Six Bulldogs from the GPAC regular-season and tournament championship squad collected All-GPAC honors on Wednesday (Feb. 28). Philly Lammers and Quinn Wragge were first team and Drew Olson was coach of the year.
Brenleigh Daum’s darting layup in the final second lifted the Bulldogs to a 90-88 GPAC title game victory inside a rambunctious Walz Arena on Tuesday night (Feb. 28). Concordia moved to 32-1 overall.
For the second year in a row, Concordia will host Dakota Wesleyan in the GPAC tournament championship game. Tuesday's (Feb. 27) title tilt will tip off at 7 p.m. inside Walz Arena.
With the use of a particularly merciless press and prolific offensive first and third quarters, the second-ranked Bulldogs cruised past Morningside and into Tuesday's GPAC tournament championship game.
A dominant force on the court, sophomore Philly Lammers is equally impressive in the classroom. The Omaha native has been named an Academic All-District selection by CoSIDA.
Perennial league powers will collide on Saturday when second-ranked Concordia hosts No. 13 Morningside in a GPAC semifinal matchup. The Bulldogs remain on the hunt for a second-straight conference postseason title.
Philly Lammers was the best player on the court on Wednesday (Feb. 21). Her 23 points, 14 rebounds and five steals helped lift the Bulldogs (30-1) to an 80-64 GPAC quarterfinal win over Briar Cliff.
After claiming the program's fifth GPAC regular-season title, the second-ranked Bulldogs now take aim at a fifth GPAC tournament championship. Concordia hosts Briar Cliff on Wednesday (Feb. 21).
The full-court press returned on Saturday (Feb. 17) and helped wreak havoc in a defensive masterpiece turned in by the Bulldogs, who defeated No. 10 Dakota Wesleyan, 55-42.
It was a little like pulling teeth, but the second-ranked Bulldogs put together a solid fourth quarter while pulling out a 68-59 win over visiting Doane on Wednesday (Feb. 14). Concordia clinched the GPAC title outright.
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.