• The Dordt University women's soccer team is set to host Midland (Neb.) for a GPAC match on Saturday, Sept. 23. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:15pm and will be played at the American State Bank Sports Complex (due to weather). 
• Dordt is 1-1-1 in the GPAC, 3-3-1 overall and is coming off a 4-0 loss to Concordia on Wednesday night
• Midland is unbeaten in conference play (2-0) and 5-2-1 overall
• Game Information:
  • When: Saturday, Sept. 23 at 4:15pm
  • Where: ASB Dome or Defenders Soccer Complex
  • How to Follow: 
    • Live Stats |
    • Watch | via the Dordt Media Network

Defender Notes: 

• Saturday's match will the 30th in the rivalry between Dordt / Midland
• the Defenders trail the all-time series, 13-16, and have lost eight of its last nine
• the series, by the numbers...
  • Dordt lost both matches last year, 2-1 in the regular season and 3-1 in the GPAC quarterfinals
  • Dordt's last win against Midland was in 2020 (1-0)
  • most goals scored by Dordt - 9 in 1999
  • most goals scored by Midland - 6 in 2012
  • Dordt shutouts - 10
  • Midland shutouts - 7

• Concordia @ Northwestern
• Waldorf @ Hastings

• The Defenders lost to Concordia Wednesday night, 4-0, in Seward, Neb. 
• Midland earned a 4-0 home win against Waldorf last Saturday

• Midland Warriors: 
  • 2-0 (GPAC), 5-2-1 overall 
  • won three straight matches, all by shutout (MidAmerica Nazarene, Jamestown and Waldorf)
  • have not given up a goal in 305 minutes (3+ matches)
  • five shutouts this season
  • given up one goal or less 6x
  • Head Coach: Cody Bartlow (3rd year)
    • named head coach in 2021
    • previously served as the assistant at Southwest Christian (Okla.)
  • picked 4th in GPAC preseason coaches' poll
  • last Year: 7-3-2 (4th in GPAC), 10-6-4 overall
    • qualified for the GPAC postseason tournament
    • lost to the University of Jamestown in GPAC semi's
  • 6 starters, 17 players return
    • lost top two scorers
  • 2023 by the Numbers:
    • goals for: 2 / match (16 total) 
    • goals against: .75 / match (6 total)  
  • 2023 Leaders:
    • Hanna Schimmer - 7 goals (3rd)  (GPAC Player of the Week)
    • Aminata Lewis - 3 goals
    • Rosa Schellman - 2 goals, 2 assists (GPAC Def. Player of the Week)
    • Ashley Atkinson - 1 goal,1 assist
    • Hannah Tillison - 4-1, 30 saves (T5th), .4 goals against / match (2nd)
      • all-conference

Defender Notes: 

• 1-1-1 in the GPAC, 3-3-1 overall
• scored multiple goals in four of its seven matches
• one shutout this season
• Karinna Tel has scored a goal in four of seven matches
• Ellie Stuart scored a career-high two goals to go with a career-best two assists in the win over College of Saint Mary
• Joslyn Terpstra scored a pair of goals in her first collegiate match in the win vs Avila
• Tel, Stuart and Terpstra all have scored multiple goals in a match this season
• 2023 by the Numbers:
  • goals for: 2.3 / match (16 total) - 3rd in GPAC
  • goals against: 1.7 / match (8 total) - T5th in GPAC
• 2023 Leaders:
  • Karinna Tel - 5 goals (5th), 2 assists
  • Joslyn Terpstra - 4 goals (5th)
  • Ellie Stuart - 3 goals, 2 assists
  • Jenna Wright - 3-3-1 record, 29 saves (7th), 1.6 goals against  average (8th)