Dordt will host Midland on Saturday, January 2 at 4:00 pm.
Midland is 3-9 this season and 1-8 in league play with a conference win over Hastings and a pair of non-conference wins over Dakota State and Oak Hills Christian. The Warriors lost three games in a row to Morningside, Briar Cliff and Concordia in Fremont as they went into the Christmas break.
The Warriors are getting outscored 75.6-72.3 and outrebound teams 36.1-32.4. Midland is good for 44 percent field goal shooting and 48.8 percent success allowed. Three-point shooting sees Midland with 34.4 percent success while opponents are converting 34.8 percent.
The Defender men are 10-4 overall and 6-4 in the GPAC and takes a three-game winning streak into the game against Midland. Dordt won four of its last five and five of its last seven.
Dordt converts 50.7 percent of its field goals while outscoring teams 82.9-75.9 and outrebound teams 38.3-34.3. Opponents make 43.6 percent of their field goals and the Defenders have converted 108 three-point shots.
Garrett Franken scores 16.0 points per game with 7.7 rebounds and he hands out 2.5 assists per game. Jesse Jansma scores 15.7 points per game with a team high 4.1 assists per game and he is making 48 percent of his field goals. Jacob Vis is scoring 11.9 points per game with 6.6 rebounds and he is making 68.9 percent of his field goal tries and has a team high 15 blocked shots. Cade Bleeker adds 11.4 points per game and Bryce Coppock is averaging 7.6. Ben Gesink is averaging 6.0 points per game while Jansma has made 25 three-point shots while Bleeker and Coppock have 22 and 20 respectively.
Dordt travels to Dakota State on Monday, January 4 before hosting Mount Marty on Saturday, January 9.
