A record built around others

As the NAIA’s all-time leader in assists, Macy Sievers stands at the top of a category defined by precision, vision, and something less measurable: dependence on others.

“The assist record is super cool,” Sievers, a senior elementary education major, says. “It’s crazy to think I’m the NAIA leader in assists. I never would have thought I’d be a record holder.”

She finished her four-year career at Dordt with 1,078 assists, 993 rebounds, and 1,933 points. But what stands out most to her is what those numbers represent.

In a sport often defined by individual statistics, assists tell a different story. Every pass requires trust. Every tally depends on someone else finishing the play. For Sievers, the record is less about personal accomplishment and more about shared success built over years of relationships and repetition.

“This record is not achieved alone,” she explains. “I had teammates who were able to make that many baskets. I couldn’t have done this alone. In that way, it’s a team award.”

That perspective reflects how she approached her time at Dordt—committed not just to excellence on the court, but in the classroom and community as well.

“I didn’t want to just be that person that was like, ‘Oh yeah, she’s good at basketball,’ but doesn’t turn in her homework,” she says.

Professors and coaches alike reinforced that balance, pushing her to grow while respecting the demands of athletics, academics, and faith.

“Basketball is not my identity; Christ is my identity,” she says.

Years from now, the stat line may fade. But the habits, relationships, and Christ-centered character behind it—the unseen work that made each assist possible—are what will endure.

And fittingly, even at the top of the record books, Sievers is still pointing somewhere else.