Plymouth, Wis. – The Dominican University Women's Basketball team travels to Lakeland University looking to get revenge on the Muskies.
Series History vs. Lakeland:
All-Time Record / Streak: 4-18/ L5
-Dominican and Lakeland first played on 2/2/2008 in the Igini Sports Forum, The Muskies wont 71-59.
-The Stars and the Muskies played earlier this year, with Lakeland winning 48-47 in a defensive clinic by both teams. Sophomore
Allannah Jackson led the team with 12 points in this game.
-Dominican is currently on a 5-game losing streak against Lakeland.
-DU is 2-8 at Lakeland.
DU in Review:
- The Stars are 10-10 (4-8 NACC) on the 2025-26 season.
-DUWBB was 6-2 in their non-conference schedule.
-DU is 4-6 away from 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:
-The Stars make it two wins in a row with a win over Illinois Tech on National Girls and Women in Sports Day. (48-41).
-Sophomore
Allannah Jackson earned Star of the Game. Jackson continued to do everything correctly for the Stars, and that showed tonight with a stat line of 10 points, 9 rebounds, 7 steals, and 3 assists.
-Freshman
Kennedy Yost led the team in points with 12. Yost also earned 7 rebounds, 4 steals, and a block.
-Junior
Teagan Dahl earned a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
-Junior
Aya Deiri collected 7 points and 4 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 234 points on the season. Saunders has also collected 49 assists in her 547 minutes played.
-Junior
Aya Deiri has continued to be all over the floor for Dominican. She has collected 76 points, 52 rebounds, 28 assists, and 23 steals in 433 minutes.
-Freshman
Kennedy Yost has made a big impact throughout her freshman campaign. Yost is second on the team in points with 184. The freshman has also grabbed 110 rebounds, with 36 of them being offensive. Yost is also shooting 81.8% 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 43 assists, 100 rebounds, 58 steals, and 99 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 72 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 158 points. Dahl is shooting 31.8% from downtown and has hit 14 threes this year. The junior has also recorded 26 steals and 96 rebounds. Dahl has scored in double figures in 9 of the 20 games played.
-Freshman
Eva Herbig has been a flamethrower from deep for the Stars, as she is shooting 24.7% from deep with 22 made threes. The freshman has 76 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 73 rebounds.
Scouting Report:
-Lakeland is 9-12 overall with a 6-7 NACC conference record.
-Lakeland lost their last game out at MSOE 65-40.
-The Muskies won their previous two games against Illinois Tech and Rockford University.
-Lakeland is 4-5 since playing Dominican on January 3
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-Lakeland averages 60.6 points per game with 39.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 35.8% from the floor.