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Dordt will face Briar Cliff on Tuesday night, November 12 at 6:00 pm in Sioux City, Iowa.    

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DORDT

National Rating: 13
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 Def. Trinity Christian 82-69 @ Orange City, IA
• Nov. 12 Def. Dickinson State 70-46 @ Orange City, IA
• Nov. 16 Def. @ Morningside  88-72
• Nov. 19 Def. Concordia 76-65
• 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: 84
• Points per game allowed: 60
• Field goal percentage: 50.3
• Field goal percentage allowed: 38.6
• Three-point field goal percentage: 38.1
• Three-point field goal percentage allowed: 24.6
• Rebounds per game: 41.6
• Rebounds allowed per game: 31.3
• Turnovers per game: 16.0
• Turnovers forced per game: 19.0

Individuals

• Bailey Beckman: 18.4 ppg, 45.7 fg%, 1.6 spg, 18-pt fg
• Hayden Heimensen: 5.9 ppg, 2.6 apg
• Janie Schoonhoven: 12.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 62.9 fg% 
• Karly Gustafson: 18.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 69.7 fg%, 3.6 apg
• Macy Sievers: 8.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.6 spg
• McKenna Klecker: 5.1 ppg, 11-3pt fg, 39.3 3-pt %
• Eliana Kuperus: 3.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 50 fg%
• Macey Nielson: 4.6 ppg, 9-3pt fg
• Faith Van Holland: 3.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg

BRIAR CLIFF

2022-23 Overall record/Great Plains Athletic Conference: 5-1/2-0
National Ranking: UR

• Lost @ Clarke 53-52
• Def. Dakota State 85-78
• Def. Bellevue 81-49
• Def. Presentation 102-43
• Def. Concordia 87-76
• Def. @ Mount Marty 64-54
• November 22 vs Dordt
• November 30 @ Northwestern
• December 3 @ College of Saint Mary
• December 7 vs Morningside

2022-23 Team Stats

• Points per game:  78.5
• Points per game allowed: 58.8
• Field goal percentage: 47.7
• Field goal percentage allowed: 37.0
• Three-point field goal percentage: 29.8
• Three-point field goal percentage allowed:  28.9 
• Rebounds per game: 38.7
• Rebounds allowed per game: 32.5
• Turnovers per game: 14.3
• Turnovers forced per game: 17.5

Individuals to Watch

• Konnor Sudmann: 22.2 ppg, 55.2 fg %, 13-3pt fg, 3.7 rpg, 2.8 apg
• Kennedy Benne: 12.7 ppg, 45.6 fg%, 3.7 rpg
• Madelyn Deitchler: 10.7 ppg, 7.7 rpg
• Payton Slaughter: 8.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg

NOTES

Dordt

• Dordt is off to a 7-0 start this season.  The start is the best seven game start since the 2019-20 season when the Defenders started 7-0.
• Karly Gustafson: 1,095 career points (11^th all-time)
  • 11^th is Carla Geylense (1996-2000) with 1,173 career points
• Bailey Beckman: 1,050 career points (16^th all-time)
  • 15^th is Jill Van Essen (1992-96) with 1,059
• Bill Harmsen is 95-41 coaching Dordt and is in his fifth season…69.6 winning % is best in program history.  95 wins is 3^rd all-time at Dordt.

Briar Cliff

• Konnor Sudmann: 1,300 career points
• Madelyn Deitchler: 1,434 career points
• Kennedy Benne: 556 career points
• Brian Ortmeier is in his first year as Briar Cliff head coach after two years at Iowa Central where he coached the Tritons to a 37-18 record.   Ortmeier also ahs stops at Laramie County, Colorado Northwestern, McPherson, Dakota State and the University of Richmond.

RECENTLY

The Briar Cliff Chargers were 64-54 winners on the road over Mount Marty on Saturday. Briar Cliff trailed 29-28 at halftime but took the lead at the ed of the third period 50-47 and held on to win 64-54. Sudmann had 28 points and Kennedy Benne added 13 while Madelyn Deitchler contributed eight. Briar Cliff was outrebounded 35-32 and forced 19 turnovers while committing 13.  The Chargers won despite a 21-61 shooting performance and a 5-27 three-point shooting night.
Dordt led most of its game on Saturday against Concordia and secured a 76-65 win. Dordt had a 32-30 rebounding advantage and forced 22 turnovers while converting 24-54 field goals. Janie Schoonhoven and Macy Sievers each had 18 points and Karly Gustafson added 14. Bailey Beckman contributed with 11 and Schoonhoven had eight rebounds.

THE SERIES

• Dordt leads the series 6-5 since 2017.
• Dordt prevailed 69-51 on January 15, 2022 in Sioux Center behind 18 points and 11 rebounds from Karly Gustafson and Hayden Heimensen added 11 in a very balanced Dordt effort. Briar Cliff got nine each from Cadence Davis and Mya Hendry.
  • January 15, 2022 Dordt def. Briar Cliff 69-51
  • November 23, 2021 @ Briar Cliff def. Dordt 62-56
  • February 24, 2021  Briar Cliff def. Dordt  67-54
  • February 20, 2021 Dordt def. @ Briar Cliff 75-42
  • November 24, 2020 Briar Cliff def. Dordt 79-69
  • February 12, 2020 @ Briar Cliff def. Dordt 83-65
  • November 23, 2019 Dordt def. Briar Cliff 93-58
  • February 13, 2019 Dordt def. Briar Cliff 83-35
  • December 5, 2018 Dordt def. @ Briar Cliff 76-55
  • February 17, 2018 Dordt def. @ Briar Cliff 51-38
  • November 18, 2017 Briar Cliff def. Dordt 82-66

NEXT

Dordt will host the College of Saint Mary on Wednesday, November 30 and will travel to play Midland on Saturday, December 3.

GPAC

Standings (November 18)
Jamestown 3-0/5-1
Briar Cliff 2-0/5-1
Dordt 2-0/7-0
Northwestern 2-0/6-0
Doane 2-1/4-1
Dakota Wesleyan 2-1/4-1
Concordia 1-2/3-2
Hastings 1-1/3-2
Morningside 0-2/2-3
Midland 0-2/2-4
College of Saint Mary 0-3/2-5
Mount Marty 0-3/2-6
 
November 22
Jamestown @ Concordia
Morningside @ Doane
College of Saint Mary @ Hastings
Dordt @ Briar Cliff
Dakota Wesleyan @ Mount Marty
Northwestern @ Midland
 
November 30
College of Saint Mary @ Dordt
Concordia @ Morningside
Midland @ Mount Marty
Briar Cliff @ Northwestern
 
December 2
Doane @ Dakota Wesleyan
Hastings @ Jamestown
 
December 3
Doane @ Jamestown
Briar Cliff @ College of Saint Mary
Northwestern @ Concordia
Dordt @ Midland
Mount Marty @ Morningside
Hastings @ Dakota Wesleyan
 
November 12
Jamestown def. College of Saint Mary 67-46
Briar Cliff def. Concordia 87-76
Dakota Wesleyan def. Morningside 75-71
Doane def. Mount Marty 86-53
 
November 16
Doane def. Hastings 94-59
Northwestern def. College of Saint Mary 67-47
Concordia def. Midland 84-59
Dordt def. Morningside 88-72
Briar Cliff def. Mount Marty 64-54
Jamestown def. Dakota Wesleyan 71-64
 
November 19
Northwestern  def. Doane  80-71
Dakota Wesleyan def. College of Saint Mary 100-40
Dordt def. Concordia 76-65
Hastings def. Mount Marty 55-52
Jamestown def. Midland 75-61