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Dordt University

71
Oakland City OAKLAND 24-8
81
Winner Dordt (IA) DORDT (I 30-2
Oakland City OAKLAND
24-8
71
Final
81
Dordt (IA) DORDT (I
30-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Oakland City OAKLAND 17 19 27 8 71
Dordt (IA) DORDT (I 20 21 26 14 81
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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Athletic Communication Office

Defenders Advance To Saturday Night 2nd Round

SCORE

Dordt def. Oakland City 81-71

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Dordt Defender women's basketball team battled to an 81-71 NAIA National Championship 1st Round win over Oakland City (Indiana) on Friday night in Sioux Center, Iowa.



Playing in front of a nearly full De Witt Gym crowd, the Defenders took a 17-7 lead late in the first quarter as part of a 13-0 run.  The visitors from the River States Conference responded by getting the lead down to 20-17 with a three-point play late in the quarter.



Dordt maintained a lead through out the second quarter but couldn't push the lead past eight, taking that margin several times, the last time at 31-23 on a Karly Gustafson basket with 6:13 left in the half. The Mighty Oaks narrowed the difference to 37-36 but Dordt closed the half with a pair of free throws and a Janie Schoonhoven basket with :06 left in the half for a 41-36 advantage.



A Faith Van Holland three-point basket started the second half to expand the lead to eight again but Oakland City fought back to take a brief one point lead and eventually went up 63-61 on a banked in three-point shot by Ellen Meeringa with 1:34 left in the period.

A pair of Van Holland free throws, a Macy Sievers steal and basket and a Karly Gustafson buzzer beater closed the period for the Defenders and a 6-0 run. Neither team scored for nearly three minutes in the fourth period with Oakland City cutting the lead to 67-65 but Dordt had an answer with a 7-0 run over the next two minutes capped by an Eliana Kuperus basket. Oakland City got to within 74-70 but no closer as Dordt pushed the final difference to 81-71.







THE NUMBERS
  • Dordt was 26-59 from the field and made 27-35 free throws.
  • Oakland City converted 27-62 field goals and made 8-22 three-point shots.  
  • Dordt had a 38-37 rebounding edge and had 12 offensive rebounds to 11 for the Mighty Oaks.
  • Dordt forced 25 turnovers.
NEXT

Dordt will host Spring Arbor on Saturday night, March 16 in the NAIA National Championship 2nd Round with tipoff set for 6pm.
 
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