The Dordt Defender volleyball team travel to Sioux City to face Briar Cliff on Wednesday, September 24. The junior varsity match will start at 6pm and the varsity match is at 7:30pm.
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BRIAR CLIFF
2025 Record Overall/GPAC: 7-7/1-3
Wins: Bismarck State 3-1, Dickinson State 3-1, Graceland 3-0, Southeastern 3-0, Clarke 3-0, Avila 3-1, Waldorf 3-1
Losses: Governors State 3-1, William Penn 3-1, William Penn 3-2, Peru State 3-0, Morningside 3-1, Northwestern 3-0, Dakota Wesleyan 3-1
- Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 11.0/12.1
- Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .175/.149
- Aces/Aces Allowed: 85/83
- Digs/Digs By Opponents: 14.5/15.8
- Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 3.1/1.3
Individual Leaders
- Tamika Eastman | 2.5 kps
- Aliyah Basham | 2.2 kps | 1.2 bps
- Caton Firkins | 1.6 kps
- Emma Brenelli | 2.0 kps
- Kylie Hart | 5.0 aps
- Iwalani Beltran | 4.5 aps | 19 aces
- Aubrey Hoeft | 1.4 bps
- Brooklynn Voss | 1.4 bps
- Avery Beller | 5.1 dps
DORDT
Overall/GPAC: 11-4/2-2
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, Morningside 1-3
- Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 12.1/10.0
- Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .166/.141
- Aces/Aces Allowed: 131/91
- Digs/Digs By Opponents: 14.9/14.4
- Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 1.9/1.7
Individual Leaders
LAST TIME
Dakota Wesleyan def. Briar Cliff 3-1 (25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 25-22) on Saturday, September 20 in Mitchell.
- Dakota Wesleyan had a 56-43 kills advantage
- Briar Cliff had a 16-8 points from blocks advantage
- Aliyah Basham | 11k | 7b
- Caton Firkins | 7k | 5b
- Avery Beller 22d
- Kylie Hart |19a
- Reese Strouth | 16a
Morningside def. Dordt 3-1 (25-15, 25-21, 25-27, 25-22) on Saturday, September 20 in Sioux Center.
THE SERIES
Dordt leads the series 86-17 dating back to 1986 and Dordt has 19 of the last 20 and the last three in a row. Dordt swept both meetings last season.
On October 16 the Defenders were 25-21, 25-21, 25-12 winners.
Dordt Leaders
Briar Cliff Leaders
- Kiersten Baker | 5k | 3b
- Aliyah Basham | 4k
- Olivia Corey | 10a
2025 GPAC STANDINGS AND GPAC SCHEDULE
| Team |
GPAC |
Overall |
| Northwestern |
4-0 |
12-3 |
| Concordia |
4-0 |
11-1 |
| Midland |
3-1 |
8-6 |
| Morningside |
3-1 |
9-5 |
| Dakota Wesleyan |
3-1 |
9-5 |
| Dordt |
2-2 |
11-4 |
| College of Saint Mary |
2-2 |
9-5 |
| Mount Marty |
1-3 |
8-7 |
| Doane |
1-3 |
9-8 |
| Briar Cliff |
1-3 |
7-7 |
| Hastings |
1-4 |
4-10 |
| Waldorf |
0-4 |
8-4 |
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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
Friday, October 3
Mount Marty @ Dordt
Midland @ Briar Cliff
Doane @ Waldorf
College of Saint Mary @ Dakota Wesleyan
Concordia @ Morningside
Hastings @ Northwestern
Saturday, October 4
Hastings @ Waldorf
Mount Marty @ Dakota Wesleyan
Concordia @ Briar Cliff
Doane @ Northwestern
College of Saint Mary @ Dordt
Midland @ Morningside
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
Saturday, September 20
Morningside def. Dordt 3-1
Midland def. Hastings 3-0
Concordia def. Doane 3-1
Dakota Wesleyan def. Briar Cliff 3-1
