 1-20 (1-13 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-DU is 1-10 at home this campaign.
-Dominican closed the 2024-2025 season with an 8-17 record, including going 5-13 in conference and 5-8 at home.
-The Stars missed out on the NACC Tournament last season and are looking to make it back into the playoff picture for the first time since the 2021-2022 season.
-Head Coach Troy Tonsil enters his 3^rd season at the helm of the Men's Basketball program at Dominican. Tonsil has amassed a career record of 18-32.

 
Last Time Out:
 -The Stars were outlasted on the road against Lakeland on Saturday, falling by a final score of 86-83.
 -Sophomore Frank Paszkowski led the Stars offensively, totaling 27 points and finished 6-9 from downtown.
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy posted his 6^th double-double and third straight with 16 points and 15 rebounds.
-Junior Dean O'Brien notched 10 points and 6 rebounds.

Shining Stars:
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy is averaging almost a double-double this season, leading the team in rebounds per game with 9.1, and is 4^th in points per game with 12.5. Murphy also leads DU in blocks with 31 and is 2^nd in assists with 39. The sophomore is leads the NACC in blocks and is 3^rd in the conference in rebounds per game.
-Freshman Elijah Daugherty has provided a spark off the bench for Dominican this season. Daugherty is averaging 13.4 points per game and is shooting .405 from the field.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski leads the Stars in three-pointers made with 65 and is shooting .355 behind the arc while dropping 15.7 points per game. Paszkowski leads the conference in three-pointers made.
-Sophomore Ismael Ndiaye Matheu has paced the Stars in playmaking, tallying a team-high 40 assists on the season.
-Senior Adrian Pelszynski rounds out the top five in scoring for DU, dropping an average of 8.4 points per game.

Familiar Faces:
-Senior Dominic Crapia enters his 4th season as a reliable 3-point shooter for the Stars. Crapia shot .359 from beyond the arc in 2024-25 and is in the joint lead in returners with 28 3-pointers made.
-Sophomore Lucas Underwood had a successful start to his collegiate career last campaign, averaging 5.6 points per game and had 28 3-pointers made.
-Senior Adrian Pelszynski will return as an integral part of Dominican's frontcourt. Pelszynski averaged 13.2 minutes per game last year alongside 4.5 points per game.
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy looks to improve upon a strong freshman season, as the center chipped in 2.7 points per game alongside 2.5 rebounds per game in a more limited role.  

Scouting Report:
-Benedictine is 7-14 (6-8 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-The Eagles are 4-5 at home.
-BenU has dropped its last game against Marian but took down St. Norbert and CUC prior.
-The Eagles average 70.2 points per game, shoot .423 from the field, .307 from three, and average 35.4 rebounds per game