Following practice at the Tyson Events Center on Sunday (March 10), senior Quinn Wragge reflected back on her career as a Bulldog. Says Wragge, "Everything is a lot bigger than basketball. It’s been everything that I wanted."
For the second year in a row, Concordia will meet up with GPAC rival Northwestern in the national semifinals. The two sides will square off at 6:05 p.m. CT on Monday (March 11). Three GPAC squads have reached the semis.
The work of Grace Barry and Mackenzie Koepke stood out in a 73-53 win over seventh-ranked Indiana Tech in the national quarterfinals on Saturday (March 9). The Bulldogs are headed back to the semifinals.
Taylor Cockerill and the Bulldogs will quickly turn around and get set to take on No. 7 Indiana Tech in the national quarterfinals on Saturday (March 9). The two programs have met only once before.
With the season on the line, Taylor Cockerill delivered 19 points in the fourth quarter while lifting the top-ranked Bulldogs to a national quarterfinal win over No. 17 Cardinal Stritch on Friday (March 8).
For the fifth time in NAIA women's basketball national championship history, Concordia and Cardinal Stritch will meet up. The Bulldogs are 3-1 in previous meetings at nationals with the Wolves.
A record breaking press has helped the Concordia women's basketball program reach the second round of the NAIA Division II National Championship once again. The Bulldogs defeated Wilberforce, 100-62.
Concordia and Wilberforce will go head-to-head on Wednesday in the first round of the 2019 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship. Concordia is looking for the program's 30th win all-time at nationals.
As the No. 1 overall seed in the field, Concordia is getting set to take on Wilberforce University (Ohio) in the first round of the national tournament on March 6. The Bulldogs will make their 18th national tourney trip.
After leading the Bulldogs to GPAC regular season and tournament titles, Philly Lammers has been named the conference's player of the year. Lammers and five of her teammates were honored by the GPAC.
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.