Game Time

Dordt will travel to face Ottawa (Kansas) on Friday night, March 15 at 6pm and Morningside on Saturday afternoon, March 16 at 5pm.

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GPAC Standings (March 13, 2024)

Team	GPAC	Overall
Morningside	3-0	11-9
Jamestown	3-0	12-1
Ottawa	2-1	4-9
Kansas Wesleyan	4-3	11-7
Dordt	1-3	3-9
Central Christian	0-7	0-17

Around the GPAC
 
Tuesday, February 20
Kansas Wesleyan def. Central Christian 3-0
 
Friday, February 23
Morningside def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-1
Ottawa def. Central Christian 3-0
 
Saturday, February 24
Jamestown def. Dordt 3-0
Morningside def. Central Christian 3-0
Ottawa def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
 
Thursday, February 29
Jamestown def.  Kansas Wesleyan  3-0
Morningside def. Ottawa 3-1
 
Friday, March 1
Kansas Wesleyan def. Dordt 3-1
Jamestown def. Central Christian 3-0
 
Saturday, March 2
Dordt def. Central Christian 3-0
 
Tuesday, March 5
Kansas Wesleyan def. Central Christian 3-1
 
Thursday, March 14
Jamestown @ Morningside
 
Friday, March 15
Dordt @ Ottawa
 
Saturday, March 16
Jamestown @ Ottawa
Dordt @ Morningside
 
Thursday, March 21
Central Christian @ Dordt
 

Scouting Report
Dordt
2023-24 Overall Record/GPAC Record: 3-9/1-2
Season Stats  
 

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • Dordt's wins this season are over St. Ambrose, Viterbo and Central Christian .
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Kills Per Set/Opponent:  12.0/12.8
  • Kill Efficiency/Opponent:  .181/.269
  • Total Aces/Opponent: 59/38
  • Blocks Per Set/Opponent: 1.4/2.2
• Key Players
  • Cade Schmidt: 2.9 kps | 1.8 dps | 11 aces
  • Nicodemus Elliott: 4.2 kps | .218 kill efficiency | 4 aces | 1.2 dps
  • Lukas Van Groningen: 9.0 aps | 2.3 dps
  • Brady Fergen: 2.0 dps | 7 aces
  • Robert Piekarz: 2.6 dps | 11 aces

Ottawa
2023-24 Overall Record/Conference Record: 4-9/2-1
Season Stats  

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • The Braves have won three of their last four matches after a five match losing streak from February 2-16.
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Kills Per Set/Opponent:  10.4/11.9
  • Kill Efficiency/Opponent:  .153/.205
  • Total Aces/Opponent: 62/78
  • Blocks Per Set/Opponent: 2.3/2.1
• Key Players
  • Akeil Williams: 2.9 kps | .290 kill efficiency | 5 aces | 1.7 dps | 1.5 bps
  • Grant Younie: 2.3 kps | .194 kill efficiency | 1.2 dps
  • Andrew Salinas: 4.2 kps | 7 aces
  • Kade Zrna: 4.9 kps | 15 aces
  • Nazmi Bayoglu: 2.1 dps

Morningside
2023-24 Overall Record/Conference Record: 11-9/3-0
Season Stats

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • Morningside has conference wins over Kansas Wesleyan, Central Christian and Ottawa
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Kills Per Set/Opponent: 11.7/9.5
  • Kill Efficiency/Opponent:  .199/.188
  • Total Aces/Opponent: 134/88
  • Blocks Per Set/Opponent: 1.6/2.3
• Key Players
  •  Natan Alves: 3.9 kps | .235 kill efficiency | 1.7 dps | 16 aces
  • Isaiah Baynes: 2.8 kps | .218 kill efficiency | 16 aces | 1.7 dps
  • Jacob Baynes: 2.1 kps | 9 aces
  • Jacob De Paauw: 9.5 aps | 20 aces | 1.4 dps
  • Owen Anderson: 2.7 dps | 23 aces  

 The Series

• Ottawa leads the series with Dordt 14-4
  • Ottawa won the March 18, 2023 meeting 26-24, 25-22, 25-23.
    • Dordt Leaders
      • Andres Guzman: 13 kills
      • Caleb Kulesza: 11 kills
      • Lukas Van Groningen: 36 assists
      • Robert Piekarz: 19 digs
    • Ottawa Leaders
      • Akeil Williams: 11 kills
      • Michal Bak: 11 kills | 11 digs
      • Andrew Salinas: 15 assists
  • Dordt leads the series with Morningside 9-8
    • Dordt beat Morningside on March 29, 2023 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-19)
    • Dordt Leaders
      • Caleb Kulesza : 14 kills
      • Andres Guzman: 11 kills
      • Brady Frost: 10 kills
      • Robert Piekarz: 10 digs
      • Lukas Van Groningen: 37 assists
    • Morningside Leaders
      • Natan Alves: 9 kills | 8 digs
      • Emilio De Witt: 11 assists
      • Jacob DePauw: 10 assists

Last Time

• Dordt beat Central Christian 25-8, 25-14, 25-18 on March 2
  • Lance Vermeer: 10 kills
  • Cade Schmidt: 4 aces
  • Lukas Van Groningen: 20 assists
  • Robert Piekarz: 12 digs
• Ottawa lost to Morningside in its last action played on February 29
  • Morningside was a 29-31, 28-26, 25-21, 25-13 winner.
    • Morningside had a 56-45 kills advantage
    • Morningside had an 11-6 ace serves edge
      • Morningside Leaders
        • Natan Alves: 21 kills
        • Jacob Baynes: 14 kills
        • Isaiah Baynes: 10 kills
        • Jacob DePauw: 45 assists
      • Ottawa Leaders
        • Grant Younie: 14 kills
        • Kadeem Morris: 10 kills
        • Kade Zrna: 22 assists
        • Andrew Salinas: 20 assists
        • Akeil Williams: 7 block assists | 2 solo blocks
• Morningside last played on March 9 and lost to Kansas Wesleyan in a non-conference contest.
  • Morningside lost in five sets 3-2 (24-26, 19-25, 25-18, 25-20, 11-15)
    • Morningside had a 60-50 kills advantage.
    • Kansas Wesleyan had a 19-8 points from blocks edge.
      • Morningside Leaders
        • Isaiah Baynes: 23 kills | 16 digs
        • Jacob Baynes: 13 kills | 8 digs
        • Owen Anderson: 18 digs
        • Tharen Cox: 14 kills
        • Jacob DePauw: 48 assists

Next
Dordt will resume play on Thursday, March 21 against Central Christian and will host Kansas Wesleyan on Saturday, March 23.