The Dordt Defenders travel to Lincoln, Nebraska to face Nebraska on Saturday, September 18. The contest is scheduled for a 7pm faceoff.
COVERAGE
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Dordt Season Stats
Nebraska Season Stats
NEBRASKA
2025-26 Record: 4-23
2025-26 Leaders
- Shane Rothenberger | 17 goals | 10 assists
- Ethan Schmelzer | 9 goals | 14 assists
- Jake Quevedo | 5 goals | 11 assists
- Colbey Butts | 8 goals | 5 assists
- Liam Scott | 2-12 w-l | 91 goals allowed | 6.46 goals allowed per 90-minutes
DORDT
Record: 1-1
Wins: Midland 6-5ot
Losses: Waldorf 7-6
Notes and Leaders
- Dordt competes in the ACHA Division 3.
- Dordt competes in the MACHA Silver West and finished as regular season runner-up to Nebraska-Omaha in 2025-26. Dordt won the postseason conference tournament for the second year in a row.
- Rylan Veenstra | 4 goals| 1 assist
- Andrew Benson | 1 goal | 1 assist
- Zach Monson | 1 goal | 1 assist
- Tegan Doelman | 3 assists
- Reugen Horneman | 4 assists
- Levi Loken | 1 goal | 1 assist
- Anders Ploegman | 1 assist
- Mason Spejcher | 1 goal | 1 assist
LAST TIME
This is the season opener for Nebraska after a 4-23 season last year.
Dordt was a 6-5 overtime winner on Wednesday, September 16 at Midland in Fremont, Nebraska. Midland had a 56-31 shots advantage and Dordt got two goals and an assist form
Rylan Veenstra.
Riley Williams,
Levi Loken,
Mason Carrels and
Mason Spejcher all had a goal and
Reuben Horneman had two assists.
Riley Burnett played in goal and faced 56 shots.
HISTORY
Nebraska leads the series 17-11 since 2018 but Dordt won the three meetings last season by a combined 49-3.
2025-26 MACHA SILVER WEST
| Team |
Win |
Loss |
T |
| Nebraska-Omaha |
30 |
5 |
0 |
| Dordt |
27 |
3 |
0 |
| Kansas |
13 |
7 |
1 |
| Creighton |
10 |
6 |
0 |
| Nebraska |
4 |
23 |
0 |
NEXT
Dordt will be on the road to Creighton on Saturday, September 26 and travel to Arizona State in Tempe, Arizona the following weekend.
