November 10, 2026
THE GAMES AT A GLANCE
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 vs. (7) Dordt (Iowa)
Location: Sanford Sports Complex / Pentagon / Sioux Falls, S.D. |
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| Start Time: 5:30 p.m. |
THIS WEEK
Dakota State (S.D.) (1-4 overall record, No. 3 in NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 poll) closes out their non-conference schedule Tuesday evening at the Sanford Sports Complex in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Trojans take on their annual contest with Dordt (Iowa) (4-0 overall record, No. 7 in NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 poll) in the Pentagon. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.
QUICK HITS
*Dakota Stats is seeking for their first win over the NAIA's Top 25 teams this season. Tuesday's game will mark the third straight game that DSU will face the NAIA's Top 10 teams from the Great Plains Athletic Conference.
*Tuesday's contest will be the final non-conference contest of the season for Dakota State before they head to a busy 22-game Frontier Conference schedule. The Trojans begin their league schedule with three straight games, including their home opener versus Bellevue (Neb.) on Nov. 21.
*DSU's
Bria Wasmund was named to the 27th annual Cattle Classic for the Trojans last weekend in Seward, Neb.
*After Tuesday's final non-conference contest, the Trojans will play an exhibition game at NCAA Division I South Dakota State on Dec. 9.
*Dakota State will return to action on Nov. 21, 11 days after their contest with Dordt in Sioux Falls. The Trojans welcome Bellevue in DSU's home opener of the 2026-27 season at DSU Fieldhouse.
2026-27 STATS COMPARISON
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| Scoring Offense |
73.8 |
91.5 |
| Scoring Defense |
66.6 |
52.0 |
| Scoring Margin |
7.2 |
39.5 |
| Field Goal % |
.373 |
.467 |
| Field Goal Def. % |
.355 |
.321 |
| Free Throw % |
.659 |
.662 |
| Rebounds Per Game |
45.2 |
41.0 |
| Rebounds Margin |
3.8 |
7.0 |
| 3-point FGs Made Per Game |
8.6 |
9.8 |
| 3-point FG % |
.240 |
.358 |
| Assists Per Game |
13.6 |
16.5 |
| Blocks Per Game |
2.2 |
3.5 |
ABOUT DORDT
No. 7 Dordt (Iowa) enters Tuesday's match up with a perfect 4-0 record under ninth-year head coach Bill Harmsen. The Defenders are coming off a 34-3 season in 2025-26 that included a 21-1 record in Great Plains Athletic Conference play and a run to the NAIA National Championship game. Dordt averaged 85.6 points per game last season while holding opponents to 58.5 points per contest.
Dordt has opened the 2026-27 season with four convincing victories, defeating Viterbo 79-40, Waldorf 104-44, Grand View 108-75 and Mayville State 75-49. The Defenders have scored at least 75 points in every game and have won all four contests by 26 points or more.
Dakota State trails the all-time series against Dordt 7-17 in the previous 24 meetings and has lost the last six meetings. The teams met twice last season, with Dordt earning an 86-82 victory at the Sanford Sports Complex before defeating the Trojans 83-69 in the NAIA National Championship semifinals. Dakota State's last victory in the series came Nov. 3, 2020.
LAST TIME OUT
No. 3 Dakota State (S.D.) dropped both games at the Cattle Classic in Seward, Neb., falling 71-56 to No. 2 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) before dropping a 64-54 decision to No. 10 Concordia (Neb.). The Trojans moved to 1-4 overall after facing four nationally ranked opponents in their first five games.
Dakota State opened the weekend by building a 39-24 halftime advantage over Dakota Wesleyan. The Trojans led by as many as 17 points in the first half and forced 21 Tiger turnovers, but Dakota Wesleyan answered with a 47-17 scoring advantage after halftime. The Tigers outscored DSU 25-5 in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback.
Dakota State struggled offensively against the Tigers, shooting 29.7 percent from the field and 15.6 percent from 3-point range. Dakota Wesleyan also held a 57-36 rebounding advantage and outscored the Trojans 25-7 at the free-throw line. Emma Yost led the Tigers with 27 points, including 22 after halftime.
The Trojans responded by taking a 35-29 halftime lead against Concordia the following afternoon. Dakota State outscored the Bulldogs 24-18 in the second quarter, but Concordia used another second-half surge to rally for the 64-54 victory. The loss dropped DSU to 1-4 overall while Concordia improved to 3-1.
TROJANS' CHALLENGING SCHEDULE
Dakota State continues one of the most difficult stretches of its non-conference schedule Tuesday against No. 7 Dordt (Iowa) at the Sanford Sports Complex in Sioux Falls. The Defenders finished as the NAIA national runner-up last season and defeated Dakota State 83-69 in the national semifinals.
Tuesday's match up will mark Dakota State's fifth game against a nationally ranked opponent through its first six contests. The Trojans have already faced No. 23 Oregon Tech, No. 2 Dakota Wesleyan and No. 10 Concordia, with the Dordt match up completing a stretch of three consecutive Top-10 opponents.
Dakota State then has an extended break before beginning its 22-game Frontier Conference schedule Nov. 21 against Bellevue (Neb.) at the DSU Fieldhouse. The Trojans will play 11 home and 11 road conference contests before the Frontier Conference postseason tournament Feb. 27-March 1 in Butte, Mont.
DAKOTA STATE-DORDT SERIES AT PENTAGON
Dakota State (S.D.) and Dordt (Iowa) renew their annual women's basketball rivalry Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, at the Sanford Sports Complex Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. The two NAIA programs have met at the Pentagon in each of the previous four seasons, with Dordt winning all four contests. The last two meetings have been decided by a combined seven points.
The Trojans nearly upset the NAIA's top-ranked Defenders in their most recent Pentagon meeting on Nov. 11, 2025. Fourth-ranked Dakota State rallied from a 12-point first-quarter deficit before falling 86-82.
The rivalry intensified during the 2025-26 season when the programs met again in the NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship semifinals on March 23, 2026, at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Top-ranked Dordt defeated third-ranked Dakota State 83-69, ending the Trojans' historic season with a 30-6 overall record.
Dordt enters Tuesday's contest undefeated at 4-0, while Dakota State is 1-4 after opening the season against a challenging non-conference schedule. The Trojans seek their first victory over the Defenders since 2018 and their first win at the Pentagon in the recent four-game series.
2026-27 DSU Trojan Women's Basketball Team Leaders
- Points/Points Per Game: Bria Wasmund – 76 points (15.2 points per game)
- Field Goal Percentage: Ella Carstensen – 42.9 percent (15-of-35 field goals)
- 3-point Field Goal Percentage: Hamtyn Heinz – 33.3 percent (9-of-27 3-point field goals)
- Free-Throw Percentage: Mackenzi Simmons – 100.0 percent (6-of-6 free-throws)
- Rebounds: Cierra Watkins – 29 rebounds (5.8 rebounds per game)
- Assists/Assists Per Game: Bria Wasmund – 13 assists/2.6 assists per game
- Steals/Steals Per Game: Bria Wasmund – 18 steals/3.6 steals per game
- Blocked Shots: Angelina Chapple – 5 blocked shots (1.0 blocks per game)
