Plymouth, Wis. – Dominican University Men's Basketball gets set to travel to Lakeland for a matinee game against the Muskies on Lakeland.

Series History vs. Lakeland:
All-Time Record / Streak: 6-22 / L3
-Dominican and Lakeland first played on 2/2/2008 in River Forest, Ill. (W/OT, 68-55).
-The Stars fell to the Muskies on a buzzer-beater in the previous matchup this season on 1/3/2026 (70-69).
-Dominican's last win over Lakeland came in a 104-100 OT shootout on 2/7/2024.
-DU averages 71.2 points per game against the Muskies and is 2-11 on the road.

DU in Review:
-The Stars are 1-19 (1-12 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 suffered a defeat at the hands of Illinois Tech on Wednesday by a final score of 74-64.
 -Sophomore Frank Paszkowski registered a team-leading 18 points on 7-18 shooting.
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy posted his 5^th double-double of the season and second in as many games with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
-Sophomore Ismael Ndiaye Matheu totaled 10 points and was 4-4 from the line.

Shining Stars:
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy is averaging almost a double-double this season, leading the team in rebounds per game with 8.8, and is 4^th in points per game with 12.3. Murphy also leads DU in blocks with 30 and is 2^nd in assists with 36. The sophomore is 1^st 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 12.9 points per game and is shooting .421 from the field.
-Sophomore Frank Paszkowski leads the Stars in three-pointers made with 59 and is shooting .355 behind the arc while dropping 15.1 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 38 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:
-Lakeland is 7-14 (5-9 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-The Muskies are 2-7 at home.
-Lakeland has dropped its last two games, falling to Rockford and MSOE.
-The Muskies average 76.0 points per game, shoot .417 from the field, .308 from three, and average 31.1 rebounds per game