The Dordt Defender women’s basketball team will play a game in Seward, Nebraska to open the GPAC season. The contest starts at 2:00 against Concordia.
Concordia is 3-3 this season and 2-1 in GPAC play with conference wins over Northwestern (83-72) and Doane (111-52). The Bulldogs’ loss in league play s to Midland (91-79). Concordia has won three games in a row since starting the year with a three-game losing skid.
Concordia is outscoring teams 83.5-73.3 and have converted 39.1 percent of its field goals while allowing 39.7 percent success. The Bulldogs have taken over 35 three-point shots per game and are making 28.4 percent of those shots. Teams have converted 38.6 percent of their three-point shots against Concordia. Concordia has a slight 43.3-43.2 rebounding edge and have forced 24 turnovers per game while giving up 16 possessions per game.
Dordt is 2-2 this season with wins over Grand View (75-64) and Midland (70-58) and losses to Dakota State (79-60) and Sterling (80-71).
Dordt is getting outscored 70.3-69.0 through four games. Dordt has outrebounded teams 47.5-38.5 but have converted 36.5 percent of its field goals and 28.0 percent of its three-point shots. Teams are making 40.8 percent of its field goals and 28.9 percent of its three-point shots against the Defenders.
Bailey Beckman leads the team with 12.0 points per game average while Karly Gustafson is averaging 11.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per contest while converting 55.2 percent of her field goals. Erika Feenstra adds 10.3 points per game with 5.0 rebounds and Ashtyn Veerbeek is good for 9.5 points per game with a team high 9.0 rebounds per game. Mya Chmielewski adds 7.8 points per game in a reserve role and Baylee Tetzlaff is good for 5.3 points per game.
Dordt is scheduled to host Briar Cliff on Tuesday, November 24 and will travel to face Morningside on Wednesday, December 2.
