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Jamestown's bid for a come-from-behind upset on the road was thwarted when Taysha Rushton banked in a shot at the buzzer. The Bulldogs celebrated a 69-67 win behind 20 points from Rushton on Tuesday (Nov. 23).
Jamestown's bid for a come-from-behind upset on the road was thwarted when Taysha Rushton banked in a shot at the buzzer. The Bulldogs celebrated a 69-67 win behind 20 points from Rushton on Tuesday (Nov. 23).
During Thanksgiving week, the schedule offers up a plate that features a home game with Jamestown and a trip to No. 3 Wayland Baptist. The Bulldogs are searching for consistency after going 1-1 last week in GPAC play.
While struggling offensively, the 21st-ranked Bulldogs still managed to hang with No. 16 Dordt in Sioux Center, Iowa. However, Ashtyn Veerbeek and company were too much in a 69-60 Concordia loss on Saturday (Nov. 20).
Their best offensive performance of the season spurred the 21st-ranked Bulldogs to a 93-52 blowout of Midland on Wednesday (Nov. 17). Five Concordia players reached double figures and six drilled at least one 3-point basket.
Concordia looks to rebound from a loss at Briar Cliff while hosting Midland and playing at Dordt this week. Taysha Rushton enters the week averaging 21.0 points per game for the 2-2 Bulldogs.
A deficit of 14 points in the fourth quarter could not be made up on Saturday (Nov. 13) as the ninth-ranked Bulldogs fell on the road, 74-68, to Briar Cliff. The contest marked the GPAC opener for both sides.
Concordia will have had a week off from game action by the time the ball is tipped in Sioux City on Saturday. The Bulldogs will be at Briar Cliff for the GPAC opener for both sides.
After struggling on Friday, the ninth-ranked Bulldogs responded appropriately on Saturday (Nov. 6) at the Cattle Classic with an 88-80 win over No. 13 Dakota State. Abby Heemstra and Rylee Pauli starred for Concordia.
No. 18 Sterling blitzed ninth-ranked Concordia from the opening tip and cruised to an 84-66 win on Friday (Nov. 5) at the 22nd annual Cattle Classic. Rylee Pauli (10 points, 13 rebounds) turned in a double-double for the Bulldogs.
Taysha Rushton poured in a career high 32 points and the Bulldogs used a plus-13 turnover advantage to hold off Bellevue University, 77-71, on Monday (Nov. 1). Freshman Abby Heemstra also scored in double figures.
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.