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Welk Records 1,500th Career Kill

Dominican University’s Mary Welk (Chicago/Resurrection) recorded her 1,500th career kill for the Stars at St. Norbert College last weekend. Welk, a two-time Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference (NIIC) player of the week, has led the Stars to an 8-2 overall record this year, including a 2-2 week last week.

The Stars began the week with the NIIC season opener at Rockford College on Tuesday night. The Stars lost the match 3-0 (31-33, 24-30, 29-31) to fall behind early in conference play. Welk led the Stars with 13 kills and 15 digs. Senior Katie Martin (Forest Park/Fenwick), on pace to eclipse the 2,500 career assist mark, paced the team with 17 assists.

The Stars recovered from its first loss of the season at St. Norbert College on Saturday against Milwaukee School of Engineering 3-0 (30-18, 30-24, 30-27). Welk and junior Becky Knotek (Highland Park/Highland Park) led the Stars with eight kills each. Sandra Nowicki (Chicago/Immaculate Heart), the team’s libero, paced the team defensively with 18 digs.

In the second round of the St. Norbert Tournament, the Stars matched up against the University of Chicago, sweeping the Maroons 3-0 (30-17, 30-15, 30-16). Welk racked up 16 kills in the match, including career kill number 1,500. Welk posted a .485 hitting percentage on 33 total attacks. Welk also led the team with 19 digs to record a double-double.

The win pushed Dominican University into the tournament’s championship game against the host, St. Norbert College. Despite another double-double effort from Welk (16 kills and 23 digs) and 25 assists from Martin, the Stars fell 3-0 (21-30, 26-30, 24-30).

Welk and Martin were each named to the All-Tournament Team for their efforts.

The Stars return to conference play on Tuesday night as they host Eureka College for a 7:00 p.m. match at the Igini Sports Forum.