Junior guard Mary Janovich has picked up her second GPAC player of the week award this season. The Gretna native led the second-ranked Bulldogs to two wins over ranked opponents at the Hoop N Surf Classic.
There were two wins, but Concordia's trip to Hawaii was so much more than just basketball. The Bulldogs had a "blast" while relaxing on the beach, surfing and visiting Pearl Harbor, among other activities.
Philly Lammers and Quinn Wragge both recorded double-doubles in leading second-ranked Concordia to a 68-57 win over No. 17 Indiana Tech at the Hoop N Surf Classic on Monday (Dec. 19). The Bulldogs have won 14 in a row.
For the second time in five years, the Concordia women's basketball program will take part in the Hoop N Surf Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Bulldogs will play two nationally-ranked opponents at the event.
Now ranked second in the national coaches' poll, Concordia women's basketball will be at Dordt on Friday before a quick turnaround trip to Hawaii. The Bulldogs are riding a 13-game winning streak.
The win streak carries on for seventh-ranked Concordia, which pulverized visiting Northwestern on Saturday, 91-44. Junior Mary Janovich dished out 11 assists and Philly Lammers totaled a game high 18 points.
A sparkling second half turned a tight game into a surprisingly comfortable win in a challenging road environment. No. 7 Concordia made a statement with an 80-52 victory at No. 9 Morningside.
This week seventh-ranked Concordia will play two teams accustomed to GPAC and national success. First up for national player of the week Mary Janovich and the Bulldogs is a trip to No. 9 Morningside.
After helping lead Concordia to a win over No. 1 Dakota Wesleyan, junior guard Mary Janovich has been named the GPAC and NAIA national player of the week. She scored 19 points and dished out five assists versus Dakota Wesleyan.
In a heart stopper, seventh-ranked Concordia took down top-ranked and previously unbeaten Dakota Wesleyan, 85-82, on Saturday afternoon. Shelby Quinn led the Bulldogs (6-0 GPAC) with 20 points.
After losing several key pieces from the 2014-15 team that made a run to the national title game, the Bulldogs have reloaded with a balanced approach in 2015-16.
It was only a matter of time before Sarah Harrison Krueger found her way into the Concordia Athletics Hall of Fame.
Since 1992, 14 Concordia women’s basketball teams have appeared at the national tournament with four advancing all the way to the national semifinals. But in 2015, the Bulldogs reached new heights by motoring to the national title game for the first time in program history.
It’s a Tuesday evening in the middle of July and two brothers have reunited over a familiar round, orange and leather-coated object that has been prevalent in their lives since birth. Jarrod Olson, now 41, drives and whirls a pass back out top to Drew Olson, 35, who rises and fires a three. They narrowly miss out on the Olson-to-Olson scoring connection.