Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 VS NORTHWEST
Dordt volleyball seized an early 2-0 lead against Northwest (Wash.) in the opening match of day two at Hope International in California, before the Eagles earned a reverse sweep to edge the Defenders in five: 27–25, 25–20, 11–25, 24–26, 11–15.

Box Score (PDF)
How It Happened
Set 1 — Dordt 27–25

• Largest leads: Dordt +4 (16–12); Northwest +2 (1–3).
• Strings of points: Dordt 4–0 (5–7 ? 9–7); Northwest 3–0 (11–9 ? 11–12) and 5–0 (17–13 ? 17–18); Dordt went on a 3–0 run to flip set point (22–24 ? 25–24) and close the set. In that three point run Laney Wolfswinkel had a pair of kills and Chloe Huisman had an ace serve.

Set 2 — Dordt 25–20

• Largest leads: Dordt +5 (25–20); Northwest +3 (11–14).
• Strings of points: Dordt 3–0 (1–1 ? 4–1); Northwest 3–0 (5–2 ? 5–5/6–8 stretch); Dordt 3–0 (13–16 ? 16–16) and a clinching 4–0 (19–19 ? 23–19).  Dordt scored six of the last seven points with the final two points coming off an attack error and a Wolfswinkel ace.

Set 3 — Northwest 25–11

• Largest leads: Northwest +15 (7–22) and they never trailed.
• Strings of points: Northwest runs of 3–0, 4–0 (to 3–12) and 5–0 (6–20)

Set 4 — Northwest 26–24

• Largest leads: Dordt +6 (17–11); Northwest +2 (0–2).
• Strings of points: Northwest 3–0 (4–3 ? 4–6); Dordt 5–0 (9–10 ? 14–10) and 3–0 (14–11 ? 17–11); Northwest finished with a 6–0 closing string after Wolfswinkel got Dordt to match point with a kill  (24–20 ? 24–26).  Northwest scored three points off of blocks in the closing series of points.

Set 5 — Northwest 15–11

• Largest leads: Northwest +5 (5–10); Dordt +1 (1–0).
• Strings of points: Northwest 3–0 (3–2 ? 3–5) and 5–0 (5–5 ? 5–10); Dordt answered 3–0 late (8–13 ? 11–13) before the Eagles scored back to back points.

Team totals

• Dordt
  • Kills: 56
  • Kill efficiency (hitting %): .160 (56–30–162)
  • Points from blocks: 9.5
  • Digs: 72
• Northwest
  • Kills: 57
  • Kill efficiency (hitting %): .267 (57–17–150)
  • Points from blocks: 11.0
  • Digs: 72

Dordt Leaders

• Kills:
  • Laney Wolfswinkel — 19
  • Tarren Spartz — 11
  • Ellie Dokter — 7
• Digs:
  • Kylie Beckering — 18
  • Wolfswinkel — 14
  • Haley Wielenga — 13
• Assists:
  • Carlee Jackson — 24
  • Chloe Huisman — 18
  • Kylie Beckering — 6

VS LIFE PACIFIC

The Defenders closed their California trip with a four-set win over Life Pacific, using balanced offense and timely serving with eight aces to secure a 25–23, 21–25, 25–20, 25–20 victory. The Defenders improved to 3–1 on the season behind a .275 hitting percentage and a strong finish in sets three and four.  Dordt had a .378 kill efficiency in set four to end the match.

Box Score (PDF)

How It Happened
Set 1 — Dordt 25–23

• Largest leads: Dordt +3 (24–21); Life Pacific +3 (6–9).
• Strings of points:
  • Dordt trailed most of set one before turning a 21-20 deficit into a 22-21 lead capping the run with a Haley Kuperus kill.
  • Dordt scored three of the last four points to take the set 25-23.

Set 2 — Life Pacific 25–21

• Largest leads: Life Pacific +6 (5–11); Dordt +1 (2–1).
• Strings of points:
  • Life Pacific opened with a 4–0 run.
  • Life Pacific 3–0 run from 9–10 to 9–13.
  • Dordt 3–0 run from 11–14 to 14–14.

Set 3 — Dordt 25–20

• Largest leads: Dordt +7 (21–14); Life Pacific never led.
• Strings of points:
  • Dordt 3–0 run from 3-4 to 6–4.
  • Dordt never trailed after the 4-3 deficit.

Set 4 — Dordt 25–20

• Largest leads: Dordt +8 (21–13); Life Pacific never led.
• Strings of points:
  • Dordt 5–0 run from 13–11 to 18–11.
  • Dordt 4–0 run from 20–12 to 24–12 before Life Pacific scored 8 of the final 9 points.

Team Totals
Dordt

• Kills: 56
• Kill Efficiency: .275 (56–20–131)
• Points from Blocks: 8.0
• Digs: 54

Life Pacific

• Kills: 44
• Kill Efficiency: .187 (44–21–123)
• Points from Blocks: 6.0
• Digs: 49

Dordt Leaders
Kills

• Ellie Dokter — 12 (.400)
• Haley Kuperus — 11 (.381)
• Laney Wolfswinkel — 12 (.176)
• Tarren Spartz — 11 (.292)

Digs

• Kylie Beckering — 17
• Carlee Jackson — 9
• Wolfswinkel — 10

Assists

• Carlee Jackson — 22
• Chloe Huisman — 17

Next
Dordt is 3-1 this season and will play in a classic on August 29-30 in Oskaloosa, Iowa against Southwestern (Kan.), William Penn (Iowa), Graceland (Iowa) and Clarke (Iowa).