The Dordt Defender football team will travel to Hastings on Saturday, November 1 with kickoff at 1pm.

COVERAGE
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HASTINGS
2025 Record Overall/GPAC: 4-4/4-4  
Results

• Aug. 30 def. Doane 20-7
• Sep. 6 lost to Midland 24-9
• Sep. 13 lost to Briar Cliff 20-16
• Sep. 20 def. Waldorf 42-0
• Sep. 27 lost to Morningside 41-31
• Oct. 4 def. Northwestern 10-9
• Oct. 18 lost to Concordia 32-29
• October 25 def. Mount Marty 23-20

The Numbers

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 22.5/19.1
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 305/332
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 167/97
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 129/235
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 14/16
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 11/11

Individual Leaders

• Carter Kudlacek | 62-129 passing | 3td | 4int | 631 yards | 54 rushes | 2.9 yards per carry
• Dalton Armbruster | 121 rushes | 5.7 yards per carry | 3 td | 684 yards
• Kaiden Merryman | 74 rushes | 5.9 yards per carry | 6 td | 434 yards
• Eli Nappe | 21 receptions | 12.3 per catch | 2 td
• Jake Bargen | 18 receptions | 11.1 per catch | 1td
• Travon Shaw | 39.2 yards per punt
• Colton Willmott | 7-9 fg | long of 40 | 19-22 PAT
• Marcus Dustin | 53 tackles
• Jake Lambert | 70 tackles
• Dawson Kissinger | 3 interceptions
• Josiah Aldridge | 2 interceptions

DORDT
2025 Record Overall/GPAC:  7-0/7-0
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  def. Mount Marty 33-13
• Oct. 25 def. Midland 17-14
• Nov. 1 @ Hastings
• Nov. 8 Concordia
• Nov. 15 @ Morningside

The Numbers

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 41.1/8.7
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed:  438/242
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 258/75
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 180/164
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 8/14
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed:15/3

Individual Leaders

• Noah Strickfaden | 64-128 passing | 1055 yards | 10 td | 33 rush | 7.4 avg | 1 td
• Daniel Dickerson | 27 rush | 4.9 yards per carry | 4td
• Preston McCoy | 46 rush | 9.0 yards per carry | 3td | 415 yards
• Keenan Valverde | 36 rush | 4.1 yards per carry | 4 td | 10 punt returns | 17.5  return avg
• Thomas Fritz | 40 rush | 10.5 yards per carry | 5 td
• Eliot Beal | 23 receptions | 20.0 per catch | 5 td
• Rhett Williams | 15 receptions | 19.9 per | 2 td
• Isaac Looker | 10 receptions | 9.6 per | 1td
• Ivan Orozco | 10 punts | 39.8 per
• Stephen Leinen | 10-13 fg | 60 long | 36-37 pat
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 52 tackles | 2 sack | 1int
• Ethan Mills | 23 tackles 
• Nolan Buckholtz | 6.5 tfl | 4 sacks
• Zach Quiring | 21 tackles | 1 sack | 1int
• Nathan Feldmann | 15 tackles | 3 int

LAST TIME
Dordt was a 17-14 winner over Midland on Saturday October 25 and scored 10 points in the third quarter to break a 7-7 tie. Dordt recovered a late onside kick attempt after a fourth quarter Midland touchdown.   

• Midland outgained Dordt 399-333
• Dordt outrushed Midland 201-23
• Thomas Fritz | 13 rushes for 59 yards
• Rhett Williams | 4 catches | 90 yards
• Coleson Quiring | 10 tackles
• Nolan Buckhotlz | 1 sack
• Nathan Feldman | 1 interception

 
Hastings was a 23-20 winner on Saturday, October 29 at Mount Marty on homecoming. Hastings trailed 20-13 midway though the fourth quarter but got a 48 yard pass from Jarrett Synek to Eli Nappe to tie the game and after a defensive stop converted a 40 yard field goal on the last play of the game for a 23-20 win.

• Hastings outgained Mount Marty 357-336
• Hastings ran for 182 yards and passed for 182 while limiting Mount Marty to 67 rushing yards
• Dalton Armbruster | 12 carries | 128 yards
• Jarrett Synek | 7-11 passing | 154 yards
• Jake Weidinger | 2 catches | 71 yards
• Elie Nappe | 3 catches | 64 yards
• Marcus Destin | 12 tackles

THE SERIES
Dordt leads the series 9-8 and has won nine games in a row since a 44-43 win in Hastings in 2016. After back to back single-score differences in 2016 and 2017 the games in the series have been decided by substantial margins.  Last year's game was a 58-0 Dordt win on September 21 where Dordt led 38-0 at halftime.
 
HASTINGS  LEADERS

• Carson Kudlacek | 7-10 passing | 64 yards passing
• Tanner James | 1 catch | 40 yards
• Josh Ray | 13 carries | 62 yards
• Jack Lambert | 8 tackles

DORDT LEADERS

• Kolson Kruse was 19-27 passing for 264 yards | 6 carries for 43 yards
• Nick Wellen | 14 carries | 90 yards
• Brendan Pieper | 7 carries | 81 yards | 3 td
• Kaden Harken | 8 catches | 144 yards
• Eliot Beal | 4 catches | 61 yards
• Derek Paup | 1.5 sacks
• Lucas Huttinga | 1 interception
• Matt Bomgaars | 1 interception

2025 GPAC STANDINGS AND GPAC SCHEDULE

Dordt 7-0 7-0 Morningside 6-1 6-2 Concordia 5-2 5-2 Midland 4-3 4-4 Northwestern 4-3 4-3 Mount Marty 3-4 4-4 Briar Cliff 3-5 4-5 Hastings 4-4 4-4 Dakota Wesleyan 2-5 3-5 Doane 1-6 1-6 Waldorf 0-8 0-8   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   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 Dordt def. Mount Marty 33-13 Northwestern def. Morningside 14-13 Midland def. Briar Cliff 49-0 Concordia def. Hastings 32-29   Saturday, October 25 Morningside def. Concordia 59-21 Dordt def. Midland 17-14 Briar Cliff def. Doane 28-21 Dakota Wesleyan def. Waldorf  33-14 Hastings def. Mount Marty 23-20