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Dordt will face South Dakota State on Tuesday, December 12 at 7:00pm.   
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GPAC Standings (December 11)

Team	GPAC	Overall
Dordt	7-0	12-0
Briar Cliff	6-1	10-1
Concordia	5-2	7-2
Dakota Wesleyan	5-2	6-3
Northwestern	5-2	8-3
Doane	4-3	6-4
Morningside	4-3	7-4
Jamestown	3-4	5-5
Hastings	2-5	4-7
Mount Marty	1-6	3-8
Midland	0-7	2-9
College of Saint Mary	0-7	1-9

 
Around the GPAC

Recent
Saturday, December 6
Dordt def. Hastings 86-51
Jamestown def. College of Saint Mary 84-70
Morningside def. Midland 70-54
Dakota Wesleyan def. Mount Marty 76-50
Northwestern def. Doane 80-53
Briar Cliff def. Concordia 74-66
 
Wednesday, January 3 (GPAC Play resumes)
Concordia @ Jamestown
 
Saturday, January 6
Dordt @ College of Saint Mary
Briar Cliff @ Doane
Jamestown @ Midland
Northwestern @ Mount Marty
Dakota Wesleyan @ Concordia
Morningside @ Hastings

Scouting Report

South Dakota State
Head Coach: Aaron Johnston
2023-24 Overall Record/Summit League: 5-3/0-0

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • The Jackrabbits' losses this season are to Wisconsin (66-64), South Carolina (78-38) and Washington State (69-64).
  • South Dakota State was 29-6 last season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA National Tournament before being eliminated by the no. 1 seed in its bracket Virginia Tech.
  • The Jacks are 3-1 in their last four games and are 3-1 at Frost Arena this season.
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent:  65/57
  • FG%/Opponent:  44/34
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 40/34
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 5.2/4.4
  • 3pt%/Opponent: 35/22
  • TO per game/Opponent: 16/12  
• Key Players
  • Paige Meyer: 17.6 ppg | 3.5 apg | 5 gp | 57 fg% | 50 3pt fg%
  • Brooklyn Meyer: 17.0 ppg | 9.8 rpg | 2.1 bpg | 54 fg%
  • Madison Mathiowetz: 8.6 ppg | 3.9 rpg
  • Tori Nelson: 7.9 ppg | 5.0 rpg

Dordt Defenders
Head Coach: Bill Harmsen
2023-24 Record: 12-0/7-0

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • Dordt has scored at least 80 points in all of its games.
  • The Defenders' closest game was an 81-78 win over Northwestern on Wednesday, November 29.
  • Dordt has been held to a season low 80 points against Mount Marty and has scored 90 or more points three times.
  • Dordt has held teams to 54 points or less six times.
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent: 85/59
  • FG%/Opponent: 45/37
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 49/33
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 6.5/4.8
  • 3pt%/Opponent: 31/27
  • TO per game/Opponent: 15/19

• Key Players
  • Bailey Beckman: 13.5  | 21 made 3pt fg | 38 3pt fg%
  • Karly Gustafson: 13.3 ppg | 7.8 rpg | 59 fg%
  • Janie Schoonhoven: 11.4 ppg | 9.5 rpg | 63 fg%
  • Gracie Schoonhoven: 11.3 ppg | 4.3 rpg | 71 fg% | 2.3 spg
  • Macy Sievers: 9.8 ppg | 5.8 rpg | 6.2 apg | 12 made 3pt fg | 2.6 spg
  • Hayden Heimensen: 5.8 ppg | 3.9 rpg | 14 made 3pt fg
  • Faith Van Holland: 6.2 ppg | 2.4 rpg
  • Macey Nielson: 4.2 ppg | 12 made 3pt fg
  • Eliana Kuperus: 2.5 ppg | 3.8 rpg

 

• In The Books
  • Karly Gustafson | 1676 pts (3^rd) | 934 rebs (1^st)
  • Bailey Beckman | 1593 pts (4^th) | 196 3pt fg (1^st)
  • Macey Nielson | 122 3pt fg (9^th)

 
The Series

• The two teams have split their two previous meetings with Dordt winning in the 1974-75 season 62-44 and the Jackrabbits won the 1978-79 meeting 90-59

Last Time

• Dordt beat Hastings on December 9, 86-51.
  • Dordt led 25-10 at the end of the first quarter and 50-23 at halftime. The lead grew to 69-34 before the teams played to a 17-17 stalemate in the fourth quarter.  
  • Karley Gustafson scored 18 points with 7 rebounds.
  • Gracie Schoonhoven scored 16 points with 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
  • Janie Schoonhoven scored 16 points with 10 rebounds.
  • Macy Sievers scored 9 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

• South Dakota State beat Northern Iowa in a non-conference game on Saturday, December 9 by a 78-59 margin.
  • Paige Meyer scored 23 points with four assists.
  • Madison Mathiowetz scored 16 with 5 rebounds.
  • Brooklyn Meyer had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
  • Tori Nelson added 10 points with 7 rebounds.
     

Next
Dordt will travel to Omaha, Nebraska to face the College of Saint Mary on Saturday, January 6 to open 2024 and resume GPAC play.