Taylor Cockerill and Taysha Rushton showcased some big-time shot making on Tuesday (March 2) in leading a furious rally. However, host Morningside held off the Bulldogs to win the GPAC tourney title.
For the fifth year in a row, the Concordia Women’s Basketball program has advanced to the GPAC tournament championship game. The Bulldogs are preparing to take on Morningside.
The terrific backcourt trio of Taylor Cockerill, Bailey Conrad and Taysha Rushton exercised control of Saturday (Feb. 27)’s GPAC tournament semifinal in leading a win over Northwestern.
In order to reach the GPAC tournament final for a fifth year in a row, the Bulldogs will have to go through Northwestern. The two programs will go head-to-head in the semifinals on Saturday.
Put this one under the category of a gritty, no frills type of performance. The Bulldogs held Dakota Wesleyan to 31.0 percent shooting in a 70-58 GPAC tournament quarterfinal win.
Winner of four-straight GPAC tournament championships, the 22nd-ranked Bulldogs enter the 2021 postseason as the league’s No. 2 seed. Concordia will host Dakota Wesleyan in the quarterfinals.
All 14 Bulldogs registered in the scoring column while helping the 22nd-ranked Bulldogs to another throttling of Doane on Saturday (Feb. 20). Mackenzie Koepke led Concordia with 17 points.
As a cap to the regular season, the 22nd-ranked Bulldogs will host Doane on Saturday. Concordia has dominated the series, having won 18 of the last 19 and nine in a row.
After totaling 15 points and four steals in the win over Hastings, Taylor Cockerill has been named the GPAC Player of the Week. Cockerill leads the Bulldogs in scoring at 14.6 points per game.
A 26-4 run to close the first half allowed 22nd-ranked Concordia to cruise to a 79-64 win over visiting Hastings on Wednesday (Feb. 10). The Bulldogs celebrated their seniors prior to tipoff.
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Featured StoryWhen 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.
Featured StoryFor 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.
Featured StoryThe 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.
Featured StoryConfetti, 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.
Featured StoryIt'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.
Featured StoryThe 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.
Featured StoryEight 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."
Featured StoryThe 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.
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