• The Dordt University women's soccer team heads to Sioux City, Iowa, for a GPAC match against Morningside this weekend. Game time on Saturday, Oct.7 is set for 8pm. 
• The Defenders have won three straight games, two in conference play, to climb into a tie for sixth place in the current league standings with a 3-2-1 record, 6-4-1 overall. Morningside is currently fourth in the GPAC with a 3-1-2 record, 6-2-3 overall. 
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|  DEFENDER NOTES

• Saturday's match will be the 27th in the rivalry between Dordt and Morningside
• the Defenders trail the all-time series 12-14 
  • last year: 
    • Dordt earned a 7-2 home win vs Mustangs
    • the Defenders scored five goals in the 1st half
    • the Defender win snapped a three game losing and scoreless streak vs Morningside
  • Dordt is 2-3 in the last five vs Morningside
  • the Defenders are 3-7 in the last 10
• first meeting - 2002
• Dordt has been outscored by the Mustangs 54-44
• Dordt has shutout the Mustangs 4x
• Dordt has been shutout by Morningside 9x
• most goals scored by Dordt: 7 (last year)
• most goals scored by Morningside: 6 (2015)
• Dordt is 2-8 in matches played in Sioux City
  • they have lost three straight on the road
  • last win: 2017 (3-1)

• Harris-Stowe @ College of Saint Mary
• Dakota Wesleyan @ Doane
• Waldorf @ Briar Cliff
• Concordia @ Jamestown
• Northwestern @ Midland

• Morningside
  • Head Coach: Tom Maxon (23rd year)
    • 2x GPAC Coach of the Year
    • started the Mside program in 2021
    • 3x NAIA Qualifier, most recent in 2015
  • Record: 3-1-2 (4th), 6-2-3 overall
    • def. Concordia 1-0 last time out
    • 2-1-2 in last five matches
  • A closer look at the 2023 results:
    • two shutouts
    • been shutout one time
    • most goals scored - 7 vs Northwestern
    • have scored multiple goals in seven matches
  • picked 6th in GPAC preseason poll
  • last year: 5-4-3 (6th in GPAC), 8-7-3 overall
    • lost to Hastings in GPAC Quarterfinals
    • return 7 starters, 17 players
    • returns players who accounted for 23 of the 37 goals scored last year
    • 3 all-conference players return
  • 2023 by the Numbers:
    • goals: 2.2 match (4th)
    • goals against: 1.7 (6th)
  • Key Players:
    • Keyera Harmon - 7 goals (5th), 1 assist - top scorer last year
    • Roselynn Bosman (all-conference) - 5 goals, 3 assists
    • Tara Kelleher - 3 goals
    • Lisann Evert - 2 goals, 1 assist
    • Sina Feeser (all-conference in 2021) - 1 goal
    • Isabel Ter Weeme - 1.73 gaa, 26 saves, 5-1-3 record

|  DEFENDER NOTES

• 3-2-1 (T6th in GPAC), 6-4-1 overall
• won three straight
  • def. Neb.Wesleyan, Dakota Wesleyan and Mount Marty
  • outscored opponents 14-5 during win streak
• one-half game in back of both Morningside and Jamestown
• 2023 by the Numbers:
  • goals: 2.9 match (2nd)
  • goals against: 2.1 (9th)
  • 1 shutout
• Key Players:
  • Karinna Tel - 11 goals (2nd), 4 assists (T4th)
  • Joslyn Terpstra - 6 goals (8th), 4 assists (T4th)
  • Ellie Stuart - 5 goals, 2 assists
  • Abby Foster - 3 goals, 1 assist
  • Lydia Zylstra - 11 saves, 1.4 goals against (2-0 record)