Dordt (IA) DORDT (I 10-4

Park-Gilbert (AZ) PARK-GIL 6-7

Dordt (IA) DORDT (I

10-4

Final

Dec. 18, 2023

Park-Gilbert (AZ) PARK-GIL

6-7

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Dordt (IA) DORDT (I	39	51	90
Park-Gilbert (AZ) PARK-GIL	28	39	67

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 12/18/2023 8:36:00 PM | Athletic Communication Office

Lorenzen Scores 43, Defenders Pass First Arizona Test

FINAL

Dordt defeats Park-Gilbert 90-67

HOW IT HAPPENED

A 43-point performance by Lucas Lorenzen highlighted a 90-67 non-conference win for the Dordt Defenders over Park-Gilbert in men's basketball at Arizona Christian in Glendale, Arizona.

Both teams struggled on offense in the first ten minutes with Dordt scoring the first five points of the game and Park the next seven. Dordt took the lead for good for good on a Xavier Van Beek three-point basket with 12:23 left in the first half for a 10-7 lead. A Jackson Louscher basket with 5:33 remaining in the half made it 29-15 and Dordt looked poised for a comfortable halftime lead.

The Pirates responded by trimming the lead down to 33-28 with 1:41 left in the half, forcing a Dordt timeout in the process. A Bryce Coppock three-point basket and a Lorenzen three, one of his school record nine, extended the eventual halftime lead to 39-28.

Park got as close as seven early in the second half and was within 46-37 with 15:52 remaining in the game. Eight straight by the Defenders, the last three on another Lorenzen three-point basket, pushed Dordt in front 54-37. The Pirates got as close as 10 again but Dordt pushed the lead to 21 with 6:09 left on a Coppock basket and Dordt rolled to a 90-67 win.

THE NUMBERS

Dordt made 32-71 field goals and 13-33 three-point baskets with a 44-37 rebounding edge.
Park Gilbert was 27-66 from the field and 7-17 from the arc.
- Dordt Leaders
  - Lucas Lorenzen was 16-27 from the field and 9-16 from the three-point line for a career high 43 points. Lorenzen also had a game high 15 rebounds.
  - Lorenzen's 43 matches Nathan Rindels 43 against Nebraska Wesleyan in 2015 for the most by a Defender men's player since 2001. His nine, three-point baskets establishes a new school record, beating eight, shared by Nathan Schelhaas, Austin Kaatje and Cade Bleeker.
  - Bryce Coppock scored 16 points.
  - Luke Rankin dished off 14 assists, one shy of the school record set by Kevin Gesink in 1988.
- Park-Gilbert Leaders
  - Caleb Ivy scored 19 points with five rebounds.
  - DJ Frye scored 10 points with six rebounds.
Dordt is now 10-4 while Park-Gilbert is 6-7 overall.