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Dordt will face the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers on Saturday afternoon, December 10 at 2:00 in Sioux Center, Iowa. The game is a White Out for Defender fans…..WEAR WHITE!

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DORDT

2022-23 Overall record/Great Plains Athletic Conference: 11-0/6-0
National Rating: 5
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 Def. @ Briar Cliff 81-75
• Nov. 30 Def. College of Saint Mary 79-42
• Dec. 3   Def. @ Midland 84-63
• Dec. 7   Def. Northwestern 65-55
• 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: 81.6
• Points per game allowed: 59.6
• Field goal percentage: 49.9
• Field goal percentage allowed: 38.6
• Three-point field goal percentage: 39.7
• Three-point field goal percentage allowed: 24.1
• Rebounds per game: 39.8
• Rebounds allowed per game: 30.1
• Turnovers per game: 14.7
• Turnovers forced per game: 17.9

Individuals

• Bailey Beckman: 17.2 ppg, 1.3 spg, 24-3pt fg
• Hayden Heimensen: 6.3 ppg, 2.1 apg, 14-3pt fg
• Janie Schoonhoven: 11.6 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 61.1 fg% 
• Karly Gustafson: 19.3ppg, 7.2 rpg, 69.9 fg%, 3.3 apg
• Macy Sievers: 8.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 5.7 apg, 2.2 spg
• McKenna Klecker: 4.4 ppg, 15-3pt fg, 42.9 3-pt %
• Macey Nielson: 4.3 ppg, 14-3pt fg
• Faith Van Holland: 4.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg

DAKOTA WESLEYAN

2022-23 Overall record/Great Plains Athletic Conference: 7-2/4-2
National Ranking: 11
2022-23 Results/Upcoming Schedule

• Def. Valley City State 65-52
• Def. Presentation 91-31
• Def. Morningside 75-71
• Lost to Jamestown 71-64
• Def. College of Saint Mary 100-40
• Def. Mount Marty 59-39
• Def. Doane 75-69 ot
• Lost to Hastings 74-70
• Def. Bellevue 77-57
• Dec. 10 @ Dordt
• Dec. 15 @ Northwestern
• Dec. 18 Presentation
• Dec. 30 @ Antelope Valley
• Dec 31 vs The Master's

2022-23 Team Stats

• Points per game:  75.1
• Points per game allowed: 56
• Field goal percentage: 44.6
• Field goal percentage allowed: 34.8
• Three-point field goal percentage: 33.1
• Three-point field goal percentage allowed:  30.2 
• Rebounds per game: 43.4
• Rebounds allowed per game: 31.9
• Turnovers per game: 14
• Turnovers forced per game: 17.7

Individuals to Watch

• Jada Campbell: 16.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 55 fg%
• Matti Reiner: 14.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 46.1 fg%, 4.3 apg
• Isabel Ihnen: 11.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 23-3pt fg, 43.4 3pt %

NOTES

Dakota Wesleyan

• The Tigers are coached by Jason Christensen in his 13^th season at Mitchell and has a 253-139 record. Christensen is the career wins leader at Wesleyan and guided Dakota Wesleyan to a 2018 NAIA National Championship.
• Matti Reiner was a NAIA All-America Honorable Mention pick in 2022 and averaged 13.7 ppg and surpassed the 1,000 point plateau earlier this season.
• Jada Campbell claimed all-GPAC 2^nd Team honors in 2022 and has scored 1541 points in her career which includes a two-year stint at Presentation.
• Dakota Wesleyan has advanced to the NAIA National Championship field nine time, including last year's berth.

Dordt

• Dordt is off to an 11-0 start this season.  The start is the best 11 game start in program history.
• Karly Gustafson: 1,175 career points (10^th all-time) and trails Jacque Van Leeuwen's (1982-86) 1246.
• Bailey Beckman: 1,110 career points (12^th all-time), 144 made 3pt fg is 7^th all-time behind Kayla Broekhuis (2010-14) with 146. Carla Geylense is 11^th all-time in scoring  1,173.
• Bill Harmsen is 99-41 coaching Dordt and is in his fifth season…70.2 winning % is best in program history.  99 wins is 3^rd all-time at Dordt.

RECENTLY

Dordt beat Northwestern 65-55 on Wednesday night behind 23 points from Karly Gustafson and she also snared 10 rebounds in a game Dordt led  most of the way. Janie Schoonhoven had 10 points and eight rebounds and Bailey Beckman scored 11.  Dordt had a 33-29 rebounding edge in the game and committed just nine turnovers.

Dakota Wesleyan had no trouble with Bellevue on Wednesday night after holding a 42-25 lead at halftime. Jada Campbell scored 28 and Mattie Reiner scored 13 while Lacey Sprakel came off the bench to score 12.  The Tigers were 30-62 from the field and had a 46-31 rebounding advantage.

THE SERIES

The series is dead even at 6-6 since 2017 and Dakota Wesleyan won two of three last season.  The Tigers were 80-75 winners over Dordt on December 11, 2021 behind Isabel Ihnen's 18 points and Jada Campbell's 15. Karly Gustafson scored 19 in the loss ad Hayden Heimensen added 17.

On January 26, 2022 the teams played at the Corn Palace and Dordt overcame a four point fourth quarter deficit to win 67-65. Ashtyn Veerbeek scored 26 and Bailey Beckman added 14 while Campbell had 16 and Kaylee Kirk and Rynn Osthus each had 12.

The teams met a third time in the GPAC Semifinals in Sioux Center on February 26 and Wesleyan controlled most of the game and won 69-59. Campbell had 20 and Reiner 13 while Gustafson scored 30 and Veerbeek had 11. 

• February 26, 2022 Dakota Wesleyan def. Dordt 69-59
• January 26, 2022 Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 67-65
• December 11, 2021 Dakota Wesleyan def. Dordt 80-75
• February 10, 2021 Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 60-44
• December 31, 2020 Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 70-60
• February 26, 2020 Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 75-55
• January 15, 2020 Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 74-70
• November 13, 2019 Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 88-86
• January 9, 2019 Dakota Wesleyan def. Dordt 81-68
• November 14, 2018 Dakota Wesleyan def. Dordt 72-68
• January 17, 2018 Dakota Wesleyan def. Dordt 87-64
• November 15, 2017 Dakota Wesleyan def. Dordt 85-55

NEXT

Dordt travels to face Mount Marty on Thursday, December 15 to conclude the 2022 portion of the schedule. The Defenders will host Grand View on January 2 when the season resumes.

GPAC

Standings (December 9)
Dordt 6-0/11-0
Northwestern 5-1/10-1
Jamestown 5-1/8-2
Dakota Wesleyan 4-2/7-2
Briar Cliff 4-2/7-3
Hastings 4-2/6-4
Doane 3-4/5-4
Concordia 3-4/5-4
Morningside 2-4/4-5
College of Saint Mary 1-6/3-8
Mount Marty 1-6/3-9
Midland 0-6/2-8
 
December 10
Concordia @ Hastings
Dakota Wesleyan @ Dordt
Jamestown @ Mount Marty
Midland @ Briar Cliff
Morningside @ Northwestern
 
December 14
Midland @ College of Saint Mary
 
December 15
Morningside @ Jamestown
Doane @ Concordia
Dordt @ Mount Marty
Briar Cliff @ Hastings
Dakota Wesleyan @ Northwestern
 
January 4
Doane @ Midland
Concordia @ Mount Marty
Briar Cliff @ Dakota Wesleyan
College of Saint Mary @ Morningside
 
January 6
Hastings @ Dordt
Jamestown @ Northwestern
 
January 7
Doane @ Briar Cliff
Dakota Wesleyan @ Concordia
Jamestown @ Dordt
Morningside @ Midland
Hastings @ Northwestern
Mount Marty @ College of Saint Mary
 
January 11
Dordt @ Doane
Morningside @ Hastings
Northwestern @ Mount Marty
Midland @ Dakota Wesleyan
Briar Cliff @ Jamestown
College of Saint Mary @ Concordia
 
January 14
Doane @ Morningside
Concordia @ Jamestown
Mount Marty @ Dakota Wesleyan
Midland @ Northwestern
Briar Cliff @ Dordt
Hastings @ College of Saint Mary
 
January 18
Morningside @ Concordia
Mount Marty @ Midland
Northwestern @ Briar Cliff
Dordt @ College of Saint Mary
 
January 20
Jamestown @ Doane
Dakota Wesleyan @ Hastings
 
January 21
Jamestown @ Hastings
Dakota Wesleyan @ Doane
College of Saint Mary @ Briar Cliff
Concordia @ Northwestern
Midland @ Dordt
Morningside @ Mount Marty
 
January 25
Doane @ College of Saint Mary
Hastings @ Concordia
Dordt @ Dakota Wesleyan
Northwestern @ Morningside
Mount Marty @ Jamestown
Briar Cliff @ Midland
 
January 28
Midland @ Doane
Morningside @ College of Saint Mary
Dordt @ Hastings
Dakota Wesleyan @ Briar Cliff
Northwestern @ Jamestown
 
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
 
November 22
Jamestown def. Concordia 66-49
Morningside def. Doane 97-93
College of Saint Mary def. Hastings 61-58
Dordt def. Briar Cliff 81-75
Dakota Wesleyan def. Mount Marty 59-39
Northwestern def. Midland 107-71
 
November 30
Dordt def. College of Saint Mary 79-42
Concordia def. Morningside 71-64
Mount Marty def. Midland 67-60
Northwestern def. Briar Cliff 72-68
 
December 2
Dakota Wesleyan def. Doane 75-69 ot
Hastings def. Jamestown 63-62
 
December 3
Jamestown def. Doane 96-56
Briar Cliff def. College of Saint Mary  86-53
Northwestern def. Concordia 72-56
Dordt def. Midland  84-63
Morningside def. Mount Marty 87-54
Hastings def. Dakota Wesleyan 74-70
 
December 7
Doane def. College of Saint Mary 90-68
Concordia def. Mount Marty 91-48
Dordt def. Northwestern 65-55
Briar Cliff def. Morningside 76-54
Hastings def. Midland 61-48