Game Time

The Dordt women's volleyball team plays its regular-season finale on Tuesday, October 31 at Sioux City, Iowa against Morningside.

Dordt is currently 3-12 in the GPAC and 4-17 overall and Morningside enters play with a s two wins out of the eighth and final spot of a GPAC Post Season Tournament berth. Dakota Wesleyan is sixth in the league standings with an 16-15 overall record and a 7-8 conference mark.

Follow the match

Watch |   
Listen |
Live Stats |

GPAC Standings (through October 31)
 

Teams	GPAC	Overall
Northwestern	13-2	22-2
Concordia	13-2	20-2
Jamestown	13-2	21-8
College of Saint Mary	10-5	22-6
Midland	10-5	14-9
Dakota Wesleyan	8-7	19-13
Morningside	7-8	16-15
Doane	5-10	7-18
Hastings	3-12	8-16
Dordt	3-12	4-17
Mount Marty	3-12	10-20
Briar Cliff	2-13	7-22

  
Around the GPAC

TUESDAY MATCHES:

• Dordt @ Morningside
• Dakota Wesleyan @ Jamestown
• College of Saint Mary @ Hastings
• Concordia @ Midland
• Mount Marty @ Doane
• Northwestern @ Briar Cliff

 
Scouting Report

Morningside Mustangs
Head Coach:  Jacki Squier
Record: 16-15/7-8

• A closer look at the 2023 results
  • Morningside has won five of the last six with the loss a 3-0 decision at Jamestown on October 25.

 

• 2023 by the Numbers
  • Kills per set/Opponent: 12.2/12.5
  • Kill efficiency/Opponent: .184/.175
  • Digs per set/Opponent: 17.7/17.8
  • Blocks per set/Opponent: 1.8/1.6
  • Total ace serves/Opponent: 141/155

 

• Key Players
  • Sydney Marlow: 3.5 kills per set | 19 ace serves | 2.9 digs per set
  • Payton Lode: 3.0 kills per set | 21 ace serves | 2.7 digs per set
  • Claire Wilson: 2.7 kills per set | .237 kill efficiency
  • Aleksandra Dalach: 9.8 assists per set | 32 ace serves
  • Payton Shoquist: 5.2 digs per set | 15 ace serves

 
Dordt Defenders
Head Coach: Jacki Smith
Record: 4-17/3-12

• A closer look at the 2023 results
  • Dordt's wins over Briar Cliff, Mount Marty, the College of Saint Mary and Mount Mercy.

 

• 2023 by the Numbers
  • Kills per set/Opponent: 11.8/12.5
    • Kill efficiency/Opponent: .137/.208
    • Digs per set/Opponenet: 17/17.5
    • Blocks per set/Opponent: 1.8/2.0
    • Total ace serves/Opponent: 83/127
  • Key Players
    • Riley Doenhoefer: 2.7 kills per set | .148 kill efficiency
    • Ellie Dokter: 2.6 kills per set | .216 kill efficiency
    • Tarren Spartz: 2.4 kills per set | .116 kill efficiency
    • Bryleigh Schweer: 1.7 kills per set | .196 kill efficiency | 18 ace serves
    • Ellie Weg: 1.3 kills per set | .133 kill efficiency | 1.2 blocks per set
    • Kelly McArthur: 5.3 assists per set | 11 ace serves | 2.0 digs per set
    • Sophie Johnson: 5.1 assists per set | 9 ace serves | 2.2 digs per set
    • Makenna Kooima: 5.3 digs per set | 8 ace serves
    • Madison Vis: 2.5 digs per set | 13 ace serves

Last Time

Dordt lost to Dakota Wesleyan 3-2 on Saturday, October 28 by set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-21, 15-12.

• Tarren Spartz: 15 kills | 11 digs
• Isabella Cumana: 14 kills | 7 block assists
• Ellie Dokter: 13 kills
• Riley Doenhoefer: 12 kills
• Kelly McArthur: 31 assists
• Sophie Johnson: 24 assists
• Makenna Kooima: 35 digs | 14 digs
• Macy Kamler: 20 digs

 
Morningside was a 3-0 winner over Briar Cliff on October 28 by set scores of 25-20, 25-13, 25-21

• Payton Lode: 13 kills
• Sydney Marlow; 11 kills
• Claire Wilson: 7 kills
• Aleksandra Dalach: 32 assists
• Payton Shoquist: 14 digs

 
The Series

• Dordt leads the series 28-12 since 2001 and is 7-3 in the last 10 matches between the two.
• Morningside owns back to back wins in the series, the first time they have done that since 2011.
• Morningside won four matches in a row from 2007-2009 while Dordt won 13 in a row from 2013-2020.

Morningside won the August 30 meeting 3-2 by set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-17, 22-25, 15-9.

• Dordt Leaders
  • Riley Doenhoefer: 16 kills
  • Tarren Spartz: 15 kills
  • Bryleigh Schweer: 9 kills
  • Campbell Marshall: 26 assists
  • Sophie Johnson: 22 assists | 14 digs
  • Makenna Kooima: 34 digs

• Morningside Leaders
  • Sydney Marlow: 13 kills
  • Claire Wilson: 11 kills
  • Payten Lode: 11 kills
  • Payton Shoquist: 21 digs
  • Aleksandra Dalach: 29 assists | 18 digs

Next

Dordt's season will conclude after this match while Morningside will advance to the GPAC Post Season Tournament.