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Dordt will host Northwestern on Wednesday, November 29 at 7:45 pm.  

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GPAC Standings (November 28)

Team	GPAC	Overall
Morningside	3-0	5-1
Hastings	3-0	6-2
Northwestern	2-0	6-0
Briar Cliff	2-0	8-1
Dordt	2-1	7-2
Dakota Wesleyan	1-2	5-4
Jamestown	1-2	2-5
Doane	1-2	3-4
Midland	0-3	2-5
Mount Marty	0-3	1-5
Concordia	0-2	3-2

 
Around the GPAC
Recent
Tuesday, November 21
Northwestern def. Jamestown 74-61
Morningside def. Dordt 103-88
Briar Cliff def. Dakota Wesleyan 83-80
Doane def. Mount Marty 81-57
Hastings def. Midland 85-76
 
Upcoming
Wednesday, November 29
Concordia def. Midland
Northwestern @ Dordt
Doane @ Hastings
Jamestown def. Dakota Wesleyan
Briar Cliff @ Morningside
 
Saturday, December 2
Northwestern @ Hastings
Dordt @ Doane
Dakota Wesleyan @ Midland
Briar Cliff @ Mount Marty
Jamestown @ Concordia

Scouting Report
Northwestern
Head Coach: Kris Korver
2023-24 Overall Record/Great Plains Athletic Conference: 6-0/2-0

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • Three of Northwestern's wins are by single digits.
  • Northwestern's GPAC wins are over Concordia (78-74) and Jamestown (74-61) both in Orange City.
  • Northwestern has scored less than 70 once (69 against Bellevue) and hasn't scored more than 78.
  • Northwestern has limited three teams to 61 or fewer points.
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent:  74/63
  • FG%/Opponent:  46/38
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 40/36 
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 6.5/7.9
  • 3pt%/Opponent:  34/31
  • TO per game/Opponent: 13/14  
• Key Players
  • Alex Van Kalsbeek: 16.8 ppg | 6.0 rpg | 52.1 fg%
  • Craig Sterk: 13.7 ppg | 5.8 rpg | 48.6 fg%
  • Dillon Carlson: 12.7 ppg | 4.2 rpg | 15-3pt fg
  • Zach LaFave: 10.7 ppg | 7.8 rpg | 72 fg%
  • Keyton Moser: 7.8 ppg
  • Kaleb Booth: 7.5 ppg

 
Dordt Defenders
Head Coach: Brian Van Haaften
2023-24 Record: 7-2/2-1

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results and schedule
  • Dordt's losses are to Viterbo on November 11 by an 81-80 margin and Morningside 103-88.
  • Dordt has scored at least 81 points in the eight games this season and 88 or more six times.
• By the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent: 91/76
  • FG%/Opponent: 50/44
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 37/37
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 8.1/8.1
  • 3pt%/Opponent: 37/31
  • TO per game/Opponent: 11/15

• Key Players
  • Bryce Coppock: 20.0  ppg | 4.9 rpg | 41.2 3pt fg% | 14 3pt fg |
  • Lucas Lorenzen: 21.7 ppg | 4.7 rpg | 29 3pt fg | 41 3pt fg% |
  • Ty Van Essen: 6.5 ppg | 4.1 rpg
  • Connor Millikan: 8.6 ppg | 1.9 apg
  • Ben Fairclough: 6.7 ppg | 6.7 rpg |
  • Luke Rankin: 9.7 ppg | 6.9 apg
  • Jake Hargens: 10.9 ppg | 5.4 rpg | 1.9 apg
  • Jackson Louscher: 5.7 ppg | 3.1 rpg

 The Series

• Northwestern leads the series 29-20 since 2001.
• The teams split their games last year with Dordt winning at home on December 7 by a 93-89 margin and Northwestern won on their home floor on a buzzer beater 88-87 on February 15, 2023.
  • Dordt Leaders on February 15.
    • Bryce Coppock scored 23 points
    • Jacob Vis scored 21 points
    • Lucas Lorenzen scored 20 points with four rebounds
    • Luke Rankin had 12 points, four rebounds and five assists
  • Northwestern Leaders
    • Dillon Carlson scored 27 points and had six rebounds
    • Craig Sterk scored 22 points and had six rebounds including the game winning three-point shot.
    • Matt Onken scored 15 points and had six rebounds

Last Time

• Dordt lost to Morningside 103-88.
  • Lucas Lorenzen scored 34 points and had five rebounds.
  • Bryce Coppock scored 26 points and had eight rebounds.
  • Luke Rankin had 14 points and eight assists.
• Northwestern beat Jamestown 74-61 on Tuesday, November 21.
  • Craig Sterk scored 24 points with five rebounds and three assists.
  • Kaleb Booth scored 14 points with four assists and made four, three-point shots.
  • Dillon Carlson scored 10 points and Zach LaFave had eight points, 12 rebounds and eight assists with five blocked shots.

Next
Dordt travels to Doane on Saturday, December 2.