Dordt will travel to Hastings to face the Broncos on Saturday, January 29 starting at 2:00. The change in scheduling is to accommodate a special event recognizing Hastings’s national championship teams.
HASTINGS
The Bronco men are 6-17 this season and 1-12 in league play and have lost 14 games in a row since a November 20 win over Mount Marty.
Karson Gansebom leads the team with a 16.7 points per game and he has made a team high 65 three-point shots and is converting 37 percent of his field goals. Dashawn Walker adds 15.3 points per game with 6.2 rebounds and TJ Babikir has an 11.3 points per game average with 42 made three-point shots. Mathias Nchekwubetakes in a team best 7.1 rebounds per game and scores 8.6 points per game.
Hastings is making 43 percent of its field goals and is even in rebounding 36-36 per game. The Broncos have been outscored on average 78-72.
DORDT
The Defenders are 15-7 this season and 7-6 in the conference and have won back to back games over Midland and Dakota Wesleyan.
The Defenders outscore teams 83-72 and outrebound teams 36-33. The Defenders are converting 50 percent of their field goals and allow 44 percent success and make 37 percent of their three-point shots.
Bryce Coppock scores 18.0 points per game and has made 40 three-point shots. Jacob Vis averages 15.9 points per game and 7.9 rebounds but has missed the last two games. Cade Bleeker adds 12.6 points per game with 4.4 rebounds and has a team best 43 made three-point shots. Luke Rankin chips in with 11 points per game and leads the team with 4.9 assists per game. Jackson Louscher and Camden Bialas are good for 8.2 points and 6.1 points per outing respectively.
LAST TIME
The Broncos trailed Concordia 40-19 at halftime and managed to cut into the lead in the second half, getting within 65-61 with 4:48 left in the game but got no closer in falling 82-68. The Broncos made 24-64 field goals and held Concordia to 30-69 success but got outrebounded 46-35. Dashawn Walker scored 20 with 10 rebounds and Karson Gansebom and Zach Rust had 18 and 17 respectively.
Dordt was an 80-73 winner over Dakota Wesleyan on Wednesday night with Luke Rankin leading the offense with 22 points on 9-10 field goal shooting and he added three assists. Bryce Coppock had 15 while Cade Bleeker and Jackson Louscher had 11 each. Dordt made 54 percent of its field goals and had a 30-29 rebounding edge.
