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Dordt will face Park-Gilbert at Arizona Christian University in Glendale, Arizona on Monday, December 18 at 5:30pm and the Defender men will face Embry Riddle Aeronautical in Prescott, Arizona on Tuesday, December 19 at 6:30pm. Times listed are Central Time.

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GPAC Standings (December 18)

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

 
Around the GPAC
Recent
Saturday, December 9
Hastings def. Dordt 80-78
Morningside def. Midland 100-88
Dakota Wesleyan def. Mount Marty 90-66
Northwestern def. Doane 86-70
Concordia def. Briar Cliff 86-82 OT
 
Wednesday, January 3 (GPAC Play resumes)
Concordia @ Jamestown
 
Saturday, January 6
Briar Cliff @ Doane
Jamestown @ Midland
Northwestern @ Mount Marty
Dakota Wesleyan @ Concordia
Morningside @ Hastings
 

Scouting Report
Park-Gilbert
Head Coach: Gordon Stubblefield
2023-24 Overall Record/ California Pacific Conference: 6-6/2-2

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • The Pirates are 2-3 in their last five games and split their last two games against Whittier and La Verne.
  • Park-Gilbert has scored 70 or more points seven times and scored a season high 84 points against La Verne on Friday, December 15.
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent:  72/75
  • FG%/Opponent:  44/41
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 40/38 
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 6/8
  • 3pt%/Opponent:  34/32
  • TO per game/Opponent: 16/14
• Key Players
  • LC Ballard: 14.5 ppg | 4.4 rpg | 51 fg%
  • Caleb Ivy: 9.5 ppg | 5.7 rpg
  • Terrence Ward: 9.5 ppg | 2.5 apg

Embry-Riddle
Head Coach: Ben Tucker
2023-24 Overall Record/California Pacific Conference: 1-8/0-4

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • Embry Riddle has lost eight games in a row after a season opening win over Bellevue (74-65) on November 4.
  • Embry Riddle has scored 75 points or more twice and has been limited to 63 or less five times.
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent:  67/82
  • FG%/Opponent:  41/50
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 31/35 
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 7.5/8/7
  • 3pt%/Opponent:  33/50
  • TO per game/Opponent: 14/12
• Key Players
  • Dennis Pomazanov: 14.2 ppg | 8.0 rpg | 1.6 apg
  • Christmas Togiai: 11.3 ppg | 3.1 apg
  • Jake Klingler: 9.7 ppg

Dordt Defenders
Head Coach: Brian Van Haaften
2023-24 Record: 9-4/4-3

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results and schedule
  • Dordt has scored at least 81 points in nine games this season and 88 or more seven times.
  • Dordt is 5-4 in its last nine games.
  • Dordt's losses in league play are to Morningside (103-88), Northwestern (83-66) and Hastings (80-78).   
• By the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent: 87/75
  • FG%/Opponent: 49/44
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 37/35
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 8/8
  • 3pt%/Opponent: 37/31
  • TO per game/Opponent: 11.5/13

• Key Players
  • Lucas Lorenzen: 20.2 ppg | 5.2 rpg | 38 3pt fg | 41 3pt fg% |
  • Bryce Coppock: 17.8  ppg | 4.8 rpg | 39 3pt fg% | 16 3pt fg |
  • Luke Rankin: 11.2 ppg | 6.5 apg | 57 fg%
  • Jake Hargens: 8.7 ppg | 5.0 rpg
  • Connor Millikan: 10.3 ppg | 3.4 rpg | 52 fg%
  • Ben Fairclough: 7.4 ppg | 6.5 rpg | 1.7 bpg
  • Ty Van Essen: 4.8 ppg | 3.9 rpg
  • Jackson Louscher: 4.9 ppg | 2.5 rpg

• In The Books
  • Bryce Coppock | 1641 points (4^th all-time) | 170 made 3pt fg (10^th all-time)
  • Luke Rankin | 432 assists (4^th all-time)

 The Series

• This is the first time Dordt is playing either of these teams.

Last Time

• Dordt lost to Hastings on Saturday, December 9 by a final of 80-78.
  • Dordt trailed 39-37 at halftime and was down by as many as 10 on several occasions in the second half, the final time at 62-52 with 10:44 left in the game.
  • Dordt outscored the Broncos 20-8 to take a 72-70 lead with 5:12 left.
  • Dordt extended the lead to 77-74 but five unanswered points by Hastings gave them the lead and Dordt turned the ball over on its final possession.
  • Connor Millikan scored 22 points with 4 rebounds.
  • Lucas Lorenzen had 19 points with 7 rebounds.
  • Luke Rankin scored 15 points and had 4 assists.
• Embry-Riddle lost to Benedictine-Mesa 79-55 on December 7
  • Embry-Riddle trailed 31-22 at halftime and allowed 53 percent field goal shooting
  • Dennis Pomazanov scored 13 points with 8 rebounds
  • Demari Hackett scored 11 points off the bench
• Park-Gilbert beat La Verne on December 15 by an 84-80 score.
  • La Verne led Park 42-33 at halftime before Park went 18-31 from the field for 59 percent success.
  • Caleb Ivy scored 20 points with four assists.
  • Evan Hoosier scored 16 points with nine rebounds.
  • LC Ballard had 14 points with four assists and Aidan Moreno had 11 rebounds before fouling out.

Next
Dordt will be off until Wednesday, January 10 when the Defenders travel to Jamestown in the first of back to back GPAC games.