Top-ranked Dordt University stayed unbeaten with an 83-44 victory over No. 25 Hastings (Neb.) in GPAC play this afternoon at the De Witt Gymnasium.
The Defenders head into Thanksgiving break with a perfect 7-0 record, 3-0 in the GPAC, while Hastings dropped to 4-3 overall, 2-1 in league play.
Gracie Schoonhoven poured in a career-high 30 points to go with a career-best 15 rebounds to lead the Defenders.
Willow Bleeker contributed a season-best 19 points, including five three-pointers, one shy of matching her career-high.
The game was tight early, with Hastings briefly leading 14-12 late in the first quarter after a three-pointer from Broncos guard Ann Bose. Dordt responded with an 8-0 run in the final 90 seconds, capped by a three-pointer from Ava Lingemann, to take a 20-14 lead after one quarter.
The Defenders extended the margin in the second quarter with a 13-2 spurt, fueled by back-to-back threes from Bleeker and strong inside play from Schoonhoven. Dordt also limited Hastings to just three field goals (3/16 from the field) and forced five turnovers in the quarter for a 41-23 advantage at halftime.
The Defenders opened the third quarter on a 14-2 run, highlighted by Schoonhoven's dominance in the paint (12pts in the period) and a fast-break three from Macy Sievers. Dordt shot 66.7% in the third and continued to stifle the Broncos offense (just 26% FG) as the Defenders built a 68-37 lead heading into the fourth.
A late 11-0 burst in the final period pushed Dordt's advantage to its largest of the day (41 points) with 3:23 remaining. Taylor Drent had four points in the surge, which was finished off by a three-pointer from Kaylee Davis.
By the Numbers:
- Dordt shot 40% for the game, 31% (9/29) from the 3-point arc
- Hastings was limited to 21% for the game, 17% (5/30) from the arc
- both teams shot well from the charity stripe:
- Hastings: 11/14 - 79%
- Dordt: 16/18 - 89%
- Dordt controlled the boards, 61-37, including a season-high 19 offensive rebounds which led to a 20-4 edge in 2nd-chance points
- the Defenders totaled 21 assists and had 17 turnovers; Hastings committed 16 turnovers and had just eight assists
Notes:
- Schoonhoven totaled a career-high 30 points and 15 rebounds for the first double-double of her career
- previous career highs: 23pts (2x), 10 rebounds vs Trinity
- Bleeker accounted for 19 points, 17 coming in the first half
- both Macy Sievers and Desta Hoogendoorn scored nine
- Sievers finished one point shy of another triple-double as she had 10 boards to go with 12 assists
- Ann Bose was the only Hastings player to score in double figures with 10
- Dordt shot better than its opponent for the sixth time in seven games this season
- the Defenders pulled down a season-high 61 rebounds, leading to a season-best +24 rebound advantage
- Schoonhoven has scored in double figures in every game this season and has five games with 20-plus points
- this was the fifth consecutive game that Sievers had 10+ assists
- this was Sievers' fourth double-double of the season (also has one triple-double)
- Bleeker's five three-pointers made is a season-high and one shy of matching her career-best
- this was the Defenders second straight win against Hastings; they have won 12 of the last 13 match-ups against the Broncos
Up Next:
- Dordt will play 9th-ranked Briar Cliff on Dec.3 in Sioux City, Iowa
