Game Time

Dordt will host three volleyball matches this week to conclude the regular season.

Dordt will face Ottawa on Thursday night, April 4 at 7pm; Central Christian on Friday afternoon at 5pm; and Morningside on Saturday at 3pm.  

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GPAC Standings (April 3, 2024)

Team	GPAC	Overall
Jamestown	7-0	16-1
Morningside	6-2	15-12
Dordt	4-3	6-10
Ottawa	3-5	5-14
Kansas Wesleyan	3-6	12-12
Central Christian	0-7	0-21

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 def. Morningside 3-0
 
Friday, March 15
Dordt def. Ottawa  3-1
 
Saturday, March 16
Jamestown def. Ottawa  3-0
Dordt def. Morningside 3-2
 
Friday, March 22
Morningside def. Ottawa 3-0
Jamestown def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
 
Saturday, March 23
Dordt def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
 
Thursday, March 28
Jamestown def. Dordt 3-0
 
Friday, March 29
Kansas Wesleyan def. Ottawa 3-2
Morningside def. Central Christian 3-0
 
Saturday, March 30
Ottawa def. Central Christian 3-0
Morningside def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-2
 
Thursday, April 4
Central Christian @ Kansas Wesleyan
Morningside @ Jamestown
Ottawa @ Dordt
 
Friday, April 5
Central Christian @ Dordt
 
Saturday, April 6
Ottawa @ Jamestown
Morningside @ Dordt
Central Christian @ Jamestown

Scouting Report
Dordt
2023-24 Overall Record/GPAC Record: 6-10/4-3
Season Stats  
 

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • Dordt's wins this season are over St. Ambrose, Viterbo, Central Christian, Ottawa, Morningside and Kansas Wesleyan.
  • Dordt had won three matches in a row before losing to Jamestown last week.
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Kills Per Set/Opponent:  12.0//12.6
  • Kill Efficiency/Opponent:  .185/.239
  • Total Aces/Opponent: 78/50
  • Blocks Per Set/Opponent: 1.8/2.2
• Key Players
  • Cade Schmidt: 2.8  kps | 1.2 dps | 11 aces
  • Nicodemus Elliott: 4.1 kps | .202 kill efficiency | 9 aces | 1.2 dps
  • Andres Guzman: 3.7 kps | .263 kill efficiency | 3.0 dps
  • Lukas Van Groningen: 9.2 aps | 2.1 dps | 11 aces
  • Brady Fergen: 1.9 dps | 8 aces
  • Robert Piekarz: 3.1 dps | 15 aces
  • Ryan Dyck: 15 aces

Ottawa
2023-24 Overall Record/Conference Record: 5-14/3-5
Season Stats   

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • The Braves lost six matches in a row from February 29-March 29 and stopped that string with a 3-0 win over Central Christian on March 30.
  • Ottawa started the season 1-8 before winning three in a row.
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Kills Per Set/Opponent:  10.7/12.0
  • Kill Efficiency/Opponent:  .156/.216
  • Total Aces/Opponent: 85/102
  • Blocks Per Set/Opponent: 2.0/2.1
• Key Players
  • Akeil Williams: 3.8 kps | .267 kill efficiency | 9 ace serves | 1.9 dps | 1.3 bps
  • Grant Younie: 2.3 kps | 1.2 dps
  • Kade Zrna: 5.1 aps
  • Andrew Salinas: 4.4 aps

Central Christian
2023-24 Overall Record/Conference Record: 0-21/0-7
Season Stats   

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • The Tigers have had a tough go of it and have a set win over Kansas Wesleyan to their credit.
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Kills Per Set/Opponent:  3.8/10.9
  • Kill Efficiency/Opponent:  -.092/.329
  • Total Aces/Opponent: 45/295
  • Blocks Per Set/Opponent: 0.8/1.3
• Key Players
  • Joel Creary: 1.8 kps
  • Erick Yang: 2.3 aps
  • Payton Collins: 1.3 dps

Morningside
2023-24 Overall Record/Conference Record: 15-12/6-2
Season Stats   

• A closer look at the 2023-24 results
  • The Mustangs have won four of their last five matches and are 7-5 since March 8.
• 2023-24 by the Numbers
  • Kills Per Set/Opponent:  11.8/9.6
  • Kill Efficiency/Opponent:  .196/.180
  • Total Aces/Opponent: 170/121
  • Blocks Per Set/Opponent: 1.6/2.3
• Key Players
  • Natan Alves: 3.9 kps | 22 ace serves | 1.9 dps
  • Isaiah Byrnes: 2.9 kps | 16 ace serves | 1.7 dps
  • Jacob Baynes: 1.9 kps | 11 ace serves
  • Owen Anderson: 2.8 dps

 The Series

• Ottawa leads the series 14-5
  • Dordt won the March 15 meeting 3-1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-11, 25-19)
    • Dordt Leaders
      • Nicodemus Elliott: 18 kills | 3 aces
      • Andres Guzman: 11 kills
      • Lukas Van Groningen: 45 assists
    • Ottawa Leaders
      • Akeil Williams: 18 kills | 2 blocks
      • Andrew Salinas: 19 assists
• Dordt leads the series with Central Christian 5-0
  • Dordt beat Central Christian on March 2 (25-8, 25-14, 25-18)
    • Dordt Leaders
      • Lance Vermeer: 10 kills
      • Lukas Van Groningen: 20 assists
    • Ottawa Leaders
      • Joel Creary: 7 kills
      • Erick Yang: 12 assists
• Dordt leads the series with Morningside 10-8
  • Dordt beat Morningside on March 16 (25-27, 24-26, 25-23, 25-17, 15-11)
    • Dordt Leaders
      • Andres Guzman: 21 kills
      • Nicodemus Elliott: 14 kills
      • Lukas Van Groningen: 40 assists
    • Morningside Leaders
      • Natan Alves: 25 kills
      • Isaiah Baynes: 16 kills
      • Owen Anderson: 17 digs
      • Jacob DePauw: 55 assists

Next
The Great Plains Athletic Conference postseason tournament is scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 13 with the top-two seeds in the six-team field receiving byes.  The winners on April 13 advance to the semifinals and finals hosted on April 19 and 20 with the number one seed hosting those two rounds.