Sioux City, Iowa — Dordt will travel to face Morningside on Saturday, October 23 starting at 1:00. The game will be played at Elwood Olsen Stadium near the Morningside campus.
The Mustangs are 6-0 overall and in the GPAC this season and are currently ranked no. 3 in the NAIA Coaches’ Poll.
Steve Ryan’s team is averaging 63.3 points per game and allow 9.3 points per outing while gaining 652 yards on offense and giving up 215. Breaking it down further Morningside runs for 244 yards and pass for 408 while allowing 159 passing and 57 rushing. The Mustangs have scored at least 56 points in each of its games and hasn’t allowed more than 14 in any contest.
The Defenders are 5-1 this season both overall and in the GPAC. Dordt averages 509 yards per game on offense and allows 292. Dordt runs for 313 yards and passes for 197. Teams rush for 108 yards against Dordt and pass for 184. Dordt is averaging 41.2 points per game and allows 13.8 points per contest.
Tyler Reynolds, Kade McDaniel and Ethan Thomas have all taken snaps at quarterback in five games this season. Reynolds is 32-45 passing for 501 yards with two interceptions and eight touchdowns. McDaniel is 31-57 passing for 464 yards and two touchdowns and Thomas is 16-31 with two interceptions and one touchdown. Reynolds has run for 250 yards on 45 carries; McDaniel 253 yards on 52 carries and Thomas 154 yards on 22 carries.
Anthony Trojahn leads the team with 516 yards rushing on 82 carries for a 6.3 average and Josh Bush has an 8.4 yards per carry average with five touchdowns to Trojahn’s six. Carter Schiebout has 44 rushes for 220 yards and Nick Wellen is at 4.6 yards on 34 carries.
Levi Jungling has 39 catches for a 16.1 yards per catch average with seven touchdowns and Eli Boldan has 16 catches for 14.5 yards per catch with a score. Hayden Large has 10 catches for 17.4 yards and three scores.
Brayton Van Kekerix has 28 solo and 13 assisted tops and Jalen Placide has 22 solos with an interception and Tanner Millikan and 20 solos and Abe Stoesz also has 20 solo stops. Abe Stoesz has two interceptions along with Grant Hixson and Nathan Kabongo leads the team with three interceptions. Drew Daum leads the team with four sacks ad Colton Vander Berg has 3.5. sacks for a team that has a total of 19 sacks.
Blade Koons has a 38.7 yards per punt average on 21 punts and Brett Zachman is 7-10 on field goals with a long of 41 and he is 29-30 on point after tries.
Morningside is at home with Jamestown on October 30 before going on the road to face Northwestern and Dakota Wesleyan the final two weeks of the season.
Dordt will travel to Northwestern on Saturday, October 30 before hosting Briar Cliff and traveling to Jamestown the final two weeks of the regular season.
