The Dordt Defender volleyball team will host Briar Cliff on Wednesday night, October 14 with the junior varsity match starting at 6pm and the varsity at 7:30pm.

COVERAGE
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BRIAR CLIFF
2025 Record Overall/GPAC:  8-13/2-8
Wins: Bismarck State (3-1), Dickinson State (3-1), Graceland (3-0), Southwestern (3-0), Clarke (3-0), Avila (3-1), Waldorf (3-1), Hastings (3-1)
Losses:  Governors State (3-1), William Penn (3-1), William Penn (3-2), Peru State (3-0), Morningside (3-1), Northwestern (3-0), Dakota Wesleyan (3-1), Dordt (3-0), Wayne State (3-0), Midland (3-0), Concordia (3-2), College of Saint Mary (3-0), Mount Marty (3-0)

• Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set:  10.6/12.9

• Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed:  .161/.160
• Aces/Aces Allowed:  103/125
• Digs/Digs By Opponents: 15.0/16.8
• Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 3.1/1.4

Individual Leaders

• Tamika Eastman | 2.3kps
• Aliyah Basham | 2.1kps | 1.2bps
• Emma Brenelli | 2.3kps
• Aubrey Hoeft | 1.5bps
• Kylie Hart | 4.7aps | 14aces
• Iwalani Beltran | 4.3aps  | 22aces
• Avery Beller | 5.2dps | 13aces

DORDT
Overall/GPAC: 15-6/6-4
Wins: Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.)  3-0, Embry Riddle (Ariz.) 3-0, Life Pacific (Cal.) 3-1, Southwestern (Kan.) 3-0, Graceland (Iowa) 3-0, Clarke (Iowa) 3-1, Waldorf 3-2, St. Ambrose 3-0, Governors State 3-0, Cumberland (Tenn.) 3-2, Dakota Wesleyan 3-2, Briar Cliff 3-0, Mount Marty 3-1, College of Saint Mary 3-1, Doane 3-1
Losses: Northwest (Wash.) 2-3, William Penn (Iowa) 2-3, Northwestern 2-3, Morningside 1-3, Concordia 3-0, Hastings (3-1)

• Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set:  12.5/10.4
• Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed:  .160/.140
• Aces/Aces Allowed: 168/122
• Digs/Digs By Opponents: 15.6/14.9
• Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents:  2.0/1.9

Individual Leaders

• Laney Wolfswinkel | 2.6 kps | 2.2 dps | 27 aces
• Tarren Spartz | 2.3 kps  |
• Haley Kuperus | 2.4 kps | 1.0 bps | .268 kill efficiency
• Ellie Dokter | 2.1 kps
• Kylie Beckering | 4.6 dps | 34 aces
• Carlee Jackson | 5.4 aps | 1.9 dps | 27 aces
• Chloe Huisman | 4.5 aps | 1.7 dps | 25 aces
• Haley Wielenga | 29 aces | 2.3 dps

LAST TIME
 
Briar Cliff lost to Mount Marty 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-20) on October 11 in Yankton.

• Mount Marty had a 44-34 kills advantage
• Tamika Eastman | 8k
• Aubrey Hoeft | 6k
• Emma Brenelli | 8k
• Reese Strouth | 16a
• Kylie Hart | 14a
• Avery Beller | 18d

 
Dordt def. Doane on October 11, 3-1 (25-20, 25-27, 25-23, 25-16)

• Dordt had a 58-47 kills advantage
• Haley Kuperus | 14k
• Ellie Dokter | 11k
• Laney Wolfswinkel | 11k
• Kylie Beckering | 20d
• Chloe Huisman | 24a
• Carlee Jackson | 22a

THE SERIES

Dordt leads the series 87-17 and has won four matches in a row and 20 of the last 21. 
Dordt was a 3-0 winner on September 24 when the two teams played in Sioux City (25-21, 25-20, 25-21)
Dordt Leaders
Ellie Dokter | 15k
Carlee Jackson | 18a
Chloe Huisman | 17a
Kylie Beckering | 14d
Chloe Huisman | 13d
 
Briar Cliff Leaders
Caton Firkins | 6k
Kylie Hart | 12a
Iwalani Beltran | 11a
Avery Beller | 14d
 
2025 GPAC STANDINGS AND GPAC SCHEDULE
 

Team GPAC Overall Northwestern 10-0 18-3 Concordia 9-1 16-2 Midland 8-2 13-7 Dordt 6-4 15-6 Dakota Wesleyan 6-4 12-8 College of Saint Mary 5-5 12-8 Morningside 5-5 11-9 Doane 3-7 12-12 Mount Marty 3-7 10-11 Briar Cliff 2-8 8-13 Hastings 2-8 5-15 Waldorf 1-9 9-9

  
Wednesday, October 15
Midland @ Doane
Briar Cliff @ Dordt
Morningside @ Dakota Wesleyan
Concordia @ Hastings
Mount Marty @ Northwestern
Saturday, October 18
Saturday, October 18
College of Saint Mary @ Waldorf
Hastings @ Morningside
Concordia @ Dakota Wesleyan
Midland @ Dordt
Doane @ Briar Cliff
 
Wednesday, October 22
Dakota Wesleyan @ Waldorf
Dordt @ Northwestern
Morningside @ Briar Cliff
College of Saint Mary @ Midland
Mount Marty @ Concordia
 
Saturday, October 25
Doane @ Hastings
Concordia @ College of Saint Mary
Midland @ Mount Marty
Waldorf @ Dordt
 
Saturday, September 6
Concordia def. Mount Marty 3-0
Dakota Wesleyan def. Waldorf 3-1
Northwestern def. Dordt 3-2
Midland def. College of Saint Mary 3-2
 
Wednesday, September 10
Hastings def. Doane 3-1
Dordt def. Waldorf 3-2
Midland def. Mount Marty 3-2
Morningside def. Briar Cliff 3-1
Concordia def. College of Saint Mary 3-0
Northwestern def. Dakota Wesleyan 3-0
 
Saturday, September 13
Doane def. Mount Marty 3-1
College of Saint Mary def. Hastings 3-1
Morningside def. Waldorf 3-0
Northwestern def. Briar Cliff 3-0
 
Wednesday, September 17
Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 3-2
Concordia def. Midland 3-1
Mount Marty def. Hastings 3-0
Briar Cliff def. Waldorf 3-1
Northwestern def. Morningside 3-1
College of Saint Mary def. Doane 3-2
 
Saturday, September 20
Morningside def. Dordt 3-1
Midland def. Hastings 3-0
Concordia def.  Doane 3-1
Dakota Wesleyan def. Briar Cliff 3-1
 
Wednesday, September 24
Dordt def. Briar Cliff 3-0
Concordia def. Hastings 3-0
College of Saint Mary def. Mount Marty 3-1
Midland def. Doane 3-1
Dakota Wesleyan def. Morningside 3-1
Northwestern def. Waldorf 3-0
 
Saturday, September 27
Concordia def. Dordt 3-0
Mount Marty def. College of Saint Mary 3-2
Briar Cliff def. Hastings 3-1
Northwestern def. College of Saint Mary 3-0
Midland def. Dakota Wesleyan 3-0
Doane def. Morningside 3-2 


Friday, October 3
Dordt def. Mount Marty 3-1
Midland def. Briar Cliff 3-0
Doane def.  Waldorf 3-1
College of Saint Mary def.  Dakota Wesleyan 3-2
Concordia def. Morningside 3-2
Northwestern def. Hastings 3-0
 
Saturday, October 4
Waldorf def. Hastings 3-2
Dakota Wesleyan def. Mount Marty 3-0
Concordia def. Briar Cliff 3-2
Northwestern def. Doane 3-0
Dordt def. College of Saint Mary 3-1
Midland def. Morningside 3-1


Friday, October 10
Morningside def. Mount Marty 3-0
Midland def. Waldorf 3-2
Hastings def. Dordt 3-1
Dakota Wesleyan def. Doane 3-0
College of Saint Mary def. Briar Cliff 3-0
Northwestern def.  Concordia 3-1
 
Saturday, October 11
Dordt def. Doane 3-1
Dakota Wesleyan def. Hastings 3-0
Northwestern def. Midland 3-0
Mount Marty def. Briar Cliff 3-0
Concordia def. Waldorf 3-0
Morningside def. College of Saint Mary 3-1