River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Basketball team will finish their season with two road games, the first being at Division Street rival Concordia Chicago on Wednesday night.


Series History vs. Concordia Chicago:  
All-Time Record / Streak: 10-22 / L8
-The Stars and Cougars rivalry started on 1/3/2008 at CUC. The Cougars won 80-56.
-Dominican has lost their last eight against Concordia Chicago, with their closest loss being 57-54 inside the Igini Sports Forum on 1/29/2025.
-Before this losing skid, DU won 4 straight games from 2019 to 2021.
-The Stars are 4-10 at CUC.
-Dominican averages 61.34 points per game against the Cougars.
-DU and CUC played earlier this year on December 10^th, 2025, with the Cougars winning 65-55. Freshman Eva Herbig led the team with 15 points.

 
DU in Review:  
- The Stars are 10-13 (4-11 NACC) on the 2025-26 season.  
-DUWBB was 6-2 in their non-conference schedule.  
-Dominican is 4-7 away from the Igini Sports Forum this season.
-Dominican went 5-20 overall in their 2024-2025 season, while going 1-15 inside the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC).  
 -DUWBB missed the tournament last season and aims to get back into the NACC tournament for the first time since the 2021-2022 season.  
- The Stars won their opening game for the first time since the 2019-2020 season.  
- Head coach Tethnie Carrillo enters her 2nd full season at Dominican and has a career record of 148-231.  
  
Last Time Out:  
-The Stars fell to Wisconsin Lutheran 80-47 on senior day in the Igini Sports Forum.
-Senior Kamila Gajkowska totaled 4 points and 6 boards.
-Sophomore Allannah Jackson filled the stat sheet with 12 points, 3 steals, 2 blocks, and 4 rebounds.
-Junior Lia Saunders added 7 points, 3 steals, and 2 rebounds.
 
Familiar Faces:  
-Dominican returns Junior Aya Deiri, who has been a huge factor on the defensive side for the Stars. In the 2024-2025 season, Deiri played 502 minutes, playing 23 games and collecting 73 rebounds as a guard. Aya also added 26 steals and 3 blocks, solidifying her presence on the defensive end.  
-Junior Lia Saunders is a crucial returning player for this DUWBB squad. Saunders started in all 25 games last season and played in 653 minutes, which led the team. Lia was all over the floor for Dominican, collecting 153 points, 62 assists, 85 rebounds, 36 steals, and shooting 74% from the charity stripe.    
-Junior Kaitlyn Milison is back on the hardwood for Dominican, playing in 25 games last season. Milison stretched the floor as a power forward for Dominican, knocking down 8 threes last season and shooting 38.8% from the floor. Kaitlyn picked up 159 points and 8 blocks.  
-Sophomore Maya Kasuboski is back in her sophomore season after playing in 23 games last season. Kasuboski hit 9 threes in her minutes and is hoping to take the sophomore step for this DU squad. Maya helped on the boards last season, collecting 34 rebounds.  
-Senior Kamila Gajkowska is back for the Dominican University Women's Basketball.  Gajkowska played in 25 games and started in 11 of those games, doing all the dirty work for the Stars. Kamila collected 24 steals and 13 blocks, with 96 total rebounds, with 33 of those being offensive rebounds. The senior shot 78.6% from the charity stripe in her 452 minutes of action.    
   
Shining Stars:  
-Junior Lia Saunders is the leading point scorer for the Stars with 262 points on the season. Saunders has also collected 55 assists in her 631 minutes played.  
-Junior Aya Deiri has continued to be all over the floor for Dominican. She has collected 80 points, 58 rebounds, 31 assists, and 24 steals in 469 minutes. 
-Freshman Kennedy Yost has made a big impact throughout her freshman campaign. Yost is second on the team in points with 212. The freshman has also grabbed 128 rebounds, with 37 of them being offensive. Yost is also shooting 82.4% from the charity stripe. Yost has put up 2 double-doubles.  
-Freshman Allannah Jackson fills up the stat sheet in more ways than one. Jackson has 49 assists, 112 rebounds, 68 steals, and 125 points.  
-Freshman Emily Bouaphanh is a key player for Dominican off the bench, bringing the energy every time she steps on the floor. Bouaphnah has 87 points and 22 steals in the freshman campaign.  
-Junior Teagan Dahl has found her stride in a Stars uniform, being the third leading scorer on the team with 172 points. Dahl is shooting 31.9% from downtown and has hit 15 threes this year. The junior has also recorded 28 steals and 111 rebounds. Dahl has scored in double figures in 10 of the 23 games played.   
-Freshman Eva Herbig has been a flamethrower from deep for the Stars, as she is shooting 26.2% from deep with 27 made threes. The freshman has 95 points on the season.  
-Junior Kaitlyn Milison has been a force for the Stars as of late. Milison has recorded 102 points, 18 steals, 10 blocks, 18 assists, and 78 rebounds.
   
Scouting Report: 
-Concordia Chicago is 9-14 overall with an 8-8 NACC conference record.
-The Cougars lost their last game to Marian University 73-72. CUC has lost three of their last four.
-Concordia Chicago is 6-5 on their home court.
-The Cougars are currently sitting in 8^th place in the NACC with Lakeland right on their tails.
-CUC averages 61.9 points per game with 29.4 rebounds per game, while shooting 37% from the floor.