Game Time... The Dordt University women's soccer team looks to match its longest win streak in four seasons when they head to nearby Orange City, Iowa, for a mid-week conference contest against Northwestern. Wednesday's match is set to begin at 5pm.
Dordt has won its last four matches to climb into a tie for fourth place with Midland in the current GPAC standings with a 4-2-1 conference record, 8-4-1 overall. Northwestern has lost two of its last three matches and is in 11th place in the league standings with a 2-5-1 mark, 6-7-1 overall.
- Game Information:
- 5pm start
- Swier Field in Orange City, Iowa
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- Watch Live, courtesy of NWC webcast with the great Bradley Laackmann on the call
All-Time...Dordt holds a 23-9 advantage in the all-time series, dating back to the first match played during the 1996 season. The Defenders have won the last three matches played in the rivalry but is just 4-6 in their last 10 against Northwestern.
- the rivalry and a closer look at the numbers...
- Dordt owns a 9-3 record in matches played in Orange City
- the Defenders have outscored Northwestern 7-4 during its three-match win streak
- Dordt defeated the Red Raiders 3-2 last year
- the Defenders last road win vs Northwestern - 2020 (1-0 OT)
- longest win streak vs NW - 14 (1996 - 2005)
- longest losing streak to NW - 6 (2012 - 2016)
- the teams have played four times in postseason; they have split those four matches
- 2001: 4-3 Dordt win (GPAC quarters)
- 2005: 1-0 (2OT) Dordt win (GPAC semis)
- 2015: 1-0 loss (GPAC quarters)
- 2017: 1-0 loss (GPAC quarters)
- most goals scored by the Defenders vs Dordt: 8 in 2002
- most goals scored by Northwestern in the rivalry: 4 in 2001
- Dordt has shutout NW 12x
- Dordt has been shutout by NW 8x (5 straight; 2012 - 2015)
- Dordt has outscored NW 80-35 in the rivalry
Scouting Reports...
Northwestern Red Raiders: 2-5-1 (11th GPAC), 6-7-1 overall
: 2-2-1 in last five matches
2022 Results:
- def. William Woods 2-1
- def. Stephens 5-3
- def. Ottawa 2-0
- lost to Carroll 4-1
- lost to Bellevue 3-1
- def. York 2-0
- lost to College of Saint Mary 2-1
- lost to (RV) Briar Cliff 5-0
- lost to Morningside 5-3
- tied Concordia 0-0
- def. Mount Marty 5-0
- lost to (RV) Jamestown 5-1
- def. Dakota Wesleyan 2-1
- lost to Midland 1-0
- Head Coach: Shannon Andringa (2nd year)
- hired in the spring of 2021
- spent 3 years as high school coach prior to NWC
- standout player for Spring Arbor where she led the Cougars to 2015 NAIA Championship
- last year: 3-8-1 (10th in GPAC), 6-11-1 overall
- picked 10th in GPAC preseason poll
- return 2 all-conference players, 5 starters, 10 players
- Red Raiders have a couple of 4-year starters, Julie Dunlap and Keslie Paul, back
- return top two scorers, Dunlap (6) and Katie Jacob (4 goals)
- by the numbers (based on 2022 stats):
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- 1.8 goals / match (7th in GPAC) - 25 scored this season
- 2.1 goals given up / match (10th in GPAC) - 30 given up
- top players: (bold denotes returning starter) (GPAC rank, if top 10)
- Julie Dunlap (3x all-conference) - 9 goals (T6th), 4 assists (T7th), 22pts (6th)
- Alexa Johnson - 9 goals (T6th) (GPAC Player of the Week Aug.31)
- Abby Noonan - 3 goals, 3 assists
- Keslie Paul (all-conference) - 2 goals, 2 assists
- Katie Jacob - 2 assists
- Kaelin Alons - 2.6 goals against, 70 saves (1st)
Defender Notes:
- 2022 record: 4-2-1 (T4th), 8-4-1 overall; won 4; 5-1-1 in last seven
- results:
- lost to Colorado Christian 3-0
- lost to Metro State 4-1
- def. Nebraska Wesleyan 8-1
- def. Carroll 2-1
- def. Ottawa 5-1
- lost to Briar Cliff 5-1
- def. College of Saint Mary 1-0
- tied Concordia 1-1
- lost to Midland 2-1
- def. Dakota Wesleyan 8-1
- def. Bellevue 2-1
- def. Mount Marty 7-0
- def. Morningside 7-2
- Head Coach: Alex Durbin - 3rd year
- Avril Baccam was named GPAC Player of the Week (Oct.4)
- Karinna Tel was named GPAC Player of the Week (Sept. 6)
- by the numbers:
- 44 goals scored (3.4 / match) - 3rd in GPAC
- 22 goals given up (1.7 /match) - 7th in GPAC
- has outscored opponents 24-4 during 4-gam streak
- stat leaders (bold denotes returning starter) (GPAC rank if top 10):
- of note:
- Tel is tied for first in the NAIA with 13 assists
- Tel needs one more assist to tie the Defenders record for assists in a season
- Tel ranks ninth in the NAIA in total points (35)
- Baccam ranks tied for seventh in career goals (37)
