Box Score The Dordt Defender women's basketball team won its 12^th game of the season with a 70-34 win over Hope International in Fullerton, California on Tuesday, December 17.

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Dordt scored the first 10 points of the game with Macy Sievers staring the scoring with a three-point basket and Ellie Lems, Willow Bleeker and Gracie Schoonhoven all adding baskets as the hosts went scoreless over the first five minutes of the game.
The Royals got on track and outscored Dordt 10-4 over the final five minutes of the quarter and Dordt led 14-10 after one quarter.

Taylor Drent started the Dordt scoring in the second quarter and ignited a 13-0 run with a basket in the paint. The Defenders kept Hope International scoreless for a six minute stretch to start the second quarter and led 35-18 at halftime after a Olivia Harazin basket briefly extended the lead to 35-15 in the final minute of the half.

Dordt outscored the hosts 20-8 in the third period to establish a 55-26 lead and held the Royals to 6-26 field goal shooting in the second half before winning 70-34.

Dordt is now 12-0 overall and will face The Master's on Wednesday at 5pm (Central) to conclude the trip for Dordt. Hope International is 4-7.

THE NUMBERS

• Dordt | 31-71 FG | 3-14 3pt FG | 5-7 FT | 50 REB | 14 TO
• Hope International | 12-52 FG | 5-28 3pt FG | 32 REB | 26 TO

Dordt Leaders
Desta Hoogendoorn | 15 pt | 5 reb
Macy Sievers | 11 pt | 10 reb
Gracie Schoonhoven | 10 pt
Janie Van Donge | 8 pt | 9 reb

Hope International
Faith Brinkman | 8 pt
Keira McNamee | 6 pt | 4 reb