River Forest, Ill. – No. 20 Dominican University Men's Volleyball hosted Benedictine in a Blue Out on Wednesday night in a bid to extend its win streak to six matches.
 
Results:
No. 20 Dominican: 3
Benedictine: 0

How it Happened:
-In a packed house, the first set opened with neither Dominican nor Benedictine able to gain a substantial lead, as a block by Sophomore Landon Diaz and Graduate Student Casey Goss brought the Stars to within one, trailing 7-6.
-Both squads would continue to trade side outs up to 12-12, but the Eagles built a 4-0 run to gain the largest lead of the match.
-Trailing 20-16, Sophomore Kendall Esparza went on a 4-0 run from the line to even the set at 20-20. The run included a kill and a block by Junior Ty Geschke.
-Geschke recorded three more kills and a pair of aces down the stretch of the first set, as the Stars took down Benedictine 27-25 in the opener. The Racine, Wisconsin native posted 8 kills and 2 aces in the opening stanza.
-DU used this momentum to take a 7-2 lead in the opening points of the second set, which saw Junior Thomas Hirsch collect a pair of kills.
-The Eagles began to storm back, as Dominican's lead was cut to 13-11.
-Clutch hitting by Goss and Hirsch, as well as an ace by Freshman Eli Rodda, gave the Stars breathing room in the second, who were now up 22-17.
-A solo block by Geschke sealed the second set for DU by a final score of 25-20. Hirsch recorded 7 kills in the middle frame.
-Set 3 began with each team trading 3-0 runs from behind the line, knotting the score at 7-7.
-Geschke then put together a 4-0 run, supported by kills from Goss and Geschke and a block by Diaz.
-Dominican pressed its advantage to 18-11 with Geschke and Esparza combining for three kills.
-The Stars were able to hold the Eagles at bay, taking the third set and the match by a final score of 25-17. This win marks DU's sixth win in a row, their longest of the season, and was the third sweep in that span.

Shining Stars:
-Junior Thomas Hirsch earned Star of the Match honors with 13 kills on .813 hitting, marking his best hitting percentage in a match with more than 10 attempts.
-Junior Ty Geschke registered 13 kills, 3 aces, 3 blocks, and 4 digs.
-Sophomore Landon Diaz posted a team-high 6 blocks.
-Sophomore Landon Kassulke dished 37 assists in the victory.
-Junior Grant Henderson led the Stars defensively with 7 digs.

  Leading the Way:
  Kills: Hirsch and Geschke (13)
  Aces: Geschke (3)
  Blocks: Diaz (6)
  Assists: Kassulke (37)
  Digs: Henderson (7)

What's Next:
No. 20 Dominican University Men's Volleyball improved to 18-5 (9-2 NACC) on the 2026 season. The Stars will wrap up the regular season at home with Senior Night against Wisconsin Lutheran on Saturday, April 4^th. The match against the Warriors will begin at 1:00 p.m.

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