The Dordt Defender volleyball team will host Morningside on Saturday, September 20 with the junior varsity match at 1:30 and varsity at 3pm.
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MORNINGSIDE
2025 Record Overall/GPAC: 8-5/2-1
Wins: Rocky Mountain 3-1, The Master's 3-2, Ottawa 3-0, Oklahoma Panhandle State 3-0, Bethel 3-1, Mount Marty 3-1, Briar Cliff 3-1, Waldorf 3-0
Losses: Valley City State 3-1, McPherson 3-2, Oklahoma Wesleyan 3-0, Grand View 3-1, Northwestern 3-1
- Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 12.5/11.6
- Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .179/.168
- Aces/Aces Allowed: 105/61
- Digs/Digs By Opponents: 16.6/16.8
- Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 1.7/1.8
Individual Leaders
- Emma Haren | 3.0kps | 13 aces | 2.2dps
- Payten Lode | 2.3kps | 21 aces | 2.3dps
- Jacey Miller | 2.6kps | 2.1dps
- Kyla Dyrstad | 7.1aps | 22 aces | 2.5 dps
- Audrey Waido | 6.4 aps |10 aces
- Aubrey Sanbothe | 4.5 dps | 18dps
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, Cumberland (Tenn.) 3-2, Dakota Wesleyan 3-2
Losses: Northwest (Wash.) 2-3, William Penn (Iowa) 2-3, Northwestern (2-3)
- Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 12.1/9.8
- Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .173/.135
- Aces/Aces Allowed: 117/82
- Digs/Digs By Opponents: 14.6/14.0
- Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 2.0/1.6
Individual Leaders
LAST TIME
Northwestern def. Morningside 3-1 (25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-19) on Wednesday, September 17 in Orange City.
- Morningside had a 53-52 kills advantage
- Northwestern had a 13-8 points from blocks advantage
- Emma Haren | 15k | 16d
- Payten Lode | 14k | 9d
- Aubrey Sanbothe | 22d
Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 3-2 (25-21, 16-25, 27-25, 19-25, 15-13) on Wednesday, September 17 at Mitchell.
THE SERIES
Morningside leads the series dating back to 1986, 39-23 and has won four of the last five matches. The teams split play last season with Dordt winning at home on September 4, 3-2 and Dordt lost on the road on October 23, 3-0.
In the late meeting Morningside had a .270 kill efficiency and a 40-34 kills edge.
Dordt Leaders
Morningside Leaders
- Sydney Marlow | 10k
- Claire Wilson | 10k
- Payten Lode | 8k | 3aces
- Aleksandra Dalach | 35 assists
- Aureana Bernales | 15d
2025 GPAC STANDINGS AND GPAC SCHEDULE
| Team |
GPAC |
Overall |
| Northwestern |
4-0 |
10-2 |
| Concordia |
3-0 |
10-1 |
| Dordt |
2-1 |
11-3 |
| Midland |
2-1 |
7-6 |
| Morningside |
2-1 |
8-5 |
| Dakota Wesleyan |
2-1 |
8-5 |
| College of Saint Mary |
2-2 |
9-5 |
| Hastings |
1-2 |
4-9 |
| Doane |
1-2 |
8-7 |
| Briar Cliff |
1-2 |
7-6 |
| Mount Marty |
1-3 |
7-6 |
| Waldorf |
0-4 |
8-4 |
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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 27
Dordt @ Concordia
Waldorf @ Mount Marty
Briar Cliff @ Hastings
Northwestern @ College of Saint Mary
Dakota Wesleyan @ Midland
Morningside @ Doane
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
Wednesday, September 17
Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 3-2
Concordia def. Midland 3-1
Mount Marty def. Hastings 3-0
Briar Cliff def. Waldorf 3-1
Northwestern def. Morningside 3-1
College of Saint Mary def. Doane 3-2
