• The Dordt University men's soccer team looks to extend its win streak when they travel to Sioux City, Iowa, this weekend for a conference match against Morningside. Game time on Saturday night, Oct.7 is set for 6pm at Elwood Olsen Stadium. 
• Dordt has won three consecutive matches and is 3-2 in the GPAC, 6-4-1 overall; Morningside is unbeaten in its last three matches and is 4-1-1 in the GPAC, 5-3-4 overall.
• Follow the match:
  • Live Stats |
  • Watch | 

Defender Notes | 

• Saturday's match will be the 29th in the rivalry between Dordt and Morningside
• the Defenders trail the all-time series 9-18-1 
  • last year: Dordt went 1-0-1 vs Morningside
    • tied 3-3 in regular season
    • def. 3-1 in GPAC quarterfinals
  • Dordt is 1-3-1 in the last five vs Morningside
  • the Defenders are 3-6-1 in the last 10
• first meeting - 1978
• played in 1978 and 1979, and not again until 2001
• Dordt has outscored the Mustangs 74-65
• Dordt has shutout the Mustangs 5x
• Dordt has been shutout by Morningside 6x
• most goals scored by Dordt: 6 (2014)
• most goals scored by Morningside: 5 (2018)
• Dordt is 2-8 in matches played in Sioux City
  • they have lost five straight on the road
  • last win: 2011 (1-0)

• Dakota Wesleyan @ Doane
• Waldorf @ Briar Cliff
• Concordia @ Jamestown
• Northwestern @ Midland

• Morningside
  • Head Coach: Tom Maxon (23rd year)
    • 3x GPAC Coach of the Year
    • re-started the Mside program in 2021
    • 3x NAIA Qualifier
  • Record: 4-1-1 (T3rd), 5-3-4 overall
    • unbeaten in last three matches (2-0-1)
    • tied Concordia (0-0) last time out
    • def. both Doane (1-0) and Hastings (3-1)
  • A closer look at the 2023 results:
    • five shutouts
    • been shutout four times
    • most goals scored -3 vs Hastings
    • four matches decided by one goal
  • picked 4th in GPAC preseason poll
  • last year: 3-2-6 (6th in GPAC), 4-8-7 overall
    • return 7 starters, 13 players
    • 5 all-conference players return
    • players return who scored 19 of the 26 goals scored from last year
  • 2023 by the Numbers:
    • goals: 1.0 match (11th)
    • goals against: 1.0 (4th)
  • Key Players:
    • Jona Rischer - 4 goals (10th) - 2x all-conference
    • Levi Von Hagen -3 goals
    • Johannes Lang - 3 assists - all-conference
    • Gero Zarbo - 1 goal (was leading scorer last year) - all-conference
    • Sandor Kohberg - all-conference
    • Timon Korber - 23 saves, .15 goals against (4-0-2 record)

Defender Notes | 

• 3-2 (5th in GPAC), 6-4-1 overall
• won three straight
  • def. Midland, Dakota Wesleyan and Mount Marty
  • outscored opponents 7-1 during win streak
• one game in back of both Morningside and Northwestern
• 2023 by the Numbers:
  • goals: 3.0 match (3rd)
  • goals against: .65 (2nd)
  • 5 shutouts (T3rd)
• Key Players:
  • Jacob Narkis - 5 goals (8th), 4 assists (6th)
  • Blake Hansen - 4 goals (T10th), 3 assists (10th)
  • Javier Moscardo - 3 goals, 3 assists
  • Mitchell Dryden - 4-2 record, 22 saves, .7 goals against (5th)
  • Brandon Hansen - 2-2-1 record, 17 saves, .62 goals against (4th)