Game Time

Dordt will face Dakota State in the season opener for both teams at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The game will start at 5:00 with Dordt entering as the no. 3 team in the NAIA National Rating and Dakota State is no. 8.

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GPAC Standings (November 1)

Team	GPAC	Overall
Mount Marty	0-0	2-0
Hastings	0-0	1-0
Jamestown	0-0	1-0
College of Saint Mary	0-0	1-1
Briar Cliff	0-0	0-0
Concordia	0-0	0-0
Dakota Wesleyan	0-0	0-0
Doane	0-0	0-0
Dordt	0-0	0-0
Morningside	0-0	0-0
Northwestern	0-0	0-0
Midland	0-0	0-2

 
Around the GPAC

Thursday, November 2
Mayville State @ Jamestown
 
Friday, November 3
Indiana Northwest vs Northwestern
Graceland @ Midland
Dordt @ Trinity Christian
Bethel (KS) @ Hastings
Morningside @ Kansas Wesleyan
Sterling @ Concordia
Bellevue @ Doane
 
Saturday, November 4
Dordt vs Indiana Northwest
Bethany (KS) vs Morningside
Midland vs Bethel (KS)
Marian @ Concordia
Graceland @ Hastings
Northwestern @ Trinity Christian
College of Saint Mary @ Peru State
Valley City State vs Mount Marty
 
Scouting Report

Dakota State
Head Coach: David Moe
2022-23 Overall Record/North Star Conference: 29-7/12-1  

• A closer look at the 2022-23 results
  • The Lady Ts lost their first three games before winning eight games in a row. 
  • In the 2023 portion of the schedule the Lady Ts were 17-2 with the two losses coming in the conference finals and the NAIA National Championship finals.
• 2023 by the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent:  79/60
  • FG%/Opponent:  43/38
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 40/35  
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 8.8/4.9
  • 3pt%/Opponent:  43/38
  • TO per game/Opponent: 18/22  
• Key Players
  • Savannah Walsdorf: 12.2 ppg | 7.3 rpg | 49 fg%
  • Lilli Mackley: 8.8 ppg | 3.9 rpg | 43 made 3pt fg
  • Angela Slattery: 7.6 ppg | 54 made 3pt fg
  • Caitlin Dyer: 6.8 ppg
  • Olivia Ritter: 6.1 ppg
  • Morgan Huber: 5.9 ppg
  • Miakken Vincent: 2.7 ppg

 
Dordt Defenders
Head Coach: Bill Harmsen
2022-23 Record: 30-4/20-2

• A closer look at the 2023 results
  • Dordt started the season 16-0 and lost conference games to Doane and Northwestern.
  • The Defenders were the regular season GPAC Champion and advanced to the NAIA National Championship Round of 16.
• 2023 by the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent: 79/64
  • FG%/Opponent: 48/41
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 37/31
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 8/5.7
  • 3pt%/Opponent: 39.2/30.3
  • TO per game/Opponent: 13/16

 

• Key Players
  • Karly Gustafson: 16.7 ppg | 7.0 rpg | 61.8 fg%
  • Bailey Beckman: 15.5 ppg | 65 made 3pt fg | 39.2 3pt fg%
  • Janie Schoonhoven: 11.8 ppg | 7.6 rpg | 59.9 fg%
  • Macy Sievers: 7.9 ppg | 50.8 fg% | 5.6 apg
  • Hayden Heimensen: 7.1 ppg | 48 made 3pt fg | 3.4 rpg
  • Faith Van Holland: 6.4 ppg | 3.3 rpg
  • Macey Nielson: 4.8 ppg
  • Eliana Kuperus: 1.9 ppg

 
The Series

• Dordt leads the series 27-21 since 1983.
• The Defenders have won seven of the last eight games in the series dating back to 2016.
• Last year Dordt won the meeting on November 1, 2022 at The Pentagon 89-68.
• Dordt Leaders
  • Karly Gustafson: 23 points | 10 rebounds | 11-18 fg
  • Bailey Beckman: 18 points | 3 rebounds | 3 assists
  • Janie Schoonhoven: 12 points | 6 rebounds
  • McKenna Klecker: 9 points
  • Macy Sievers: 8 points | 7 rebounds | 5 assists
• Dakota State Leaders
  • Courtney Menning: 17 points
  • Elsie Aslesen: 8 points | 7 rebounds
  • Savannah Walsdorf: 8 points | 6 rebounds

 
Next
Dordt travels to the Palos Heights, Illinois for a pair of games hosted by Trinity Christian College. The Friday game will be at 4:00 against the host and the Saturday contest will be against Indiana University Northwest at 10:00 AM.