The Dordt Defender volleyball team will travel to Bellevue, Nebraska, to play four matches at the Bellevue Bruin Classic on August 28 and 29. Dordt will face Benedictine Mesa and Grand View on Friday before playing Xavier and eighth-ranked Bellevue on Saturday.

THE SCHEDULE
VS Benedictine Mesa | Friday, August 28 | 1pm  | Live Stats | Watch   
VS (RV) Grand View | Friday, August 28 | 5pm | Live Stats | Watch  
VS Xavier | Saturday, August 29 | 1pm | Live Stats | Watch   
VS No. 8 Bellevue | Saturday, August 29 | 7pm | Live Stats | Watch   

BENEDICTINE MESA
2026 Record Overall/Conference: 1-0/0-0
Wins: Justice 3-0
Losses: None

• Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 12.3/8.3
• Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .309/.126
• Aces/Aces Allowed: 13/1
• Digs/Digs By Opponents: 13.0/10.3
• Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 2.0/1.7

Individual Leaders

• Sophie Drollinger | 4.3 kps | .455 kill efficiency | 3.0 dps
• Kylie Malone | 2.3 kps | 2.3 dps
• BellaRose Branconier | .300 kill efficiency | 1.7 bps
• Taylee Wilson | 5.7 aps
• Dominxie Celaya | 5.0 aps | 3 aces
• Adina Ortiz | 2.7 dps | 3 aces
• Haley Azzoz | 4 aces

GRAND VIEW
2026 Record Overall/Heart: 2-1/0-0
Wins: Kuyper 3-0, Judson 3-0
Losses: Olivet Nazarene 3-0

• Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 9.8/7.9
• Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .211/.097
• Aces/Aces Allowed: 39/13
• Digs/Digs By Opponents: 10.8/9.3
• Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 1.6/0.9

Individual Leaders

• Maria Eduarda dos Passos | 2.8 kps | .275 kill efficiency | 1.4 aps
• Ava Renner | 2.1 kps | .333 kill efficiency
• Brooklyn Roder | .727 kill efficiency | 0.6 bps
• Juliana Neves | 5.3 aps | 11 aces
• Aydia Mayotte | 2.4 dps | 9 aces
• Victoria Gasparini | 6 aces
• Jocelyn Barrett | 0.7 bps

XAVIER
Xavier has not played a match this season. The statistics listed are from the 2025 season.
2025 Record Overall/RRAC: 20-10/7-4

• Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 11.8/10.9
• Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .223/.133
• Aces/Aces Allowed: 202/146
• Digs/Digs By Opponents: 14.8/13.8
• Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 2.4/1.5

Individual Leaders From 2025

• Kennedy Campbell | 2.9 kps | .274 kill efficiency | 0.8 bps
• Kamea Uitenham | 2.8 kps | 50 aces | 2.5 dps
• Taylor Parker | 2.1 kps | .356 kill efficiency | 1.3 bps
• Sydney Murray | 2.1 kps | 32 aces | 2.5 dps
• Charity Metcalf | 6.6 aps | 2.2 dps
• Felise Jones | 4.5 aps
• Michaela Clayton | 49 aces | 3.8 dps

BELLEVUE
2026 Record Overall/NSAA: 2-1/0-0
Wins: Indiana Tech 3-0, Fisk 3-2
Losses: Taylor 3-0

• Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 12.6/11.6
• Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .208/.185
• Aces/Aces Allowed: 18/18
• Digs/Digs By Opponents: 15.6/15.2
• Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 1.4/2.0

Individual Leaders

• Bentlee Kollbaum | 3.1 kps | .356 kill efficiency
• Kamryn Scheib | 2.6 kps | 1.3 dps
• Sophia McIntyre | 2.3 kps
• A'Lailah Perry | 2.1 kps | .258 kill efficiency
• Mila Aiwohi | 5.8 aps | 1.8 dps
• Ella Eymann | 4.6 aps | 7 aces
• Zoie Roghair | 4.9 dps
• Morgan Wale | 0.8 bps

DORDT
2026 Record Overall/GPAC: 3-1/0-0
Wins: Valley City State 3-0, Bismarck State 3-0, Dakota State 3-1
Losses: McPherson 3-0

• Kills Per Set/Kills Allowed Per Set: 12.8/8.5
• Kill Efficiency/Kill Efficiency Allowed: .147/.100
• Aces/Aces Allowed: 40/18
• Digs/Digs By Opponents: 13.3/11.9
• Points From Blocks/Points From Blocks By Opponents: 1.9/1.9

Individual Leaders

• Haley Kuperus | 3.6 kps | .242 kill efficiency
• Laney Wolfswinkel | 2.6 kps | 1.6 dps
• Ellie Weg | 2.2 kps | .432 kill efficiency | 1.2 bps
• Scarlett Winterfeld | 1.9 kps
• Chloe Huisman | 6.6 aps | 12 aces | 1.2 dps
• Carlee Jackson | 4.1 aps | 9 aces | 1.4 dps
• Kylie Beckering | 4.5 dps | 9 aces
• Haley Wielenga | 1.8 dps

LAST TIME
Benedictine Mesa beat Justice 25-19, 25-20, 25-17 on August 22.

• Benedictine Mesa had a 37-25 kills advantage and hit .309.
• The Redhawks had a 13-1 aces advantage.
• Sophie Drollinger | 13k | .455 kill efficiency | 9d
• Kylie Malone | 7k | 7d
• Taylee Wilson | 17 assists
• Dominxie Celaya | 15 assists
• Adina Ortiz | 8d | 3 aces

Grand View beat Judson 25-16, 25-21, 25-14 on August 22.

• Grand View had a 34-26 kills advantage.
• The Vikings hit .216 and limited Judson to a .065 kill efficiency.
• Grand View had a 9-3 aces advantage.
• Victoria Gasparini | 8k | 3 aces
• Maria Eduarda dos Passos | 7k | 9 assists
• Ava Renner | 6k
• Juliana Neves | 12 assists
• Aydia Mayotte | 10d | 4 aces
• Clarissa Hasty | 10d

Xavier has not played this season. The Gold Nuggets concluded the 2025 season with a 25-23, 28-26, 25-19 loss to Our Lady of the Lake in the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals on November 13.
Taylor beat Bellevue 25-20, 25-10, 25-17 on August 22.

• Taylor had a 36-30 kills advantage and hit .245.
• Bellevue was limited to a .053 kill efficiency.
• Taylor had a 14-3 advantage in points from blocks.
• Bentlee Kollbaum | 11k | .429 kill efficiency
• Sophia McIntyre | 6k
• Kamryn Scheib | 6k
• Mila Aiwohi | 15 assists
• Ella Eymann | 11 assists
• Zoie Roghair | 11d

Dordt beat Dakota State 23-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-21 on August 22.

• Dordt had a 60-36 kills advantage.
• The Defenders had a 10-4 aces advantage.
• Dordt had a 62-50 digs advantage.
• Haley Kuperus | 21k | .429 kill efficiency
• Ellie Weg | 10k | .471 kill efficiency | 4 blocks
• Laney Wolfswinkel | 9k | 3 aces
• Scarlett Winterfeld | 8k
• Chloe Huisman | 37 assists
• Carlee Jackson | 19 assists | 3 aces
• Kylie Beckering | 23d

THE SERIES
Dordt leads the series with Benedictine Mesa 1-0. The only previous meeting was August 22, 2025, when Dordt won 28-26, 25-16, 25-20 in Fullerton, California.
Box Score vs Benedictine Mesa

Dordt leads the series with Grand View 22-3. The Vikings won the most recent meeting 20-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-18 on August 23, 2024.
Box Score vs Grand View August 23, 2024

• Dordt won 13 consecutive meetings from 1987 through 2011.
• The Defenders are 13-0 against Grand View at home.

Saturday's match will be the first meeting between Dordt and Xavier.

Dordt leads the series with Bellevue 12-7. The Bruins won the most recent meeting 25-20, 20-25, 29-27, 25-15 on September 17, 2024.
Box Score vs Bellevue September 17, 2024

• Dordt won nine consecutive meetings from 1998 through 2007.
• Bellevue won six straight meetings from 2008 through 2016.

2026 GPAC STANDINGS & SCHEDULE
 

Dordt	0-0	3-1
College of Saint Mary	0-0	5-2
Dakota Wesleyan	0-0	8-1
Mount Marty	0-0	4-4
Concordia	0-0	4-1
Morningside	0-0	7-2
Hastings	0-0	3-1
Midland	0-0	3-2
Waldorf	0-0	4-0
Doane	0-0	1-3
Northwestern	0-0	3-1
Briar Cliff	0-0	5-2

 
Wednesday, September 2
Doane @ Mount Marty
Hastings @ College of Saint Mary
Northwestern @ Briar Cliff
Waldorf @ Morningside
 
Wednesday, September 9
Briar Cliff @ Waldorf
Morningside @ Northwestern
Mount Marty @ Hastings
Dordt @ Dakota Wesleyan
Midland @ Concordia
College of Saint Mary @ Doane
 
Saturday, September 12
Morningside @ Dakota Wesleyan
College of Saint Mary @ Concordia
Mount Marty @ Midland
Dordt @ Briar Cliff
 
Wednesday, September 16
Dordt @ Morningside
Concordia @ Mount Marty
Waldorf @ Northwestern
Doane @ Hastings
Dakota Wesleyan @ Briar Cliff
Midland @ College of Saint Mary
 
Saturday, September 19
Doane @ Midland
Dakota Wesleyan @ Northwestern
Hastings @ Concordia
Dordt @ Waldorf
 
Wednesday, September 23
Dakota Wesleyan @ Waldorf
Mount Marty @ College of Saint Mary
Dordt @ Northwestern
Briar Cliff @ Morningside
Midland @ Hastings
Concordia @ Doane
 
Friday, September 25
Hastings @ Briar Cliff
 
Saturday, September 26
Concordia @ Dakota Wesleyan
Doane @ Morningside
College of Saint Mary @ Northwestern
Mount Marty @ Waldorf
Dordt @ Midland