The week of the Cattle Classic will feature the Bulldogs at home for three nonconference games, each against teams either ranked or receiving votes in the NAIA preseason poll. The Cattle Classic is loaded with top 25 teams.
For the 14th-straight year under Head Coach Drew Olson, Concordia will open the 2021-22 season with a top 25 national ranking. The Bulldogs checked in at No. 9 in the poll released on Wednesday (Oct. 27).
After placing second in the GPAC in 2020-21, the Concordia Women’s Basketball program landed in exactly that same spot this preseason. The Bulldogs have won a combined 12 GPAC titles under Head Coach Drew Olson.
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.
In six seasons as Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Tae’lor Purdy-Korell has helped continue the rich tradition of success for Bulldog Hoops. Find out more about Coach Purdy-Korell in this Q&A.
Drew Olson returned to his alma mater as Head Women’s Basketball coach prior to the 2006-07 season. Olson was influenced in his career path by both his father and brother.
A new season of Concordia Women's Basketball will open up on Nov. 1 when the Bulldogs host Bellevue. Coach Olson's squad will also head to Hawaii as part of a 30-game regular season.
After leading the Bulldogs to the NAIA national quarterfinals, Taylor Cockerill was selected as the honorary captain of the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska team. Two other Bulldogs were also recognized.
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.
Announced as an All-American by the WBCA three days earlier, junior guard Taylor Cockerill has also been tabbed an honorable mention All-American in the official release from the NAIA.
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.