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Dordt College Volleyball vs. National American--Region III Finals

November 19, 2005

(Rapid City, South Dakota) The Dordt College Lady Defender volleyball team earned a dramatic 3-2 win over National American University (South Dakota) in the finals of the NAIA Region III volleyball tournament held November 17-19 in Rapid City, South Dakota.

The Lady Defenders dropped game one by a final score of 30-17 and trailed 18-9 in game two before staging a comeback that fell short 30-27. The Lady Defenders won game three 30-23, game four 30-26 and forged a game five win of 15-9 to hand the Mavericks their first loss of the season.

Tara De Boer led the Dordt attack with 27 kills while Lindsey Van Wyk and Kristin De Ronded added 13 each.

This is the second time that Dordt College has won a regional title with the Dordt winning last season's Region IV title over the College of Saint Mary.

The Lady Defenders turned away Northwestern and Briar Cliff in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds to reach the finals. The Lady Defenders advance to the NAIA national tournament with a 38-3 record and await their pool assignment and seeding.

Dordt's Current Record: 38-3 (16-0)
Opponent's Current Record: 33-1 (0-0)

Team Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Final
Dordt College 17 27 30 30 15 3
National American--Region III Finals 30 30 23 26 9 2
Dordt Kill Leaders Total
Tara De Boer 27
Lindsey Van Wyk 13
Kristen De Ronde 13
Dordt Assist Leaders Total
Emily Van Voorst 50
Dordt Dig Leaders Total
Traci Kooima 15
Jill Haan 12
Dordt Serving Leaders Total
Jill Haan 1 Aces (17/17)
Liz Van Voorst 1 Aces (23/24)
Team Totals Total
Kills 69
Assists 51
Digs 74

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