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Dordt will travel to Yankton, South Dakota to face Mount Marty on Wednesday, January 31 at 7:45pm.  

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GPAC Standings (January 30, 2024)
Team GPAC Overall
Northwestern 10-3 17-4
Hastings 9-3 14-6
Morningside 9-3 14-5
Concordia 8-4 15-5
Dordt 8-4 15-5
Jamestown 6-6 11-9
Dakota Wesleyan 6-7 11-10
Briar Cliff  6-7 12-9
Midland 4-9 9-12
Doane 2-11 7-14
Mount Marty 1-12 5-14

 
Around the GPAC
 
Saturday, January 27
Dordt def. Doane 108-77
Northwestern def. Hastings 79-71
Briar Cliff def. Mount Marty 77-49
 
Sunday, January 28
Briar Cliff def. Hastings 73-65
Dakota Wesleyan def. Midland 92-80
 
Monday, January 29
Jamestown def. Mount Marty 72-71
 
Wednesday, January 31
Concordia @ Morningside
Midland @ Briar Cliff
Dordt @ Mout Marty
 
Friday, February 2
Dakota Wesleyan @ Hastings
Jamestown @ Doane
 
Saturday, February 3
Dakota Wesleyan @ Doane
Jamestown @ Hastings
Northwestern @ Concordia
Dordt @ Midland
Morningside @ Mount Marty

Scouting Report
Mount Marty
Head Coach: Collin Authier
2023-24 Overall Record/ Great Plains Athletic Conference: 5-14/1-12
  • A closer look at the 2023-24 results
    • Mount Marty hasn't won since a last-second shot gave them a 73-70 win over Northwestern on January 6.
    • Mount Marty has lost six games in a row since it put together a three-game winning streak with wins over Bellevue, Haskell and Northwestern from December 19-January 6.
  • 2023-24 by the Numbers
    • Points per game/Opponent:  69/80 (63/83 GPAC)
    • FG%/Opponent:  44/48
    • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 35/34
    • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 8.4/6.3
    • 3pt%/Opponent:  35/35
    • TO per game/Opponent: 15/10
  • Key Players
    • Tash Lunday: 14.6 ppg | 6.1 rpg
    • Cole Bowen: 11.4 ppg | 5.1 rpg
    • Jared Lopez: 10.0 ppg | 4.7 rpg
    • Micah Johnson: 6.9 ppg
Dordt Defenders
Head Coach: Brian Van Haaften
2023-24 Record: 15-5/8-4
  • A closer look at the 2023-24 results and schedule
    • Dordt has scored at least 80 points in 18 games this season and 88 or more 14 times.
    • Dordt is 8-2 in its last 10 games dating back to December 2.
    • Dordt's losses in league play are to Morningside (103-88), Northwestern (83-66) and Hastings (80-78 and 66-65).   
    • Dordt is 2-4 in games where they convert 46% or less from the field.
  • By the Numbers
    • Points per game/Opponent: 89/75
    • FG%/Opponent: 51/43
    • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 38/34
    • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 8.9/8.8
    • 3pt%/Opponent: 38/33
    • TO per game/Opponent: 11/11
 The Series
  • Dordt leads the series since the 2001-02 season 38-10.
  • Dordt has won six in a row and is 19-1 in the last 20 meetings.
  • Dordt won the first game between these two on November 15, 2023.
    •  Details
      • Dordt led 52-38 at haltime.
      • Dordt converted 34-63 field goals but were outrebounded 36-29.
      • Mount Marty converted 21-63 field goals.
        • Dordt Leaders
        • Mount Marty Leaders
          • Jake Jensen and Jared Lopez both scored 16 points
          • Cole Bowen scored 14 points.
Last Time
  • Dordt beat Doane on January 27 by a 1078-77 margin.
    • Dordt led 53-30 at halftime.
      • Dordt converted 38-58 field goals for 66 percent success.
      • Dordt had a 33-32 rebounding advantage.
      • Doane made 30-72 field goals.
  • Mount Marty lost to Jamestown on Monday, January 29 in Yankton 72-71
    • Mount Marty was 30-64 from the field and made 8-21 three-point shots.
    • Jamestown was 27-62 from the field and made 9-23 three-point shots.
    • Mount Marty had a 35-34 rebounding advantage.
      • Mount Marty Leaders
        • Jared Lopez: 15 points | 6 rebounds
        • Cole Bowen: 15 points | 6 rebounds
        • Jake Jensen: 15 points | 5 rebounds
        • Rugby Ryken: 9 points | 9 rebounds
Next
Dordt will resume play on Saturday, February 2 on the road at Midland in Fremont, Nebraska in a 3:45 start.
 
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Junior
Ben Fairclough

#35 Ben Fairclough

6' 8"
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Jackson Louscher

#22 Jackson Louscher

6' 3"
Junior
Luke Rankin

#0 Luke Rankin

5' 10"
Sophomore
Lucas Lorenzen

#5 Lucas Lorenzen

6' 4"
Freshman
Xavier Van Beek

#15 Xavier Van Beek

Sophomore
Ty Van Essen

#43 Ty Van Essen

6' 5"
Freshman
Connor  Millikan

#1 Connor Millikan

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6' 0"
Freshman
Jake  Hargens

#5 Jake Hargens

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6' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bryce Coppock

#2 Bryce Coppock

5' 11"
Junior
Ben Fairclough

#35 Ben Fairclough

6' 8"
Sophomore
Jackson Louscher

#22 Jackson Louscher

6' 3"
Junior
Luke Rankin

#0 Luke Rankin

5' 10"
Sophomore
Lucas Lorenzen

#5 Lucas Lorenzen

6' 4"
Freshman
Xavier Van Beek

#15 Xavier Van Beek

Sophomore
Ty Van Essen

#43 Ty Van Essen

6' 5"
Freshman
Connor  Millikan

#1 Connor Millikan

6' 0"
Freshman
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Jake  Hargens

#5 Jake Hargens

6' 3"
Freshman
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