WHEN

The Dordt Defender men's volleyball team will travel to Atherton, California on day two of their California trip and face no. 2 rated Menlo at 8:00 pm Central Time on Tuesday, March 7.  

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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
• Def. Simpson (California) 3-1
• 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

MENLO

2023 Overall record/California Pacific Conference record: 10-2/3-2
National Rating: UR
2023 Schedule

• Def. Simpson 3-0
• Def. UC Merced 3-0
• Def. Georgetown 3-1
• Def. Lourdes 3-1
• Def. Indiana Tech 3-0
• Def. Pacific Union 3-0
• Def. Westcliff 3-0
• Def. Ottawa-Arizona 3-1
• Def. Arizona Christian 3-1
• Lost to Vanguard 3-0
• Def. Hope International 3-0
• Lost to The Master's 3-2
• March 7 vs Dordt
• March 11 vs Ottawa-Arizona
• March 16 vs Aquinas
• March 16 vs The Master's

Team Stats

• Kills per set:  13.2
• Kills per set allowed: 11.0
• Aces: 64
• Aces Allowed: 42
• Digs per set: 9.5
• Digs per set allowed: 7.6
• Blocks per set: 1.6
• Blocks per set allowed:  2.1

Individuals

• Konrad Stoklosinski: 4.3 kps, .401 kill %, 19 ace serves, 1.2 dps
• Edin Ibrahimovic: 3.4 kps, 15 service aces, 1,2 dps
• Julius Stiemer: 3.0 kps, 1.3 dps,
• Gabriel Knittle: 1.2 kps
• Lucas Larson: 11.1 aps, 6 service aces, 2.1 dps
• Christian Menchaca: 2.2 dps

RECENTLY

Dordt was a 3-1 winner over Simpson on Monday night by set scores of 25-19, 20-25, 25-20, 25-21 with Caleb Kulesza leading the way with 17 kills and Andres Guzman had nine kills. Lukas Van Groningen put up 24 assists and Robert Piekarz accounted for 10 digs. 

Menlo most recently lost to The Master's on March 4 by set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 22-25, 13-15. Konrad Stoklosinski and Edin Ibrahimovic each had 17 kills while Julius Stiemer had 19 kills. Lucas Larson put up 55 assists and Stoklosinski had four of Menlo's six service aces. Larson also had 13 digs to lead the team.

THE SERIES

This is the first meeting between the two programs.

NEXT

The Defenders are scheduled to face 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 7-1/12-1
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