River Forest, Ill. – Dominican University Men's Basketball prepares to head to crosstown rival Concordia Chicago on Wednesday.

Series History vs. Concordia Chicago:
All-Time Record / Streak: 11-22 / L1
-Dominican and Concordia Chicago first played on 12/4/2007 in River Forest, Ill. (W/2OT, 95-81).
-The Stars fell to the Cougars in their previous matchup this season in the Igini Sports Forum on 12/10/2025 (72-61).
-Dominican's last win over CUC came on 1/29/2025 (82-74).
-DU averages 71.85 points per game against the Cougars and is 4-13 on the road.

DU in Review:
-The Stars are 2-21 (2-14 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-DU is 2-10 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 outlasted Wisconsin Lutheran in overtime on Senior Day on Saturday, taking down the Warriors by a final score of 82-80.
 -Sophomore Braydon Murphy led Dominican with 21 points and was 7-9 from both the floor and the line.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski dropped 20 points, was 4-11 from deep, and added 7 rebounds, 4 steals, and 3 assists.
-Senior Adrian Pelszynski posted season-highs in points (20) and threes made (6).
-Senior Dominic Crapia tallied 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals.

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 34 and is 2^nd in assists with 42. The sophomore is 2^nd in the NACC in blocks and is 4^th in the conference in rebounds per game.
-Freshman Elijah Daugherty has provided a spark off the bench for Dominican this season. Daugherty is averaging 12.8 points per game and is shooting .393 from the field.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski leads the Stars in three-pointers made with 72 and is shooting .371 behind the arc while dropping 15.9 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 46 assists on the season.
-Senior Adrian Pelszynski rounds out the top five in scoring for DU, dropping an average of 8.9 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:
-Concordia Chicago is 7-16 (6-10 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-The Cougars are 3-7 at home.
-CUC is off the heels of a 74-63 loss to Marian University on Saturday.
-The Cougars average 70.4 points per game, shoot .406 from the field, .296 from three, and average 37.4 rebounds per game