Dordt def. Waldorf 3-2 (25-23, 19-25, 25-27, 25-22, 15-12)
Box Score (PDF)
• Stats are unofficial and will be corrected
The Dordt Defenders won a five-set match in Forest City, Iowa on Wednesday night to even their record in GPAC play at 1-1. Dordt rallied from a 2-1 defict to stay perfect in their eight-match series with Waldorf.
How It Happened
Set One
• Four early ties before Dordt pushed ahead 13-7
• Waldorf closed to 24-23, but Dordt held for a 25-23 win
Set Two
• Dordt led 9-5 before Waldorf tied it at 11-11
• Warriors scored three straight and stayed in control, winning 25-19
Set Three
• Waldorf opened 6-2 and led 17-9
• Dordt rallied to tie at 24-24, but Waldorf prevailed 27-25
Set Four
• Dordt jumped out 9-4 and stretched to 16-11
• Defenders led 23-15 before Waldorf scored five in a row
• Dordt finished it off, 25-22
Set Five
• Tied three times early before Dordt went up 8-5
• Waldorf answered with four straight; tied again at 9-9, 10-10
• Dordt scored three in a row and held on 15-12
The Numbers
• Kills: Dordt 57, Waldorf 48
• Aces: Dordt 11, Waldorf 8
• Blocks: Dordt 11, Waldorf 6
Dordt Leaders
• Haley Kuperus | 12k, 3b
• Ellie Dokter | 10k
• Laney Wolfswinkel | 7k, 11d, 4a
• Tarren Spartz | 7k
• Carlee Jackson | 21a, 10d
• Chloe Huisman | 16a
• Kyle Beckering | 19d
• Peyton Poppema | 3a
Next
• Dordt (7-3, 1-1 GPAC) plays St. Ambrose, Governors State, and Cumberlands Sept. 12–13 in Davenport, Iowa, at the St. Ambrose Classic
• GPAC play resumes Sept. 17 vs. Dakota Wesleyan
