Game Time...Ranked teams collide Wednesday night when 11th-ranked Northwestern makes the trip to Sioux Center for a GPAC match-up against #5 Dordt. Tip-off at the DeWitt Gym is scheduled for 6pm. Northwestern, unbeaten on the season, is 2-0 in the GPAC, 6-0 overall. Dordt is 1-1 in conference play, 7-1 overall. 

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All-Time...Northwestern leads the all-time series 71-20, dating back to the 1976-77 season, and has won the last five games against the Defenders. The Red Raiders are 7-3 in their last 10 against Dordt.

    Last Five:
    91-84 win
    77-70 win
    73-68 win
    101-61 win
    75-64 win (GPAC Quarterfinal)

Scouting Reports...

    #5 Dordt University Defenders: 1-1 (GPAC), 7-1 overall            Head Coach: Bill Harmsen (2nd year)

The Defenders had their seven-game win streak snapped last weekend, losing to 19th-ranked Morningside on the road, 81-78. They are 1-1 in the GPAC, 7-1 overall, and have a 88-86 win over #7 Dakota Wesleyan on their resume. 

Harmsen brings back three starters and eight players from a 2018-19 team that qualified for the NAIA D-II National Championship for the first time in program history, losing in the first round. They finished tied with Hastings for fourth place in the GPAC with a 13-9 record, 20-12 overall. Harmsen was named the 2018-19 GPAC Coach of the Year and his squad was picked second in this year's GPAC preseason poll. 

By the Numbers: (GPAC rank, NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Scoring Offense: 88ppg (4th)
    Scoring Defense: 61ppg (4th)
    Field Goal Percentage: 50% (1st/1st)
    3pt Percentage:31% (5th), 56 3pters (8th)
    Free Throw Percentage: 69% (8th)
    Rebound Margin: +13 (1st)

    Top Players:  (NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Erika Feenstra (All-American) - 22.8ppg (2nd/4th), 5.9rpg, 69% FG (1st/3rd)
    Rachel Evavold (2x All-Conference) - 10ppg, 65% FG, 5rpg, 8 blocks (3rd)
    Karly Gustafson - 9.1ppg, 66% FG, 6.8rpg (4th)
    Gabby Kreykes - 7.9ppg, 4rpg, 18 steals (7th)

    #11 Northwestern:  2-0 (GPAC), 6-0                Head Coach: Chris Yaw (9th year)
The Red Raiders defeated both Mount Marty and College of Saint Mary last week to start off their GPAC schedule with a 2-0 record. They picked up an 83-70 win over the Flames on the road Saturday, fueled by a balanced scoring attack with four players in double figures. Northwestern is unbeaten on the season (6-0). 

    By the Numbers: (NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Scoring Offense: 91.2ppg (2nd/5th)
    Scoring Defense: 61.2ppg (5th)
    Field Goal Percentage: 46% (5th)
    3pt Percentage: 39% (1st/9th), 75 3pters (2nd/3rd)
    Free Throw Percentage: 76% (4th)
    Rebound Margin: +8 (2nd)

    Top Players:  (NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Sammy Blum (All-Conference)  16ppg (7th), 14 3pters (6th), 38% 3pt (10th), 21 assists
    Alexis Toering - 13ppg, 49% FG (6th), 6.2rpg (8th), 15 assists, 21 steals (3rd)
    Bre Schuiteman - 10.7ppg, 14 3pters (6th), 33% 3pt, 16 assists
    Devyn Kemble - 10.3ppg, 11 3pters, 37% 3pt, 3.2rpg
    Emilee Danner - 10.2ppg, 14 3pters (6th), 47% 3pt (4th)