River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Men's Volleyball is right back on the court Saturday afternoon, after falling to #20 MSOE on Friday night

Series History vs. Edgewood:
All-Time Record / Streak: 4-1 / W2
-Dominican and Edgewood first played on 3/23/2021 inside the Igini Sports Forum. (W, 3-0).
-The Stars are 2-1 at home against Edgewood.
-Every DU win has been a sweep, while the loss was a 5-set loss.
-In the last meeting between the Stars and the Eagles, Dominican won 3-0 on 3/1/2025.
 
DU in Review:
-DU is 10-3 (2-1 NACC) (8-1 Home) (2-2 Road) on the 2026 season.
-The Stars finished the 2025 season with a 14-11 record and went 9-3 in conference.
-Dominican spent the preseason abroad in Italy, Croatia, and Slovenia to tune up for the 2026 campaign.
-The 2026 season marks the 3^rd season with Head Coach Doug Burchett at the helm. Burchett has amassed a 33-19 record since becoming head coach at Dominican.
 
Last Time Out:
 -The Stars fell in a crazy, ranked matchup at #20 MSOE on Friday night. (25-21, 19-25, 27-25, 25-22, 17-15).
-Sophomore Kendall Esparza had a monster match, totaling 18 kills on .400 hitting.
-Junior Ty Geschke picked up right where he left off with 17 kills while hitting .239.
-Graduate Student Casey Goss earned 12 kills.
-Sophomore Landon Kassulke dished out 48 assists while earning 12 digs.


Geschke NACC Offensive Player of the Week:
 -Junior Ty Geschke took home NACC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the week of 2/16 – 2/22.
 -Geschke totaled 30 kills, a .418 hitting %, and 3 aces across DU's two matches last week.

Shining Stars:
-Junior Ty Geschke has led the attack for the Stars, totaling 162 kills for 3.38 kills per set. Geschke has added 63 digs and 15 blocks during the 2026 season. The junior is 3^rd in the conference in kills.
-Sophomore Kendall Esparza is 2^nd on Dominican in kills with 137, which averages to 2.85 kills per set. The sophomore leads the Stars in aces with 24. Esparza is 2^nd in the conference in aces.
-Junior Thomas Hirsch has been lights out through the middle for the Stars, tallying 113 kills and a team-leading and conference-leading 61.0 blocks.
-Sophomore Landon Kassulke is the leading playmaker for Dominican, notching 480 assists for 9.80 assists per set, which ranks as the 2^nd most in the NACC.
-Senior Michael Greco is 5^th on Dominican in kills with 43 and 3^rd in total blocks with 22.0.
-Junior Grant Henderson has held down the backrow for DU, totaling a team-high 110 digs.
 
Familiar Faces:
-Junior Ty Geschke returns from a strong Sophomore season. Geschke led the Stars in kills (275) and kills per set (3.62), was second in aces (56), and was third in blocks (38.0).
-Graduate Student Casey Goss will assume his place as the starting opposite hitter for DU, following up a Senior season that included 165 kills, 47 aces, and 22 blocks.
-Sophomore Kendall Esparza is back to don the Navy and Gold and looks to build upon a Freshman season of 82 kills, 23 aces, 45 digs, and 9 starts.
-Senior Michael Greco, Junior Thomas Hirsch, and Freshman Landon Diaz look to solidify the middle blocking position for Dominican. Hirsch led all middle blockers with 96 kills, while Greco led the 2025 squad in blocks with 44.0.
-Senior Tyler Vrska and Junior Grant Henderson return as the DS duo for the Stars. Henderson led DU with 126 digs last season, while Vrska finished fourth with 112.
 
Scouting Report:
-Edgewood is 4-8 (1-2NACC) to start the 2026 season.
-The Eagles most recently traveled to Concordia Chicago and took down the Cougars in five sets on Thursday night.
-Before beating CUC, Edgewood was on a four-game losing streak.
-The Eagles earn 10.9 kills per set, while hitting .194. They also earn 1 ace per set with 2.2 blocks per set.