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Dordt will face Briar Cliff on Wednesday, December 6 at 6:00pm.   

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GPAC Standings (December 5)

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

 
Around the GPAC

Recent
Saturday, December 2
Morningside def. College of Saint Mary 94-66
Northwestern def. Hastings  80-53
Dordt def. Doane 86-69
Dakota Wesleyan def. Midland 63-52
Briar Cliff def.  Mount Marty 90-58
Jamestown def. Concordia 71-61
 
Upcoming
 
Wednesday, December 6
Dordt @ Briar Cliff
Morningside @ Jamestown
Hastings @ College of Saint Mary
Concordia @ Mount Marty
Dakota Wesleyan @ Northwestern
Midland @ Doane
 
Saturday, December 9
Hastings @ Dordt
College of Saint Mary @ Jamestown
Midland @ Morningside
Mount Marty @ Dakota Wesleyan
Doane @ Northwestern
Concordia @ Briar Cliff
 

Scouting Report

Briar Cliff  
Head Coach: Brian Ortmeier
2023-24 Overall Record/Great Plains Athletic Conference: 9-0/5-0

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • Briar Cliff has scored over 76 points in all of its games and has a season high 143 against Manhattan Christian.
  • The Chargers have allowed 60 or fewer points seven times.
  • Briar Cliff's closest game is an 89-80 win over Dakota Wesleyan.  
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent:  94/55
  • FG%/Opponent:  47/38
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 39/35
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 10.5/4.5
  • 3pt%/Opponent: 38/29
  • TO per game/Opponent: 10/26  
• Key Players
  • Mallie McNair: 17.3 ppg | 3.8 rpg | 20 made 3pt fg | 2.3 apg | December 5 GPAC Player of the Week
  • Payton Slaughter: 11.8 ppg | 6.1 rpg | 2.9 apg
  • Kennedy Benne: 10.8 ppg | 3.2 rpg | 3.7 spg
  • Konnor Sudmann: 10.4 ppg | 4.7 rpg | 3.0 apg | 2.3 spg

Dordt Defenders
Head Coach: Bill Harmsen
2023-24 Record: 10-0/5-0

• 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: 86/59
  • FG%/Opponent: 45/38
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 50/33
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 7/5
  • 3pt%/Opponent: 31/28
  • TO per game/Opponent: 14/21

• Key Players
  • Karly Gustafson: 12.4 ppg | 7.7 rpg | 57 fg%
  • Bailey Beckman: 14.6  | 21 made 3pt fg | 41 3pt fg%
  • Janie Schoonhoven: 11.1 ppg | 9.2 rpg | 61.7 fg%
  • Macy Sievers: 9.9 ppg | 5.7 rpg | 6.1 apg | 10 made 3pt fg | 2.7 spg
  • Hayden Heimensen: 6.1 ppg | 4.1 rpg | 12 made 3pt fg
  • Faith Van Holland: 6.4 ppg | 2.6 rpg
  • Macey Nielson: 4.2 ppg | 10 made 3pt fg
  • Eliana Kuperus: 2.6 ppg
  • Gracie Schoonhoven: 10.7 ppg | 3.8 rpg | 75 fg% | 2.4 spg

 

• In The Books
  • Karly Gustafson | 1640 pts (3^rd) | 918 rebs (T-1^st)
  • Bailey Beckman | 1577 pts (4^th) | 196 3pt fg (1^st)
  • Macey Nielson | 120 3pt fg (9^th)

 
The Series

• Briar Cliff leads the series 53-46 since it began in 1975.
• Dordt had won three games in a row in the series before losing 86-69 in the GPAC Championship game on February 28.
  • Briar Cliff outscored Dordt 31-22 in the first quarter and played most of the final three quarters at a 10-point difference.
  • Dordt Leaders
    • Karly Gustafson: 20 points | 9 rebounds | 4 assists
    • Macy Sievers: 14 points | 4 rebounds
    • Janie Schoonhoven: 12 points | 6 rebounds
  • Briar Cliff Leaders
    • Payton Slaughter: 23 points | 8 rebounds
    • Konnor Sudmann: 18 points
    • Peyton Wingert: 14 points

Last Time

• Dordt beat Doane on Saturday, December 2 in Crete. 86-79.
  • Dordt converted 36-73 field goals and led 69-48 after three quarters after leading 45-28 at halftime.
  • Janie Schoonhoven had 19 points and 10 rebounds.
  • Gracie Schoonhoven scored 16 points with five rebounds and two assists.
  • Macy Sievers scored 11 points with seven rebounds and eight assists.
  • Bailey Beckman scored 13 points.

• Briar Cliff beat Mount Marty 90-58 on Saturday, December 2 in Yankton.
  • Briar Cliff was up 46-17 at halftime.
  • Mallie McNair scored 21 points on 8-12 shooting.
  • Konnor Sudmann scored 10 points with six rebounds and Payton Slaughter had 10 assists.
     

Next
Dordt will host Hastings on Saturday, December 9.