The Dordt Defender volleyball team will travel to Mitchell, South Dakota to face Dakota Wesleyan on Wednesday, September 17 at the Fosness Center on Wesleyan's campus. The JV match will start at 6pm and the varsity at 7:30pm.
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DAKOTA WESLEYAN
2025 Record Overall/GPAC: 7-5/1-1
Wins: Valley City State 3-0, Missouri Valley 3-1, Rocky Mountain 3-0, IU Kokomo 3-1, Benedictine (Kan.) 3-1, Dakota State 3-2, Waldorf 3-1
Losses: Dickinson State 3-1, McPherson 3-0, Bellevue 3-0, Providence 3-0, Northwestern 3-0
- Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 11.7/13.1
- Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .174/.161
- Aces/Aces Allowed: 66/48
- Digs/Digs By Opponents: 18.5/19.1
- Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 1.7/2.0
Individual Leaders
- Evy Knoblock | 3.2kps | .206 kill efficiency | 12 aces | 1.6 dps
- Karly Van Der Werff | 2.7kps | .265 kill efficiency
- Lily Ranschau | 2.1 kps | 1.4 dps
- Kayleigh Hibyertson | 9.7 aps | 2.4 dps
- Elizabeth Tyler | 4.1 dps | 14 aces
DORDT
Overall/GPAC: 10-3/1-1
Wins: Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) 3-0, Embry Riddle (Ariz.) 3-0, Life Pacific (Cal.) 3-1, Southwestern (Kan.) 3-0, Graceland (Iowa) 3-0, Clarke (Iowa) 3-1, Waldorf 3-2, St. Ambrose 3-0, Governors State 3-0, Cumberlad (Tenn.) 3-2
Losses: Northwest (Wash.) 2-3, William Penn (Iowa) 2-3, Northwestern (2-3)
- Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 12.2/10.0
- Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .185/.138
- Aces/Aces Allowed: 109/77
- Digs/Digs By Opponents: 14.2/13.6
- Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 2.1/1.5
Individual Leaders
LAST TIME
Northwestern def. Dakota Wesleyan 3-0 ( 25-19, 25-15, 25-11) on Wednesday, September 10
- Northwestern had a 47-26 kills advantage
- Northwestern had a 7-2 points from blocks edge
- Evy Knoblock | 13k
- Lily Ranschau | 6k
- Kayleigh Hybertson | 20 assists
- Elizabeth Tyler | 13d
- Abigail Zegar | 12d
Dordt def. Cumberland (Tenn.) 3-2 (20-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-11, 15-7) on Saturday, September 20
THE SERIES
Dordt leads the series with Dakota Wesleyan 57-6 dating to 1992.
Wesleyan has a 6-2 advantage since 2021 and the teams split their last two meetings with Dordt winning in Sioux Center 3-2 and Wesleyan won 3-1 in Mitchell on October 30.
In the October 30 meeting Wesleyan won 25-16, 25-20, 18-25, 25-12.
- Dordt had a 48-39 kills advantage but committed 38 errors to Wesleyan's 11
- Dordt had an 8-4 aces advantage
- Wesleyan scored 11 points on blocks to Dordt's four
- Dordt Leaders
- Dakota Wesleyan Leaders
- Abigail Brunsing | 13k
- Kyleigh Hybertson | 32 assists
- Elizabeth Tyler | 20d
2025 GPAC STANDINGS AND GPAC SCHEDULE
| Team |
GPAC |
Overall |
| Northwestern |
3-0 |
9-2 |
| Concordia |
2-0 |
9-1 |
| Midland |
2-0 |
7-5 |
| Morningside |
2-0 |
8-4 |
| Dordt |
1-1 |
10-3 |
| Dakota Wesleyan |
1-1 |
7-5 |
| Doane |
1-1 |
8-6 |
| Hastings |
1-1 |
4-8 |
| College of Saint Mary |
1-2 |
8-5 |
| Briar Cliff |
0-2 |
6-6 |
| Waldorf |
0-3 |
8-3 |
| Mount Marty |
0-3 |
6-6 |
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Wednesday, September 17
Dordt @ Dakota Wesleyan
Midland @ Concordia
Hastings @ Mount Marty
Briar Cliff @ Waldorf
Morningside @ Northwestern
Doane @ College of Saint Mary
Saturday, September 20
Morningside @ Dordt
Midland @ Hastings
Concordia @ Doane
Briar Cliff @ Dakota Wesleyan
Wednesday, September 24
Dordt @ Briar Cliff
Hastings @ Concordia
Mount Marty @ College of Saint Mary
Doane @ Midland
Dakota Wesleyan @ Mornignside
Northwestern @ Waldorf
Saturday, September 6
Concordia def. Mount Marty 3-0
Dakota Wesleyan def. Waldorf 3-1
Northwestern def. Dordt 3-2
Midland def. College of Saint Mary 3-2
Wednesday, September 10
Hastings def. Doane 3-1
Dordt def. Waldorf 3-2
Midland def. Mount Marty 3-2
Morningside def. Briar Cliff 3-1
Concordia def. College of Saint Mary 3-0
Northwestern def. Dakota Wesleyan 3-0
Saturday, September 13
Doane def. Mount Marty 3-1
College of Saint Mary def. Hastings 3-1
Morningside def. Waldorf 3-0
Northwestern def. Briar Cliff 3-0
