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Dordt will host Doane in a GPAC Quarterfinal Round contest on Wednesday, February 28 in a 7pm tipoff. 

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GPAC Standings (FINAL)

Team	GPAC	Overall
Dordt	21-1	26-2
Concordia	17-5	23-5
Briar Cliff	15-7	20-8
Northwestern	14-8	18-10
Dakota Wesleyan	14-8	19-9
Jamestown	13-9	17-11
Morningside	12-10	15-12
Doane	11-11	16-12
Hastings	9-13	13-15
Midland	4-18	7-21
Mount Marty	2-20	6-22
College of Saint Mary	0-22	1-26

 
Around the GPAC
 
Saturday, February 24 (last date of the regular season)
Northwestern def. Dordt 81-63
Briar Cliff def. Morningside 74-65
Doane def. Hastings 70-66
Concordia def. Midland 80-50
Jamestown def. Dakota Wesleyan 73-67
Mount Marty def. College of Saint Mary 87-62
 
Wednesday, February 28
GPAC Quarterfinals
Dakota Wesleyan @ Northwestern
Morningside @ Concordia
Jamestown @ Briar Cliff
Doane @ Dordt
 
Saturday, March 2
GPAC Semifinals
Dakota Wesleyan/Northwestern winner vs Dordt/Doane winner
Morningside/ Concordia winner vs Jamestown/Briar Cliff winner
 
Scouting Report

Doane
2023-24 Overall Record/Great Plains Athletic Conference: 11-11/16-12

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • Doane stopped a three game losing streak with a pair of wins over College of Saint Mary and Hastings to end the season and secure a spot in the GPAC Tournament.
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent:  77/72  
  • FG%/Opponent:  43/41
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 39/37
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 6.2/6.4
  • 3pt%/Opponent:  34/31
  • TO per game/Opponent: 16/17    
• Key Players
  • Mak Hatcliff: 22.7 ppg | 7.5 rpg | 2.6 apg | 2.9 spg
  • Rylie Rice: 12.3 ppg | 5.3 rpg
  • Macy Holtz: 9.9 ppg

Dordt
Head Coach: Bill Harmsen
2023-24 Overall/Great Plains Athletic Conference: 26-2/21-1

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • Dordt started the season with 12 wins in a row before losing to South Dakota State University on December 12 in Brookings, South Dakota, 66-54.
  • Dordt's other loss came after a 14 game winning streak and ended the regular season with an 81-63 loss to Northwestern on February 24.
  • Four of Dordt's wins are by single digits with the closest games a November 29 win over Northwestern, 81-78 and Concordia on February, 17 by the same score.
  • Dordt has scored 85 or more points in 15 games and has scored over 80 points in 22 of its 26 wins.
  • Dordt has limited opponents to less than 60 points in 14 games.
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Points per game/Opponent: 84/62
  • FG%/Opponent: 47/37
  • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 45/33
  • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 6.9 /7.9
  • 3pt%/Opponent: 34/31
  • TO per game/Opponent: 16/17

• Key Players
  • Karly Gustafson: 11.9 ppg | 7.1 rpg | 57 fg% | 2.3 apg
  • Bailey Beckman: 11.9 ppg | 41 made 3pt fg | 30 3pt fg%
  • Gracie Schoonhoven: 12.8  ppg | 4.3 rpg | 68 fg% | 2.0 apg | 1.8 spg
  • Janie Schoonhoven: 10.2 ppg | 8.6 rpg | 65 fg%
  • Macy Sievers: 11.4 ppg | 6.5 apg | 5.8 rpg | 28 made 3pt fg | 38.4% 3pt
  • Faith Van Holland: 5.8 ppg | 2.2 rpg | 32 made 3pt fg
  • Macey Nielson: 3.9 ppg | 30 made 3pt fg

In The Books

• Karly Gustafson | 1848 pts (2^nd) | 1041 rebs (1^st) | 294 assists (6^th) | 161 steals (10^th)
• Bailey Beckman | 1765 pts (2^nd) | 216 3pt fg (1^st)
• Janie Schoonhoven | 946 pts (23^rd) | 687 rebs (13^th)
• Macy Sievers | 370 assists (3^rd)
• Macey Nielson | 140 3pt fg (8^th)

 
The Series

• Dordt leads the series 23-18 since it began at the start of GPAC history in the 2000-01 season.
• Dordt is 14-1 in the series since December 15, 2017 and Dordt has won four games in a row since a January 11, 2023 loss in Crete, 71-66.
• Dordt won the two meetings this season 86-69 and 102-58.
  • The January 27, 2024 meeting saw Dordt take a 27-10 first quarter lead and a 49-24 halftime lead.
  • Dordt was 36-59 from the field and 11-21 from the arc.
  • Doane was 23-54 from the field and 1-10 from the arc.
  • Dordt had a 39-23 rebounding edge.
    • Dordt Leaders
      • Janie Schoonhoven:15 pts | 7 rebs
      • Gracie Schoonhoven: 13 pts
      • Karly Gustafson: 13 pts | 7 rebs
      • Bailey Beckman:12 pts
    • Doane Leaders
      • Kaylee Klover: 13 pts | 6 rebs
      • Mak Hatcliff: 12 pts | 4 rebs
• Dordt and Doane played in the first round of the GPAC Tournament in 2023 and Dordt prevailed on February 21, 80-64.
  • Dordt led 37-34 at halftime and extended the lead to 60-48 at the end of the third quarter.
    • Dordt Leaders
      • Macey Nielson: 19 pts | 5-9 3pt
      • Karly Gustafson: 11 pts | 7 rebs
      • Janie Schoonhoven: 10 pts
      • Macy Sievers: 10 pts | 8 assists
    • Doane Leaders
      • Mak Hatcliff: 22 pts | 5 rebs
      • Rylie Rice: 14 pts

Last Time

• Dordt lost to Northwestern 81-63 on February 24
  • Dordt was 20-53 from the field and 5-13 from the three-point line.
  • Northwestern had a 41-35 rebounding edge.
    • Dordt Leaders
      • Macy Sievers: 15 pts | 5 rebs | 5 assists
      • Gracie Schoonhoven: 15 pts | 5 rebs | 2 blocks | 2 steals
  • Doane def. Hastings 70-66 on February 24.
  • Doane used a 22-10 advantage in the second period to build a 37-27 halftime lead and held on for the four point win.
  • Doane was 24-69 from the field and had a 48-35 rebounding edge.
    • Doane Leaders
      • Mak Hatcliff: 27 pts | 11 rebs  | 1988 career pts
      • Rylie Rice: 18 pts | 8 rebs
      • Maddie Portwine: 11 pts 

Next
The GPAC Semifinals will be Saturday, March 2 with the winner of this game facing the winner of the Northwestern-Dakota Wesleyan game. If Dordt wins they will host and if Doane wins the Tigers would travel to either Orange City or Mitchell. The GPAC Championship game will be on Tuesday, March 5 at the site of the highest remaining seed.