After final exams are complete, the top-ranked Concordia women's basketball team will be headed to Florida for another showdown with No. 2 Southeastern and a clash with William Carey.
Despite some early shooting struggles, the top-ranked Bulldogs still won by a 30-point margin at Mount Marty on Saturday (Dec. 14). They forced 43 turnovers and got 21 points from Philly Lammers.
Star point guard Grace Barry notched a triple-double while leading top-ranked Concordia to a road win over No. 7 Morningside on Wednesday (Dec. 11). Philly Lammers added 19 points and nine rebounds.
After cleaning up at home, the top-ranked Bulldogs will take their act on the road for a pair of GPAC clashes this week. Concordia will be at No. 8 Morningside on Wednesday before heading to Mount Marty on Saturday.
Top-ranked Concordia trailed No. 13 Dakota Wesleyan by 17 points in the opening quarter before blitzing the Tigers with a dominant final three periods. The Bulldogs forced 41 turnovers and won, 100-72.
The top-ranked Bulldogs continued their run of blowout victories and 100-point outings on Wednesday (Dec. 4) by drubbing Doane. Concordia improved to 8-0 overall heading into Saturday's matchup with Dakota Wesleyan.
It will be back to action for the top-ranked Bulldogs, who remain a unanimous No. 1 team in the national poll. In its most recent outing, Concordia defeated NCAA Division II MSU Denver in an exhibition on Nov. 23.
Concordia women's and men's basketball games scheduled to be played at Morningside on Tuesday, Nov. 26 have been postponed due to wintry weather conditions. The games have been rescheduled for Dec. 11.
The top-ranked Bulldogs will be in Sioux City on Tuesday to take on No. 19 Morningside in a return to GPAC play. Concordia (7-0) has won six of the past seven meetings over the Mustangs (6-2, 3-1 GPAC).
Concordia scorched the nets again by posting a school record 127 points in a blowout win over visiting College of Saint Mary. Twelve different Bulldogs scored at least seven points on Wednesday (Nov. 20).
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.
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.