Chicago — Dordt will be playing two games this weekend in the Chicago, Illinois area in a pair of contests hosted by Governor’s State. Dordt faces William Penn (Iowa) on Friday at 5:00 and then will play either East-West or Governor’s State on Saturday. The games are played in true tournament fashion with the winners meeting at 3:00 on Saturday and the losers at 1:00. Governor’s State and East-West will play at 7:00 on Friday.
William Penn is playing in its season opener after posting a 25-2 overall record and an 18-1 conference record. The Statesmen made it to the NAIA National Championship final site last season before being eliminated in the round of 16.
Governor’s State was 11-11 last season and 7-4 in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Dordt was 18-8 last season and 13-7 in the GPAC and graduated three of its top-six scorers including a pair of 1,000 career point scorers.
Jacob Vis leads the returning scorers with a 12.5 points per game with 6.0 rebounds and he made 66 percent of his field goal attempts last season. Cade Bleeker knocked down 10.6 points per game and Bryce Coppock scored 9.5 points per game with Camden Bialas averaging 5.2 points per game with 3.4 rebounds in a reserve role.
Dordt outscored teams 81.3-76.2 last season and outrebounded teams 35.8-33.9 while making 49 percent of its field goals.
The Defenders are scheduled to host Mayville State on Friday, October 29 and Valley City State on Saturday, October 30 at 7:30 pm both nights.
