Dordt will travel to face Missouri Valley on Friday, March 21 and Culver Stockton on Saturday, March 22 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action.
 
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Live Stats
Dordt Season Stats
Missouri Valley Season Stats  
Culver Stockton Season Stats
 
MISSOURI VALLEY
Overall Record/Conference: 12-2/8-2
Kills Per Set/Allowed: 12.8/11.1  
Kill Efficiency/Allowed:  .266/.179
Digs Per Set/Allowed: 10.3/8.2
Blocks Per Set/Allowed:  2.5/2.2
Total Aces/Allowed: 64/49
Wins: Simpson CA (3-0), Benedictine Mesa (3-1), Jamestown (3-0), Viterbo (3-0), Ottawa (3-1), Kansas Wesleyan (3-0), UHSP (3-0), William Penn (3-1), Grand View (3-1), Missouri Baptist (3-1), Culver Stockton (3-0), Park (3-2)
Losses:  Missouri Baptist (3-2), Park (3-1)
Last 10: 8-2
Last 5: 5-0  
Streak:  Won 8
Home: 4-0
Away: 8-2
 
Leaders
Luca Hasse | 3.5 kps | 1.5 dps | 12 aces
Samuel Essilfie | 3.6 kps | 2.2 dps
David Azevedo | 2.8 kps | 1.2 dps
Andrey Bastos | 2.7 kps | 1.3 dps
Joao Tavares | 1.5 kps | 12 aces
Lucas Rodriguez | 8.3 aps
 
CULVER STOCKTON
Overall Record/Conference: 1-19/0-10
Kills Per Set/Allowed: 10.2/12.6
Kill Efficiency/Allowed:  .165/.282
Digs Per Set/Allowed: 8.1/9.7
Blocks Per Set/Allowed:  2.2/2.1
Total Aces/Allowed: 75/115
Wins:  Westminster (3-1)
Losses:  Oakland City (3-1), St. Ambrose (3-2), St. Ambrose (3-1). Brescia (3-1), Governors State (3-0), St Mary-Woods (3-0), St. Ambrose (3-2), UHSP (3-2), Park (3-0), Roosevelt (3-2), Governors State (3-2), Missouri Baptist (3-0), Ottawa (3-0), Kansas Wesleyan (3-1), Grand View (3-1), William Penn (3-0), UHSP (3-0), Missouri Valley (3-0), Park (3-0)
Last 10: 8-2
Last 5: 5-0  
Streak:  Won 8
Home: 4-0
Away: 8-2
 
Leaders
Malachi Gnade | 2.2 kps | 11 aces | 1.3 dps
Henry Reeves | 2.2 kps | 1.3 dps
Zach Kowalewicz | 1.7 kps
Matt Reese | 6.2 aps | 13 aces
 
DORDT
Overall Record/Conference: 12-9/6-8
Kills Per Set/Allowed: 12.3/10.9
Kill Efficiency/Allowed: .250/.218
Digs Per Set/Allowed: 9.0/8.4  
Blocks Per Set/Allowed:  2.0/2.0
Total Aces/Allowed: 98/79
Wins: OUAZ (3-1), Park-Gilbert (3-0), Arizona Christian (3-1), Viterbo (3-0), St. Ambrose (3-0), Graceland (3-0), UHSP (3-0), Clarke (3-1), Viterbo (3-0), Ottawa (3-2), Morningside (3-0), Graceland (3-0)
Losses:  Benedictine Mesa (3-0), Morningside (3-1), William Penn (3-0), Grand View (3-2), Missouri Baptist (3-0), Mount Mercy (3-1), Park (3-0), Grand View (3-0), William Penn (3-0)
Last 10: 6-4
Last 5: 2-3
Streak: Won 1  
Home: 5-5 
Away: 7-4
 
Leaders
Cade Schmidt | 3.4 kps | .268 kill% | 1.2 dps | 18 aces
Kai Chapman | 2.1 kps
Joel Van Groningen | 2.6 kps | 7 aces | 1.3 dps
Andres Guzman | 3.1 kps | 22 aces | 1.5 dps
Lukas Van Groningen | 10.1 aps | 1.3 dps
Brady Fergen | 2.5 dps
Lance Vermeer | 1.4 kps
 
LAST TIME
Missouri Valley def. Park 3-2 (25-23, 25-27, 25-17, 22-25, 21-19)
Box Score  
 
Missouri Valley Leaders
Samuel Essilifie | 19 kills
Davi Azevedo | 14 kills| 8 digs
Andrey Bastos | 11 kills | 7 digs
Lucas Rodrigues | 47 assists | 5 digs
 
Park def. Culver Stockton 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-12)
Box Score
 
Culver Stockton Leaders
Henry Reeves | 7 kills
Jack Laney | 5 kills
Matt Reese | 12 assists
 
Dordt def. Graceland 3-0 (25-18. 25-9, 25-17)
Box Score  
 
Dordt  Leaders
Diego Santiago | 10 kills | 6 digs
Lance Vermeer | 9 kills
Kai Chapman | 9 kills
Lukas Van Groningen | 40 assists
Brady Fergen | 10 digs
 
NATIONAL POLL
The Master's is the no. 1 team in the NAIA poll released on March 5.
 
Other notable rating members are fellow Heart of America Athletic Conference members Missouri Baptist (4), Grand View (6), Mount Mercy (7), Park (9), Missouri Valley (11) and William Penn (15), Morningside (RV).
 
THE SERIES
Missouri Valley leads the series 4-0 and last played in Sioux Center on February 9, 2024.
Missouri Valley was a 3-0 winner 26-24, 25-15, 28-26.
Box Score
 
Dordt Leaders
Nicodemus Elliott | 22 kills
Lukas Van Groningen | 28 assists | 13 digs
 
Missouri Valley Leaders
Samuel Essilfie | 23 kills
Lucas Rodrigues | 34 assists
Leonardo Leao | 16 digs
 
Culver Stockton leads the series 3-1 and the teams last played in March 2019. 
Dordt won the 2019 meeting 26-24, 25-21, 25-16.
Box Score
 
Dordt Leaders
Garret Vander Zee | 14 kills
Ben Tiemersma | 14 kills
Austin Clark | 31 assists
Austen Scammon | 16 digs
 
Culver Stockton Leaders
Erin Lee | 8 kills
Jayden Happel | 15 assists
 
NEXT
Dordt will play at Clarke and Mount Mercy on March 28 and 29 before returning home on April 5 to conclude the regular season against Kansas Wesleyan.
 
HAAC STANDINGS

North Division	Conference	Overall
Grand View	11-2	13-3
Mount Mercy	10-3	15-4
William Penn	9-3	12-7
Dordt	6-8	12-9
Morningside	4-9	9-12
Clarke	2-11	3-18
Graceland	0-11	2-16

 

South Division	Conference	Overall
Missouri Baptist	12-2	19-4
Park	11-3	15-4
Missouri Valley	8-2	12-2
Ottawa	5-8	10-10
UHSP	5-8	9-11
Kansas Wesleyan	3-6	7-10
Culver-Stockton	0-10	1-19

 
Tuesday, March 18
Dordt def. Graceland 3-0
Missouri Baptist def. UHSP 3-0
Grand View def. Mount Mercy 3-2
William Penn def. Clarke 3-0
Park def. Ottawa 3-0
 
Friday, March 21
William Penn @ Missouri Baptist
Grand View @ UHSP
Kansas Wesleyan @ Clarke
Morningside @ Culver Stockton
Dordt @ Missouri Valley
 
Saturday, March 22
Morningside @ Missouri Valley
William Penn @ UHSP
Dordt @ Culver Stockton
Grand View @ Missouri Baptist
Graceland @ Ottawa
Kansas Wesleyan @ Mount Mercy
 
Tuesday, March 25
Missouri Valley @ UHSP
Culver Stockton @ Graceland
Grand View @ Kansas Wesleyan