The Dordt Defender men's volleyball team will travel to face Morningside in the Heart of America Athletic Conference opener for both teams. The varsity match will start at 5pm and the varsity is scheduled for a 7pm start.
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DORDT
Record Overall/HAAC: 8-2/0-0
Wins: Midway 3-0, Rio Grande 3-0, Olivet Nazrarene 3-1, Illinois Tech 3-1, Viterbo 3-0, Jamestown 3-0, Hastings 3-1, Arizona Christian 3-0
Losses: Mount Vernon Nazarene (0-3), Jamestown 3-1
- Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 12.5/10.0
- Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .276/.156
- Aces/Aces Allowed: 63/35
- Digs/Digs By Opponents: 10.2/8.1
- Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 2.5/1.5
Individual Leaders
MORNINGSIDE
Record Overall/Conference: 12-1/0-0
Wins: Goshen 3-0, Avila 3-0, Westcliff 3-2, Governors State 3-2, Hastings 3-0, Olivet Nazarene 3-1, Central Christian 3-1, Central Christian 3-1, Arizona Christian 3-0, Jamestown 3-1, Viterbo 3-1
Losses: OUAZ 3-0
- Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 13.0/11.5
- Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .282/.174
- Aces/Aces Allowed: 53/49
- Digs/Digs By Opponents: 13.0.10.6
- Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 1.0/1.9
Individual Leaders
- Natan Alves | 3.8kps | .363kill efficiency | 10 aces | 1.7dps
- Mohamed Benkrid | 2.7kps | .281kill efficiency
- Mauro Verstraeten | 1.9kps | .316kill efficiency
- Tucker Juhnke | 3.2dps
- Braden Maneja 2.8dps
- Draider Wilcox | 6.3aps
LAST TIME
Morningside beat Jamestown and Viterbo on Saturday, February 7 to finish a 4-0 weekend.
Morningside vs Jamestown Box Score
Morningside vs Viterbo Box Score
Natan Alves had 16 kills against Viterbo and 15 against Jamestown to lead the Mustangs.
Dordt beat Hastings 3-1 and Arizona Christian 3-0 on Saturday, February 7 to go 4-0 on the weekend.
Dordt vs Hastings Box Score
Dordt vs Arizona Christian Box Score
Dordt had 17 kills by
Joel Van Groningen in the Hastings match and
Kai Chapman had 14. Against Arizona Christian Van Groningen had 13 kills and five aces.
THE SERIES
Dordt leads the series 12-10 since the teams began playing in 2016. The teams split the matches last year with Morningside winning on February 11 in Sioux Center and Dordt swept the Mustangs on March 11 in Sioux City.
March 11 Box Score
Dordt Leaders
Joel Van Groningen | 17k
Andres Guzman | 18k | 6d
Cade Schmidt | 13k
Lukas Van Groningen | 17ast
Morningside Leaders
Mohame Benkrid | 16k
Kirby Schmalz | 8k
2025 HAAC STANDINGS
| Park |
0-0 |
8-0 |
| Missouri Baptist |
0-0 |
5-2 |
| Morningside |
0-0 |
12-1 |
| Mount Mercy |
0-0 |
4-0 |
| Ottawa |
0-0 |
4-2 |
| William Penn |
0-0 |
3-1 |
| Clarke |
0-0 |
3-1 |
| Missouri Valley |
0-0 |
7-0 |
| Dordt |
0-0 |
8-2 |
| Grand View |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Kansas Wesleyan |
0-0 |
1-0 |
| UHSP |
0-0 |
2-2 |
| Culver Stockton |
0-0 |
1-5 |
| Graceland |
0-0 |
0-9 |
Tuesday, February 10
Dordt @ Morningside
Park @ Graceland
William Penn @ Mount Mercy
UHSP @ Culver Stockton
Grand View @ Clarke
Missouri Valley @ Missouri Baptist
Thursday, February 12
Park @ Culver Stockton
Friday, February 13
William Penn @ Morningside
UHSP @ Ottawa
Mount Mercy @ Graceland
Grand View @ Dordt
Missouri Baptist @ Kansas Wesleyan
Saturday, February 14
William Penn @ Dordt
UHSP @ Kansas Wesleyan
Missouri Baptist @ Ottawa
Park @ Missouri Valley
Grand View @ Morningside
Clarke @ Graceland
Tuesday, February 17
Clarke @ William Penn
Mount Mercy @ Grand View
Missouri Valley @ Culver Stockton
Missouri Baptist @ UHSP
Graceland @ Dordt
Ottawa @ Park
Friday, February 20
Clarke @ Ottawa
Morningside @ UHSP
Mount Mercy @ Park
Dordt @ Missouri Baptist
Saturday, February 21
Dordt @ UHSP
Clarke @ Park
Mount Mercy @ Ottawa
Morningside @ Missouri Baptist
Kansas Wesleyan @ Grand View
Sunday, February 22
Kansas Wesleyan @ William Penn
Tuesday, February 24
Grand View @ William Penn
Culver Stockton @ Missouri Baptist
Ottawa @ Missouri Valley
Graceland @ Morningside
Kansas Wesleyan @ Park
Friday, February 27
Morningside @ Mount Mercy
Park @ UHSP
Culver Stockton @ Ottawa
Dordt @ Clarke
