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Dordt will face Nebraska Wesleyan on Tuesday, November 7 at 7:00 pm.  The game will be at the De Witt Gym with Dordt entering with a 3-0 record while Nebraska Wesleyan will play this as an exhibition game.

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GPAC Standings (November 6)

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

 
Around the GPAC
Tuesday, November 7
Hastings @ York
Nebraska Wesleyan @ Dordt

Wednesday, November 8
Dakota Wesleyan @ South Dakota State
Peru State @ Doane
Jamestown @ Mayville State

Scouting Report
Nebraska Wesleyan
Head Coach: Dale Wellman

• 4x American Rivers Conference Coach of the Year
• 2017-18 NCAA III National Champion

2022-23 Overall Record/North Star Athletic Association: 16-10/11-5

• A closer look at the results and schedule
  • Started the season 1-3 and 2-4.
  • Finished 2022 6-6 and won six out of seven games to start 2023. 
  • Was 10-2 in 2023 before losing back to back games to Coe in the regular season finale and the American Rivers Conference quarterfinals to end the season.  
• By the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent:  75/70
  • FG%/Opponent:  46/42
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 36/34  
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 7.8/8.8
  • 3pt%/Opponent:  34/34
  • TO per game/Opponent: 13/15.5  
• Key Returning Players
  • Peter Lash | 21.3ppg | 76 made 3pt fg | 41 3pt fg% | 8.2 rpg |
  • Landon Torneton | 8.8 ppg | 4.2 rpg |
  • Jack Groeteke | 7.5 ppg | 3.2 rpg |
  • Elijah Thatch | 4.7 ppg | 4.3 rpg |
  • Andrew Brewer | 3.6 ppg |  

 
Dordt Defenders
Head Coach: Brian Van Haaften
2023-24 Record: 3-0/0-0

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results and schedule
  • Dordt started the season with a 95-80 win over Central (Iowa) on Friday night, October 27 and followed that with an 88-57 win over Dakota State. Dordt was a 105-75 winner on Saturday in Forest City, Iowa over Waldorf.
  • The Defenders will play six non-conference games before opening the GPAC season on November 15 at home against Mount Marty.
• By the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent: 96/71
  • FG%/Opponent: 50/36
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 38/40
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 8.3/9
  • 3pt%/Opponent: 36.2/30
  • TO per game/Opponent: 8.9/17 

• Key Players
  • Bryce Coppock: 23.3 ppg | 4.3 rpg | 56.5 fg%
  • Lucas Lorenzen: 19.7 ppg | 4.7 rpg
  • Ty Van Essen: 8.0 ppg | 8.0 rpg
  • Connor Millikan: 9.0 ppg | 2.2 apg
  • Ben Fairclough: 7.3 ppg | 6.3 rpg |
  • Luke Rankin: 9.0 ppg | 7.3 apg
  • Jake Hargens: 10.0 ppg | 5.3 rpg | 3.3 apg
  • Jackson Louscher: 6.7 ppg | 4 rpg

 The Series

• Dordt trails the series 11-10 since 2001.
• This is the first meeting between the two since 2016 and the Prairie Wolves have on two in a row and four of the last five.
• The February 24, 2016 game was a GPAC Quarterfinal round contest that Wesleyan won 111-98 on the way to the NAIA Division II National Championship berth.
• Dordt Leaders
  • Alec Henrickson | 35 pts |
  • Dalton Franken | 21 pts | 11 rebs
  • Nathan Rindels | 13 pts | 9 assists
  • Taylor Feenstra | 13 pts | 7 rebs
  • Garrett Franken: 11 points
• Nebraska Wesleyan Leaders
  • Trey Bardsley | 44 pts
  • Travis Giesselmann | 14 pts | 9 rebs

Last Time

• Dordt beat Waldorf 105-75 on November 4, 2023
  • Lucas Lorenzen | 22 pts
  • Jake Hargens | 15 pts | 6 rebs
  • Luke Rankin | 12 pts | 8 assists
  • 39-78 from the field | 10-21 from the three-point line

Next
Dordt will face Bellevue on Friday, November 10 and Viterbo on Saturday at the Northwestern Red Raider Classic in Orange City. Dordt opens GPAC play on Wednesday, November 15 against Mount Marty in Sioux Center.