ORANGE CITY, Iowa – After winning a defensive battle in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Quarterfinals, No. 2-seed Northwestern (13-4-2, 8-1-2 GPAC) is set to face the No. 6-seeded Dordt Defenders (9-6-4 (5-4-2 GPAC) in the conference tournament semifinals. Saturday's match will begin at 3:00 p.m. at the NWC Soccer Complex.

REGULAR SEASON MEETING
The Raiders won the regular season matchup 1-0 in Sioux Center, as Tim Kaltenberger (Sr., Cologne, Germany) hit the game-winning goal early in the first half, picking off a pass out of the box and sending it past the Dordt keeper.

Northwestern has not lost to Dordt since October 21, 2014, compiling a 9-0-1 record since then. The two teams last met in the conference tournament in 2004, when the Raiders won the semifinal match 5-1.

NORTHWESTERN NOTABLES

• Northwestern ended the year with only one GPAC loss, coming in the opener on September 16 against regular season champion Briar Cliff.
• Tim Kaltenberger finished the year as the GPAC scoring champion with his 14 goals.
• Kaltenberger is now tied for fourth in program history in single-season scoring.
• He has scored 11 goals in his last nine matches played.
• In their last 11 matches, Northwestern is outscoring opponents 27-7.
• They now have 11 shutouts this season, which is tied for the most in program history (2021).
• Stan van den Beld (Jr., Voorhout, Netherlands) moved into second in program history with his 17 career assists.
• Riley Aarbo (Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D.) is currently tied for the GPAC lead in assists (7), while Luc Roelofs (Sr., Balgoij, Netherlands) is tied for second (6).
• The Raider offense leads the conference in goals scored (53).

SCOUTING THE DEFENDERS

• Dordt went on the road to pull off the upset, taking a 3-0 decision over No. 3-seeded Concordia (Neb.).
• The win snapped Concordia's 17-match unbeaten streak.
• Robin Grewohl, Marco Laenen, and Kaleb Lee each scored.
• The Defenders have been one of the more balanced teams in the conference, tied with Northwestern for the GPAC lead in goals scored (53), while also matching the Raiders for third in the conference in fewest goals allowed (17).

RAIDERS IN THE POSTSEASON

• All time, the Raiders have a postseason record of 14-23, going 14-21 in the conference tournament.
• Under head coach Dan Swier, Northwestern is 8-14 in postseason play, holding a 6-4 record in home GPAC tournament matches.
• Swier has guided the Raiders to 12-straight GPAC tournament appearances (2011-23).

TICKET INFORMATION
Admission will be charged at the NWC Soccer Complex. There is not an advance ticketing option, all tickets are sold at the gate.

Adults will be charged $10, K-College students will be charged $3, and children under the Kindergarten age will have no charge. All GPAC students will receive free admittance to the matches with the showing of their institutional ID. All faculty and staff at GPAC schools will be required to pay for entry, per the conference office.

GPAC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, November 1
No. 1-seed Briar Cliff def. No. 8-seed Dakota Wesleyan, 5-0
No. 4-seed Morningside def. No. 5-seed Hastings, 1-0
No. 6-seed Dordt def. No. 3-seed Concordia, 3-0
No. 2-seed Northwestern def. No. 7-seed Midland, 1-0

Semifinals – Saturday, November 4
No. 4-seed Morningside at No. 1-seed Briar Cliff (1:00 PM, Sioux City, Iowa)
No. 6-seed Dordt at No. 2-seed Northwestern (3:00 PM, Orange City, Iowa)

Championship – Thursday, November 9
Semifinal winners at highest seed remaining

GAME INFORMATION
Saturday's match will be held at the NWC Soccer Complex on the campus of Northwestern College. For live stream, match notes, and live stats, visit nwcraiders.com or navigate to the links above.

The winner of the match will go on to face the winner of No. 1-seed Briar Cliff and No. 4-seed Morningside on Thursday, November 9 with the highest remaining seed hosting the match.