• After trailing by four at halftime, the Raiders defeated Mount Marty 90-67 at home on Saturday, scoring 51 second-half points.
• Dillon Carlson (Sr., Ankeny, Iowa) scored a career-high 35 points on eight threes.
• Craig Sterk (Jr., McBain, Mich.) had a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds.
• It was his 17th-career double-double and seventh of the season.

• Craig Sterk is now 22nd all-time in career points, with 1,512, and is just two rebounds from joining the 700-rebound club.
• With the GPAC tournament on the horizon, the Raiders currently sit in fourth in the conference.
• NWC has reached 10 GPAC wins for the seventh consecutive season.
• Head coach Kris Korver has used the starting five of Geddes, DeMeuleneare, Carlson, Onken, and Sterk in 21 games.

• Northwestern leads the all-time series 84-34.
• In the last meeting, NWC erased a 15-point halftime deficit to force overtime, but Dordt won 93-89 in Sioux Center.
• Conner Geddes (So., Sioux Falls, S.D.) and Dillon Carlson each scored 25 points.
• Northwestern has won three of the last four meetings.

• Northwestern is 42-23 all-time against Hastings.
• The Raiders have won the last eight meetings, as Hastings last defeated Northwestern on December 15, 2018.
• In the last meeting on January 7, Northwestern won 74-63 in the Bultman Center.
• Craig Sterk recorded a double-double with 17 points and 13 boards.
• Dillon Carlson led all scorers with 24 points.

• Despite a one-point loss to Dakota Wesleyan on January 30, the Raiders are 10-1 on their home court this season.
• Since the 2020-21 season, NWC is 39-4 in the Bultman Center.
• They have surpassed 10 home wins each year since 2016-17.

• Dillon Carlson has been named GPAC and NAIA Player of the Week for his performances against Dakota Wesleyan and Mount Marty.
• He notched career-highs in both games, scoring 29 on Wednesday and following up with 35 points on Saturday.
• The senior also notched career-bests in threes made (8) and made field goals (12).

Following career-high performances last week, Dillon Carlson has been named @NAIA Player of the Week!

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— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) February 14, 2023

• NWC is controlling the defensive glass, leading the GPAC and sitting fifth in the NAIA in defensive rebounds per game (30.8).
• Additionally, the Raiders are first in the GPAC in assists (17.2), opponent FG% (41.3%), and rebounds per game (39.0).

• Dordt enters the week on a seven-game winning streak.
• Forward/Center Jacob Vis leads the team in points (19.8) and rebounds (7.6).
• Guard Bryce Coppock is also a scoring threat at 16.8 points per game.
• The Defenders lead the GPAC in points per game (91.2), FG% (54.6%), and 3PT% (40.4%)
• Head coach Brian Van Haaften is in his fourth season at Dordt after 20+ years at Buena Vista.
• Van Haaften is a Northwestern graduate and played college ball with NWC coach Kris Korver.

• Entering the week, Hastings sits one game behind Doane and Briar Cliff for the final spot in the GPAC tournament. Doane holds the tiebreaker over Briar Cliff and Hastings.
• Entering the week, the Broncos are on a seven-game losing skid.
• Freshman guard Reggie Thomas has scored at least 20 points in four consecutive outings.
• Thomas is sixth in the conference in points per game (19.5).