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Dordt University

Jackson Louscher

Men's Basketball Dordt University Athletic Communication Office

Defender Men Look For Bounce Back

WHEN

Dordt will host Briar Cliff on Saturday, January 14 at 5:45 at the De Witt Gym in Sioux Center, Iowa.

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DORDT

2022-23 Overall record/GPAC record: 14-4/6-4
National Rating: RV

2022-23 Schedule
  • Oct. 28 Dordt def. 95-76 @ Mayville State
  • Oct. 29 Dordt def. 105-87 @ Valley City State
  • Nov. 1   Dordt def. 74-63 Dakota State @ Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD
  • Nov.11 Dordt def. Viterbo 114-65 @ Orange City, IA
  • Nov. 12 Dordt def. Indiana University East 96-85 @ Orange City, IA
  • Nov. 16 @ Morningside def. Dordt 85-80
  • Nov. 19 Concordia def. Dordt 87-72
  • Nov. 22 Dordt def. @ Briar Cliff 81-68
  • Nov. 25 Dordt def.  Oak Hills Christian 145-62
  • Nov. 26 Dordt def. Governor's State   113-82
  • Dec. 3   Dordt def. @ Midland 94-93
  • Dec. 7   Dordt def. Northwestern 93-89 overtime
  • Dec. 10 Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 77-74
  • Dec. 31 Dordt def. Mount Marty 82-73
  • Jan. 2    Dordt def. Presentation 108-75
  • Jan. 6    Dordt def. Hastings 97-64
  • Jan. 7    Jamestown def. Dordt 93-90
  • Jan. 11  Doane def. Dordt 97-74
  • Jan. 14  Briar Cliff
  • 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: 93.9
  • Points per game allowed: 78.8
  • Field goal percentage: 54.7
  • Field goal percentage allowed: 44.9
  • Three-point field goal percentage: 40.9
  • Three-point field goal percentage allowed: 34.6
  • Rebounds per game: 37.8
  • Rebounds allowed per game: 32.9
  • Turnovers per game: 10.1
  • Turnovers forced per game: 9.7
Individuals BRIAR CLIFF
2022-23 Overall record: 9-8/3-7
National Rating: UR
2022-23 Results/Future Opponents
  • Def. Dakota State 76-65
  • Lost to Presentation 93-80
  • Def. William Penn 85-77
  • Def. Mount Mercy 78-66
  • Lost to Concordia 78-58
  • Def. Mount Marty 80-76
  • Def. Benedictine 74-67 ot
  • Lost to Dordt 81-68
  • Lost to Northwestern 64-58
  • Lost to Morningside 76-70
  • Def. Midland 75-70
  • Lost Hastings 67-65
  • Def. Missouri Baptist 90-75
  • Def. Ottawa 69-67
  • Lost to Dakota Wesleyan 78-76 ot
  • Def. Doane 70-45
  • Lost to Jamestown 83-77
 
2022-23 Team Statistics
  • Points per game: 73.5
  • Points per game allowed: 72.2
  • Field goal percentage: 45.6
  • Field goal percentage allowed:  47.5
  • Three-point field goal percentage: 35.8
  • Three-point field goal percentage allowed: 35.0
  • Rebounds per game: 28.2
  • Rebounds allowed per game: 36.1
  • Turnovers per game: 11.5
  • Turnovers forced per game:  12.8  
Individuals
  • Jaden Kleinhesselink: 13.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 52.1 fg%, 43-3pt fg
  • Conner Groves: 12.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 41-3pt fg
  • Matthew Stilweill: 12.2 ppg, 50.0 fg%
  • Kyle Boerhave: 10.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 54 fg%
  • Quin Vesey: 10.1 ppg, 3.2 apg

RECENTLY

The Chargers lost an 83-77 decision to Jamestown on the road on Wednesday night after leading 37-35 at halftime. Jaden Kleinhesselink scored 30 on 12-15 shooting and he made 4-4 three-point shots with eight rebounds. Conner Groves scored 15 and had three assists. Briar Cliff was 32-59 from the field and 11-24 from the arc but converted just 2-4 free throws. Jamestown got to the free throw line for 23-24 success and 25-55 field goal shooting.  Briar Cliff had a 35-23 rebounding advantage.

The Defenders led Doane 48-44 at halftime but were outscored 53-26 in the second half before losing 97-74. Bryce Coppock scored 17 and Jacob Vis had 15 with six rebounds. Cade Bleeker chipped in with 13 and Lucas Lorenzen scored 11.  Dordt was 27-63 from the field but Doane was 40-66 and had a 35-31 rebounding advantage.  
 

THE SERIES

Dordt leads the series 8-4 since the 2017-18 season and the Defenders have won seven of the last eight meetings including an 81-68 decision on November 22. Bryce Coppock scored 21 and Jacob Vis had 16 in the win while Briar Cliff was topped by Conner Groves and Kyle Boerhave with 15 and 11 each. 

NOTES 

Dordt
  • Cade Bleeker: 1204 career points (21st all-time), 218 career made 3pt fg (4th all-time)
    • Points is behind Kyle Van Arendonk (2000-04) with 1210, made 3pt fg is now behind Cliff Warner's (2010-13) 231, Alec Henrickson's (2015-19) 232 and Austin Katje's (2010-14) 263.
  • Bryce Coppock: 1138 career points (26th all-time), 147 career made 3pt fg (12th all-time)
    • He is behind Bryan Sumner's 150 (2013-16) three-point baskets and is behind Brandon Haan's 1154 points (2003-06).
  • Jacob Vis: 1019 career points
    • 39th  overall and is behind Chris Sievers's (2009-13) with 1,021.
  • Luke Rankin has 261 career assists (15th all-time)
    • Behind Andrew O'Donnell's (2014-18) 269
  • Brian Van Haaften is in his fifth season at Dordt and has an 93-44 record (career 508-232)
BRIAR CLIFF
  • Quinn Vesey has scored 855 career points.
  • Conner Groves has scored 1,021 career points.
  • Jaden Kleinhesselink has scored 1,572 points and has converted 216 three-point shots.

NEXT

Dordt resumes play on Saturday, January 21 when the Defenders host Midland 3:45.

GPAC

Standings (January 13, 2023)
Morningside 7-2/13-3
Jamestown 6-3/14-3
Concordia 7-4/11-6
Northwestern 6-3/13-4
Dordt 6-4/14-4
Hastings 5-5/12-6
Doane 5-5/8-10
Dakota Wesleyan 4-4/9-8
Briar Cliff 3-7/9-8
Mount Marty 3-8/7-12
Midland 1-9/7-11
 
January 14
Doane @ Morningside
Concordia @ Jamestown
Mount Marty @ Dakota Wesleyan
Midland @ Northwestern
Briar Cliff @ Dordt
 
January 15
Mount Marty @ Dakota Wesleyan
 
January 18
Morningside @ Concordia
Mount Marty @ Midland
Northwestern @ Briar Cliff
 
January 20
Jamestown @ Doane
Dakota Wesleyan @ Hastings
 
January 21
Jamestown @ Hastings
Dakota Wesleyan @ Doane
Concordia @ Northwestern
Midland @ Dordt
Morningside @ Mount Marty
 
January 25
Hastings @ Concordia
Dordt @ Dakota Wesleyan
Northwestern @ Morningside
Mount Marty @ Jamestown
Briar Cliff @ Midland
 
January 28
Midland @ Doane
Dordt @ Hastings
Dakota Wesleyan @ Briar Cliff
Northwestern @ Jamestown
 
January 30
Morningside @ Jamestown
Dakota Wesleyan @ Northwestern
 
February 1
Doane @ Hastings
Concordia @ Midland
Morningside @ Dordt
Mount Marty @ Briar Cliff
Jamestown @ Dakota Wesleyan
 
February 4
Doane @ Northwestern
Dordt @ Concordia
Briar Cliff @ Morningside
Hastings @ Mount Marty
Midland @ Jamestown
 
February 8
Concordia @ Doane
Mount Marty @ Dordt
Northwestern @ Dakota Wesleyan
 
February 10
Jamestown @ Morningside
Hastings @ Briar Cliff
 
February 11
Doane @ Dordt
Hastings @ Morningside
Mount Marty @ Northwestern
Dakota Wesleyan @ Midland
Jamestown @ Briar Cliff
 
February 15
Doane @ Mount Marty
Briar Cliff @ Concordia
Dordt @ Northwestern
Morningside @ Dakota Wesleyan
Midland @ Hastings
 
February 18
Briar Cliff @ Doane
Concordia @ Dakota Wesleyan
Dordt @ Jamestown
Midland @ Morningside
Northwestern @ Hastings
 
November 12
Doane def. Mount Marty 74-63
Concordia def. Briar Cliff 78-58
Morningside def. Dakota Wesleyan 80-64
 
November 16
Hastings def. Doane 75-60
Concordia def. Midland 83-47
Morningside def. Dordt 85-80
Briar Cliff def. Mount Marty 80-76
Dakota Wesleyan def. Jamestown 80-68
 
November 19
Doane def. Northwestern 101-90 ot
Concordia def. Dordt 87-72
Hastings def. Mount Marty 75-57
Jamestown def.  Midland  104-72
 
November 22
Jamestown def. Concordia 90-59
Northwestern def. Midland 80-71 ot
Doane def. Morningside 76-72 ot
Dordt def. Briar Cliff 81-68
Mount Marty def. Dordt 71-65
 
November 30
Northwestern def. Briar Cliff 64-58
Morningside def. Concordia 69-62
Mount Marty def. Midland 67-62
 
December 2
Dakota Wesleyan def. Doane 85-77 ot
Jamestown def. Hastings 104-67
 
December 3
Doane def. Jamestown 83-79
Concordia def. Northwestern 81-55 
Dordt def. Midland 94-93
Morningside def. Mount Marty 88-74
Dakota Wesleyan def. Hastings 84-68
 
December 7
Concordia def. Mount Marty 86-64
Dordt def. Northwestern 93-89 OT
Morningside def. Briar Cliff 76-70
Hastings def. Midland 68-61
 
December 10
Hastings def. Concordia 79-68
Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 77-74
Jamestown def. Mount Marty 87-67
Briar Cliff def. Midland 75-70
Northwestern def. Morningside 86-79
 
December 15
Concordia def. Doane 74-61
Hastings def. Briar Cliff 67-65
 
December 31
Dordt def. Mount Marty 82-73
 
January 4
Midland def. Doane 89-74
 
January 5
Mount Marty def. Concordia 85-62
Dakota Wesleyan def. Briar Cliff 78-76 ot
 
January 6
Dordt def. Hastings 97-64
Northwestern def. Jamestown 65-57
 
January 7
Northwestern def. Hastings 74-63
Briar Cliff def. Doane 70-45
Concordia def. Dakota Wesleyan 78-69
Jamestown def. Dordt 93-90
Morningside def. Midland 88-81
 
January 11
Doane def. Dordt 97-74
Morningside def. Hastings 75-67
Northwestern def. Mount Marty 76-73
Dakota Wesleyan def. Midland 74-68
Jamestown def. Briar Cliff 83-77
 
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Players Mentioned

Camden Bialas

#25 Camden Bialas

6' 9"
Senior
Cade Bleeker

#3 Cade Bleeker

6' 5"
Senior
Bryce Coppock

#2 Bryce Coppock

5' 11"
Junior
Jackson Louscher

#22 Jackson Louscher

6' 3"
Junior
Luke Rankin

#0 Luke Rankin

5' 10"
Sophomore
Jacob Vis

#34 Jacob Vis

6' 7"
Junior
Lucas Lorenzen

#5 Lucas Lorenzen

6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Camden Bialas

#25 Camden Bialas

6' 9"
Senior
Cade Bleeker

#3 Cade Bleeker

6' 5"
Senior
Bryce Coppock

#2 Bryce Coppock

5' 11"
Junior
Jackson Louscher

#22 Jackson Louscher

6' 3"
Junior
Luke Rankin

#0 Luke Rankin

5' 10"
Sophomore
Jacob Vis

#34 Jacob Vis

6' 7"
Junior
Lucas Lorenzen

#5 Lucas Lorenzen

6' 4"
Freshman