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Dordt Football Gets Set For Sioux Falls Saturday
November 3, 2009
 Gametime...Dordt College will travel to Sioux Falls to take on the Cougars in Great Plains Athletic Conference action on Saturday, November 7 kicking off at 1:00. The game can be heard on KDCR 88.5 FM and also on www.dordt.edu/athletics.
The Opponent… Sioux Falls is 8-0 in the GPAC and 9-0 overall and is ranked #1 in the country and is the defending national champion in the NAIA. The Cougars have outscored foes 483-67 this season—that’s an average of 53.7-7.4 per game. Sioux Falls has outgained opponents 2254-518 on the
ground and 2353-1005 in the air for a total of 4607-1523.
Ryan Lowmiller has run 111 times for 713 yards and 13 touchdowns. Quarterback Lorenzo Brown has run the ball 62 times for 538 yards and 11 scores while Jacob Crowl has 49 runs for 335 yards. Brown has also passed for 2103 yards on 143-204 attempts with one interception and 26 touchdowns. Jon Ryan is the leading pass catcher with 38 receptions for 587 yards and Alex Anderson has 27 catches for 538 yards—nearly 20 yards per catch. Four other receivers have over 200 yards in pass receptions.
Braden Wieking is the punter and has a 32.3 average after punting just 14 times this season.
Cody Cavender leads a balanced defense with 25 solo tackles and one interception while Trevor Holleman has 21 solo tackles and five interceptions. The Sioux Falls defense has accounted for 23 turnovers while the offense has given it up eight times.
Dordt College…Dordt has been outscored 307-71 this season and has 706 yards rushing and 977 yards passing. Dordt has given the ball up 24 times while taking it away from opponents 12 times.
Josh Van Kempen has 87 rushes for 322 yards with Ben Robbins taking the ball 53 times for 210 yards. Garrett Milton has completed 39-89 passes for 375 yards and Justin Knot has 59 completions in 128 attempts for 589 yards. Sam Du Mez and Kameron Gradert each have 20 catches with Du Mez at 334 yards and Gradert at 153. Van Kempen has caught 18 passes for 169 yards and Joey Vander Schaaf has 15 catches for 93 yards.
Matt Postmus is the team leader in solo tackles with 37 and has assisted on 43 stops with three forced fumbles. James Rowenhorst has made 33 solo tackles with 23 assisted and he has broken up five pass plays. Austin Bosma and Will McClain have 27 and 25 solo tackles respectively and they each have 24 assists. Jordan Huisman has assisted on 43 tackles this season and has 15 solo tackles to his credit. Brice Kroeze leads the team in sacks with 5.5. Reuben Faber has punted 52 times and has a 39 yards per punt average.
The Series… Dordt trails the series 1-0 after losing last year’s meeting on November 8 by a 34-2 margin.
The Cougars scored two touchdowns in the first quarter and led 14-0 at halftime as the Dordt defense took advantage of three interceptions and a fumble recovery to keep the Cougars close.
Sioux Falls scored once by pass on a Scott Le Brun catch on a pass from Lorenzo Brown for eight yards to cap a six play-47 yard drive with 6:54 left in the first quarter. Sioux Falls then scored on a 71 yard drive at the end of the first quarter, moving with the win, scoring on a run by Brown from seven yards out. Dordt held Sioux Falls out late in the second quarter when Phillip Sears grabbed a tipped pass at the Dordt College three yard line. The interception was the third of the game with Isaiah Busby and James Rowenhorst making the other two picks.
Sioux Falls took the opening possession of the second half for a touchdown with Brown completing a pass to Erik Cimpl for a 14 yard pass play with 12:17 left in the third. Dordt scored their only points of the day on the ensuing point after attempt when they blocked the kick and Fred Leyendekker raced the other way for a two-point conversion. Sioux Falls then put the game out of reach with a 20 yard interception return with 10:23 left in the third quarter. The Cougars got one more score on an 11 play-64 yard drive that took 5:44 off the clock and gave the Cougars the final margin of 34-2.
Dordt have the ball deep in Sioux Falls territory early in the fourth quarter after a 29 yard pass completion to Chris Minnema to the Sioux Falls 15. That drive ended in a turnover.
Sioux Falls had 173 yards on the  ground and 173 yards in the air. Dordt gained three first downs and had 32 yards on the ground and 53 yards in the air. Scotty Walden had five completions for 53 yards on 16 attempts wtih two completions to Chris Minnema for 34 yards and Ryan Campbell had two catches for 18 yards. Ben Robbins had 13 carries for 18 yards and Charles Milton had 11 runs for 10 yards.
Erik Cimpl had five carries for 50 yards and Ryan Lowmiller had 10 totes for 39 yards. Lorenzo Brown completed 10-20 passes with three interceptions and two touchdowns for 118 yards. Alex Anderson and Jon Ryan each had four catches for 65 and 55 yards respectively.
Isaiah Busby had eight solo and eight assisted tackles for the Defenders while Jack Brundell had five solos and four assisted stops. Ryan Whitworth was good for four solos and four assisted while Jake Dykstra was in on seven assisted stops. Sioux Falls' defense was led by Adam Lopez with three solo tackles.
Last Time Out… Sioux Falls took a 28-7 halftime lead and rolled to a 49-14 win over Northwestern on Saturday, October 31 in Orange City. The Cougars scored on drives of 99, 30, 43 and 86 yards in the first half and piled up 462 yards of offense while surrendering 226 yards. Sioux Falls managed to score their points while running just 47 plays from scrimmage and piled up nearly ten yards per play.
Lorenzo Brown ran for 114 yards on nine carries and Ryan Lowmiller had 96 yards on 12 rushing attempts. Brown was also 11-16 in the air for 247 yards and Alex Anderson made three catches for 69 yards. Cody Cavender had four solo and four assisted tackles.
Yards were hard to come by for the Dordt College Defender football team as they lost a 30-3 Great Plains Athletic Conference match up with Briar Cliff on Saturday afternoon in Sioux Center, Iowa. The win was Briar Cliff's third of the season while the Defenders are still looking for a conference win to go with a non-conference win from earlier this season.
Dordt turned the ball over early in the first quarter and allowed Briar Cliff a short field to work with and punched the ball across on their second play of a 13 yard drive with Andrew Prohaska getting it in on a nine yard run. Briar Cliff's second drive was a 99 yard, nine play excursion that again ended with Prohaska getting in the end zone from 11 yards out.
Up 14-0 the Chargers made it a 20-0 halftime score with Luke Roder reeling in a 25 yard pass from Lehi Tonga.
The two teams traded field goals in the third period with Briar Cliff getting a 31 yarder from Josh McKean and Dordt countered with a 47 yard field goal by Reuben Faber that was set up by an Andy Mitchell interception and return.
The Chargers finished the scoring with a 60 yard drive with 9:27 left in the game as Prohaska scampered in for his third touchdown of the game.
Briar Cliff outgained the Defenders 450-29 and had the ball for 41:34 to Dordt's 18:26.
Dordt's Aaron Floen got 20 yards on five carries and Matt Postmus had five solo and eight assisted stops. Brice Kroeze had six solo stops and two assisted tackles with three quarterback sacks. Jordan Huisman and Jon Luetchens accounted for four solo stops each and Huisman had five assists.
Briar Cliff was led by Stavhn Leavy with 22 rushes for 104 yards while Damien Eichelberger and Andrew Prohaska had 86 and 82 yards each.
Next Up…Dordt will host Dakota Wesleyan in their regular season finale on Saturday, November 14 at 1:00 while Sioux Falls will cap the season against Morningside.
Defender Gold Club… The Defender Gold Club is again accepting memberships for the 2009-2010 season. The Gold Club was formed to promote greater interest in the entire Dordt College athletic program and finance any special need, as designated by the athletic director of the college, which is not normally covered under the athletic budget. Funds are raised through memberships and producing special events. Membership dues are $50.00. With each paid membership you will receive your choice of a stylish Defender Gold Club polo shirt, a black long-sleeved mock turtleneck shirt (limited supplies and sizes) or a Gold Club baseball hat. Additional merchandise can be purchased for $30.00 each. If interested in joining contact Steve Mouw steve@dordt.edu or 712-722-6089.
THE BACKYARD…Will be open for tailgating again this season. Contact Steve Mouw at 712-722-6089 or steve@dordt.edu to reserve a spot for the entire season.
KEEPING UP WITH THE DEFENDERS…Keep up  with the progress of the Defenders via their website at www.dordt.edu/athletics You can also receive athletic updates via e mail by subscribing on the Dordt College athletics website.
National Rankings…(November 2)
1-Sioux Falls
4-Morningside
17-Hastings
18-Northwestern
RV-Nebraska Wesleyan
National Notes: The top three teams in the poll have been ranked the same each week… No. 2 Carroll (Mont.) has been either No. 1 or No. 2 for the last 30 straight rankings… Sioux Falls (S.D.) has now been ranked No. 1 a total of 40 times since the 2000 season including 23 mentions since 2007… The No. 1 Sioux Falls defense has been getting the job done as no opposing player has rushed for 100 yards or more since the 2007 National Championship – a span of 23 games… Seven teams in the country boast undefeated records with Carroll (Mont.) and St. Xavier (Ill.) holding the most wins (10)… The last time a team other than Carroll (Mont.) and Sioux Falls (S.D.) was ranked at No. 1 was Saint Francis (Ind.) on Nov. 12, 2006 – a streak of 38 polls… Carroll has now been ranked in the Top 5 in the last 61 straight polls dating back to November, 2004… St. Francis boasts the longest consecutive stretch of being named in the Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – now standing at 125 straight mentions – the last time St. Francis was not mentioned in the Top 25 was Oct. 19, 1999… After St. Francis, Carroll is the next team in line with 112 straight Top 25 rankings while Sioux Falls stands at 111 straight mentions… Since 2000, Carroll has been ranked No. 1 53 times, the highest amount of any program during that time span; Sioux Falls is second with 40 mentions at No. 1 followed by Georgetown (Ky.) with 14, Northwestern Oklahoma State with 11 and St. Francis with three… Since 2000, there are seven teams that have been ranked at least one time each season – Carroll (Mont.), MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), St. Ambrose (Iowa), St. Francis (Ind.), St. Xavier (Ill.), Sioux Falls (S.D.)… There are 77 schools that have been ranked at least once in the Top 25 since 2000, of that group of schools, six no longer sponsor NAIA football.
The Great Plains Athletic Conference…
2009 Standings (through October 31 games)
GPAC Standings:
Sioux Falls 8-0/9-0
Morningside 8-0/8-0
Northwestern 7-2/7-2
Hastings 6-2/7-2
Midland Lutheran 5-3/5-4
Nebraska Wesleyan 5-3/5-3
Briar Cliff 3-5/3-6
Dakota Wesleyan 2-6/2-6
Concordia 3-6/3-6
Doane 2-6/2-7
Dordt 0-8/1-8
Dana 0-8/0-9
Season Scores:
August 28
Hastings def. Peru State 38-18
Grand View def. Briar Cliff 27-21
Avila def. Doane 9-6
September 5
Northwestern def. Dordt 35-3
Midland Lutheran def. Concordia 12-10
Sioux Falls def. Nebraska Wesleyan 44-3
Briar Cliff def. Dana 23-0
Hastings def. Doane 34-10
Morningside def. Dakota Wesleyan 56-21
September 12
Dordt def. Waldorf 32-17
Wisconsin-Whitewater def. Midland Lutheran 58-0
Hastings def. Briar Cliff 31-20
Nebraska Wesleyan def. Dakota Wesleyan 38-23
Sioux Falls def. Dana 76-3
Doane def. Concordia 26-14
Morningside def. Northwestern 20-7
September 19
Morningside def. Dordt 72-0
Concordia def. Briar Cliff 21-10
Midland Lutheran def. Doane 35-23
Northwestern def. Nebraska Wesleyan 24-20
Sioux Falls def. Hastings 42-19
Dakota Wesleyan def. Dana 44-14
September 26
Nebraska Wesleyan def. Dordt 34-0
Midland Lutheran def. Briar Cliff 21-14
Northwestern def. Dana 35-27
Sioux Falls def. Concordia 80-0
Hastings def. Dakota Wesleyan 36-14
October 3
Hastings def. Dordt 27-3
Midland Lutheran def. Dakota Wesleyan 29-26
Northwestern def. Concordia 35-6
Morningside def. Dana 62-7
Sioux Falls def. Doane 64-0
October 8
Sioux Falls def. Briar Cliff 42-8
October 10
Concordia def. Dordt 28-12
Morningside def. Hastings 46-0
Nebraska Wesleyan def. Dana 45-14
Dakota Wesleyan def. Doane 42-32
Northwestern def. Midland Lutheran 17-14
October 17
Midland Lutheran def. Dordt 40-6
Briar Cliff def. Dakota Wesleyan 33-7
Morningside def. Concordia 58-7
Hastings def. Nebraska Wesleyan 7-3
Northwestern def. Doane 49-23
Sioux Falls def. North Dakota 28-13
Peru State def. Dana 38-20
October 24
Doane def. Dordt 24-12
Northwestern def. Briar Cliff 33-28
Morningside def. Midland Lutheran 38-27
Nebraska Wesleyan def. Concordia 27-13
Sioux Falls def. Dakota Wesleyan 59-7
Hastings def. Dana 38-7
October 31
Briar Cliff def. Dordt 30-3
Morningside def. Doane 78-14
Sioux Falls def. Northwestern 49-14
Concordia def. Dana 13-2
Nebraska Wesleyan def. Midland Lutheran 26-13
Upcoming GPAC Games:
November 7
Dordt @ Sioux Falls
Morningside @ Briar Cliff
Dana @ Midland Lutheran
Nebraska Wesleyan @ Doane
Northwestern @ Dakota Wesleyan
Hastings @ Concordia
November 14
Dakota Wesleyan @ Dordt
Briar Cliff @ Nebraska Wesleyan
Sioux Falls @ Morningside
Midland Lutheran @ Hastings
Doane @ Dana
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