Though it struggled at times offensively, the 14th-ranked Bulldogs used their zone defense to put the squeeze on Oklahoma Wesleyan. Concordia topped the Eagles, 76-58, on day two of the Cattle Classic.
For the first time this season, the 14th-ranked Bulldogs showed off their embarrassment of riches in front of the home fans. Concordia nailed 15 treys while blowing away visiting Friends, 95-59, on Friday.
Head coach Drew Olson's 14th-ranked Bulldogs will make their home debut this weekend at the 17th annual Cattle Classic. Concordia will take on Friends University and Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
Concordia's pressure defense overwhelmed host Johnson & Wales University on Saturday evening and the Bulldogs picked up their first win of the 2016-17 season. Dani Andersen and Aubri Bro both scored 15 points.
Turnovers plagued 14th-ranked Concordia in a big season-opening test against the defending national champs. No. 1 Marian took advantage and won, 72-64, in Denver on Friday (Oct. 28).
Concordia women's basketball will face a big early-season test when it opens the season in Denver on Friday (Oct. 26) against defending national champion Marian University (Ind.).
The Concordia women's basketball program's long stay inside the nation's top 25 continues. The Bulldogs open up 2016-17 with a No. 14 national ranking.
Head coach Drew Olson enters his 11th season with high aspirations for the Bulldogs. Concordia was picked by league coaches to place third in the GPAC.
A perennial top-of-the-GPAC contender and national qualifier, head coach Drew Olson's program has been picked by league coaches to finish third. The 2015-16 Bulldogs went 22-10 overall.
Perennially one of the nation's best on the court and in the classroom, Concordia women's basketball has returned to great heights on the WBCA Academic Top 25.
Last season's Bulldog squad navigated the most challenging schedule in the NAIA and managed to reach the national tournament. Taysha Rushton leads a 2022-23 team that believes it's grown since the end of the 2021-22 campaign.
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.