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February 14-15 Preview

Men's Volleyball Athletic Communication Office

Men's Volleyball | William Penn/Grand View Preview

Dordt will host William Penn and Grand View on Friday and Saturday, February 14 and 15 in the Heart of American Athletic Conference play with the William Penn match at 6pm and the Grand View match gets underway at 3pm.
 
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Dordt Season Stats
William Penn Season Stats  
Grand View Season Stats
 
WILLIAM PENN
Overall Record/Conference: 3-5/0-1
Kills Per Set/Allowed: 12.1/11.4
Kill Efficiency/Allowed: .206/.144
Digs Per Set/Allowed: 12.0/12.1
Blocks Per Set/Allowed: 2.9/1.8
Total Aces/Allowed: 34-31
Wins:  St. Ambrose (3-0), Arizona Christian (3-0), Indiana Tech (3-0)
Losses: Governors State (3-2), Oakland City (3-1), Arizona Christian (3-2), Lawrence Tech (3-1), Mount Mercy (3-1)
Last 10: NA
Last 5: 2-3
Streak:  Lost 2
Home: 1-2
Away:  2-3
 
Leaders
Ben Cemeno-Castillo 3.8 kps | .237 kill % | 1.7 dps | 8 ace
Sam Spaude | 3.0 kps | 1.7 dps
Britten Beallis | 2.2 kps | .403 kill % | 1.2 bps
Josh Bluhm | 2.1 kps
Brady Zell | 10.3 aps | 2.0 dps
Joao Gabriel Filippelli | 3.0 kps
 
GRAND VIEW
Overall Record/Conference: 3-1/1-0
Kills Per Set/Allowed13.6/10.5
Kill Efficiency/Allowed: .326//.207
Digs Per Set/Allowed: 8.1/6.9
Blocks Per Set/Allowed: 1.3/1.9
Total Aces/Allowed: 32-17
Wins: Arizona Christian (3-0), Indiana Tech (3-0), Clarke (3-0)
Losses: Lawrence Tech (3-0)
Last 10: NA
Last 5: NA
Streak: Won 3
Home: 1-0
Away:  2-1
 
Leaders
Daniel Galili | 4.3kps | .411 kill % | 14 aces | 1.4dps
Ryan Griffel | 3.8kps | .280 kill % | 7 aces |
Leonardo Annichini | 3.4kps | .309 kill % | 1.3 dps
Rafael Obrusnik | 11.9aps | 1.5dps
 
DORDT
Overall Record/Conference: 5-2/0-1
Kills Per Set/Allowed: 13.2/10.2
Kill Efficiency/Allowed: .250/.207
Digs Per Set/Allowed: 9.0/8.9
Blocks Per Set/Allowed: 1.8/1.8
Total Aces/Allowed: 33/20
Wins: OUAZ (3-1), Park-Gilbert (3-0), Arizona Christian (3-1), Viterbo (3-0), St. Ambrose (3-0)
Losses:  Benedictine Mesa (3-0), Morningside (3-1)
Last 10: NA
Last 5: 4-1
Streak: Lost 1
Home: 1-1
Away: 4-1
 
Leaders
Cade Schmidt | 3.3 kps | .320 kill% | 1.2 dps | 6 aces
Kai Chapman | 2.4 kps
Joel Van Groningen | 3.1 kps | 7 aces | 1.2 dps
Andres Guzman | 2.9 kps | 4 aces
Lukas Van Groningen | 9.9 aps | 1.0 dps
Brady Fergen | 2.9 dps
Lance Vermeer | 1.3 kps
 
LAST TIME
Mount Mercy def. William Penn  3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 25-18) on February 11 in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Box Score  
 
William Penn Leaders
Ben Cemeno-Castillo | 12k | 10d
Josh Bluhm | 12k
Brady Zell | 39a
Tommy Fellows | 10d
 
Grand View def. Clarke 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 29-27) on February 11 in Dubuque, Iowa.
Box Score
 
Grand View Leaders
Daniel Galili | 14k | 6aces
Leonardo Annichini | 12k
Rafael Obrusnik | 35a
Isaiah Kalima-Izuma | 8d
 
Morningside def. Dordt 3-1 (25-20, 20-25, 25-15, 25-17)
Box Score
 
Dordt Leaders
Cade Schmidt | 14k | 4d
Andres Guzman | 11k | 8d
Joel Van Groningen | 7k
Lukas Van Groningen | 28a | 3d
 
NATIONAL POLL
The Master's is the preseason no. 1 team in the NAIA and Dordt is receiving votes.
 
Other notable rating members are fellow Heart of America Athletic Conference members Grand View (3), William Penn (5), Park (6), Missouri Valley (10), Missouri Baptist (11), and Mount Mercy (RV).
 
THE SERIES
Dordt and William Penn have split their last two meetings and both of those meetings were in 2020.
 
February 21, 2020 Box Score
 
Dordt Leaders
Garret Vander Zee | 22k
Caleb Kulesza |14k
Tyler Postma | 44a
Levi Ewald | 20d
 
William Penn Leaders
Ike Papes | 25k
Connor Muff | 23a
Pedro Madiel | 17d
 
Grand View leads the series 5-0 and the Vikings were 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-21) on February 10, 2024.
 
February 10, 2024 Box Score
 
Dordt Leaders
Nicodemus Elliott | 15k
Lukas Van Groningen | 23a | 7d
 
Grand View Leaders
Daniel Galili | 13k
Bayron Valdez Pena | 12k
Guilherme Domdei Goedert | 42a
 
NEXT
Dordt will travel to Lamoni, Iowa to face Graceland on February 18 before hosting Missouri Baptist and Health Sciences & Pharmacy on February 22.
 
HEART OF AMERICA CONFERENCE STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE
 
North Division Conference Overall
Grand View 1-0 3-1
Morningside 1-0 5-1
Mount Mercy 1-0 6-1
Clarke 0-1 0-6
Dordt 0-1 5-2
Graceland 0-1 2-6
William Penn 0-1 3-5
 
South Division Conference Overall
UHSP 1-0 3-2
Missouri Baptist 1-0 5-2
Park 1-0 5-1
Ottawa 1-0 5-2
Culver-Stockton 0-1 0-8
Kansas Wesleyan 0-1 2-4
Missouri Valley 0-1 4-1
 
Tuesday, February 11
Morningside def. Dordt 3-1
Mount Mercy def. William Penn 3-1
UHSP def. Culver-Stockton 3-2
Grand View def. Clarke 3-0
Park def. Graceland 3-0
Missouri Baptist def. Missouri Valley 3-2
Ottawa def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
 
Friday, February 14
William Penn @ Dordt
Grand View @ Morningside
Culver Stockton @ Park
Ottawa @ UHSP
Graceland @ Mount Mercy
Kansas Wesleyan @ Missouri Baptist

Saturday, February 15
Grand View @ Dordt
Ottawa @ Missouri Baptist
Kansas Wesleyan @ UHSP
William Penn @ Morningside
Missouri Valley @ Park
Graceland @ Clarke
 
Tuesday, February 18
Dordt @ Graceland
William Penn @ Clarke
Missouri Valley @ Culver Stockton
UHSP @ Missouri Baptist
Park @ Ottawa
Grand View @ Mount Mercy
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Nicodemus  Elliott

#4 Nicodemus Elliott

Opp
6' 1"
Junior
Brady    Fergen

#1 Brady Fergen

DS
5' 11"
Senior
Andres Guzman

#22 Andres Guzman

OH
6' 5"
Senior
Cade  Schmidt

#16 Cade Schmidt

OH
6' 2"
Sophomore
Joel Van Groningen

#11 Joel Van Groningen

OH
6' 5"
Sophomore
Lukas Van Groningen

#10 Lukas Van Groningen

S
6' 0"
Senior
Lance Vermeer

#15 Lance Vermeer

M
6' 5"
Sophomore
Kai Chapman

#19 Kai Chapman

Opp
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nicodemus  Elliott

#4 Nicodemus Elliott

6' 1"
Junior
Opp
Brady    Fergen

#1 Brady Fergen

5' 11"
Senior
DS
Andres Guzman

#22 Andres Guzman

6' 5"
Senior
OH
Cade  Schmidt

#16 Cade Schmidt

6' 2"
Sophomore
OH
Joel Van Groningen

#11 Joel Van Groningen

6' 5"
Sophomore
OH
Lukas Van Groningen

#10 Lukas Van Groningen

6' 0"
Senior
S
Lance Vermeer

#15 Lance Vermeer

6' 5"
Sophomore
M
Kai Chapman

#19 Kai Chapman

6' 2"
Freshman
Opp