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.
The 65th annual Concordia Invitational Tournament tips off Jan. 29 at Concordia University Chicago. Both Bulldog teams will vie for their 26th all-time CIT titles.
Young and inexperienced proved a theme for the Bulldogs during head coach Ben Limback’s first season at the helm of the program in 2013-14. That’s no longer the case.