Kayla Luebbe powered her way to 20 points and seven rebounds in leading a rally that forced overtime on Wednesday (Jan. 19). Ultimately, No. 8 Morningside emerged with a 68-62 victory inside Friedrich Arena.
From a ratings perspective, it won't get any more challenging within conference play than the week ahead for the Bulldogs, who will host No. 8 Morningside before traveling to No. 14 Northwestern. Concordia is currently in third place with a 9-4 GPAC mark.
The GPAC win streak was halted at seven as the Bulldogs were hounded on Saturday (Jan. 15) by Jamestown defensive effort. Concordia fell, 65-51, in North Dakota while totaling a season low scoring output.
A beastly 53-31 advantage on the boards characterized the night for red hot Concordia, which cruised to an 87-58 victory over College of Saint Mary on Wednesday (Jan. 12). The Bulldogs pushed their GPAC win streak to seven.
An impressive performance in last week's win over Dakota Wesleyan leads No. 22 Concordia into matchups this week with College of Saint Mary and Jamestown. The Bulldogs (11-6, 8-3 GPAC) have won six-straight GPAC outings.
This may have been as complete of a performance as 22nd-ranked Concordia has put together this season. Mackenzie Toomey posted a career high 19 points and helped spur a 17-0 run that carried the Bulldogs to a 90-58 win over DWU.
Taysha Rushton returned to the lineup on Wednesday (Jan. 5) and rattled off 27 points as the 22nd-ranked Bulldogs won at Mount Marty, 83-58. Concordia (10-6, 7-3 GPAC) has won five-straight within league play.
It was a close call, but the Bulldogs pulled out an OT win over Doane on New Year's Day to move their GPAC win streak to four. Concordia now looks forward to playing at Mount Marty on Wednesday and hosting Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday.
No. 23 Concordia had its hands full on New Year's Day as Doane played the host into overtime. Ultimately, a career day from Sadie Powell helped the Bulldogs survive the scare and win, 76-70, pushing their league record to 6-3.
The first action since the Hoop N Surf Classic in Hawaii will take place on New Year's Day as the 22nd-ranked Bulldogs host Doane. Concordia will play at home for the first time since Dec. 8.
Don't forget about TC. The leading scorer for the 2018-19 national championship team, Taylor Cockerill is roughly 90 percent of the way back from the knee injury she suffered last October.
As announced by CoSIDA, Grace Barry is the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for the entire NAIA. She is the first Concordia student-athlete to ever earn the award.
Let's answer the question: who wore it better? We ran down the top Bulldog women's basketball performers at each jersey number during the 20 seasons of GPAC hoops.
Fans were out in force in anticipation when Voss brought his No. 1-ranked Bulldogs to Hastings for a big-time conference clash with the second-ranked Broncos on Feb. 12, 2003.
Before it all came to an abrupt end, the top-ranked Bulldogs put together another season to remember. They repeated as GPAC regular-season and tournament champions while forging memories along the way.
All-American Philly Lammers will be remembered for her incredible success on the court, her humility and her role in the most successful four-year run in Concordia women's basketball history.
The 2019-20 Concordia women's basketball seniors will leave a mark on the program that will stand the test of time. The results speak for themselves in the form of winning, relationships and memories made.
The Concordia women's basketball team serves a greater purpose than just what is seen on the court on game days. Despite winning a national title, the values of the program have remained unchanged.
What they have is more precious than winning. EVERY single coach/player that experienced the national title run reflected on the emotion of winning a title and just what made this team so special.
Behind Tournament MVP Grace Barry, the Bulldog women's basketball team sealed the deal and won the NAIA Division II national title. Concordia won the national title game by a final score of 67-59 over No. 2 Southeastern.