River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Basketball team gets ready to host Illinois Tech for Women and Girls in Sports and Cancer Awareness Night on Wednesday.

Series History vs. Illinois Tech:  
All-Time Record / Streak: 9-6 / L4
-Dominican and Illinois Tech first played on 1/5/2008 in Chicago, Ill. (L, 57-48).
-The Stars longest win streak over the Scarlet Hawks spanned nine games from 12/20/2014 – 2/15/2022.
-DU is 4-3 inside the Igini Sports Forum against IIT.
-The Stars average 64.2 points per game against the Scarlet Hawks.
 
DU in Review:  
- The Stars are 9-10 (3-8 NACC) on the 2025-26 season.  
-DUWBB was 6-2 in their non-conference schedule.  
-DU is 5-4 on their home court.  
-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:  
-A last second three by Freshman Kennedy Yost powered the Stars past Edgewood on Saturday by a final score of 55-52.
-Yost tallied 19 points, 3 steals, 3 assists, and 4 rebounds.
-Junior Kaitlyn Milison posted 11 points and 8 rebounds.
-Junior Lia Saunders notched 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 assists.
 
National Girls and Women in Sports Day / Cancer Awareness Night:  
-National Girls and Women in Sports Day takes place on February 4^th, 2026, and is an annual celebration of the achievements of women athletes, coaches, and leaders, and the power of sports to unlock their limitless potential.
-Dominican will also be raising Cancer Awarness in the Igini Sports Forum on Wednesday, with a sign creation station that will allow fans, athletes, and students to share who they support.

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 230 points on the season. Saunders has also collected 49 assists in her 530 minutes played.  
-Junior Aya Deiri has continued to be all over the floor for Dominican. She has collected 69 points, 48 rebounds, 27 assists, and 23 steals in 407 minutes. 
-Freshman Kennedy Yost has made a big impact throughout her freshman campaign. Yost is second on the team in points with 172. The freshman has also grabbed 103 rebounds, with 30 of them being offensive. Yost is also shooting 82.9% 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 40 assists, 91 rebounds, 51 steals, and 89 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 70 points and 21 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 147 points. Dahl is shooting 30% from downtown and has hit 12 threes this year. The junior has also recorded 24 steals and 86 rebounds. Dahl has scored in double figures in 8 of the 19 games played.   
-Freshman Eva Herbig has been a flamethrower from deep for the Stars, as she is shooting 25.9% from deep with 22 made threes. The freshman has 74 points on the season.  
-Junior Kaitlyn Milison has been a force for the Stars as of late. Milison has recorded 98 points, 16 steals, 8 blocks, 17 assists, and 70 rebounds.
   
Scouting Report: 
-Illinois Tech is 2-17 overall with a 2-11 NACC conference record.
-The Scarlet hawks are winless in their last 13 games, with their last win coming on 11/24/2025 against Rockford.
-IIT is 1-8 at home on the 2025-26 season.
-The Scarlet Hawks average 46.3 points per game, shoot .331 from the field, and average 33.2 rebounds per game.