THE MATCH

The Dordt men's soccer team will travel to Orange City, Iowa to face the rival Northwestern Raiders in the final match of the regular season on October 30, 2024. Kick off is scheduled for 7:15 pm at the NWC Soccer Complex.

COVERAGE

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STANDINGS
 

Teams	GP	GPAC	PTS	OVR
Midland	9	6-1-2	20	8-5-4
Morningside	9	6-1-2	20	9-5-2
Hastings	10	6-2-2	20	8-7-2
Concordia	9	5-0-4	19	6-2-8
Northwestern	9	6-2-1	19	7-4-4
Dordt	9	4-3-2	14	6-7-3
Dakota Wesleyan	9	4-5-0	12	7-7-2
Briar Cliff	9	3-5-1	10	4-11-2
Doane	9	2-7-0	15	4-9-2
Mount Marty	9	1-8-0	3	4-10-1
Waldorf	9	0-9-0	0	0-14-1

ALL-TIME vs NORTHWESTERN

• Dordt leads the series 25-20-1 all-time
• Northwestern is unbeaten in last 11 matches
• Dordt's last win was October 21, 2014 (2-1)
• Northwestern won both matches last year (1-0, 4-3)
• Dordt has shutout Northwestern 13 times (1979, 1980 (2), 1981 (2), 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2022)
• Northwestern has shutout Dordt 12 times (1989, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
• The most goals that Dordt has scored: 10 (1980, 1993)
• The most goals that Northwestern has scored: 6 (2018, 2021)

 AROUND THE GPAC

• Waldorf vs Briar Cliff - 3:30 pm | Sioux City, Iowa
• Mount Marty vs Doane - 7:15 pm | Crete, Neb.
• Dakota Wesleyan vs Morningside - 8:00 pm | Sioux City, Iowa
• Midland vs Concordia - 8:00 pm | Seward, Neb.

GPAC PRESEASON POLL

• Dordt was voted 6th in the GPAC Preseason Poll
• Dordt tallied 52 points, behind Hastings (65) and ahead of Midland (49)
• Northwestern was voted 4th in the GPAC Preaseason Poll
• Northwestern tallied 73 points, behind Morningside (76) and ahead of Hastings (65)

NORTHWESTERN

• Head Coach: Dan Swier (17th season)
  • Longest tenured head coach in program history
  • GPAC Tournament Champion (2023)
  • Regular season GPAC champion (2021)
  • NAIA National Tournament appearance (2021, 2023)
• Assistant Coaches: Tyler Limmer, Joshua Wingfield, Tim Kaltenberger, Juan Mackrey, Michael Simmelink, Gerrard Uamai
• Last time out: W, 6-0 vs Waldorf

RAIDER STATS

• 7-4-4 overall record | 6-2-1 GPAC record
  • Sits at 5th place in GPAC standings
  • Wins over Culver-Stockton, Midland, Dakota Wesleyan, Briar Cliff, Mount Marty, Doane, and Waldorf
  • Losses to Hamline, Concordia, Jamestown, and Morningside
• Scored 32 goals this season
• Given up 20 goals this season
• Averaging 2.13 goals per game
• Averaging 1.33 goals per game

LEADERS

• Alex Ruiz: 9 goals  | 5 assists | 23 points
• Stan van den Beld: 8 goals | 6 assists | 22 points
• Drew Darnold: 5 goals | 4 assists | 14 points
• Pol Folx: 2 goals | 2 assists | 6 points
• Jannes Kuehn: 1 goal | 2 assists | 4 points
• Gonzalo Domingo: 1 goal | 1 assist | 3 points
• Nino Berger: 1 goal | 2 points
• Lars Geutjes: 1 goal | 2 points
• Nikko Helderop: 1 goal | 2 points
• Riley Aarbo: 1 assist | 1 point
• Glulio Palombo: 1 assist | 1 point
• Rick Lammerts: 50 saves | 17 GA | 1.42 GAA | .746 SV% | 5-3-4 overall record

DORDT

• Eric Bourdo (2nd season)
  • Spent four years as Dordt's assistant coach
  • 15-14-7 career record | 9-7-4 GPAC record
  • GPAC Semifinal appearance
• Assistant Coaches: David Lee, Cole Housh, Seth Lewison
• Last time out: L, 2-1 vs Dakota Wesleyan

DEFENDER STATS

• 6-7-3 overall record | 4-3-2 GPAC record
  • Sits at 6th place in GPAC standings
  • Wins over Jamestown, Central, Waldorf, Mount Marty, Doane, and Briar Cliff
  • Losses to Trinity Christian, Governors State, Grand View, Morningside, Bellevue, Hastings, and Dakota Wesleyan
• Scored 23 goals this season
• Given up 29 goals this season
• Averages 1.44 goals per game
• Averages 1.81 goals per game

LEADERS

• Phil Appelt: 5 goals | 1 assist | 11 points
• Marco Laene: 5 goals | 1 assist | 11 points
• Jacob Narkis: 4 goals | 2 assists | 10 points
• Trigve Elkins: 2 goals | 2 assists | 6 points
• Nolan Karel: 3 goals | 6 points
• Anton Forsch: 2 goals | 4 points
• Tyson Reitsma: 1 goal | 2 assists | 4 points
• Tate Hansen: 3 assists | 3 points
• Pol Calvo: 2 assists | 2 points
• Santiago Carvajal: 2 assists | 2 points
• Ryan Reyes: 1 goal | 2 points
• Enzo lira de Paula: 1 assist | 1 point
• Mitchell Dryden: 67 saves | 27 GA | 1.87 GAA | .713 SV% | 6-7-2 overall record