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Dordt will host Mount Marty in GPAC football on Saturday, September 9 with kickoff at 1:00 pm.
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MOUNT MARTY
Overall Record/GPAC Record: 2-0/1-0
Coach: John Michaletti/in 3^rd season

ON OFFENSE

• Points per game: 34
• Yards per game: 355
• Yards per game on the ground: 195
• Yards per game in the air: 160
• Ken Gay: 24-45 passing; 6 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 160 yards/game passing, 27 rushes, 2.0 yards/rush
• Isaiah Thompson: 39 rushes, 6.6 yards/rush, 3 touchdowns
• Trevor Fitzgerald: 9 catches, 14.4 yards/catch, 2 touchdowns
• Rex Ryken: 4 catches, 13.5 yards/catch, 2 touchdowns

ON DEFENSE

• Points per game: 19
• Yards allowed per game: 335
• Passing yards allowed per game: 184
• Rushing yards allowed per game: 151
• Nick Breon: 17 tackles
• Joshua Pickthorn: 13 tackles
• Josiah Gaetani: 1 interception
• Gabe Baptista: 1 interception
• Dalyn Norman: 1 interception
• Brandon Craft: 2 sacks

SPECIAL TEAMS

• Michael Hankinson: 31.1 yards/punt
• Maxwell Welch: 8-8 PAT, 1-1 field goals (30 yards)

DORDT
Overall Record/GPAC Record: 1-0/1-0
Coach: Joel Penner/entering 8^th season

ON OFFENSE

• Points per game: 49
• Yards per game: 411
• Yards per game on the ground: 228
• Yards per game in the air: 183
• Kolson Kruse: 10-13 passing, 65 yards, 2 touchdowns, 11 rushes, 6.2 yards/rush
• Ty Clemens: 9-12 passing, 118 yards, 1 touchdown
• Nick Wellen: 10 rushes, 7.3 yards/rush, 1 touchdown
• Brendan Pieper: 13 rushes, 4.8 yards/rush, 1 touchdown
• Isaac Looker: 5 receptions, 16.2 yards/catch
• Preston McCoy: 4 receptions, 12.3 yards/catch

ON DEFENSE

• Points per game: 7
• Yards allowed per game: 243
• Passing yards allowed per game: 171
• Rushing yards allowed per game: 72
• Abe Stoesz: 7 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2 forced fumbles
• Lucas Huttinga: 5 tackles, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery, 1 touchdown
• Cooper Hidalgo: 5 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble
• Matt Bomgaars: 1 interception

SPECIAL TEAMS

• Ivan Orozco: 7-7 PAT
• Blade Koons: 43.5 yards/punt

LAST TIME
Mount Marty led Briar Cliff 14-0 at halftime on Saturday in Yankton and scored a touchdown late in the third quarter for a 21-7 lead.  The Lancers put the game away with a 23-7 advantage for the 40-14 win.
Mount Marty outgained Briar Cliff 365-285

• Mount Marty passed for 167 yards and ran for 198
• The Lancers allowed 53 yards on the ground
• Ken Gay completed 12-16 passes for 167 yards and three touchdowns with an interception
• Isaiah Thompson had 21 rushes for 141 yards and two touchdowns and a long run of 57 yards
• Trevor Fitzgerald had 5 catches for 14.2 yards/catch and one touchdown
• Jonah Miyazawa had 3 catches for 13.7 yards/catch and a touchdown
• Brandon Craft 2 sacks for loss
• Cameron Middleton 2 tackles for loss
• Dayln Norman 1 interception
• Josiah Gaetani 6 solo tackles

Dordt started fast and pulled away from Doane on Saturday for a  49-7 win after leading 14-7 after one quarter. Three touchdowns in the second quarter put the Defenders up 35-7 at halftime and effectively put the game out of reach with a drive that took 9:04 off the clock to start the half.  A Brendan Pieper 17 yard touchdown run made the final 49-7.

• Dordt outgained Doane 411-243 with 228 rushing yards and 183 yards passing
• Dordt's defense limited Doane to 72 yards on the ground
• Kolson Kruse was 10-13 passing for 65 yards and had 11 rushes for 68 yards
• Ty Clemens was 9-12 passing for 118 yards
• Nick Wellen had 10 rushes for 73 yards and a touchdown
• Brendan Pieper had 13 rushes for 62 yards and a touchdown
• Isaac Looker had 5 catches for 81 yards
• Preston McCoy had 4 catches for 49 yards
• Lucas Huttinga, Brody Joens, Matt Bomgaars, Coleson Quiring and Eric Gustafson all had one interception
• Huttinga had 5 tackles and Cooper Hidalgo had 5 tackles with a sack and forced a fumble

THE SERIES
Dordt leads the series 2-0
Dordt was down 9-0 late in the first quarter when Dordt went on a 21-0 run and led 28-16 at halftime. Dordt was up 35-16 after a score in the third quarter by Anthony Trojahn but Mount Marty struck for two touchdowns to narrow the difference to 35-29 with 9:34 left in the game.  Dordt's ensuing drive went 64 yards and extended the lead to 41-29 and a field goal late in the game made the final 44-29.

• 409-353 yards gained advantage for Mount Marty
• 252-172 yards rushing advantage for Dordt
• Brendan Pieper:  6 carries for 78 yards and one touchdown (Dordt)
• Connor Dodd: 7 carries for 55 yards (Dordt)
• Kade McDaniel: 4-8 passing for 75 yards and 8 rushes for 38 yards (Dordt)
• Anthony Trojahn: 6 rushes for 31 yards and 2 touchdowns (Dordt)
• Ethan Thomas: 5 catches for 45 yards (Dordt)
• Aidan Platon: 2 catches for 51 yards (Dordt)
• Abe Stoesz: 13 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks (Dordt)
• Colton Vander Berg: 5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks (Dordt)
• Lucas Huttinga: 9 tackles (Dordt)
• Bryce Christian: 9 tackles (Dordt)
• Ian MacDonald: 9 tackles (Dordt)
• Ken Gay: 26-36 passing for 237 yards and 2 touchdowns (Mount Marty)
• Isaiah Thompson: 29 carries for 121 yards and 2 touchdowns (Mount Marty)
• Trey Hansen: 8 receptions for 91 yard (Mount Marty)
• Jonah Miyazawa:5 receptions for 50 yards (Mount Marty)
• Jaren Mortensen; 9 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss (Mount Marty)

NEXT

• Mount Marty will travel to Morningside on September 16 and will host Northwestern on Saturday, September 23.
• Dordt will host Concordia on Saturday, September 16 before a bye date on September 23.