WHEN

Dordt will travel to face Simpson in Redding, California on Monday, March 6 the match will begin at 8:00 pm Central Time.  

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DORDT

2023 Overall record/GPAC record: 11-1/71
National Rating: RV
2023 Schedule

• Def. Central Christian  3-0
• Def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
• Lost to Jamestown 3-2
• Def. UC Merced 3-1
• Def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
• Def.  St. Ambrose 3-1
• Def. Viterbo 3-0
• Def. Morningside 3-0
• Def. Ottawa 3-0
• Def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
• Def. Central Christian 3-0
• Def. Jamestown 3-1
• March 6 @ Simpson (California)
• March 7 @ Menlo
• March 8 @ UC Merced
• March 10 @ Pacific Union
• March 16 @ Morningside
• March 18 @ Ottawa

Team Stats

• Kills per set:  12.2
• Kills per set allowed: 8.5
• Aces: 83
• Aces Allowed: 36
• Digs per set: 10.1
• Digs per set allowed: 9.1
• Blocks per set: 2.4
• Blocks per set allowed:  1.2

Individuals

• Caleb Kulesza: 3.87 kps, 18 ace serves, .299 kill %, 3-time GPAC Attacker of the Week
• Brady Frost: 2.6 kps, .275 kill %
• Luke Nelson: 1.6 kps, 4 ace serves, .425 kill %
• Andres Guzman: 2.1 kps, 24 ace serves
• Lukas Van Groningen: 9.4 aps, GPAC Setter of the Week
• Robert Piekarz: 3.5 dps, 11 ace serves, 2-time GPAC Defensive Player of the Week

SIMPSON

2023 Overall record/California Pacific Conference record: 4-5/3-2
National Rating: UR
2023 Schedule

• Lost to UC Santa Cruz 3-0
• Lost to Menlo 3-0
• Def. Hope International 3-0
• Lost to Cal Lutheran 3-0
• Def. Pacific Union 3-0
• Lost to UC Merced 3-1
• Def. Pacific Union 3-2
• Def. UC Merced 3-0
• Lost to Benedictine Mesa 3-0
• Def. Park Gilbert 3-0
• March 6 vs Dordt
• March 10 vs Saint Katherine
• March 11 vs Westcliff

Team Stats

• Kills per set:  10.1
• Kills per set allowed: 11.4
• Aces: 32
• Aces Allowed: 46
• Digs per set: 9.2
• Digs per set allowed: 10.5
• Blocks per set: 2.6
• Blocks per set allowed:  1.5

Individuals

• Flavio Mercado: 2.53 kps, .188 kill efficiency, 2 ace serves, 1.2 dps
• Christian Murry: 2.24 kps, .203 kill efficiency, 6 ace serves, 1.8 dps
• Jean-Jacques James: 2.0 kps, .449 kill efficiency, 9 ace serves, 1.0 bps
• Nathan Richards: 2.0 kps, .114 kill efficiency, 1.1 dps
• Nikos Kalagasidis: 8.1 aps
• Quinn Wright: 2.8 dps

RECENTLY

Dordt was a 3-1 winner over Jamestown on Thursday, March 2 by set scores of 25-22, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22 as Caleb Kulesza recorded 21 kills and nine digs with five block assists and Andres Guzman had nine kills with 10 digs and four block assists. Luke Nelson and Dylan Kooiman each had seven kills they had six and seven block assists respectively with Kooiman getting a solo block too.

Simpson secured a 3-0 win over Park-Gilbert on Saturday night 34-32, 25-14, 25-18. Flavio Mercado had 13 kills and Niko Kalagasidis put up 32 assists. Christian Murry had eight kills and five digs as Simpson had 41 kills and a .313 kill efficiency while limiting Park-Gilbert to a .040 kill efficiency.

THE SERIES

This is the first meeting between the two programs.
 

NEXT

The Defenders are scheduled to face Menlo on Tuesday, March 7, UC Merced on March 8 and Pacific Union on Friday, March 10 before returning to Iowa. The Defenders will conclude regular season play on March 16 and 18 on the road against Morningside and Ottawa.

GPAC

Standings (March 4, 2023)
Dordt 7-1/11-1
Jamestown 6-1/11-1
Morningside 4-3/5-8
Kansas Wesleyan 3-5/6-10
Ottawa 1-4/3-8
Central Christian 0-6/0-11
 
March 8
Ottawa @ Central Christian
 
March 11
Jamestown @ Ottawa
 
March 15
Ottawa @ Jamestown
 
March 16
Dordt @ Morningside
 
March 18
Jamestown @ Morningside
Dordt @ Ottawa
 
 
January 26
Dordt def. Central Christian 3-0
 
January 27
Jamestown def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
 
January 28
Jamestown def. Central Christian 3-0
Dordt def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
 
February 1
Morningside def. Ottawa 3-1
 
February 3
Jamestown def. Dordt 3-2
Kansas Wesleyan def. Ottawa 3-1
Morningside def. Central Christian 3-0
 
February 4
Morningside def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
 
February 16
Dordt def. Morningside 3-0
 
February 18
Dordt def. Ottawa 3-0
 
February 19
Jamestown def. Morningside 3-0
February 23
Morningside def. Ottawa 3-1
 
February 24
Jamestown def. Central Christian 3-0
Dordt def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
 
February 25
Jamestown def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
Dordt def.  Central Christian 3-0
 
March 2
Dordt def. Jamestown 3-1
Ottawa def. Central Christian 3-0
 
March 3
Kansas Wesleyan def. Morningside 3-1
 
March 4
Ottawa def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
Morningside def. Central Christian 3-0