Game Time:

• The Dordt University men's soccer team continues its 2025 season on Thursday night, Sept.4, with a home match against the University of Providence (Mont.). Kickoff at the Defender Soccer Complex is scheduled for 6:15pm.
• all home matches for the 2025 season are available to watch via the Dordt Media Network:
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• Live Stats are also available for all of the Defenders matches, both home and away
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• Gameday Program: Rosters / Stats

All-Time:

• this will be the first ever match-up between Dordt and Bethel

GPAC Preseason Poll:

• the Defenders were picked to finish eighth of 11 teams in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) poll released last week
• Dordt totaled 37 points, 12 points in back of No.7 Dakota Wesleyan and three points in front of No.9 Doane

Schedule Outlook:

• The Defenders play a 17-match schedule in 2025, featuring a 10-match conference slate and seven non-conference matches
• following Thursday's match, the Defenders will play back-to-back road matches against Saint Mary (Kan.) and Saint Ambrose in preparation for the GPAC Opener
• Dordt opens GPAC play at home against Midland on Sept. 20
• the Defenders will play their final non-conference match on Oct.4 against Bellevue
• GPAC Tournament play begins with the quarterfinals on Nov.1
• 2025 Schedule | 

Defenders News and Notes:

• 2025 Record: 1-1-1
  • the Defenders earned a 3-0 win over Bethel (Kan.) last time out, scoring all three goals in the second half
  • Dordt opened the season with a close loss against a ranked Trinity Christian (Ill.) squad and then played to a scoreless tie against St.Francis (Ill.)
• Head Coach: Eric Bourdo (3rd year)
  • spent four years as ass't at Dordt before being named head coach (2019 - 2022)
  • guided the Defenders to a 9-7-4 record his first season in 2023, tied for the most wins in a season since 2014
  • Defenders have qualified for the GPAC tournament in each of the previous two seasons under Bourdo
    • lost in the GPAC semi's in 2023
• By the Numbers, 2025:
  • goals scored: 3
    • total shots: 39
    • on-goal: 16
  • goals allowed: 2
    • total shots allowed: 22
    • on-goal allowed: 9
• in 2024:
  • 4-3-3 (6th place in GPAC), 6-8-4 overall
    • lost to Northwestern in GPAC Quarterfinals
• return nine starters, 18 players from 2024
• statistical leaders:
  • goals - Henry Haufler, Marco Laenen, Tyson Reitsma: 1
  • assists - Enzo Lira de Paula: 2
  • shots on-goal - Tate Hansen: 3
  • saves - 6: JD Petitt
  • minutes played - Levi Jaeger: 270
    • Anton Forsch: 266
• returning all-conference players:
  • Marco Laenen (2023)
  • Nolan Karel (2024)
  • Tyson Reitsma (2x, 2022 and 2024)
  • Levi Jaeger (2024)

Scouting Report on University of Providence:

• 2025 Record: 0-2-1
  • this will be the third match in as many days for the Argos
  • they lost to Dakota Wesleyan (5-0) on Tuesday and to Morningside (3-0) last night
  • they opened the season with a 2-2 draw against Jamestown on August 31
• Head Coach: Dalon Parker (1st year)
  • previous coaching stop at Multnomah College as the head of both the men's and women's programs
• Conference: Cascade Collegiate Athletic Conference-Soccer (13 teams)
  • preseason poll: picked 12th
  • Carroll (Mont.) is picked first, followed by Southern Oregon and Warner
  • three teams from the CCAC earned votes in the NAIA coaches poll (Carroll, Southern Oregon, Rocky Mountain)
• last year's record: 1-12 (13th), 1-15
  • did not qualify for postseason
• return four starters, 12 players
  • return 8 of 23 goals scored,4 of 12 assists
• key players:
  • Ole Heinsohn (returning starter): 1 goal this season
    • scored 2 goals last season
  • Hugo Gil (returning starter)
    • played in all 16 matches last season
  • Giovanni Lugo - scored one goal, one assist last year
  • Teddy Benbow - 0-2-1 record, nine saves this season, 3.33 GAA
    • returning starter, 2.4 GAA last year (1-6 record)