The No.7 Dordt University women's basketball team began conference play with a 104-44 win against Waldorf in an early season match-up played tonight at the Hanson Fieldhouse in Forest City, Iowa.
Jaelyn Huntimer scored a career-high 22 points, pouring in 4-of-8 three-pointers, to lead a group of five Defenders who scored in double figures.
Aubrey Burkhart contributed a season-best 18 points, including five three-pointers, and
Olivia Harazin accounted for 16 points and three assists.
Willow Harken (11pts) and
Miylie Zomer (10pts) were also in double figures for the Defenders. Dordt improves to 2-0 this season; Waldorf drops to 1-3.
Dordt raced out to an 8-1 lead after the opening three minutes and never trailed against the host Warriors. Holding a 16-7 advantage, the Defenders closed out the first quarter on a 7-0 run, fueled by a couple of baskets from Harazin and a three-pointer by Huntimer.
The Defenders run continued into the second quarter as they scored the first six points to push the lead to 29-7 after a lay-up by
Gracie Van Donge. Waldorf battled back to get within 11 at the 3:46 mark but Dordt responded with a 14-2 run over the final three-plus minutes, ending with a Burkhart three-pointer, to take a 48-25 lead into halftime.
Dordt outscored the hosts 56-19 in the second half, extending its lead to 31 by the 4:31 mark of the third quarter and to 40 points by the end of the period on five straight points scored by Harazin.
By the Numbers:
- Dordt shot 47% for the game, 50% from the 3-point line (15/30)
- Waldorf shot 32% for the game, 28% (5/18) from the 3-point line
- Dordt held a 38-23 advantage on the glass, including a decisive 17-3 edge on the offensive glass
- Zomer led the Defenders rebounding effort with nine, followed by Gracie Van Donge with seven
- Van Donge led all players with six assists
- Charlotte Mills led Waldorf with 11 points, the only Warriors player to score in double figures
Notes:
- this was the first conference match-up played this season
- Huntimer, Zomer and Harazin have scored in double figures in both games this season
- Dordt earned its 11th straight win against the Warriors
- Dordt scored 42 points in the paint and totaled 45 bench points
