Despite a hot start that resulted in a 28-11 lead, second-ranked Concordia saw its season end in the national semifinals on Monday night. No. 3 Saint Xavier made 16 3-point field goals and downed the Bulldogs, 91-83.
The GPAC champion Concordia women’s basketball team placed six members on the 2016-17 list of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. All four senior honorees have collected Scholar-Athlete honors for the second year in a row.
Concordia will make its fifth all-time appearance in the national semifinals when the action begins in Sioux City, Iowa, on Monday night. The Bulldogs will go up against fellow No. 1 seed Saint Xavier (Ill.).
The Concordia women's basketball team continues to take the national championships by storm with its signature depth and pressure. The Bulldogs are moving on to the semifinals after defeating Jamestown, 74-59, on Saturday.
Second-ranked Concordia will play in the national quarterfinals for the eighth time in school history. Behind 20 points and 14 rebounds from Philly Lammers, the Bulldogs took down Cardinal Stritch, 75-56.
Gnat-like Concordia will dog you all game long. The Bulldogs force nearly 27 turnovers per game and rank as one of the nation's top defensive teams. Says Drew Olson, "I’m confident in saying this is one of the best defensive teams I’ve ever seen."
The second-ranked Concordia women's basketball team marches on after trouncing Bryan College, 101-66, in the first round of the national tournament. The Bulldogs (32-2) will play in the second round on Friday.
The 38th national tournament game in Concordia women's basketball history is set to get underway on Wednesday. The GPAC champion Bulldogs have their sights set on a deep national tournament run.
Concordia's first-round national tournament opponent is set. The Bulldogs will take on Bryan College (Tenn.) at 12 p.m. CT on Wednesday, March 8. Concordia is making its 16th all-time national tourney appearance.
Concordia took in a haul of GPAC all-conference awards, placing three players on the first team. In addition, head coach Drew Olson, junior Mary Janovich and freshman Philly Lammers collected major awards.
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.
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."