Game Time...Northwestern College plays host to Dordt for a GPAC match-up Wednesday night, Dec. 6 in Orange City, Iowa. Tip-off at the Bultman Center is scheduled for 8pm. Northwestern, ranked first in last week's NAIA Coaches' poll, has last two straight and is 2-2 in the GPAC, 9-2 overall. Dordt is 2-1 in conference play, 7-6 overall. 

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All-Time...Northwestern holds a 76-31 in the all-time series against the Defenders, dating back to the 1970-71 season, and is 4-1 over the last five match-ups. 

Last Five vs Dordt:
 2016-17: 105-94 Win @ Dordt
 2016-17: 83-78 Win @ Home
 2015-16: 89-80 loss @ Dordt
 2015-16: 99-86 Win Home
 2014-15: 94-91 Win Home

Scouting Reports...

    Dordt College Defenders: 2-1 (GPAC), 7-6           Head Coach: Ross Douma (9th year)

Dordt is 3-2 over its last five games and lost to Concordia at home last time out, 85-80. The Defenders own wins over Mount Marty and Dakota Wesleyan in GPAC play and are 2-1 in the conference, 7-6 overall. 

Head coach Ross Douma, in his ninth season in charge of the Defenders program, returns three starters and seven players from a 2016-17 team that finished eighth in the GPAC with a 5-13 record, 14-17 overall. Douma has guided the Defenders to three NAIA tournament bids during his tenure. 

By the Numbers: (GPAC rank/NAIA-if top 10)
    Scoring Offense: 92ppg (2nd)
    Scoring Defense: 79ppg (8th)
    Field Goal Percentage: 50% (4th)
    3pt Percentage: 40%, 142 3pters (1st/3rd)
    Free Throw Percentage: 70% (8th)
    Rebound Margin: +6 (3rd)

Top Players:  (GPAC rank/NAIA-if top 10)
    Alec Henrickson: 2x All-Conference; 13.5ppg, 24 3pters, 16 assists
    Marcus Winterfeld: 13.1ppg, 3.3rpg, 19 3pters, 27 assists
    Kyle Lang: 9.3ppg, 23 3pters, 51% 3pt (4th), 28 assists
    Chad Barkema: 8.8ppg, 4.3rpg
    Chandler Brunsting: 8.2ppg, 21 3pters, 54% (2nd / 9th)

    No.1 Northwestern College: 2-2 (GPAC), 9-2    Head Coach: Kris Korver (18th year)

The Red Raiders have dropped two straight games, losing to No.15 Morningside and No.10 Briar Cliff last week, to fall to 2-2 in conference play, 9-2 overall. Northwestern, ranked fifth in the NAIA preseason coaches' poll, moved up to No.1 in last week's poll prior to the two-game skid. They have wins over Hastings and Doane in conference play.

By the Numbers: (GPAC rank / NAIA-if top 10)
    Scoring Offense: 92.1ppg (1st / 10th)
    Scoring Defense: 74.5ppg (3rd)
    Field Goal Percentage: 51% (2nd / 4th)
    3pt Percentage: 43% (1st / 2nd); 121 3pters (2nd/ 10th) 
    Free Throw Percentage: 84% (1st /1st) 
    Rebound Margin: +8 (2nd)

Top Players:
    Colton Kooima-All-American, 3x All-GPAC; 22.8ppg (1st / 8th), 37 3pters (1st / 8th), 40 assists (7th)
    Nathan Wedel-3x All-Conference; 18.2ppg (8th), 5.7rpg, 63% FG (2nd), 45 assists (5th)    
    Derek Buysse-All-Conference; 15.3ppg, 33 3pters (2nd /4th), 3.9rpg
    Riley Francis-All-Conference; 14.1ppg, 6.6rpg (7th)

Northwestern has outrebounded its opponent in eight of 11 games

The Red Raiders have shot better than their opponent in eight of 11 games; made more 3pters than opponent in eight of 11 games

Kooima and Wedel have scored in double figures in 10 of 11 games; Kooima has six 20+ games, Wedel has five 20+ games

Francis has scored in double figures in nine of 11 games played

Buysse has four 20+-point games and has scored in six of his nine games played