River Forest, Ill. – RV Dominican University Men's Volleyball looked to extend its win streak to three matches at Concordia Wisconsin on Tuesday.
 
 Results:
 RV Dominican: 3
 Concordia Wisconsin: 0

  How it Happened:
-The opening set began tight, but a 2-0 run for DU gave the Stars an 11-8 lead.
-After Junior Ty Geschke sided out for Dominican at 14-10, three aces in four serves by Junior Thomas Hirsch extended the Stars' lead to 18-10.
-CUW would claw back two points, but Sophomore Landon Kassulke finished out the opening stanza on a 7-0 run from behind the line, which included contributions across the court. Dominican took the opening set, 25-12, and was led by Geschke's 5 kills.
-The Stars jumped out to a 5-2 lead after an ace by Kassulke to begin the second set.
-With the Falcons cutting into the DU lead, a 7-1 run by Dominican, capped off by a kill from Sophomore Landon Kassulke, extended the lead to 13-7.
-Dominican continued to keep Concordia Wisconsin at bay down the stretch of the middle frame, as kills from Esparza, Freshman Landon Diaz, and Graduate Student Casey Goss pushed the Stars out to a 20-12 advantage.
-An error behind the line for CUW closed out a 25-16 win in Set 2 for DU. Hirsch totaled 4 kills and a block in the second.
-Looking to close out the match, the Stars got off to a blistering start in the third set, taking a 10-2 lead after a 5-0 run by Goss and a 5-0 run by Esparza.
-Both squads would then begin to trade side outs in the middle portion of the frame.
-The relentless Dominican attack continued to put away points, as the Stars reached a 20-11 lead after Freshman Eli Rodda put a ball away.
-Dominican completed the sweep over CUW by taking the third set 25-15. 5 different Stars recorded a kill in the final frame.
-DU out-blocked Concordia Wisconsin 4-0, marking the first time since 2/8/2022 (@ Wabash) that the Stars did not have a single attack blocked.
-As a team, the Stars hit at a clip of .465, their fifth-highest mark of the season.

  Shining Stars:
-Junior Ty Geschke led the way for DU in attacking, notching 13 kills on .455 hitting along with 7 digs.
-Junior Thomas Hirsch totaled 11 kills on .667 hitting alongside a team-high 4 aces.
-Graduate Student Casey Goss powered 9 kills on .563 hitting and added a team-leading 3 blocks.
-Sophomore Landon Kassulke recorded 38 assists in the sweep.
-Sophomore Kendall Esparza tallied 8 kills on .412 hitting and served 2 aces.

  Leading the Way:
  Kills: Geschke (13)
  Aces: Hirsch (4)
  Blocks: Goss (3)
  Assists: Kassulke (38)
  Digs: Geschke and Henderson (7)

  What's Next:
RV Dominican University Men's Volleyball improved to 15-5 (7-2 NACC) on the 2026 season. With the win, DU has clinched a berth to the NACC tournament for the eighth straight season (2020 season canceled due to COVID-19). The Stars will return home on Friday, March 27^th, for a 5:00 p.m. match against California, Santa Cruz.

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