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Dordt will host Dakota Wesleyan on Wednesday, January 17 at 6:00 pm at the DeWitt Gym.

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GPAC Standings (January 16, 2024)

Team	GPAC	Overall
Dordt	9-0	14-1
Concordia	8-2	12-2
Briar Cliff	7-2	12-3
Northwestern	7-2	11-4
Dakota Wesleyan	7-3	12-4
Doane	5-5	10-6
Morningside	5-5	8-7
Jamestown	4-6	8-8
Hastings	4-5	8-7
Mount Marty	1-8	5-10
Midland	1-9	4-12
College of Saint Mary	0-10	1-14

 
Around the GPAC

Wednesday, January 10
Dordt def. Jamestown 74-63
Hastings def. Mount Marty 87-42
Concordia def. Doane 101-60
Midland def. College of Saint Mary 69-42
Dakota Wesleyan def. Morningside 70-65
Briar Cliff def. Northwestern 74-71
 
Sunday, January 14
Morningside def. Doane 75-61
Dakota Wesleyan def. College of Saint Mary 92-47
 
Monday, January 15
Northwestern def. Midland 73-53
 
Wednesday, January 17
Dakota Wesleyan @ Dordt
Northwestern @ Morningside
Jamestown @ Briar Cliff
Concordia @ Hastings
College of Saint Mary @ Doane
Mount Marty @ Midland  
 
Friday, January 19
Jamestown @ College of Saint Mary
 
Saturday, January 20
Dakota Wesleyan @ Mount Marty
Morningside @ Midland
Northwestern @ Doane
Dordt @ Hastings
Briar Cliff @ Concordia
 
Scouting Report

Dakota Wesleyan   
Head Coach: Jason Christensen
2023-24 Overall Record/Great Plains Athletic Conference: 12-4/7-3  

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • The Tigers have won seven of their last eight games and 10 of their last 12 with the losses in the stretch to Northwestern (69-67) and Concordia (69-61).
  • All four of Wesleyan's losses are on the road.
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent:  79/61
  • FG%/Opponent:  43/38
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 43/33
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 7/6
  • 3pt%/Opponent:  34/30
  • TO per game/Opponent: 13/19    
• Key Players
  • Emma Yost: 15.6 ppg | 6.1 rpg | 49 fg% | 2.3 apg
  • Isabel Ihnen: 9.9 ppg | 4.3 rpg | 2.2 apg | 34 made 3pt fg
  • Shalayne Nagel: 9.8 ppg | 4.9 rpg | 2.3 apg | 1.8 spg
  • Grace Fryda: 8.3 ppg | 36 made 3pt fg
  • Rylee Rosenquist; 8.1 ppg | 44.9 fg% | 5.1 rpg
     

Head Coach: Bill Harmsen
2023-24 Record: 14-1/9-0

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • Dordt started the season with 12 wins in a row before losing to South Dakota State University on December 12 in Brookings, South Dakota, 66-54.
  • Two of Dordt's wins are by single digits with the closest game a November 29 win over Northwestern, 81-78.
  • Dordt has scored 85 or more points in eight games and has scored over 80 points in 13 of its 14 wins.
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent: 82/59
  • FG%/Opponent: 45/36
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 48/34
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 6.5/4.9
  • 3pt%/Opponent: 30/27
  • TO per game/Opponent: 14/19

• Key Players
  • Karly Gustafson: 12.5 ppg | 7.4 rpg | 56.1 fg% | 2.0 apg
  • Bailey Beckman: 13.7 ppg | 26 made 3pt fg | 36 3pt fg%
  • Gracie Schoonhoven: 11.5 ppg | 4.5 rpg | 65 fg% | 1.9 apg | 2.1 spg
  • Janie Schoonhoven: 10.3 ppg | 9.0 rpg | 61.6 fg%
  • Macy Sievers: 9.5 ppg | 5.8 apg | 5.7 rpg | 14 made 3pt fg
  • Hayden Heimensen: 5.7 ppg | 3.7 rpg | 18 made 3pt fg
  • Faith Van Holland: 5.7 ppg | 2.5 rpg | 13 made 3pt fg
  • Macey Nielson: 3.9 ppg | 14 made 3pt fg

 
In The Books

• Karly Gustafson | 1703 pts (3^rd) | 952 rebs (1^st) | 260 assists (13^th)
• Bailey Beckman | 1636 pts (4^th) | 201 3pt fg (1^st)
• Janie Schoonhoven | 816 pts (31^st) | 580 rebs (19^th)
• Macy Sievers | 276 assists (9^th)
• Macey Nielson | 124 3pt fg (10^th)
• Hayden Heimensen | 111 3pt fg (11^th)

 
The Series

• Dordt and Dakota Wesleyan have been playing women's basketball against each other since 1985.
• Dordt won the last three games in the series and the last two were decided in overtime.
• Dordt has won nine of the last 11 games after stopping a 10 game losing streak that ran from the 2014-15 season through the 2018-19 season.
• The two teams played three times last season with Dordt winning 75-65 in Sioux Center on December 10, 2022; 81-75 (ot) in Mitchell on January 25, 2023 and 75-74 (ot) in the GPAC semifinals on February 25, 2023.
  • December 10, 2022  Numbers
    • Dordt was 27-55 from the field and Dakota Wesleyan was 26-60.
    • Dordt had a 37-29 rebounding edge.
      • Dordt Leaders
        • Bailey Beckman had 23 points and five rebounds.
        • Janie Schoonhoven scored 12 points with seven rebouds.
        • Macy Sievers scored 12 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
      • Dakota Wesleyan Leaders
        • Morgan Edelman had 17 points.
        • Matti Reiner had 15 points and four rebounds and four assists.
        • Jada Campbell scored 13 points with nine rebounds.
  • January 25 Numbers
    • Dordt was 29-58 from the field and 19-22 from the free throw line.
    • Dakota Wesleyan was 26-63 from the field and 18-20 from the free throw line.
    • Dakota Wesleyan had a 36-32 rebounding advantage and both teams had 11 turnovers.
      • Dordt Leaders
        • Bailey Beckman had 26 points and was 3-5 on three-point shots.
        • Karly Gustafson scored 20 points with seven rebounds and three assists.
        • Janie Schoonhoven had 16 points and six rebounds.
      • Dakota Wesleyan Leaders
        • Rylee Rosenquist led Dakota Wesleyan with 24 points and eight rebounds with 10-15 field goal shooting.
        • Matti Reiner had 19 points and five rebounds.
  • February 25 Numbers
    • Dordt made 30-70 field goals and was 10-16 from the free throw line.
    • Dakota Wesleyan was 29-60 from the field and 10-13 from the free throw line.
    • Dordt had a 40-34 rebounding advantage.
      • Dordt Leaders
        • Karly Gustafson scored 16 points and nine rebounds.
        • Bailey Beckman scored 10 points.
        • Janie Schoonhoven had 10 points and five rebounds.
      • Dakota Wesleyan Leaders
        • Morgan Edelman had 16 points and four rebounds.
        • Matt Reiner had 15 points and nine rebounds.
        • Rylee Rosenquist had 14 points and three assists.

Last Time

• Dordt defeated Jamestown on Wednesday, January 10, 74-63
  • Dordt had a 45-37 rebounding advantage and held Jamestown to 24-65 shooting while Dordt was 28-68 from the field. 
  • Dordt got to the free throw line 21 times and made 16.
    • Bailey Beckman scored 16.
    • Gracie Schoonhoven had 15 points and six rebounds.
    • Karly Gustafson scored 14 points with six rebounds and Macy Sievers had 12 points and seven rebounds.
• Dakota Wesleyan was a 92-47 winner over the College of Saint Mary on Sunday, January 14 in Omaha, Nebraska.
  • Wesleyan converted 37-73 field goals and had a 42-23 rebounding advantage.
    • Shalayne Nagel had 19 points.
    • Emma Yost and Isabel Ihnen each had 17 points and Yost had 13 rebounds.

Next
Dordt will travel to Hastings for GPAC play on Saturday, January 20.