Game Time... The Northwestern College women's basketball team returns to the hardwood for a mid-week match-up at Dordt in conference play. Tip-off on Wednesday night is set for 6pm in Sioux Center. Both teams are 4-3 and tied for fifth in the current GPAC standings; Northwestern is 4-6 overall and Dordt is 5-5. 

    Tickets allocated to Northwestern fans / parents are not available; no tickets can be purchased at the door. 

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The Rivalry...Northwestern holds a commanding 72-22 lead in the all-time series and is 7-3 in its last 10 games against Dordt. The Raiders are 4-1 in the last five, going 1-1 last season with both teams winning on their home floor. 

Scouting Reports...

    #8 Dordt Defenders: 4-3 (T5th), 5-5                Head Coach: Bill Harmsen (3rd year)

The Defenders have won three straight games, defeating Doane, Jamestown and Hastings all within the last 10 days. They began the season with just two wins in their first seven games but have climbed into a tie for fifth place in the current GPAC standings with a 4-3 record. They are 5-5 overall. 

Harmsen is in his third season as the head of the Defenders women's basketball program. Harmsen was named the GPAC Coach of the Year after leading the Defenders to their first ever national tournament appearance in 2018-19. Prior to his coaching appointment with Dordt, Harmsen served as both a girls and boys basketball coach at Western Christian High School, winning four state titles during his time with the Wolfpack. He returns two starters and 10 players from a 2019-20 team that went 15-7 in the GPAC, 24-8 overall, and qualified for the national tournament. 

    By the Numbers (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    PPG - 72.4 (7th)
    Opp PPG - 70.3 (9th)
    FG - 40% (5th)
    3pt - 32% (8th)
    FT - 73% (T3rd)
    Reb.Margin - +10 (1st)
    
    Individual Leaders (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    Erika Feenstra - All-American, 3x all-conference - 14ppg, 6rpg, 12 blocks (5th)
    Bailey Beckmann - 14ppg, 16 3pters
    Ashtyn Verbeek - 12.9ppg, 45% FG (8th), 9.6rpg, 14 blocks (4th), 4 double-doubles
    Karly Gustafson - all-conference - 10.2ppg, 6.4rpg

    Northwestern College Raiders: 4-3 (T5th), 4-6 overall            Head Coach: Chris Yaw (10th year)

The Raiders have won four straight games to climb into a tie for fifth place, along with Dordt and Jamestown, in the current GPAC standings with a 4-3 record, 4-6 overall. They have wins over Briar Cliff, Hastings, Dakota Wesleyan and Doane during their current streak. 

    By the Numbers (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    PPG - 72.5 (6th)
    Opp PPG - 70.1 (7th)
    FG - 40% (5th)
    3pt - 34% (3rd)
    FT - 70% (5th)
    Reb.Margin - +3 (3rd)
    
    Individual Leaders (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    Sammy Blum - All-American: 12.8ppg, 25 3pters (3rd), 34 assists (9th)
    Molly Schany - 11.9ppg, 7.3rpg (5th)
    Emilee Danner - 10ppg, 17 3pters, 46% 3pt (1st)
    Devyn Kemble - 9ppg, 21 3pters (9th), 35% 3pt