The Dordt Defender volleyball team will host Briar Cliff in GPAC play on Wednesday night, October 16. The junior varsity match starts at 6:00 and varsity play gets underway at 7:30.
BRIAR CLIFF
Overall/GPAC: 6-16/0-10
GPAC Wins:
GPAC Losses: Northwestern (3-0), Dordt (3-0), Dakota Wesleyan (3-2), Waldorf (3-0), Morningside (3-0), Doane (3-0), College of Saint Mary (3-1), Mount Marty (3-0), Concordia (3-0), Midland (3-0).
Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 10.5/12.8
Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .117/.172
Aces/Aces Allowed: 115/119
Digs/Digs By Opponents: 17.6/20.2
Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 2.1/1.3
Individual Leaders
- Emma Brenelli: 2.6 kps
- Aliyah Basham: 2.0 kps
- Isabelle Lenz: 1.7 kps
- Kiersten Baker: 1.6 kps
- Olivia Corey: 4.7 aps
- Natalie Hughes: 3.6 aps
- Avery Beller: 5.8 dps
DORDT
Overall/GPAC: 12-9/6-4
GPAC Wins: Morningside (3-2), Briar Cliff (3-0), Waldorf (3-0), Dakota Wesleyan (3-2), Doane (3-0), Mount Marty (3-1)
GPAC Losses: Northwestern (3-0), Midland (3-0), Hastings (3-1), College of Saint Mary (3-1)
Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 12.9//11.2
Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .176/.173
Aces/Aces Allowed: 116/94
Digs/Digs By Opponents: 15.4/15.2
Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 1.8/1.8
Individual Leaders
LAST TIME
Briar Cliff lost to Midland 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-20).
Briar Cliff Leaders
- Aliyah Basham: 10 kills
- Emma Brenelli: 7 kills
- Natalie Hughes: 12 assists | 10 digs
- Avery Beller: 14 digs
- Dordt lost to the College of Saint Mary (25-18. 18-25, 25-23, 25-18)
Dordt Leaders
HISTORY
Dordt leads the series 81-13 and has won 18 of the last 19.
Dordt won the September 11, 2024 meeting in Sioux City, 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-19).
Dordt Leaders
Briar Cliff Leaders
- Emma Brenelli: 8 kills
- Olivia Corey: 12 assists
- Avery Beller: 14 digs
GPAC STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE
| Team |
GPAC |
Overall |
| Northwestern |
10-0 |
21-0 |
| Concordia |
9-1 |
16-2 |
| Midland |
8-2 |
12-8 |
| Dordt |
6-4 |
12-9 |
| Morningside |
5-5 |
17-8 |
| Mount Marty |
4-6 |
12-9 |
| Hastings |
5-5 |
11-8 |
| College of Saint Mary |
4-6 |
13-10 |
| Dakota Wesleyan |
3-7 |
8-13 |
| Waldorf |
3-7 |
9-10 |
| Doane |
3-7 |
7-15 |
| Briar Cliff |
0-10 |
6-16 |
Wednesday, October 16
Midland @ Mount Marty
Concordia @ College of Saint Mary
Briar Cliff @ Dordt
Morningside @ Northwestern
Saturday, October 19
Hastings @ Briar Cliff
Midland @ Northwestern
College of Saint Mary @ Dakota Wesleyan
Doane @ Morningside
Concordia @ Dordt
Mount Marty @ Waldorf
Wednesday, October 23
Mount Marty @ Concordia
Waldorf @ Dakota Wesleyan
Dordt @ Morningside
Hastings @ Doane
College of Saint Mary @ Midland
Northwestern @ Briar Cliff
