Sioux Center, Iowa — Dordt will host Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday, October 16 at 1:00.
Dakota Wesleyan is 3-3 overall and 3-2 in the GPAC with wins this season over Mount Marty, Hastings and Doane. The losses are to Dakota State, Midland and Concordia. The Tigers have not won two in a row or lost two in a row up to this point.
The Tigers average 13.0 points per game and allow 16.5 points per game on average. Wesleyan is throwing for 163 yards per game and running for 123 while giving up 173 yards per game in the air and 125 on the ground. The Tigers gain 286 yards on offense per contest and allow 299 per outing.
Dordt is 4-1 this season both overall and in the GPAC. Dordt has won four in a row since a 25-24 loss to Midland. Dordt’s wins over Hastings, Concordia, Doane and Mount Marty.
The Defenders average 40.4 points per game while allowing 14.0 points per contest. Dordt runs for 306 yards and passes for 194 for 500 yards per game on average. The defense is allowing 185 passing and 77 rushing for 262 per game.
Tyler Reynolds is 21-29 passing for 362 yards and six touchdowns with two interceptions. Kade McDaniel is 30-56 passing for a touchdown and 392 yards and Ethan Thomas is 16-31 for 218 yards and a touchdown. Levi Jungling has 32 catches for a 15.5 yards per catch average with five touchdowns and Eli Boldan has 15 catches for 14.9 yards per catch. Hayden Large has eight catches and two touchdown receptions and Carson Brown has six catches.
Anthony Trojahn has run for 434 yards on 67 rushes for a 6.5 average per rush with five touchdowns. Kade McDaniel has 51 rushes for 264 yards an Tyler Reynolds has 33 rushes for 204. Josh Bush and Carter Schiebout have 33 and 39 rushes each for 195 and 183 and Nick Wellen has run 138.
Brayton Van Kekerix has 34 tackles this season with one forced fumble and Jalen Placed has 25 tackles and an interception. Bryce Christian and Drew Daum have 22 and 20 tackles each and Daum has four sacks while Christian has two. Tanner Millikan has been in on 24 tackles and Abe Stoesz has 22 tackles with 2.5 sacks and two interceptions. Colton Vander Berg has 2.5 sacks and Sam Andrews has two sacks and seven tackles for loss. Six different players have at least an interception and Zade Niklasen has two along with Stoesz.
Dordt will travel to face Morningside on Saturday, October 23.
