A shot at a top four seed in the GPAC will be on the line during the final week of the regular season. The Bulldogs will host their senior night on Wednesday when Briar Cliff will be in town and then travel to Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday.
Taysha Rushton and Kendal Brigham combined to net 10 of Concordia's 14 treys in a 98-73 rout at College of Saint Mary on Saturday (Feb. 12). The Bulldogs also forced 23 more turnovers and moved to 15-11 overall (12-8 GPAC).
Down 13 in the second half, the Bulldogs dusted off the full-court press and terrorized Doane to the tune of 28 turnovers. The pressure, coupled with a huge second half by Kendal Brigham, paved the way to a 74-63 Concordia win.
Looking to make a push down the stretch of the regular season, the Bulldogs will stay in-state for road trips to Doane and College of Saint Mary this week. Concordia is currently tied for sixth in the GPAC with a 10-8 league mark.
In a contest that went wire-to-wire, Ashtyn Veerbeek and Dordt made the plays in crunch time to pull it out, 76-69, over the 23rd-ranked Bulldogs. Taysha Rushton (20) and Sadie Powell (19) paced Concordia in the scoring department.
Led by the flurry out of the gate from Taysha Rushton, the 23rd-ranked Bulldogs regained their confidence with a 101-57 blowout win at Midland on Wednesday (Feb. 2). Rushton piled up 31 points in spurring the season high outburst.
Following a weekend to refresh and refocus, the 23rd-ranked Bulldogs are gearing up to play at Midland on Wednesday and host red hot Dordt on Saturday. Concordia is aiming to get back into the W column after four-straight defeats.
The 23rd-ranked Bulldogs never did find an offensive rhythm on Wednesday (Jan. 26) while falling at the hands of Hastings, 68-60. Concordia (12-10, 9-7 GPAC) got 22 points from Taysha Rushton and 17 from Taylor Farrell.
After pushing both No. 8 Morningside and No. 14 Northwestern to the wire in losses last week, the 19th-ranked Concordia has shifted focus to Wednesday's home matchup with Hastings. The Bulldogs are 9-6 in league play.
A gauntlet of a week inside the GPAC concluded with a 74-68 defeat at No. 14 Northwestern. The 19th-ranked Bulldogs were tied with under four-and-a-half minutes to go before slipping. Taysha Rushton piled up a game high 26 points.
Last season's Bulldog squad navigated the most challenging schedule in the NAIA and managed to reach the national tournament. Taysha Rushton leads a 2022-23 team that believes it's grown since the end of the 2021-22 campaign.
Mackenzie Koepke had played in 102 of a possible 103 games over her first three seasons. After missing the 2021-22 season due to injury, the Lincoln Lutheran alum, a link back to the national championship team, is determined to go out on her own terms.
Just a few weeks after playing the 123rd and final game of her collegiate career, Rylee Pauli reflected on four years of Concordia Women's Basketball. There were ups, downs, unique experiences and incredible highs.
Led by do-it-all guard Taysha Rushton and relentless senior Rylee Pauli, the 2021-22 Bulldogs extended the program's national tournament streak while beating five teams that qualified for nationals throughout the season.
Four starters, including First Team All-GPAC star Taysha Rushton, return for a Concordia Women's Basketball program coming off an appearance in the NAIA national quarterfinals last season. Depth will be a strength.
Taylor Cockerill and Taysha Rushton were the ringleaders for a squad that reached the NAIA national quarterfinals while playing an exciting brand of hoops in 2020-21.
For Concordia Women's Basketball, tradition never graduates. That's become evident in 2020-21, even as the program 'rebuilt' following the graduation of several stars.
In season No. 15 as head coach, Drew Olson has reached the 400-win milestone. As his current and former players will attest, Concordia Women's Basketball is about more than winning.
From October 2011 through December 2020, Concordia Women's Basketball was included in every possible NAIA top 25 ranking, a run of 97-straight poll appearances.
It's a new-look Concordia Women's Basketball team, but the program is determined to prove it's still a major force in the GPAC and nationally. Taylor Cockerill and Mackenzie Koepke are the headlining returners.