The seventh-ranked Concordia women’s basketball team unveiled a new-look starting lineup complete with three freshmen and two juniors in Saturday’s NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Game of the Week. With the Bulldog backcourt tandem of Kristen Conahan and Bailey Morris on the mend, No. 2 Northwestern (17-0, 9-0 GPAC) rolled up an 86-68 victory at the Bultman Center in Orange City, Iowa.
The top-ranked Bulldogs were greeted by a hyper-charged atmosphere inside Lynn Farrell Arena on Wednesday (Jan. 8) when they fell at the hands of No. 4 Hastings, 66-59. Grace Barry had 17 points to lead Concordia.
Riley Sibbel totaled a combined 41 points as the top-ranked Bulldogs defeated both No. 12 Northwestern and No. 6 Dordt last week. Sibbel's 26 points versus Dordt represented a new career high for the GPAC Player of the Week.
Concordia and Hastings will meet as top-five ranked squads for the first time since 2003 in a big-time battle on Wednesday. Both teams are 9-0 in conference play. The Bulldogs will then return home to host Jamestown on Saturday.
Senior Riley Sibbel came through with a career high 26 points and the top-ranked Concordia women's basketball team stifled No. 6 Dordt in a 69-55 win inside Walz Arena on Saturday (Jan. 4).
The top-ranked Bulldogs began a critical three-game stretch of top 12 opponents by toppling No. 12 Northwestern, 97-81, on Thursday (Jan. 2). Grace Barry (18) and Philly Lammers (17) led Concordia in scoring.
It's back to GPAC action for the top-ranked Bulldogs, who remain undefeated in conference play (7-0). Concordia has two matchups with ranked opponents this week: Northwestern and Dordt.
Millard West High School products Taylor Farrell (team high 18 points) and Philly Lammers (12 points, 12 rebounds) starred while leading top-ranked Concordia to a bounce back win on Saturday (Dec. 21).
The program's 23-game win streak went by the wayside at No. 2 Southeastern on Friday (Dec. 20). Top-ranked Concordia had beaten the Fire three times since the start of the 2018-19 season.
A triple-double in the win at No. 7 Morningside helped lead to Grace Barry earning the GPAC Player of the Week award, as announced on Dec. 17. Barry ranks in the top 10 nationally in steals and assists per game.
She's been referred to as 'Amazing Grace' for a reason. The former Lincoln East star has fit in perfectly with a Concordia women's basketball program that again has championship aspirations in 2018-19.
She's steady and consistent, just like the Concordia women's basketball program. As the lone senior on the varsity roster, Quinn Wragge takes on the responsibility of helping the Bulldogs "focus and finish."
Following a 2017-18 season in which the Bulldog women's basketball program equaled a school record with 36 wins, Drew Olson's squad finds itself in an enviable position. All-Americans Philly Lammers and Quinn Wragge return to the lineup.
The 2017-18 Concordia women’s basketball team checked off nearly every box while chasing down its lofty list of season goals. Olson's latest squad stated its case as the most successful in school history.
A constant during the winningest four years in Concordia women's basketball history, Brenleigh Daum just keeps chucking it. The college career of the McCook native will wind down this week in Sioux City, Iowa.
Says senior Dani Hoppes, "During a game, we’re all in for the team." Such selflessness serves as one of the reasons why the second-ranked Bulldogs enter the national tournament as one of four No. 1 seeds.
On Jan. 10, Drew Olson collected his 300th win as head coach for the Concordia women's basketball program. In the minds of so many, Coach Olson means a whole lot more to them than any victory ever could.
The big names are back in place for a program fresh off a national semifinal appearance and GPAC regular-season and tournament championships. The Bulldogs are primed for another ride deep into March.
Which moments were the greatest in the history of Concordia women's basketball? We've got some ideas. Relive some of those moments in our third installment of the 'top five' series.
It was a storybook 2016-17 season filled with memories that will stand the test of time for Concordia women's basketball and its fans. The Bulldogs filled up the trophy case on their way to a national semifinal appearance.