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Dordt will travel to face Midland in Fremont, Nebraska on Saturday, February 3 at 3:45pm.  

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GPAC Standings (February 2, 2024)

Team	GPAC	Overall
Northwestern	10-3	17-4
Hastings	9-3	14-6
Concordia	9-4	16-5
Dordt	9-4	16-5
Morningside	9-4	14-6
Briar Cliff	7-7	13-9
Jamestown	6-6	11-9
Dakota Wesleyan	6-7	11-10
Midland	4-10	9-13
Doane	2-11	7-14
Mount Marty	1-13	5-15

 
Around the GPAC
 
Wednesday, January 31
Concordia def. Morningside  99-88
Briar Ciff def. Midland 70-59
Dordt def. Mount Marty 89-80
 
Friday, February 2
Dakota Wesleyan @ Hastings
Jamestown @ Doane
 
Saturday, February 3
Dakota Wesleyan @ Doane
Jamestown @ Hastings
Northwestern @ Concordia
Dordt @ Midland
Morningside @ Mount Marty
 
Monday, February 5
Dordt @ Concordia
 
Wednesday, February 7
Morningside @ Dordt
Doane @ Mount Marty
Briar Cliff @ Dakota Wesleyan
Hastings @ Midland
Northwestern @ Jamestown

Scouting Report
Midland
Head Coach: Tyler Erwin
2023-24 Overall Record/ Great Plains Athletic Conference: 9-13/4-10

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • Midland has lost two in a row since a win over Doane on January 24.
  • The Warriors have posted a 2-5 record in 2024 with wins over Mount Marty and Doane.
  • Midland has beaten Doane twice in league play and also has a win over Dakota Wesleyan in the GPAC.
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent:  82/83 (82/85 GPAC)
  • FG%/Opponent:  50/49
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 35/35
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 5.4/9.1
  • 3pt%/Opponent:  36/37
  • TO per game/Opponent: 12/13
• Key Players
  • Derek Merwick: 20.5 ppg | 7.5 rpg | 51% fg | 4.5 apg
  • Jake Orr: 16.9 ppg | 5.2 rpg | 2.1 apg
  • Ryan Larsen: 11 ppg | 37 made 3pt fg
  • Jake Rueschoff: 11 ppg | 33 made 3pt fg

Dordt Defenders
Head Coach: Brian Van Haaften
2023-24 Record: 16-5/8-4

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results and schedule
  • Dordt has scored at least 80 points in 19 games this season and 88 or more 15 times.
  • Dordt is 9-2 in its last 11 games dating back to December 2.
  • Dordt's losses in league play are to Morningside (103-88), Northwestern (83-66) and Hastings (80-78 and 66-65).   
  • Dordt is 2-4 in games where they convert 46% or less from the field.
• By the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent: 90/76
  • FG%/Opponent: 51/43
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 38/34
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 9.1/9
  • 3pt%/Opponent: 40/33
  • TO per game/Opponent: 11/11

• Key Players
  • Lucas Lorenzen: 23 ppg | 6.5 rpg | 69 3pt fg | 42 3pt fg% |
  • Bryce Coppock: 17.5  ppg | 4.7 rpg | 33 3pt fg | 44 3pt fg% |
  • Luke Rankin: 11 ppg | 6.9 apg | 53 fg%
  • Connor Millikan: 11.4 ppg | 55 fg%
  • Jake Hargens: 6.4 ppg | 4.4 rpg
  • Ben Fairclough: 6.5 ppg | 6.2 rpg | 2.0 bpg
  • Ty Van Essen: 5.3 ppg | 3.6 rpg
  • Jackson Louscher: 5.6 ppg | 2.7 rpg

• In The Books
  • Bryce Coppock | 1779 points (4^th all-time) | 187 made 3pt fg (7^th all-time)
  • Luke Rankin | 493 assists (2^nd all-time) | 825 points
  • Lucas Lorenzen | 919 points

 The Series

• Dordt leads the series since the 2001-02 season 27-12.
• Dordt has won 11 in a row since 2018.
• Dordt won the first game between these two on November 18, 2023.
  •  Details
    • Dordt led 50-45 at halftime and outscored the Warriors 38-33.
    • Dordt converted 30-60 field goals but were outrebounded 41-33.
    • Midland  converted 31-68 field goals.
      • Dordt Leaders
        • Lucas Lorenzen scored 20 points with five rebounds.
        • Bryce Coppock scored 20 points.  
        • Connor Millikan scored 14 points on 4-5 shooting.  
      • Midland Leaders
        • Brayden Thompson scored 18 points and had 17 rebounds.
        • Derek Merwick scored 14 points and had seven rebounds with six assists.
        • Jake Rueschoff scored 11 points and made three, three-point baskets.

Last Time

• Dordt beat Mount Marty 89-80 on Wednesday, January 31.
• Dordt led 45-28 at halftime and led by 22 in the second half before Mount Marty staged a comeback to take a brief lead. Dordt scored 10 in a row to go from tied 78-78 to up 88-78.  
  • Dordt converted 33-64 field goals for 52 percent success.
  • Dordt was outrebounded 34-33.
  • Doane made 27-63 field goals including 10-23 three-point shots.
    • Dordt Leaders
      • Lucas Lorenzen had 28 points and five rebounds.
      • Bryce Coppock scored 24 points with 22 of them in the second half and he made 5-8 three-point shots with seven rebounds.
      • Luke Rankin scored 13 points and had eight assists.
      • Connor Millikan scored 11 points and was 5-7 from the field.

• Midland lost to Briar Cliff on Wednesday, January 31 in Sioux City, 70-59.
  • Briar Cliff led 33-29 at halftime.
  • Briar Cliff converted 22-54 field goals and Midland made 22-53.
  • Midland made four three-point baskets to 10 for Briar Cliff.
    • Midland leaders
      • Derek Merwick scored 25 points on 9-18 shooting and he had seven rebounds.
      • Jake Orr scored 14 points

Next
Dordt will resume play on Monday, February 5 at Seward, Nebraska against Concordia.