The top-ranked Bulldogs will take an 18-game win streak into this week's action. Concordia will host College of Saint Mary on Wednesday before traveling to Denver for an exhibition contest on Saturday.
The top-ranked Bulldogs actually trailed after one quarter, but then shifted into gear and rolled to another lopsided win. This one came by a 113-59 score over Briar Cliff. Six Bulldogs reached double figures in scoring.
It's time for GPAC play to get underway for a program that has swept conference regular-season and tournament titles three years in a row. Top-ranked Concordia last played the weekend of the Cattle Classic.
Concordia's talent one through 15 on the roster wore No. 9 St. Francis out on Saturday (Nov. 2). The Bulldogs used big advantages in turnover margin and rebounding to claim a 107-46 victory at the Cattle Classic.
No team coached by Drew Olson had ever scored more than the 123 points poured in by the Bulldogs on Friday (Nov. 1) at the Cattle Classic. Eleven Bulldogs had at least eight points in the rout of Simpson.
The Cattle Classic has reached its 20th year. As part of the event, Coach Drew Olson's program will take on Simpson (Calif.) and No. 9 St. Francis (Ill.) while in action this Friday and Saturday (Nov. 1-2).
Concordia built a big lead early before the rematch of the 2019 NAIA Division II championship game settled into a slugfest. The Bulldogs eventually made enough plays to win, 63-62, in overtime on Saturday (Oct. 26).
The entire roster contributed heavily as the Bulldogs netted 16 3-point field goals and forced 43 turnovers in a 107-50 dismantling of 12th-ranked Sterling on Friday (Oct. 25) in Point Lookout, Mo.
The defending national champion Bulldogs will begin the 2019-20 campaign ranked No. 1 in NAIA Division II. Concordia picked up all 12 first-place votes in the poll released on Wednesday (Oct. 23).
Grace Barry led the charge as the defending national champion Bulldogs nearly pulled off a win at Creighton on Tuesday (Oct. 22). Concordia ultimately fell 85-83 in double overtime in an exhibition game.
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.