The Dordt Defender volleyball team will host Hastings and Doane on Friday and Saturday, October 4 and 5.  Both dates will include junior varsity play preceding varsity action.  The matches on Friday are scheduled for 6:00/7:30pm starts and the Saturday matches will be played at 3:30/5:00pm.  The matches will be played at the De Witt Gym.

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HASTINGS
Overall/GPAC: 8-7/2-4
GPAC Wins: Doane (3-0), Mount Marty (3-0)
GPAC Losses: College of Saint Mary (3-1), Concordia (3-0), Midland (3-0), Morningside (3-0).

• Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 12.8/12.3
• Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .178/.175
• Aces/Aces Allowed: 86/51
• Digs/Digs By Opponents: 19.1/19.3
• Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 1.7/1.7

Individual Leaders

• Majesta Valasek: 3.4 kps | .193 kill efficiency
• Mikah O'Neill: 3.0 kps | .279 kill efficiency
• Makenna Sutter: 2.7 kps | .187 kill efficiency
• Ilse Benne: 2.4 kps | 15 aces | 1.9 dps
• Alexis Pontine: 9.1 aps | 11 aces | 2.9 dps
• Dacey Sealey: 3.2 dps
• Miriam Miller: 6.4 dps

DOANE
Overall/GPAC: 5-13/1-5
GPAC Wins:  Briar Cliff (3-0)
GPAC Losses: Hastings (3-0), Mount Marty (3-1), College of Saint Mary (3-1), Midland (3-0), Concordia (3-0)

• Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 10.7/12.4
• Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .120/.194
• Aces/Aces Allowed: 67/102
• Digs/Digs By Opponents: 17.9/18.5
• Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 1.2/2.1

Individual Leaders

• Natalie Wood: 3.4 kps
• Kayden Schumacher: 2.7 kps | 10 aces
• Taylor Sluka: 2.2 kps | .171 kill efficiency
• Camdyn Carpenter: 5.9 aps
• Chloe Rose: 3.0 aps | 14 aces
• Grace Zeier: 4.4 dps

DORDT
Overall/GPAC: 10-7/4-2
GPAC Wins:  Morningside (3-2), Briar Cliff (3-0), Waldorf (3-0), Dakota Wesleyan (3-2)
GPAC Losses: Northwestern (3-0), Midland (3-0)

• Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 13.0/11.1
• Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .177/.179
• Aces/Aces Allowed: 100/80
• Digs/Digs By Opponents: 15.5/15.2
• Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 1.6/1.7

Individual Leaders

• Tarren Spartz: 3.4 kps | .191 kill efficiency | 19 aces
• Ellie Dokter: 3.1 kps | .162 kill efficiency | 11 aces | 2.3 dps
• Haley Kuperus: 2.2 kps
• Myra Carlson: 2.0 kps | .280 kill efficiency
• Ellie Weg: 1.9 kps | .267 kill efficiency
• Kelly McArthur: 5.1 aps | 24 aces
• Carlee Jackson: 5.3 aps
• Kylie Beckering: 2.2 dps |  25 aces
• Haley Wielenga: 12 aces
• Madison Vis: 4.5 dps | 7 aces

LAST TIME

• Bellevue defeated Hastings on October 1, 3-2 (22-25, 25-18, 25-15, 18-25, 15-13)
  • Bellevue had a slight 61-60 kills advantage but committed 21 errors to Hastings's 29. 
  • Hastings had nine service aces.
    • Hastings Leaders
      • Makenna Sutter: 22 kills | .209 kill efficiency
      • Majesta Valasek: 16 kills
      • Mikah O'Neill: 12 kills
      • Miriam Miller: 24 digs
      • Alexis Pontine: 60 assists | 13 digs
• Doane beat Briar Cliff on September 28, 3-0 (26-24, 27-25, 25-17)
  • The Tigers had 43 kills and hit for a .214 kill efficiency and got just two points from blocks.
    • Doane Leaders
      • Natalie Wood: 12 kills
      • Taylor Sluka: 10 kills
      • Camdyn Carpenter: 37 assists | 15 digs
      • Grace Zeier: 21 digs
• Dordt lost to Midland on September 28, 3-0 (25-20, 26-24, 25-13)
  • The Defenders hit .114 for the match and had 35 kills and 22 errors.
  • Midland had 42 kills and 11 errors and had a .295 kill efficiency.
    • Dordt Leaders
      • Kelly McArthur: 9 assists
      • Carlee Jackson: 17 assists
      • Madison Vis: 13 digs
      • Tarren Spartz: 9 kills
      • Ellie Dokter: 14 kills | 6 digs

    
HISTORY

• Dordt leads the series with Hastings 27-19.
• Dordt has won five of the last seven meetings dating back to December 1, 2017. 
• Hastings was a 3-0 winner in the last meeting on October 6, 2023 (25-18, 25-18, 25-13).
  • Dordt Leaders
    • Riley Doenhoefer: 8 kills
    • Bryleigh Schweer: 6 kills
    • Kelly McArthur: 17 assists
    • Makenna Kooima: 16 digs
    • Hastings Leaders
    • Majesta Valasek: 23 kills
    • Makenna Asher: 41 assists
    • Miriam Miller: 19 digs
• Dordt leads the series with Doane 35-11
• Dordt won eight matches in a row from September 16, 2017 until October 7, 2023 when Doane secured a 3-1 win in Crete (21-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-22)
  • Dordt Leaders
    • Bryleigh Schweer: 14 kills | .310 kill efficiency
    • Riley Doenhoefer: 13 kills
    • Tarren Spartz: 11 kills
    • Kelly McArthur: 28 assists
    • Makenna Kooima: 32 digs
  • Doane Leaders
    • Frankie Curran-Graff: 12 kills
    • Taylor Sluka: 12 kills
    • Camdyn Carpenter: 44 assists | 18 digs
    • Sophia McKinney: 21 digs

GPAC Standings and Schedule

Team	GPAC	Overall
Northwestern	6-0	17-0
Concordia	5-1	12-2
Midland	5-1	9-7
Dordt	4-2	10-7
Dakota Wesleyan	3-3	8-9
Morningside	3-3	15-6
Mount Marty	3-3	11-6
College of Saint Mary	2-4	11-8
Hastings	2-4	8-7
Waldorf	2-4	8-7
Doane	1-5	5-13
Briar Cliff	0-6	6-12

 
Friday, October 4

• Concordia @ Waldorf
• College of Saint Mary @ Briar Cliff
• Mount Marty @ Morningside
• Hastings @ Dordt
• Doane @ Northwestern
• Midland @ Dakota Wesleyan

Saturday, October 5

• Midland @ Waldorf
• Concordia @ Dakota Wesleyan
• College of Saint Mary @ Morningside
• Mount Marty @ Briar Cliff
• Hastings @ Northwestern
• Doane @ Dordt

Tuesday, October 8

• Northwestern @ Mount Marty

Thursday, October 10

• Dordt @ Mount Marty