Dordt University Women's Basketball
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Member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference in the NAIA. ‘24 GPAC Reg. Season Champs. ‘24 GPAC Tournament Champs. ‘24 NAIA National Champions. #DefenderWay
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Join us in welcoming out newest Defender, Ashtyn Verbeek!
Ashtyn Veerbeek
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Press Release:
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BIG TIME VICTORY TODAY!
Not only did we knock off the
#1
Broncos, but it was a program RECORD 21st win on the season!
#DefenderWay
#Made4More
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🚨 RECORD BROKEN 🚨
@DordtWBB
set a new record tonight hitting a milestone of 20 wins (...and counting) in a season 🏀
#Made4More
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When you wake up the next morning & remember that you’re going to Nationals 🙌🏻
#Watchparty
#Made4More
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The hardware is home📍⚔️🏀
The end to an amazing season… what a ride it’s been. We are humbled and blessed to have played on the National stage. Thank you everyone.
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🚨NATIONALS BOUND🚨
@DordtWBB
got a bid & is headed to the NAIA National Tournament for the 1st time in program history 🙌🏻
#Made4More
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He’s brought the program to heights it’s never been, all within a single season. One incredible leader both on & off the court!
Congrats Coach
@BillHarmsen
🏀
#Made4More
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In tonight's victory over Waldorf, senior Rachel Evavold and junior Erika Feenstra both scored their 1,000 point in a Defender uniform!
Help us congratulate Rachel and Erika on this accomplishment!
#Made4More
#DefenderWay
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🔥 Breaking Records🔥
Last night sophomore Erika Feenstra broke the single game scoring record with 43 points!
Record previously set in 1986 by Jacque Van Leeuwen with 40.
#Made4More
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‼️ YOUR DEFENDERS ARE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT BOUND ‼️
Your Defenders made the NAIA National Tournament as a 3 seed, playing against Reinhardt!
#DefenderWay
#Made4More
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Final score from tonight's thrilling game with Dakota Wesleyan University. Huge thank you
#DefenderNation
for showing up!
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NAIA Coach of the Year: Bill Harmsen 🏀⚔️
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Congrats, Bill on an amazing season, and being selected as the 2024 NAIA Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year.
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Bill has a 153-46 (76.9%) career record in only 6 seasons of leading the Defender women.
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FINAL in OT!!! What a game! Moving on to the GPAC Championship game on Tuesday, Feb 28 right back here at the De Witt!
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Thanks again to our loyal fans! Defender Nation, you guys were great tonight, thank you! We couldn’t have done it without you! 🔥🔥🔥
#championshipbound
#bestfans
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I spy a
@DordtWBB
jersey 👀
Erika Feenstra’s jersey was recently put on display for the next year in the Ring of Honor at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee!
What an honor to have
@DordtWBB
represented by the
@WBHOF
🏀
#DefenderWay
#Made4More
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Opening Round Champs📸🏆⚔️🏀
We have advanced to the NAIA Sweet Sixteen held in Sioux City.
Thank you to all of our families & fans that made the trip to Kansas this weekend. See you next week!
#DefenderWay
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Announcing another 2020 commit 🙌🏻
Welcome to our newest Defender:
Faith Van Holland
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
@HHStigerhoops
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Macy Sievers has been named the GPAC Freshman of the Year! Through 31 games, Macy averaged 8.1pts, 5.2rpg, & 5.5apg. Congratulations, Macy!⚔️🏀
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For the 2nd year in a row 🙌🏻
@DordtWBB
ranks
#1
in the nation in NAIA D2 WBB 📚🏀
#Made4More
#DefenderWay
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2022-2023 GPAC Regular Season CHAMPS⚔️🏀 Thanks to everyone who played a role in this. Now, let’s keep it going!!
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Huge thank you to Peoples Bank of Sioux Center for purchasing students’ tickets to our National Championship game this past Tuesday. We are forever thankful for our community who rallied around us during the tournament!
💛🖤⚔️🏀
#DefenderWay
#ThankYou
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Congratulations to Head Coach
@BillHarmsen
on reaching yet another coaching milestone in his career! Win
#100
comes in just his 5th season at Dordt. Congratulations, Coach!⚔️🏀
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Heading to the final site
@TysonEventsCent
for the 2nd straight season. We are humbled to be in this position. This is a result of the hard work, dedication, & selflessness of this group & the groups that came before them.
See you next week in Sioux City, Defender Nation!
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71 Wins
3 GPAC Tournaments
2 NAIA National Tournaments
Your impact on our program goes much further than the wins and the losses! We pray for God's blessings on each of you in your post-playing careers.
👏 Thank You, Seniors! 👏
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Just because the national tournament got cancelled, doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun in the Tyson!
#duwatchparty
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Look good, feel good, play good... am I right? 🤷🏻♀️
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We are excited to announce the signing of Janie Schoonhoven from Unity Christian HS🎉⚔️🏀
#Welcome2TheFamily
#DefenderWay
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We are excited to announce the signing of elite guard Hayden Heimensen from Central Lyon HS! Hayden will compete in the ⚫️🟡 next year!⚔️🏀
#DefenderWay
#Welcome2TheFamily
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Join us in wishing Mike Byker (
@mbyk52
) a happy 50th birthday today! Thank you for everything that you do to promote Defender athletics and give a great listening experience to our fans from near and far. We appreciate you, Mike!
🥳 Happy Birthday! 🎈
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National Runner Up…⚔️🏀
Thank you, Defender Nation💛🖤
#DefenderWay
🏀 FINAL: Thomas More 77,
@DordtWBB
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Defender Nation, thank you for a great run. It was an incredible season and an unforgettable tournament. Thank you for representing
#TheDefenderWay
on the national stage.
#GoDefenders
⚔️
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Join us in welcoming our newest Defender, Anna Otto!
Anna Otto
Rochester Lourdes High School, Minnesota
Press Release:
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🚨ALL-AMERICAN🚨
In her first season competing at Dordt, Ashtyn Veerbeek has been named a 2nd Team All-American by the
@NAIA
! A very well-deserved honor.
Congratulations,
@AshtynVeerbeek
!!
#DefenderWay
⚔️🏀
#AllAmerican
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A sincere thank you to Defender Nation for propelling us on our magical run. You displayed the
#DefenderWay
in the National spotlight⭐️⚔️🏀
#NAIANational
#RunnerUp
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Big news announced today from the
@NAIA
🙌🏻
We got an All-American both on the court & in the classroom 🏀📚
#Made4More
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2022 All-Star Game⭐️🏀
White team wins 85-71.
Tonight’s MVPs:
Brooklyn Meyer -
@WestLyonGirlsBB
Kaitlyn Tendal -
@Elcgirlsbball
Coached by our All-Star coaches:
Heather Grafing
@CLGirlsHoops
Gillian Letsche
@MMCRUroyals
Congratulations on great seasons!
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Final Four…
Defender Nation, thank you. See you on Monday at 6:00!!
National Semifinal bound!!!!
@dordtwbb
Veerbeek w/ 22pts, Gustafson and Beckman w/ 12pts each; Defenders outscore The Master's 28-11 in 4th quarter!
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Congratulations to Senior Karly Gustafson on scoring her 1,000th point in tonight’s game!
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Celebrated the end of a historic season & the careers of 6 graduating Seniors last night. A lot goes into a season such as this... thank you to our scout team, managers, players, and support staff for selflessly pouring into our program!
#DefenderWay
⚔️🏀
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Put pen to paper with another 2020 commit 🙌🏻
Welcome to our newest Defender:
Abby Postma
Rock Valley, Iowa
@wolfpack_wc
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Did you miss it?
@DordtWBB
moved up to
#13
in the nation last week!
Finished the semester 11-4 (6-3 GPAC) -- One of the best starts in program history!
Back in action December 28 & 29 in a classic with Dakota State & Trinity Christian hosted at Northwestern College
#Made4More
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Join us in congratulating Erika Feenstra on being named as a NAIA Division II All-American!
👏 Congratulations, Erika! 👏
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Another great addition to our 2020 recruiting class!
Join us in welcoming our newest signee 👏:
Dana Den Herder
Sioux Center High School
#DefenderWay
#Made4More
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Help us congratulate the GPAC Player of the Week, our very own Rachel Evavold!
Complete Release:
#DefenderWay
#Made4More
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WHAT AN INCREDIBLE CREW!
Let us introduce to you 2019/20 Dordt University Women’s Basketball🏀
#Made4More
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NAIA National All-Tournament Team⭐️
🏀 Karly Gustafson
🏀 Ashtyn Veerbeek
Karly was also awarded with the Hustle award for her efforts during the tournament.
Congratulations!
#DefenderWay
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We knew it would take a lot of work but one of our team goals was to keep our 3.76 team GPA from the 2017/18 season!
This team did so in fashion 😎
@DordtWBB
Defenders are committed on the court & in the classroom! Incredibly proud of this team 📚🏀
#DefenderWay
#Made4More
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Help us in congratulating Erika Feenstra in earning GPAC Player of the Week honors for December 1-7!
Congratulations, Erika! 👏
#DefenderWay
#Make4More
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‼️ Final Score from the DeWitt ‼️
Thank you
#DefenderNation
for showing up, being loud, and impacting the game... we appreciate YOU!
We’re back at it on Saturday!
#DefenderWay
#Made4More
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Sweet Sixteen bound….So proud of this group. See you in Sioux City next week, Defender Nation!!!⚔️🏀
Palms still sweating.
Knuckles still white.
On to the next one.
Gustafson 16 pts 8 rebs | Veerbeek 13 pts, 12 rebs, 3 assts | Beckman 11 pts | Heimensen and Schoonhoven 8 pts each
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Big time win for our girls tonight against a very good Northwestern team, 92-84!
Thank you
#DefenderNation
for showing out, being loud, and cheering us on!
#DefenderWay
#Made4More
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🚨CHAMPIONSHIP TUESDAY!🚨Let’s go Defender Nation! Let’s pack the Tyson! Tip off is set for 7pm, we can’t wait to see everyone there! 🔥⚔️🏀
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Defender Nation,
A sincere THANK YOU for your support this past week & all season long! Our season ended at the national stage & your support was amazing!
From all of
@DordtWBB
THANK YOU!
#Made4More
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Excited to sign our first 2020 commit!
Welcome to our newest Defender:
Hilary Albrecht
Howard, South Dakota
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Join us in congratulating Erika Feenstra on being named as a CoSIDA Academic First Team All-American!
👏 Congratulations, Erika! 👏
#DefenderWay
#Made4More
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Last practice in the De Witt before heading to Sioux City!⚔️🏀
We play Montana Western on Tuesday at 8:00 PM. Wear black!!
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We also celebrated our 2 most recent 1,000pt scorers yesterday!
Karly Gustafson & Bailey Beckman have been integral in the growth of our program for the past 4 years and…. THEY’RE COMING BACK for a 5th year☺️⚔️🏀 Not done yet!!
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When you let the upperclassmen lead the last morning practice of break...
This group had each of the coaches tendencies down to taking cough drops, being late to practice, where practice plans are located, & what each coach would say! 🏀
#Made4More
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GPAC All-Conference Awards:
🏀1st Team➡️Karly Gustafson, Bailey Beckman
🏀2nd Team➡️Janie Schoonhoven
🏀Hon. Mention➡️Macy Sievers
🏀Freshman of the Year➡️Macy Sievers
Big time season for our program! We are honored to represent
@dordtuniversity
& the
#DefenderWay
!
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We celebrated
@erikafeen
and her 1,738 career points today after practice! Big time accomplishment by a big time player.
#AndCounting
#DefenderWay
⚔️🏀
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A huge weekend for our program! 2 National Tournament wins & an individual milestone met. Junior Ashtyn Veerbeek crossed the 1,000pt threshold in Friday's win over IU East. Congratulations, Ashtyn!
#DefenderWay
⚔️🏀
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A new
@NAIA
coaches poll came out today, and your Defender Women are ranked 12!
#DefenderWay
#Made4More
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Congratulations to Karly Gustafson on being the newest member to the Dordt Women’s Basketball 1000 Rebound Club!!! Below is a complete list of all of the members of this club!!
.
1. Karly Gustafson
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Merry Christmas, from our family to yours!
May you all remember the true reason for this special holiday... "Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord." Luke 2:11
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A moment in time that we will never forget...
“The Defenders from Dordt College making their 1st appearance in the National Tournament”
March 6, 2019
Tyson Event Center
Sioux City, Iowa
#Made4More
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Dear
#DefenderNation
,
We’ve appreciated your support all season long! Since clinching the 4-seed in the
@GPACSports
tournament, we get to host 5-seed Hastings tomorrow at 7pm. We want to see you there!
Sincerely,
@DordtWBB
P.S. WEAR BLACK & BE LOUD
#Made4More
#BlackOut
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Thank you Defender Nation for your great support last night! You guys brought the energy and made us feel right at home!🔥🔥🔥
#defendernation
#6thman
#defenderway
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Today we had a special visitor at practice, Coach Len Rhoda! Coach Rhoda coached women’s basketball at Dordt for 21 years in the late 90’s, and continues to support
@DordtWBB
in a big way!
Thank you for sharing your perspective on basketball/life, and for the stories you shared!
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It’s a good thing that we’re playing basketball tonight & not dodgeball 😅
But regardless it’s time to...
Let. The. Games. Begin.
#Made4More
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Ready to host the 1st & 2nd Rounds of the NAIA National Tournament!
We’ll play the second game tomorrow night at 7:00pm CST. Thankful for all of the hard work our administration & community have put in to host this event. See you tomorrow, Defender Nation!⚔️🏀
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Join us in congratulating Karly Gustafson on being selected Honorable Mention All-GPAC by the GPAC coaches!
👏 Congratulations, Karly! 👏
#DefenderWay
#Made4More
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Join us in CONGRATULATING our seniors on their graduation today! 🥳 Thank you all for everything you’ve done for our program and the dedication you have shown over the last four years. You all have exhibited the
#DefenderWay
in countless ways!
#Made4More
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These two get to experience their first game in the De Witt on Friday!
Let the countdown begin 🏀
#Made4More
#GameWeek
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NAIA All-American: Macy Sievers 🏀⚔️
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Congrats, Macy on an amazing season and being selected as a member of the 2024 NAIA Women’s Basketball All-American First Team.
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🚨BIG TIME NEWS🚨
Announced today:
@dordtdefenders
women and
@JimmieAthletics
men will be hosts of the
@NAIA
🏀 First and Second Rounds at DeWitt Gymnasium and Harold Newman Arena on March 7 and 8!
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