THE SCHEDULE  
Dordt will play four matches at the goSarpy.com Classic hosted by the Bellevue Bruins at the Lied Activity Center in Bellevue, Nebraska.

Friday, August 23
2:00     Dordt vs Grand View
7:00      Saint Mary (Kan.) vs Dordt

Saturday, August 24
9:00     Ottawa vs Dordt
2:00     John Brown vs Dordt

COVERAGE  
 

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DORDT  
Conference: Great Plains Athletic Conference  
2023 In Review

• Overall/Conference: 4-18/3-13 
• 11.8 kills per set/12.5 kills per set allowed  
• 85 aces/ 136 aces allowed  
• 17.0 digs per set/17.6 digs per set by opponents  
• 1.8 points per set from blocks/2.0 points per set by blocks for opponents 

Leading Returners

• Tarren Spartz: 2.4 kills per set | .111 kill efficiency
• Ellie Dokter: 2.6 kills per set  | .144 kill efficiency
• Ellie Weg: 1.3 kills per set | .138 kill efficiency | 1.1 blocks per set
• Kelly McArthur: 5.2 assists per set | 11 service aces 
• Madison Vis: 2.4 digs per set | 13 service aces

Early 2024

• Overall/Conference: 2-0/0-0
• 13.7 kills per set/6.8 kills per set allowed
• 12 service aces/8 aces allowed
• 13.5 digs per set/11.5 digs per set by opponents
• 1.2 points per set from blocks/1.2 points per set from blocks

Leaders

• Tarren Spartz: 3.7 kills per set | .245 kill efficiency | 2 ace serves | 1.5 digs per set
• Ellie Dokter: 2.5 kills per set | .238 kill efficiency
• Haley Kuperus: 2.5 kills per set
• Myra Carlson: 2.0 kills per set | .219 kill efficiency
• Kelly McAurthur: 5.7 assists per set | 1.0 kills per set | 3 ace serves
• Carlee Jackson: 4.5 assists per set
• Madison Vis: 2.7 digs per set
• Kylie Beckering: 1.8 digs per set

GRAND VIEW
Conference: Heart of America
2023 In Review  

• Overall/Conference Record: 12-19/12-16 
• 10.8 kills per set/11.7 kills per set allowed  
• 170 service aces/199 service aces allowed  
• 13.6 digs per set/14.2 digs per set by opponents  
• 1.9 points from blocks/2.1 points off of blocks by opponents  

Leading Returners

• Brooklyn Roder: 2.2 kills per set
• Sydney Beasley: 1.9 kills per set | .228 kill efficiency
• Ellie Dougherty: 1.7 kills per set
• Jenna Bentz: 6.5 assists per set | 14 service aces
• Emily Byrd: 3.4 assists per set
• Chevy Wagner-Chun: 4.3 digs per set

SAINT MARY (KANSAS)
Conference: Kansas Collegiate Athletic   
2023 In Review

• Overall/Conference Record: 21-10/8-5
• 12.3 kills per set/11.5 kills per set allowed  
• 174 service aces/ 130 service aces allowed  
• 18.0 digs per set/17.4 digs per set by opponents  
• 1.8 points from blocks/1.6 points off of blocks by opponents  

Leading Returners

• Madison Folsom: 2.8 kills per set | .243 kill efficiency
• Ainsley Gardner: 1.6 kills per set
• Devyn Ford: 1.4 kills per set | .221 kill efficiency
• Courtney Standley: 5.5 assists per set | 25 ace serves
• Ivory Howat: 3.6 assists per set | 31 ace serves
• Gabby Kurle: 3.0 digs per set

OTTAWA (KANSAS)
Conference: Kansas Collegiate Athletic   
2023 In Review

• Overall/Conference Record: 22-12/9-4
• 12.7 kills per set/12.1 kills per set allowed  
• 134 service aces/ 146 service aces allowed  
• 16.7 digs per set/17.2 digs per set by opponents  
• 2.2 points from blocks/1.5 points off of blocks by opponents  

Leading Returners

• Radaisy Valdez: 4.1 kills per set | .423 kill efficiency | 1.1 blocks per set | 16 ace serves
• Bailee Nickel: 2.1 kills per set
• Lillian Holden: 1.7 kills per set | .301 kill efficiency | 1.1 blocks per set
• Madison Brauner: 4.6 assists per set | 13 ace serves
• Carson Schuman: 2.2 digs per set

JOHN BROWN
Conference: Sooner Athletic
2023 In Review

• Overall/Conference Record: 21-11/14-6
• 12.3 kills per set/11.5 kills per set allowed  
• 228 service aces/ 195 service aces allowed  
• 16.9 digs per set/17.1 digs per set by opponents  
• 1.8 points from blocks/1.4 points off of blocks by opponents  

Leading Returners

• Savanna Riney: 2.9 kills per set | .230 kill efficiency | 36 ace serves
• Taylor Golmen: 2.0 kills per set | .316 kill efficiency | 14 ace serves
• Erin Mullins: 1.8 kills per set | 1.0 blocks per set
• Julie Mulligan: 5.3 digs per set

2023 SEASON SUMMARIES

Grand View won its last five matches of the Heart of America Athletic Conference in 2023 before losing to Benedictine in the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament.

Saint Mary won four of its last five matches of the 2023 conference season before falling to Kansas Wesleyan in the KCAC quarterfinals.

Ottawa is picked third in the KCAC and no. 25 in the preseason national poll. The Braves advanced to the KCAC Tournament semifinals before losing to Southwestern. Melissa Blessington is in her 11^th season as head coach at Ottawa and has a career 267-109 record.  

John Brown won three out of its last four regular season matches in 2023 before finishing its season with a loss to Oklahoma City in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

THE SERIES  

Dordt leads the series with Grand View 19-2 and Dordt won the last two meetings and the most recent victory was in September 2021 (25-22, 23-25, 25-10, 25-19)

• Dordt Leaders
  • Corrina Timmermans: 16 kills | 4 ace serves | 11 digs
  • Jessi Franken: 15 kills
  • Erica Bousema: 21 digs
• Grand View Leaders
  • Taylor Carey: 10 kills
  • Chevy Wagner-Chun: 13 digs

This is the first meeting between Dordt and Saint Mary.

Dordt leads the series with Ottawa 5-0 and won a March 12, 2021 meeting 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-17, 25-21).

• Dordt Leaders
  • Jessi De Jager: 23 kills
  • Corina Beimers: 26 assists
  • Megan Raszler: 25 assists
  • Hannah Connelly; 29 digs
• Ottawa Leaders
  • Megan Wall: 10 kills
  • Katelyn Elstun: 10 kills
  • Zari Montgomery: 18 assists | Kaitlyn Haller 15 assists
  • Emily Jackson: 29 digs

Dordt leads the series with John Brown 3-0 and won an August 30, 2013 meeting in the last meeting of the two (25-22, 25-19, 17-25, 25-21)

• Dordt Leaders
  • Lindsey Floen: 11 kills
  • Jenna Horstman: 11 kills
  • Brooke Granstra: 11 kills
  • Kayla Barman: 39 assists
  • Kayla Broekhuis: 23 digs

NEXT  

Dordt will play in a classic hosted by the College of Saint Mary in Sioux City, Iowa.  Benedictine, Mayville State, Valley City State and Dickinson State make up the opponents for the August 30-31 matches.