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The Dordt Defender men's volleyball team will travel to face Graceland on Tuesday, March 17 in Lamoni, Iowa.  There will be a JV match at 5pm followed by the varsity match at 7pm.
 
COVERAGE
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Graceland Season Stats
 
DORDT
Record Overall/HAAC: 17-7/7-5
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, Grand View 3-2, Graceland 3-0, Missouri Baptist 3-1, UHSP 3-1, Clarke 3-0, Governors State 3-0, Viterbo 3-1, Ottawa 3-1, Morningside 3-1, William Penn 3-0
Losses: Mount Vernon Nazarene 0-3, Jamestown 3-1, Morningside 3-1, William Penn 3-1, Mount Mercy 3-1, Park 3-0
Last 5: 3-2
Last 10: 7-3
Home: 8-2
Away: 9-5
  • Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 12.6/11.6
  • Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .256/.202   
  • Aces/Aces Allowed: 118/71
  • Digs/Digs By Opponents: 11/10.1
  • Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 2.6/1.8
 
Individual Leaders GRACELAND
Record Overall/Conference: 2-18/1-9  
Wins: Avila 3-1, Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
Losses: Mount Vernon Nazarene 3-0, Olivet Nazarene 3-1, Judson 3-0, Rio Grande 3-0, St. Ambrose 3-0, Brescia 3-0, Campbellsville 3-0, Southwest Baptist 3-2. Southwest Baptist 3-1, Park 3-0, Mount Mercy 3-0, Clarke 3-1, Dordt 3-0, Morningside, 3-0, Grand View 3-0, William Penn 3-0, Clarke 3-1, Mount Mercy 3-0
Last 5: 1-4  
Last 10: 2-10
Home: 2-6
Away: 0-12
  • Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 9.2/12.6
  • Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .119/.235
  • Aces/Aces Allowed: 63/135
  • Digs/Digs By Opponents: 9.6/11.5
  • Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 1.9/1.9
Individual Leaders
  • Jackson House | 2.0kps | 5aces
  • Kaden Joseph | 1.8kps | 3aces
  • Andrew Cziep | 1.3kps | 7aces | 1.1dps
  • Nairod Fonseca | 5.9aps | 13aces
LAST TIME
Graceland lost to Mount Mercy on March 14, 25-14, 25-16, 30-28 and surrendered a .240 kill efficiency and scored 9 points on blocks.
 
Box Score  
 
Graceland Leaders
Nairod Fonseca | 6k | 11a
Hawk Richard | 4k | 6d
 
The Defenders lost to William Penn on Saturday, 25-14, 25-19, 26-24 in Oskaloosa. The Statesmen hit for a .321 kill efficiency and gave up a 47-37 kills advantage.
 
Box Score   

Dordt Leaders
Joel Van Groningen | 12k  
Kai Chapman | 9k | 4d
Lance Vermeer | 8k
Joseph Jang | 17a
Colt Schmidt | 24d
 
THE SERIES
The Defenders trail the series 4-1 and last played on February 14 in Sioux Center when William Penn secured a 25-21, 11-25, 19-25, 21-25 win.   William Penn is 3-0 in match play with Dordt since the Defenders joined the HAAC.
 
Dordt Leaders
Joel Van Groningen | 20k | 3aces
 
William Penn Leaders
Emilio spanner | 20k
Ben Cemeno-Castillo | 17k
Brady Zell | 44a
Taylor Brummond | 14d
 
Box Score
 
2026 HAAC STANDINGS
 
Park 13-0 21-0
Mount Mercy 10-2 15-2
Missouri Valley 8-2 14-2
Ottawa 8-4 15-6
William Penn 8-4 12-5
Grand View 7-4 8-5
Dordt 7-5 17-7
UHSP 6-6 9-9
Missouri Baptist 6-7 12-10
Morningside 5-8 17-9
Clarke 2-10 5-15
Graceland 1-9 2-18
Kansas Wesleyan 1-11 4-11
Culver Stockton 0-10 2-17
 
Tuesday, March 17
Grand View @ Mount Mercy
UHSP @ Missouri Baptist
Culver Stockton @ Missouri Valley
William Penn @ Clarke
Dordt @ Graceland
Park @ Ottawa
 
Friday, March 20
Missouri Valley @ Dordt
UHSP @ Grand View
Culver Stockton @ Morningside
Missouri Baptist @ William Penn
Clarke @ Kansas Wesleyan
 
Saturday, March 21
Mount Mercy @ Kansas Wesleyan
UHSP @ William Penn
Ottawa @ Graceland
Missouri Baptist @ Grand View
Culver Stockton @ Dordt
Missouri Valley @ Morningside
 
Tuesday, March 24
Graceland @ Culver Stockton
UHSP @ Missouri Valley
Grand View @ Ottawa
 
Friday, March 27
Clarke @ Dordt
Mount Mercy @ Morningside
UHSP @ Park
Ottawa @ Culver Stockton
Kansas Wesleyan @ Missouri Valley
 
Saturday, March 28
Clarke @ Morningside
Kansas Wesleyan @ Culver Stockton
Mount Mercy @ Dordt
Grand View @ Graceland
Missouri Baptist @ Park
 
Tuesday, March 31
Graceland @ Missouri Valley
Ottawa @ William Penn
Park @ Grand View
 
Friday, April 3
Morningside @ Kansas Wesleyan
Dordt @ Grand View
Ottawa @ UHSP
Culver Stockton @ Mount Mercy
Missouri Valley @ Clarke
Graceland @ Missouri Baptist
 
Tuesday, February 10
Morningside def. Dordt 3-1
Park def. Graceland 3-0
Mount Mercy def. William Penn 3-0
UHSP def. Culver Stockton 3-2
Grand View def. Clarke 3-0
Missouri Valley def. Missouri Baptist 3-1
Ottawa def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-1
 
Thursday, February 12
Park def.  Culver Stockton 3-0
 
Friday, February 13
William Penn def. Morningside 3-2
Ottawa def. UHSP 3-1
Mount Mercy def. Graceland 3-0
Dordt def. Grand View 3-2
St. Ambrose def. Culver Stockton 3-0
Missouri Baptist def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-1
 
Saturday, February 14
William Penn def. Dordt 3-1
UHSP @ Kansas Wesleyan 3-2
Ottawa def. Missouri Baptist 3-1
Park def.  Missouri Valley 3-1
Morningside def. Grand View 3-2
Clarke def.  Graceland 3-1
 
Tuesday, February 17
William Penn def. Clarke 3-0
Mount Mercy def.  Grand View 3-0
Missouri Valley def. Culver Stockton 3-0
UHSP def. Missouri Baptist 3-2
Dordt def. Graceland 3-0
Park def. Ottawa 3-1
 
Friday, February 20
Ottawa def. Clarke 3-1
Morningside def. UHSP 3-0
Park def. Mount Mercy 3-0
Dordt def. Missouri Baptist 3-1
 
Saturday, February 21
Dordt def. UHSP 3-1
Park def. Clarke 3-0
Ottawa def. Mount Mercy 3-2
Missouri Baptist def. Morningside 3-1
Grand View def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
 
Sunday, February 22
William Penn def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
 
Tuesday, February 24
Mount Mercy def. Clarke 3-0
Missouri Valley def. Ottawa 3-2
Morningside def. Graceland 3-0
Park def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
 
Wednesday, February 25
Grand View def. William  Penn 3-2
Missouri Baptist def. Culver Stockton 3-0
 
Friday, February 27
Mount Mercy def. Morningside 3-1
Park def. UHSP 3-1
Ottawa def. Culver Stockton 3-2
Dordt def. Clarke 3-0
Missouri Valley def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
 
Saturday, February 28
Kansas Wesleyan def. Culver Stockton 3-1
Mount Mercy def. Dordt 3-1
Morningside def. Clarke 3-2
Grand View def. Graceland 3-0
Park def. Missouri Baptist 3-0
 
Tuesday, March 3
Missouri Valley def. UHSP 3-0
William Penn def. Graceland 3-0
 
Wednesday, March 4
Grand View def. Morningside 3-2
 
Friday, March 6
Park def. Morningside 3-0
Mount Mercy def. Missouri Baptist 3-0
Missouri Valley def. William Penn 3-0
Grand View def.  Culver Stockton 3-1
UHSP def. Clarke 3-0
Dordt def. Ottawa 3-1
Graceland def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
 
Saturday, March 7
William Penn def. Culver Stockton 3-2
Mount Mercy def. UHSP 3-1
Missouri Baptist def. Clarke 3-1
Park def. Dordt 3-0
Ottawa def. Morningside 3-0
Missouri Valley def. Grand View 3-2
 
Saturday, March 7
William Penn def. Culver Stockton 3-2
Mount Mercy def. UHSP 3-1
Missouri Baptist def. Clarke 3-1
Park def. Dordt 3-0
Ottawa def. Morningside 3-0
Missouri Valley def. Grand View 3-2
 
Friday, March 13
Park def. Culver Stockton 3-0
William Penn def. Dordt 3-0
Clarke def. Graceland 3-1
Missouri Baptist def. Kansas Wesleyan
 
Saturday, March 14
UHSP def. Kansas Wesleyan 3-0
Mount Mercy def. Graceland 3-0
William Penn def. Morningside 3-0
Missouri Baptist def. Ottawa 3-2
Park def. Missouri Valley 3-1
 
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Players Mentioned

Nicodemus  Elliott

#4 Nicodemus Elliott

Opp
6' 1"
Senior
Joseph Jang

#10 Joseph Jang

S
6' 0"
Junior
Cory Kuperus

#13 Cory Kuperus

M
6' 5"
Junior
Cade  Schmidt

#16 Cade Schmidt

OH
6' 2"
Junior
Joel Van Groningen

#11 Joel Van Groningen

OH
6' 5"
Junior
Lance Vermeer

#15 Lance Vermeer

M
6' 5"
Junior
Colt Schmidt

#3 Colt Schmidt

DS
6' 1"
Freshman
Kai Chapman

#9 Kai Chapman

Opp/OH
6' 2"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Nicodemus  Elliott

#4 Nicodemus Elliott

6' 1"
Senior
Opp
Joseph Jang

#10 Joseph Jang

6' 0"
Junior
S
Cory Kuperus

#13 Cory Kuperus

6' 5"
Junior
M
Cade  Schmidt

#16 Cade Schmidt

6' 2"
Junior
OH
Joel Van Groningen

#11 Joel Van Groningen

6' 5"
Junior
OH
Lance Vermeer

#15 Lance Vermeer

6' 5"
Junior
M
Colt Schmidt

#3 Colt Schmidt

6' 1"
Freshman
DS
Kai Chapman

#9 Kai Chapman

6' 2"
Sophomore
Opp/OH