The Dordt Defender football team will host Mount Marty on Saturday, October 18 with kickoff at 1pm.

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MOUNT MARTY
2025 Record Overall/GPAC: 4-2/3-2
Results

• Aug 30 def. Clarke 37-22
• Sep 6 def. Waldorf 35-10
• Sep 13 def Northwestern 24-14
• Sep 20 lost to Briar Cliff 34-20
• Oct 4 lost to Concordia 52-43
• Oct 11 def. Doane 31-14

The Numbers

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed:  31.7/24.3
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed:  360/300
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 139/139  
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 222/161
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 14/11
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 8/8

Individual Leaders

• Rugby Ryken | 126-204 passing | 1332 yards | 15 td | 41 rushes | 2.0 avg | 2 rushing td
• Malachy Harts | 96 carries | 398 yards | 4.1 avg | 4 td
• Kyle Hirsch | 67 carries | 324 yards | 4.8 avg | 1 td
• Jackson Wachholtz | 28 catches | 9.1 yards per catch | 1td
• Kyle Hirsch | 28 catches | 8.9 yards per catch | 3 td
• Rodney Broadnax | 10 catches | 17.8 yards per catch | 4 td
• Camden Vance | 5-5 fg | long of 38 | 19-21 PAT
• Daniel Pierce | 3 int |
• Arthur Oliver | 3 int |
• Kavion Rogers | 2.5 sacks
• Delonte Dickey | 2.5 sacks
• Brycen Mitchell | 2.5 sacks
• Isaac Crownover | 39 tackles
• Asmerom Mahammad | 34 tackles
• Cole Cripps | 37 tackles

DORDT
2025 Record Overall/GPAC:  5-0/5-0
Results

• Sept. 6  def. Dakota Wesleyan 66-7
• Sept. 13 def. Doane 41-0
• Sept. 27 def. Northwestern 21-20
• Oct. 4 def. Briar Cliff 51-0
• Oct. 11 def. Waldorf 59-7
• Oct. 18 Mount Marty
• Oct. 25 Midland
• Nov. 1 @ Hastings
• Nov. 8 Concordia
• Nov. 15 @ Morningside

The Numbers

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 47.6/6.8
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed:  476/205
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 263/78
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 213/127
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 7/8
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed:13/2

Individual Leaders

• Noah Strickfaden | 60-113 passing | 953 ypg | 10 td | 30 rush | 8.1 avg | 1 td
• Daniel Dickerson | 27 rush | 4.9 yards per carry | 4td
• Preston McCoy | 18 rush | 13.9 yards per carry
• Keenan Valverde | 25 rush | 4.5 yards per carry | 4 td | 7punt returns | 12.7  return avg
• Thomas Fritz | 18 rush | 13.4 yards per carry | 3 td
• Eliot Beal | 23 receptions | 20.0 per catch | 5 td
• Rhett Williams | 9 receptions | 21.7 per | 2 td
• Ivan Orozco | 9 punts | 43.8 per
• Stephen Leinen | 7-10 fg | 60 long | 31-31 pat
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 37 tackles | 2 sack
• Ethan Mills | 19 tackles 
• Nolan Buckholtz | 5.5 tfl | 4 sacks
• Zach Quiring | 18 tackles | 1 sack | 1int

 
LAST TIME
Dordt was a 59-7 winner over Waldorf on October 11 after leading 42-0 at halftime. Thomas Fritz scored on runs of 44 and 45 yards to start the scoring and Eliot Beal caught passes of 29, 53 and 24 yards.

• Dordt outgained Waldorf  520-173
• Dordt outrushed Waldorf 298-120
• Thomas Fritz | 4 rushes for 108 yards
• Tabor Tyson | 8 rushes for 57 yards
• Preston McCoy | 4 rushes for 52 yards
• Eliot Beal | 4 catches for 109 yards
• Devin Endel | 11 tackles
• Nathan Feldmann | 9 tackles

 
Mount Marty was a 31-14 winner over Doane on the road on October 11.  Doane led 14-13 at halftime but the Lancers scored on punt return and a 12 play, 68 yard drive in the third quarter to take a 28-14 lead.  Doane gained 76 yards in the second half.

• Mount Marty outgained Doane 312-229
• Harts ran for 67 yards and Hirsch for 56
• Rugby Ryken was 20-27 passing for 170 yards
• Hirsch caught six passes for 40 yards

THE SERIES
Dordt leads the series 4-0 with last year's game going to Dordt 35-17 on October 11.  Dordt led 14-7 at halftime and was up 21-17 at the end of the third quarter. A pair of Daniel Dickerson touchdowns finished the scoring in the fourth quarter and the defense shut out Mount Marty in the fourth quarter.
 
MOUNT MARTY  LEADERS

• Kyle Hirsch | 20 carries | 109 yards
• Malachy Harts | 10 carries | 26 yards
• Rugby Ryken | 10-27 passing | 100 yards
• Trey Hansen | 5 receptions | 70 yards
• Kyle Hirsch | 4 receptions | 27 yards
• Arthur Oliver | 2 interceptions

DORDT LEADERS

• Nick Wellen | 16 carries | 139 yards
• Kolson Kruse | 10 carries | 60 yards
• Kaden Harken | 3 catches | 38 yards
• Dan Jungling | 12 tackles
• Grant Hixson | interception
• Coleson Quiring | interception
   

 
 
 
2025 GPAC STANDINGS AND GPAC SCHEDULE

Morningside 5-0 5-1 Dordt 5-0 5-0 Concordia 4-1 4-1 Mount Marty 3-2 4-2 Midland 3-2 3-3 Northwestern 3-3 3-3 Briar Cliff 3-3 4-3 Hastings 3-3 3-3 Dakota Wesleyan 1-5 2-5 Doane 1-5 1-5 Waldorf 0-7 0-7   Saturday, October 11 Northwestern def.  Briar Cliff 28-0 Midland def. Concordia 60-52 Dordt def. Waldorf 59-7 Morningside def.  Dakota Wesleyan 49-17 Mount Marty def. Doane 31-14   Saturday, October 18 Mount Marty @ Dordt Morningside @ Northwestern Briar Cliff @ Midland Concordia @ Hastings   Saturday, October 25 Concordia @ Morningside Midland @ Dordt Doane @ Briar Cliff Waldorf @ Dakota Wesleyan Hastings @ Mount Marty   Saturday, November 1 Dordt @ Hastings Dakota Wesleyan @ Mount Marty Morningside @ Doane Northwestern @ Midland Briar Cliff @ Concordia   Saturday, November 8 Doane @ Northwestern Concordia @ Dordt Midland @ Dakota Wesleyan Briar Cliff @ Waldorf Mount Marty @ Morningside   Saturday, November 15 Dordt @ Morningside Northwestern @ Concordia Hastings @ Dakota Wesleyan Doane @ Waldorf Mount Marty @ Midland   Saturday, September 6 Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 66-7 Midland def.  Hastings 24-9 Morningside def. Briar Cliff 58-17 Mount Marty def.  Waldorf 35-10 Concordia def. Doane 35-7   Saturday, September 13 Mount Marty def. Dordt 24-14 Briar Cliff def. Hastings 20-16 Midland def. Waldorf 53-0 Concordia def. Dakota Wesleyan 27-22 Dordt def. Doane 41-0   Saturday, September 20 Morningside def. Midland 55-37 Hastings def. Waldorf 42-0 Briar Cliff def. Mount Marty 34-20 Northwestern def. Dakota Wesleyan 23-0 Saturday, September 27 Doane def. Midland 19-18 Morningside def. Hastings 41-31 Concordia def. Waldorf 54-0 Briar Cliff def. Dakota Wesleyan 21-7 Dordt def. Northwestern 21-20   Saturday, October 4 Dordt def. Briar Cliff 51-0 Dakota Wesleyan def. Doane 33-7 Concordia def. Mount Marty 52-43 Morningside def. Waldorf 69-6 Hastings def. Northwestern 10-9