SIOUX CITY, IA. - No. 1-seed Indiana Wesleyan women's basketball will face No. 1-seed Dordt in the 2025 NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Game presented by Ballogy. The game will tip-off at 8:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Tyson Events Center. IWU reached the title game after a 70-69 win over 3-seed Briar Cliff in the Semirfinals. The Defenders advanced after beating 1-seed Bethel 84-52.
- The Defenders come into the championship as the No. 1-seed and winner of the Naismith Quadrant with a 34-2 record and 20-2 in GPAC Conference play.
- Dordt defeated 16-seed Haskell and 8-seed St. Francis (Ill.) in the First and Second Round to punch their ticket to Sioux City.
- In the Round of 16, DU defeated 4-seed Langston before taking down 3-seed Marian in the quarterfinal round, and 1-seed Bethel in the semifinals.
- The Defenders earned an Automatic bid to the National Tournament as the GPAC Tournament Cahmpions and are making their 6th tournament appearance.
- Macy Sievers (JR | G | 5-8)
- Averaged 15.4 points per game while grabbing 7.6 rebounds, and dishing out 7.6 assists per contest.
- Shot 45% from the field and knocked down 56 shots from range.
- Averages 3.1 steals per game.
- She was named to the All-GPAC First Team as the GPAC Player of the Year..
- Janie Van Donge (SR | F | 5-10)
- Led the team in scoring at 16.5 points per game.
- Also led the team by a wide margin in rebounds, grabbing 371 boards.
- Shoots over 55% from the field.
- She earned All-GPAC First Team honors as well as GPAC Defensive Player of the Year.
- Olivia Harazin (SO | G | 5-7)
- Scored 10.7 points per contest.
- Converts on baskets at a 49.8% clip and 46% from thee.
- Claimed All-GPAC Second Team honors.
- Gracie Schoonhoven (SO | G | 5-11)
- Averages 10.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.
- Was named All-GPAC Honorable Mention
- Willow Bleeker (SO | G | 5-9)
- Set the Dordt single season record with 75 made threes.
- Shoots 42% from the field.
- Earned All-GPAC Honorable Mention honors.
- Dordt ranks 5th in the NAIA scoring 83.3 points per game while shooting at the second best clip in the country at 47.7% and 38.8% from three.
- The Defenders move the ball well with an NAIA 6th best 18.7 assists per game.
- Got to the foul line 693 times which was the 4th most in the country, converting 519 of those attempts.
- Controlled the boards this season as the 17th best rebounding team in the NAIA at 44 per game.
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