Sioux Center, Iowa — The newly-ranked Dordt Defenders moved into second place in the GPAC standings with a resounding win over Mount Marty on Wednesday night. It was the 14th win in a row for the Defenders, who moved their conference record to 14-5.
Dordt got out to a quick start, opening up a 7-2 lead on Karly Gustafson’s basket, forcing a timeout for the Lancers. The Defenders continued to score in bunches, going on a 20-7 run on 63% shooting to finish the quarter.
Mya Chmielewski hit a three nearly three minutes into the second to spark more offense for Dordt, who went on to build their lead to over 20 points on a pair of free throws for Gustafson. The Lancers improved their shooting percentage in the second quarter, but the Defenders continued to maintain a 20+ point advantage going into halftime.
Dordt went on to outscore Mount Marty 22-8 in the third, going 9-15 and leading 69-30 before the fourth.
All 13 Defenders saw the court in the win, as Dordt’s bench scored 30 points.
Dordt shot 50.9% overall and limited Mount Marty to 32.8%
Dordt outrebounded the Lancers 46-27
Hayden Heimensen scored a game-high 14 points
The Defenders had four double-digit scorers – Heimensen, Ashtyn Veerbeek, Karly Gustafson, and Janie Schoonhoven
Faith Van Holland finished with 7 rebounds
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Saturday will be the final home game of the regular season for the Defenders, who will be facing the Doane Tigers at 2:00 PM.
