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Dordt College Women's Basketball vs. Dana-GPAC First Round

February 20, 2007

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(Sioux Center, Iowa) Dordt started off the GPAC tournament on Tuesday night at home against Dana in women's play. The hard fought battle came down to the wire but the Defenders came out on top, 62-61. The game was a rematch of a regular season finale held on Saturday that Dana won by two and was also a rematch of a first round tournament game from last year that Dordt won.

The first half started off very even. Dordt took first blood but with 11:11 remaining, trailed 16-11. Dordt regained the lead at 20-18 and pulled out to a 28-24 lead at the half.

The shootout continued in the second half with a couple of lead changes that landed Dana in the lead, 43-40 with 10:03 left to play. Dordt fought back for the lead but could not hold it and trailed 60-55 with just 2:13 left. Dordt finished the game on a 7-1 run and regained the lead at 62-61 when Kara Karlsgodt made 2 free-throws. Dana had one last chance to win it but a block by Karlsgodt kept the ball out of the hoop and Dordt took the victory 62-61. Lindsey Van Wyk made her only three-pointer of the night in the final Dordt charge as well.

Dordt was led by Kara Karlsgodt who scored 17 while Kate Du Mez added 15 to the total. Lindsay Van Wyk also scored 14 and pulled down 8 boards. Dana only put one player into double figures with Tricia Trotter scoring 17. Dana shot 46 percent from the field but were only 50 percent at the line. Du Mez and Van Wyk both had four assists and Du Mez, Kelsie De Nooy and Erin Savery each had two steals.

The Defenders advance to the quarterfinal round of the GPAC tournament where they will face Mount Marty, the number two seed in the tournament on Thursday night in Yankton, South Dakota.

Other GPAC first round scores:
Sioux Falls def. Briar Cliff 61-55
Doane def. Midland Lutheran 73-59
Concordia def. Dakota Wesleyan 77-67

GPAC quarterfinal round pairings
Sioux Falls (15-16) @ Morningside (19-10)
Doane (20-9) @ Northwestern (21-7
Concordia (19-12)@ Hastings (23-6)
Dordt (11-18) @ Mount Marty 20-8

Dordt's Current Record: 11-18 (7-11)
Opponent's Current Record: 14-15 (6-12)

Team 1st Half 2nd Half Final
Dordt College 28 34 62
Dana-GPAC First Round 24 37 61
Dordt Rebounding Leaders Total
Lindsey Van Wyk 8
McKinzie Schmidt 4
Kelsie De Nooy 4
Kate Du Mez 4
Team Total: 34
Opponent Rebounding Leaders Total
Amy Nichol 11
Heidi Gowery 7
Tricia Trotter 6
Team Total: 46
Dordt Scoring Leaders Total
Kara Karlsgodt 17
Kate Du Mez 15
Lindsey Van Wyk 14
McKinzie Schmidt 10
Team Total: 62
Opponent Scoring Leaders Total
Tricia Trotter 17
Jillian Bryant 10
Team Total: 61
Dordt Team Shooting Pct
Field Goals: 26/73 36%
3-Point Field Goals: 3/13 23%
Free Throws: 7/8 88%
Opponent Team Shooting Pct
Field Goals: 26/56 46%
3-Point Field Goals: 3/8 38%
Free Throws: 6/12 50%

For more information, please contact Mike Byker, Sports Information Director, at mbyker@dordt.edu or (712) 722-6301.