Matthew Hahn came off the bench to propel Morningside to a lopsided win over Concordia inside Walz Arena on Saturday (Jan. 21). Chandler Folkerts topped the Bulldogs with 20 points and seven rebounds.
Following a break in the schedule, Concordia will return to action on Saturday when it hosts Morningside, a team receiving votes in the national poll. The Bulldogs are 5-1 over their last six games.
The Concordia win streak came to a halt at five. Visiting 19th-ranked Midland scored the game's final 12 points to pull out a 64-59 win over the Bulldogs on Wednesday. Concordia shot 43.8 percent in the defeat.
The national leader in both field goal and 3-point percentage, Concordia will test itself against two more top-25 squads in this week's action. The Bulldogs welcome No. 20 Midland to Seward on Wednesday.
On a day when the starters needed some rest, the Concordia bench accounted for 80 points in a 108-70 home win over Oglala Lakota College on Saturday (Jan. 7). Brevin Sloup, Justin Damme and Clay Reimers each had career high point totals.
Eli Ziegler became the 29th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points while leading the red-hot Bulldogs. Concordia picked up its fourth-straight victory by knocking off Dordt, 100-91, on Friday.
Over his four-year Bulldog career, Littleton, Colorado, native Eli Ziegler has gone from role player to star. Born and bred to play hoops, Concordia's sharpshooting senior is the ringleader for a squad that leads the nation in 3-point shooting.
After two-straight road wins over top-25 opponents, Concordia returned home and opened the new year by knocking off the defending GPAC champs. Chandler Folkerts piled up 29 points and eight rebounds.
After leading Concordia to two road wins over top-25 opponents, senior Chandler Folkerts was named the GPAC player of the week. Folkerts piled up a season high 32 points in the win over No. 22 Florida Memorial.
After a thrilling road trip in Miami, Concordia returns home to host defending GPAC champion Briar Cliff on Wednesday (Jan. 4). The Bulldogs enter the week ranked first nationally in 3-point shooting.
A senior class led by Tanner Shuck and Brevin Sloup steadied the men's basketball program and led it to the national tournament for the first time since 2005. The highlight of the campaign was a GPAC tournament title.
At long last, the Bulldogs are headed back to the national tournament after a 15-year hiatus. The GPAC tournament champions earned a No. 7 seed and a matchup with No. 2 seed Ottawa.
Brevin Sloup doesn't have to hide the pride he has for his hometown Seward. It works both ways. Now starring as the Bulldog point guard, Sloup inspires plenty of pride from the Seward community.
Tanner Shuck and Brevin Sloup return to provide scoring punch for a new-look Bulldog men's basketball team in 2018-19. Head coach Ben Limback's squad will also be reliant on a large group of newcomers.
A new-look Bulldog men's basketball team opened official practice on Monday (Sept. 24). Junior Tanner Shuck says that the group of newcomers has brought a jolt to energy to the 2018-19 team.
Mike Works proved to be the missing piece for a Concordia men's basketball program that broke through with national tournament appearances in 1991 and 1992. Works is now headed for the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame.
From 2003 to 2007, Jon Ziegler piled up points like no Bulldog ever had. His journey to the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame included his signature 47-point game versus Sioux Falls and a national championship game appearance.
A sophomore class headed by Jake Hornick and Clay Reimers allowed Concordia to surpass the expectations of outsiders in 2017-18. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 12-3 record before finishing at 17-13 overall.
Concordia is 5-1 behind a sophomore group that has already shown tremendous growth since last season. Four second-year players have pushed their way into the starting lineup for the rising Bulldogs.
With Chandler Folkerts and Eli Ziegler having moved on, it's time for the next wave of stars to emerge for the Concordia men's basketball program. Several sophomores are candidates to fill their big shoes.