Mequon, Wis. – RV Dominican University Men's Volleyball looks to make it three straight victories as the Stars travel to Concordia Wisconsin on Tuesday.

Series History vs. Concordia Wisconsin:
All-Time Record / Streak: 10-1 / W3
-Dominican and CUW first played on 3/21/2018 in River Forest, Ill (W, 3-0).
-DU's last loss to the Falcons came on 3/2/2023 in a sweep.
-The Stars are 5-1 on the road against CUW.
- Last season, Dominican took down Concordia Chicago at home on 3/19/2025 (26-24, 25-16, 26-24).
 
DU in Review:
-DU is 14-5 (6-2 NACC) (10-2 Home) (4-3 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 handled St. Norbert in four sets at home on Saturday (25-15, 25-15, 21-25, 25-15).
-Graduate Student Casey Goss took home Star of the Match honors with a team-high 14 kills on .478 hitting and added 5 digs.
-Sophomore Kendall Esparza notched 10 kills and entered a tie for second all-time for aces in a single match with 7.
-Junior Ty Geschke and Junior Thomas Hirsch combined for 22 kills (11 each) and 5 blocks.
-Sophomore Landon Kassulke dished 45 assists in the four-set victory.

Shining Stars:
-Junior Ty Geschke has led the attack for the Stars, totaling 230  kills for 3.24 kills per set. Geschke has added 108 digs and 21 blocks during the 2026 season. The junior is 6^th in the conference in kills.
-Sophomore Kendall Esparza is 2^nd on Dominican in kills with 203, which averages to 2.86 kills per set. The sophomore leads the Stars and the NACC in aces with 37.
-Junior Thomas Hirsch has been lights out through the middle for the Stars, tallying 174 kills and a team-leading and conference-leading 78.0 blocks. Hirsch also leads the NACC in hitting percentage at .436.
-Sophomore Landon Kassulke is the leading playmaker for Dominican, notching 719 assists for 9.99 assists per set, which ranks as the 2^nd highest mark in the NACC.
-Graduate Student Casey Goss rounds out the top four attackers for the Stars, posting 144 kills in 19 matches played.
-Junior Grant Henderson has held down the back row for DU, totaling a team-high 171 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:
-Concordia Wisconsin is 4-14 (3-5 NACC) on the 2026 season and is currently outside the conference tournament picture.
-The Falcons have won two straight, with victories over Concordia Chicago and Maranatha Baptist last week.
-CUW registers 11.3 kills per set and hits at a .215 rate, while also having 10.5 digs per set and 1.9 blocks per set. CUW tallies 10.3 assists per set.