Three incoming Bulldogs will be competing in the 36th Annual Nebraska Coaches Association Girls Basketball All Star Game on Monday, July 20.
The third significant coaching honor of 2015 for Drew Olson surfaced on Friday when the Omaha World-Herald named the Concordia women’s basketball leader its Midlands College Women’s Coach of the Year.
The all-time leading scorer in the history of Concordia women’s basketball has swept athlete of the year honors from Nebraska’s major newspapers.
For the fifth time since 1990 and for the second time in three years, a Bulldog has been named the State College Women’s Athlete of the Year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
A 2015 run to the national championship game has led to Concordia head women’s basketball coach Drew Olson being named co-State College Coach of the Year, as awarded by the Lincoln Journal Star on Monday.
The 10th season of Concordia women’s basketball under head coach Drew Olson is set to get underway on Nov. 6 at the 16th annual Cattle Classic hosted by the Bulldogs.
A 10-year member of the Concordia men’s basketball coaching staff, Marty Kohlwey will shift roles and join head coach Drew Olson’s women’s basketball staff, as announced by the Concordia University athletics department on Tuesday.
Already a two-time GPAC player of the year and NAIA Division II national player of the year, Concordia University women’s basketball star Bailey Morris has been tabbed honorary captain of the NAIA All-Nebraska team by the Omaha World-Herald.
Following a thrilling run to the national title game, the Concordia University women’s basketball team has checked in at No. 2 in the postseason edition of the NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released on Wednesday by the NAIA.
A prep star in both basketball and softball, Abby Krieser eventually made basketball her college choice. She hasn't looked back while developing into an all-around player and leader for Coach Olson's program.
When Concordia upset No. 5 Marian in the second game of the 2023-24 season, it signaled that the 2023-24 Bulldogs meant business. Led by a special senior class, Concordia showed it could compete with anyone in the NAIA.
For the first time in school history, Concordia University, Nebraska will play host to NAIA basketball national tournament games. Concordia has been named a host site for first/second round NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship play.
The senior class is one that has persevered while shaping the 2023-24 squad into an elite one. Student-athletes like Kendal Brigham came to Concordia because it offered a close-knit community. They found that and much more.
Confetti, cupcakes and the whole family greeted Drew Olson in the locker room following Wednesday’s win over Morningside. The victory marked another feather in the cap for Olson, the winningest coach in Concordia Athletics history.
It's been three-and-a-half quick years since Taysha Rushton made her college decision official. Any reservations the Texan had about spending her college days in Nebraska subsided through close friendships and a love for basketball.
The top eight scorers, including all five starters, return from last season's national tournament team. The roster makeup gives Coach Drew Olson his most experienced group since 2019-20. The aim is to get back to Sioux City in March.
Eight years since she last starred for the Bulldogs, Bailey Morris continues to be characterized by competition and a love for the game. Says Morris of her Concordia years: "Those are some good memories for me. Those things have carried with me over the last eight years."
The 2022-23 season was one of growth for a Bulldog squad led by Taysha Rushton and a strong nucleus of third-year players. Coach Drew Olson's squad came together down the stretch for a win at No. 19 Jamestown and a national tournament blowout of Columbia.
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.