Janie Van Donge scored a game-high 24 points and the Defenders forced a season-high 23 turnovers as No.1 Dordt University earned an 82-54 home win over Hastings in Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) women's basketball action played this afternoon at the De Witt Gym.
The top-ranked Defenders improve to 7-0 in the GPAC, 11-0 overall, as they head into their California trip next week. The 11-0 start is the third best in program history, behind last year (12-0) and the 2022-23 team that began the season 16-0. Hastings falls to 4-3 in the GPAC, 7-3 overall.
How it Happened:
- Dordt raced out to an 11-0 lead five minutes in on baskets scored by Van Donge, Macy Sievers and Olivia Harazin
- the Defenders held an 18-3 advantage by quarters end and held Hastings to without a made field goal (0/11) after the first 10 minutes
- a three-pointer from Harazin pushed the Defenders lead to 23-6 early in the second quarter
- another made three-pointer, this time by Sievers, gave Dordt its first 20-point advantage (32-11) at the 3:48 mark
- Dordt led 36-17 at halftime and scored the first five points of the third quarter, finished off with a Harazin three-pointer, to take a 41-17 advantage
- Willow Bleeker knocked down a three-pointer late in the third and put Dordt in front 59-34
- a 6-0 run with baskets by Grace Schoonhoven and Desta Hoogendoorn, along with two free throws by Janie Schoonhoven, gave Dordt its first 30-point lead (72-42) in the fourth quarter
- Dordt shot better than Hastings in all four quarters
By the Numbers:
- Dordt shot 46% for the game, including 56% in the third quarter
- the Defenders shot 47% (8/17) from the 3-point line, 83% (10/12) from the free throw line
- Hastings shot a season-low 30% from the field, 22% from beyond the arc
- Van Donge led all players with 24 points, making 10/16 field goal attempts
- Van Donge also pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds to record her 10th double-double of the season
- Macy Sievers contributed 15 points, nine rebounds and two assists
- Gracie Schoonhoven netted 13 points and totaled a career-best six assists in her season debut
- Olivia Harazin added 10 points, giving the Defenders four players in double figures
- Dordt matched its season-high with 15 steals, led by Sievers with five
- the Defenders forced 23 turnovers and committed 13
- Adyson Minarik led Hastings with nine points
Defender Notes:
- the 54 points allowed by the Defenders is the second lowest of the season (47 vs College of Saint Mary)
- the 54 points scored by Hastings is their second lowest of the season and 25 points below its season average
- Dordt forced a season-high 23 turnovers; the second time this season forcing a team into 20-plus turnovers
- the Defenders limited Hastings to its lowest field goal percentage (30%) of the season
- Dordt shot 47% from the 3-point line, third best this season
- Dordt outrebounded its opponent for the 10x this season
- Janie Van Donge scored in double figures for the 11x this season; this was her 10th double-double of the season
- Macy Sievers has scored in double figures in 10 games this season
- Olivia Harazin has scored in double figures in seven games this season
- Gracie Schoonhoven dished out a career-best six assists
- 11 different players scored for the Defenders
