The Dordt Defender men's volleyball team will host Missouri Valley on Friday, March 20 at 7pm and Culver Stockton on Saturday, March 21 at 2pm.
 
COVERAGE
Watch vs Missouri Valley
Watch vs Culver Stockton
Live Stats   
Dordt Season Stats
Missouri Valley Season Stats  
Culver Stockton Season Stats
 
DORDT
Record Overall/HAAC: 18-7/8-5
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, Graceland 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: 10-5

• Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 12.5/11.6
• Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .257/.200   
• Aces/Aces Allowed: 121/71
• Digs/Digs By Opponents: 11.1/10.1
• Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 2.6/1.8

Individual Leaders

• Joel Van Groningen | 3.9kps | .285kill efficiency | 43aces | 1.6dps
• Cade Schmidt | 2.5kps | 1.5dps
• Kai Chapman | 1.8kps | .262kill efficiency
• Lance Vermeer | 1.8kps | 1.2bps | .373kill efficiency
• Cory Kuperus | 1.1kps | 1.2bps | .318kill efficiency
• Nicodemus Elliott | 1.6kps | .247kill efficiency
• Colt Schmidt | 4.0dps | 14aces
• Joseph Jang | 5.9aps

 
MISSOURI VALLEY
Record Overall/Conference: 15-2/9-2  
Wins: Cornerstone 3-0, Indiana Tech 3-0, Ottawa-Arizona 3-2, Central Christian 3-1, Olivet Nazarene 3-1, Missouri Baptist 3-1, Culver Stockton 3-0, Ottawa 3-2, Kansas Wesleyan 3-0, UHSP 3-0, William Penn 3-0, Grand View 3-2, Missouri Baptist 3-0, Culver Stockton 3-1
Losses:  Park 3-1, Park 3-1
Last 5: 4-1  
Last 10: 8-2
Home: 9-1
Away: 6-1

• Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 12.6/10.8
• Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .295/.179
• Aces/Aces Allowed: 93/64
• Digs/Digs By Opponents: 8.7/7.2
• Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 2.3/2.0

Individual Leaders

• Luke Hasse | 3.0kps | .387kill% | 20aces | 1.2dps
• Loan Fargier | 2.7kps | 13aces | 1.4dps
• Bart Mulder | 2.8kps
• Leonardo Poiatti |  6.9aps
• Leo Goncalves | 7.4aps

CULVER STOCKTON
Record Overall/Conference: 2-18/0-11  
Wins: Avila 3-0, Westminster 3-2
Losses:  Cumberland 3-0, St. Ambrose 3-0, Campbellsville 3-1, Brescia 3-0, St. Ambrose 3-0, UHSP 3-2, Park 3-0, St. Ambrose 3-0, Missouri Valley 3-0, Governors State 3-1, Missouri Baptist 3-0, Ottawa 3-2, Kansas Wesleyan 3-1, Grand View 3-1, William Penn 3-2, UHSP 3-0, Park 3-0, Missouri Valley 3-1 
Last 5: 1-4  
Last 10: 1-9
Home: 2-7
Away: 0-11 

• Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 9.8/13.0
• Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .151/.274
• Aces/Aces Allowed: 68/108
• Digs/Digs By Opponents: 8.0/9.5
• Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 2.2/2.0

Individual Leaders

• Cooper Varner | 2.2kps | 1.1dps
• Henry Reeves | 1.9kps
• Kirvan Hughes | 4.6aps
• Matt Reese | 6.0aps
• Cikeng Lee | 11aces 

LAST TIME
Missouri Valley def. Culver Stockton on Tuesday, March 17, 25-21, 25-15, 21-25, 25-17 and had a team .287 kill efficiency with six aces.
Box Score
 
Missouri Valley Leaders
Bart Mulder | 19k
Tomothee Carpentier | 10k
Alberto Fontanabona | 42a
Eduardo Viera | 11d
 
Culver Stockton Leaders
Cooper Varner 11k
Matt Reese | 21a
Kirvan Hughes | 18a
 
The Defenders beat Graceland 3-0, 25-17, 25-19, 25-21 on March 17 in Lamoni, Iowa.
 
Box Score   
 
Dordt Leaders
Cade Schmidt | 9k | .412kill%
Lance Vermeer | 8k | 5ba
Nicodemus Elliott | 7k
Kai Chapman | 7k
Joseph Jang 21a
Colt Schmidt | 13d
 
THE SERIES
The Defenders trail the series 5-0 with Missouri Valley winning on March 21, 2025 by a 3-0 count at 26-24, 25-23, 25-18.
Box Score   
 
Dordt Leaders
Joel Van Groningen | 16k
Cade Schmidt | 7k | 2aces
Lukas Van Groningen | 32a
 
Missouri Valley Leaders
Samuel Essilfie | 16k
Lucas Rodrigues | 37a
Leo Leao | 12d
 
Dordt trails Culver Stockton 3-2 and the teams began playing in 2016. Dordt has won the last two meetings and the most recent was on March 22, 2025 in Canton, Missouri, 25-12, 25-21, 25-18.
Box Score
 
Dordt Leaders
Andres Guzman | 13k
Kai Chapman | 7k
Lukas Van Groningen | 29a
 
Culver Stockton Leaders
Aaron Jurenko | 12k
Matt Reese | 16a
Wyatt McCulloch | 5d
 
2026 HAAC STANDINGS
 

Park	14-0	22-0
Mount Mercy	11-2	16-2
Missouri Valley	9-2	15-2
William Penn	9-4	13-5
Ottawa	8-5	15-7
Dordt	8-5	18-7
Grand View	7-5	8-6
Missouri Baptist	7-7	13-10
UHSP	6-7	9-10
Morningside	5-8	17-9
Clarke	2-11	5-16
Graceland	1-10	2-19
Kansas Wesleyan	1-11	5-11
Culver Stockton	0-11	2-18

 
Tuesday, March 17
Mount Mercy def. Grand View 3-0
Missouri Baptist def. UHSP 3-0
Missouri Valley def. Culver Stockton 3-1
William Penn def. Clarke 3-0
Dordt def. Graceland 3-0
Park def. Ottawa 3-1
 
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