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Dordt will travel to Sioux City on Wednesday, December 3 for a 6pm game with Briar Cliff at the Newman Flanagan Center.

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BRIAR CLIFF
Overall Record/ Conference: 9-1/3-1
Wins: Tabor 76-66, St. Ambrose 97-77, Grand View 79-67, Benedictine 80-70, Missouri Valley 95-55, Peru State 88-58, College of Saint Mary 85-65, Waldorf 100-51, Doane 92-72
Losses: Dakota Wesleyan 79-70
Points Per Game Scored/Allowed: 86.2/66.0
Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 47.7/40.6
3 Point Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 31.9/27.6
Rebounds/Opponent Rebound: 40.2/32.3
Turnovers/Opponent Turnovers: 14.8/21.6     

Last 5: 4-1
Last 10: 9-1
Home: 4-1
Away: 5-0
 
Top Individuals
Mallie McNair | 20.7ppg | 4.9rpg | 58.2fg% | 2.8apg
Abby Lee | 19.6ppg | 7.9rpg | 1.3bpg | 57.6fg%
Taylor Sodeman | 11.7ppg | 6.4rpg | 55.2fg%
Kenna Mongan | 11.0ppg | 2.6apg
 
DORDT
Overall Record/Great Plains Athletic Conference: 7-0/3-0
Wins: Viterbo 93-49, Grand View 65-53, John Brown 92-65, Dakota State 86-82, Mount Marty 80-56, Northwestern 73-71, Hastings 83-44
Losses: None
Points Per Game Scored/Allowed: 81.5/62.7
Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 44.3/35.7
3 Point Field Goal Percentage/Allowed: 32.8/28.7
Rebounds/Opponent Rebound: 41/37.8
Turnovers/Opponent Turnovers: 13.0/20.2


Last 5: 5-0
Last 10: NA
Home: 2-0
Away: 5-0
 
Individual Leaders
Gracie Schoonhoven | 20.6ppg | 7.1rpg | 2.7spg | 59.0fg%
Macy Sievers | 16.7ppg | 7.4rpg | 10.4apg | 2.7spg | 45.7fg%
Olivia Harazin | 8.6ppg | 3.1rpg | 43.1fg%
Willow Bleeker | 10.0ppg | 16-42 3pt fg  | 2.6rpg
Desta Hoogendoorn | 8.1 ppg | 7.0rpg | 1.6bpg
Aubrey Burkhart | 7.1ppg | 13-35 3pt fg

LAST TIME
Briar Cliff lost to Dakota Wesleyan 79-70 on November 25 in Sioux City. Wesleyan led 28-24 after one quarter and 44-38 at halftime.  Briar Cliff closed the gap to one at the end of the third quarter but Wesleyan outscored Briar Cliff 19-11 in the fourth quarter for  the nine-point win.
 
Box Score
Briar Cliff Leaders
Mallie McNair | 19pts | 2ast
Abby Lee | 14pts | 4rebs
Taylor Sodeman | 13pts | 4rebs
 
Dordt pulled away from Hastings on Saturday, November 22 with a 48-23 advantage in the second and third quarters on the way to an 83-44 win.
 
Box Score
Dordt Leaders
Gracie Schoonhoven | 30pts | 15rebs | 2blcks | 2stls
Willow Bleeker | 19pts | 3rebs
Macy Sievers | 9pts | 10rebs | 12ast | 2stls
 
THE SERIES
Briar Cliff leads the series since 1975, 53-52 but Dordt has a 9-1 lead in the last 10 games played and six in a row.  Dordt secured a 61-60 win in Sioux City on December 11; 87-54 in Sioux Center on January 22 and 77-54 on March 4 in the GPAC Championship game.
 
March 4 Box Score
Briar Cliff Leaders
Kennedy Benne | 11pts | 5rebs
Grace Flanagan | 9pts
Mallie McNair | 7pts | 5rebs
 
Dordt Leaders
Macy Sievers | 15pts | 11rebs | 12asts
Olivia Harazin | 14pts
Willow Bleeker | 11pts
Janie Van Donge | 9pts | 8rebs
Desta Hoogendorn | 9pts | 4rebs

2025-26 GPAC STANDINGS
 
Team GPAC Overall
Concordia 4-0 8-0
Dordt 3-0 7-0
Briar Cliff 3-1 9-1
Dakota Wesleyan 3-1 5-2
Hastings 2-1 4-3
Morningside 2-2 6-2
Mount Marty 2-2 6-2
College of Saint Mary  2-2 3-7
Northwestern 1-2 4-3
Doane 0-3 2-5
Midland 0-4 0-8
Waldorf 0-4 0-8
 
GPAC SCHEDULE
 
Saturday, November 22
Mount Marty def. Morningside 86-83
College of Saint Mary def. Waldorf 73-67
Dakota Wesleyan def. Midland 93-45
Briar Cliff def. Doane 92-72
Concordia def. Northwestern 88-66
Dordt def. Hastings  83-44
 
Tuesday, November 25
College of Saint Mary def. Midland 66-51
Morningside def. Waldorf 104-52
Concordia def. Mount Marty 66-59
Dakota Wesleyan def. Briar Cliff 79-70
 
Wednesday, December 3
Northwestern @ Morningside
Doane @ Concordia
Briar Cliff @ Dordt
Hastings @ Midland
 
Saturday, December 6
Waldorf @ Midland
Briar Cliff @ Mount Marty
Northwestern @ Hastings
Dakota Wesleyan @ Concordia
Dordt @ Doane
 
Wednesday, November 19
Mount Marty def. Midland  76-37
Dakota Wesleyan def. Morningside 94-53
Dordt def. Northwestern 73-71
Hastings def. Doane 101-78
Briar Cliff def.  Waldorf 100-51
Concordia def. College of Saint Mary 96-44
 
Wednesday, December 10
Mount Marty @ Hastings
Dakota Wesleyan @ Dordt
Concordia @ Midland
Waldorf @ Northwestern
Morningside @ Briar Cliff
 
Saturday, December 13
Concordia @ Dordt
Midland @ Northwestern
Hastings @ Briar Cliff
Doane @ Morningside
Mount Marty @ Waldorf
 
Wednesday, December 17
Northwestern @ Dakota Wesleyan
Doane @ Mount Marty
 
Saturday, November 15
Dordt def. Mount Marty 80-56
Morningside def. Midland 64-52
Hastings def. Dakota Wesleyan 80-76
Northwestern def. Doane 82-67
Concordia def. Waldorf  133-48
College of Saint Mary def. Briar Cliff 85-76
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Janie Van Donge

#35 Janie Van Donge

F
5' 10"
Senior
Willow  Bleeker

#2 Willow Bleeker

G
5' 9"
Junior
Olivia Harazin

#15 Olivia Harazin

G
5' 7"
Junior
Desta Hoogendoorn

#40 Desta Hoogendoorn

F
6' 0"
Sophomore
Gracie Schoonhoven

#20 Gracie Schoonhoven

G
5' 11"
Junior
Macy Sievers

#10 Macy Sievers

G
5' 8"
Senior
Aubrey  Burkhart

#13 Aubrey Burkhart

G
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Janie Van Donge

#35 Janie Van Donge

5' 10"
Senior
F
Willow  Bleeker

#2 Willow Bleeker

5' 9"
Junior
G
Olivia Harazin

#15 Olivia Harazin

5' 7"
Junior
G
Desta Hoogendoorn

#40 Desta Hoogendoorn

6' 0"
Sophomore
F
Gracie Schoonhoven

#20 Gracie Schoonhoven

5' 11"
Junior
G
Macy Sievers

#10 Macy Sievers

5' 8"
Senior
G
Aubrey  Burkhart

#13 Aubrey Burkhart

5' 5"
Freshman
G