WHEN

Dordt will face Trinity Christian and Dickinson State this Friday and Saturday, November 11 and 12 at a classic hosted by Northwestern in Orange City, Iowa. The game on Friday against Trinity Christian will start at 1:00 pm and the Saturday game against Dickinson State on Saturday tips off at 11:00 am.   

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DORDT

National Rating: 15
2022-23 Schedule

• Oct. 27 Def. Presentation 107-48
• Nov. 1   Def. Dakota State 89-68 @ The Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD
• Nov. 8   Def. Bellevue 77-53
• Nov.11  Trinity Christian @ Orange City, IA
• Nov. 12 Dickinson State @ Orange City, IA
• Nov. 16 @ Morningside
• Nov. 19 Concordia
• Nov. 22 @ Briar Cliff
• Nov. 30 College of Saint Mary
• Dec. 3   @ Midland
• Dec. 7   Northwestern
• Dec. 10 Dakota Wesleyan
• Dec. 15 @ Mount Marty
• Jan. 2    Grand View
• Jan. 6    Hastings
• Jan. 7    Jamestown
• Jan. 11  @ Doane
• Jan. 14  Briar Cliff
• Jan. 18  @ College of Saint Mary
• Jan. 21  Midland
• Jan. 25  @ Dakota Wesleyan
• Jan. 28  @ Hastings
• Feb. 1    Morningside
• Feb. 4    @ Concordia
• Feb. 8    Mount Marty
• Feb. 11 Doane
• Feb. 15 @ Northwestern
• Feb. 18 @ Jamestown

2022-23 Team Stats

• Points per game: 91
• Points per game allowed: 56
• Field goal percentage: 52.1
• Field goal percentage allowed: 36.6
• Three-point field goal percentage: 45.9
• Three-point field goal percentage allowed: 22.2
• Rebounds per game: 46.3
• Rebounds allowed per game: 30
• Turnovers per game: 16.0
• Turnovers forced per game: 19.7

Individuals

• Bailey Beckman: 19.3 ppg, 51.1 fg%, 1.7 spg, 8-pt fg
• Hayden Heimensen: 6.7 ppg, 36.4 fg%, 3.7 apg
• Janie Schoonhoven: 11.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 66.7 fg% 
• Karly Gustafson: 17.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 66.7 fg%, 3.3 apg
• Macy Sievers: 7.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.3 spg
• McKenna Klecker: 7.0 ppg, 7-3pt fg, 58.3 3-pt %
• Faith Van Holland: 5.7 ppg, 4-3pt fg

TRINITY CHRISTIAN

2022-23 Overall record/Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference: 3-0/3-0
National Rating: UR

• Def. Cardinal Stritch 72-65
• Def. Calumet 85-57
• Def. Trinity International 72-48

2022-23 Team Stats

• Points per game:  76.3
• Points per game allowed: 56.7
• Field goal percentage: 40.6
• Field goal percentage allowed: 34.1 
• Three-point field goal percentage: 29.1
• Three-point field goal percentage allowed:  24.0 
• Rebounds per game: 41.3
• Rebounds allowed per game: 39.3
• Turnovers per game: 15.3
• Turnovers forced per game: 23.7 

Individuals to Watch

• Laila McNeal: 15.7 ppg; 8.0 rpg
• Katarina Savic: 13.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 5.7 apg
• Faith Davis: 12.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 10-3pt fg, 34.5 3pt %
• Hannah Schuringa:  9.7 ppg, 8.0 rpg
• Destiny Goodwin: 8.0 ppg

DICKINSON STATE

2022-23 Overall record/Northstar Athletic Association record: 3-2/0-0
National Rating: UR

• Def. Bethany (Kansas) 69-55
• Def. Midland 63-51
• Def. Montana State-Northern
• Lost to Montana Tech 61-59 (ot)
• Lost To Montana Western 83-58

2022-23 Team Stats
Points per game:  63.6

• Points per game allowed: 62.8  
• Field goal percentage: 40.5
• Field goal percentage allowed:  35.1  
• Three-point field goal percentage: 25.5
• Three-point field goal percentage allowed: 31.3
• Rebounds per game: 44.6
• Rebounds allowed per game: 34.8
• Turnovers per game:  20.4
• Turnovers forced per game:  11.6  

Individuals to Watch

• Samantha Oase: 17.8 ppg, 59.6 fg %, 12.4 rpg, 2.0 bpg
• Lindsay Peterson: 12.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 6-3pt fg
• McKenzie Johnson: 7.0 ppg, 6-3 pt fg, 4.8 rpg
• Heather LaBree: 7.0 ppg
• Kayden Steele: 6.0 ppg, 4-3pt fg

NOTES

Dordt

• Dordt is off to a 3-0 start this season.  The start is the best three game start since the 2019-20 season when the Defenders started 7-0.
• Karly Gustafson: 1,018 career points (18^th all-time), 632career rebounds (15^th all-time)
• Bailey Beckman: 979 career points (20^th all-time),  128 made 3-point field goals (8^th all-time)
• Bill Harmsen is 91-41 coaching Dordt entering his fifth season.  68.6 winning % is best in program history.  90 wins is 3^rd all-time at Dordt.

Trinity Christian

• Trinity Christian is coached by Theo Owens who is now in his third season and has a 25-28 record with the Palos Heights, Illinois school.
• The 2021-22 team started the year 8-2 before finishing the season 14-16.

Dickinson State

• Dickinson State started the season with three straight wins but have lost back to back games in their most recent outings.
• Dickinson State is 1-0 against GPAC teams this season after beating Midland on October 29 63-51.
• Eric Nelson is the coach of the BlueHawks and is in his fourth season. Nelson has a 27-55 record at Dickinson State and his last two teams have advanced to the conference semifinals.
• Dickinson State was picked to finish sixth in the North Star Athletic Association preseason coaches poll.

RECENTLY

Trinity Christian played Trinity International in Deerfield, Illinois on Wednesday, November 9 and won a 72-48 decision. The Trolls led 42-23 at halftime, using a 23-14 start and a 19-9 advantage in the second quarter to take control. Laila McNeal scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds and Katarina Savic scored 15 points with five rebounds and six assists.   The Trolls made 27-65 shots while limiting Trinity International to 22-68 field goal shooting and they were forced into 25 turnovers.

Dickinson State lost to Montana Western on Saturday, November 5 by an 83-58 margin after trailing 22-20 after one quarter. A 24-14 second quarter deficit put the BlueHawks in a hole they were unable to dig out of. Samantha Oase had 12 points and Lindsay Peterson added 11 and Heather LaBree scored nine. Oase also had nine rebounds as Dickinson State held a 43-35 rebounding edge but Montana Western converted 45 percent of its field goal attempts.

Dordt started fast and won a 77-53 decision from Bellevue in a game that wasn't that close. The Defenders outscored the Bruins 44-18 in the second and third quarters combined and was led by Bailey Beckman's 21 points and Karly Gustafson's 19. Janie Schoonhoven added 10 points and seven rebounds and Faith Van Holland had 10 rebounds as Dordt had a 42-35 rebounding edge and made 49.2 percent of its field goals. 

THE SERIES

Dordt vs Trinity Christian
Dordt is 2-0 in games against Trinity Christian in the last five years.  Dordt won a 95-56 decision from Trinity Christian in Palos Heights, Illinois on November 1, 2019. Erika Feenstra scored 24 and Gabby Kreykes added 15 points with four rebounds. Bailey Beckman added 12 in that win and Dordt made 60 percent of his field goals. Summer Cramer and Breanna Toppen each had 13 points for the Trolls.

• December 29, 2018 Dordt def. Trinity Christian 72-42
• November 1, 2019 Dordt def. Trinity Christian 95-56

Dordt vs Dickinson State
This is the first meeting between Dordt and Dickinson State in women's basketball.

NEXT

Dordt will face Morningside on the road on Wednesday, November 16 in the GPAC opener for the Defenders.
Trinity Christian will play St. Francis (Illinois) on November 16 in its first game after this weekend.

Dickinson State will face Oak Hills Christian on November 18 before playing Rocky Mountain College on November 25 and 26 on back to back dates

GPAC

Standings (November 9)
Concordia 0-0/2-0
Dakota Wesleyan 0-0/2-0
Dordt 0-0/3-0
Hastings 0-0/2-0
Jamestown 0-0/2-1
Northwestern 0-0/2-0
Doane 0-0/1-0
Briar Cliff 0-0/2-1
College of Saint Mary 0-0/2-2
Midland 0-0/2-2
Mount Marty 0-0/2-3
Morningside 0-0/1-1
 
November 12
Mount Marty @ Doane
Jamestown @ College of Saint Mary
Concordia @ Briar Cliff
Dakota Wesleyan @ Morningside
 
November 16
Hastings @ Doane
Northwestern @ College of Saint Mary
Midland @ Concordia
Dordt @ Morningside
Briar Cliff @ Mount Marty
Dakota Wesleyan @ Jamestown
 
November 19
Northwestern @ Doane
College of Saint Mary @ Dakota Wesleyan 
Concordia @ Dordt
Mount Marty @ Hastings
Jamestown @ Midland