Game Time... The Dordt University men's soccer team begins GPAC play with a tough road match against Briar Cliff, a team that received votes in the last NAIA Coaches' poll, on Wednesday, Sept. 13 in Sioux City. Kickoff at Memorial Field is slated for 11am. 

Dordt is 3-2 this season and had its three-match win streak snapped last time out, falling to Nebraska Wesleyan on the road 2-1 on Sept.5. Briar Cliff is playing in its GPAC opener as well and owns a 3-2 record. The Chargers have lost two straight since a 3-0 start to the season.

Defender Notes |

Match Info: 

• Wednesday, Sept. 13
• 11am start
• Memorial Stadium, Sioux City, Iowa
• Watch | Live Stats

All-Time vs Briar Cliff:

• Wednesday's match will be the 43rd in the rivalry between Dordt / Briar Cliff
• the Defenders trail the all-time series 19-20-4, dating back to the 1978 season
• the teams have played at least once every year since 1991
• Dordt is winless in its last eight matches against the Chargers, going 0-7-1 during that time
• last year, the teams played to a scoreless draw in a match played in Sioux Center
• Dordt's last win vs BCU was in the GPAC Quarterfinals (3-1) of the 2014 season
• Last Five vs Briar Cliff:
  • 2022: 0-0 tie
  • 2021: 2-1 loss
  • 2020: 1-0 loss
  • 2019: 3-0 loss
  • 2018: 3-2 loss

Around the GPAC:

• Doane @ Mount Marty
• Hastings @ Graceland
• Waldorf @ Morningside
• Concordia @ Benedictine

Scouting Report:

• Briar Cliff Chargers:
  • 3-2 record
  • won three straight to start the 2023 season
    • def. William Woods, Bellevue and McPherson (outscored opponents 12-3)
  • current two-match losing streak
    • lost to Friends 3-2
    • lost to #11 William Penn 5-0
  • Head Coach: Teren Schuster (2nd year)
    • hired in December of 2021
    • previously served as the assistant coach at Cardinal Stritch for three years
  • picked 6th in GPAC preseason poll
  • 2022 Record: 3-3-5 (7th in GPAC), 5-8-6 overall
  • return two all-conference players (both second team)
  • seven starters, 11 players return
  • 2023, by the numbers:
    • 3.1 goals scored (14)
    • 2.2 goals against (11)
  • 2023 Leaders:
    • Nicolas Karlsen - 3 goals, 1 assist (2nd team all-conference)
    • Hugo Mariage - 3 goals
    • Andrew Buchanen - 2 goals, 1 assist
    • Daniel Ehlin - 1 goal (2nd team all-conference)
    • Hjalmar Nilsson - 2.2 goals against, 32 saves

Defender Notes |

• 2023 Record: 3-2
• lost to Nebraska Wesleyan last time out (Sept.6), ending a three-match win streak
• the Defenders outscored opponents 24-1 during their three-match win streak earlier this season
• the Defenders own two shutouts and held opponents scoreless for 207 minutes
  • streak snapped during the Nebraska Wesleyan match
• three Defenders, Jacob Narkis, Quintin Olson and Yura Rozendal, all recorded a hat-trick in the win vs Union
• Dordt set a single match scoring record (18) in the win vs Union
• 12 players have scored at least one goal this season
• 16 players have at least one point this season
• Jacob Narkis was named the GPAC Offensive Player of the Week in week two
• by the numbers (based on 2023 stats):
  • 5 gpg / match (25 scored this season)
  • .8 gaa / match (4 given up)
• Jacob Narkis leads the team in goals (5), assists (3) and points (11)
• Blake Hansen, Quintin Olson, Marco Laenen and Yura Rozendal have all scored three goals
• Javier Moscardo shares team-high honors, along with Narkis, with three assists
• Mitchell Dryden (2-0) is giving up .5 goals / game
• Brandon Hansen (1-2) is giving up 1.1 goals / game in three starts (255 minutes)