Milwaukee, Wis.—#2 Dominican University Men's Volleyball gears up to take on #1 MSOE in the NACC Tournament Final at MSOE on Sunday afternoon.

Series History vs. MSOE:
All-Time Record / Streak: 16-8 / L2
-Dominican and MSOE first played on 1/26/2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, losing in 5 sets.
-The Stars are 5-6 on the road at MSOE.
-Earlier this season Dominican lost in 5 sets to the Raiders on their home court.
-Dominican's last win against MSOE was 4/11/2024 inside the Igini Sports Forum. DUMVB won in 5 sets.
The Stars are 8-2 in their last 10 matchups with MSOE.
 
DU in Review:
-DU is 21-5 (10-2 NACC) (13-2 Home) (6-3 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 extended their win streak to nine matches, beating the #3 Spartans of Aurora University in the NACC Semifinal.
-Junior Ty Geschke led the Stars' attack, posting 19 kills on .375 hitting percentage along with 2 aces, a block, and 11 digs.
-Sophomore Kendall Esparza notched 15 kills on .323 hitting and posted team highs in aces (4) and digs (13).
-Graduate Student Casey Goss recorded 13 kills and 10 digs.
-Sophomore Landon Kassulke dished 48 assists in the win.
-Junior Grant Henderson totaled 10 digs.

NACC Tournament Picture:
 -Dominican has clinched a berth to the NACC tournament for the eighth straight season (2020 season canceled due to COVID-19).
-DU's appearance as the #2 seed in the NACC Tournament marks their highest finish in the NACC since its regular season title in 2024.
-The NACC has adopted a new host system for the NACC Tournament. Quarterfinals will remain unchanged, hosted by the highest seed in the match, while the Semifinals and Final will be hosted by the highest seed remaining in the tournament, creating a "final four" atmosphere at a neutral site.

Shining Stars:
-Junior Ty Geschke has led the attack for the Stars, totaling 309 kills for 3.29 kills per set. Geschke has added 152 digs and 230 blocks during the 2026 season. The junior is 5^th in the conference in kills.
-Sophomore Kendall Esparza is 2^nd on Dominican in kills with 273, which averages to 2.90 kills per set. The sophomore leads the Stars and the NACC in aces with 48.
-Junior Thomas Hirsch has been lights out through the middle for the Stars, tallying 242 kills and a conference-leading 97.0 blocks. Hirsch also leads the NACC in hitting percentage at .465.
-Sophomore Landon Kassulke is the leading playmaker for Dominican, notching 951 assists for 10.01  assists per set, which ranks as the highest mark in the NACC.
-Graduate Student Casey Goss rounds out the top four attackers for the Stars, posting 201 kills in 26 matches played.
-Junior Grant Henderson has held down the back row for DU, totaling a team-high 227 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:
-The top-seeded MSOE is 21-6 and finished the conference regular season a perfect 12-0.
-The Raiders are currently riding a 7-game win streak, with their last loss being on March 14^th to Westminster College of Missouri in straight sets.
-MSOE beat #8 Concordia Wisconsin (3-0) and #4 Benedictine University (3-2) to get to the NACC Championship match.
-The Raiders have registered 1326 kills while recording 13.1 kills per set and have hit .283 as a team. MSOE also records 11.0 digs per set and 1.9 blocks per set.