The 2017 GPAC women's basketball tournament title game had it all. It the end, it was jubilation for the Bulldogs and the home fans inside Walz Arena. Concordia celebrated a 78-77 overtime win.
Second-ranked Concordia will collide with No. 9 Dakota Wesleyan in Tuesday's GPAC tournament championship game. Tipoff from Walz Arena is set for 7 p.m. CT. The Bulldogs are 16-0 at home this season.
Second-ranked Concordia caused more havoc on Saturday, forcing 34 turnovers in an 88-51 GPAC semifinal win over Northwestern on Saturday. Freshman Philly Lammers totaled 18 points, five rebounds and five blocks.
The GPAC tournament continues on Saturday when second-ranked Concordia hosts Northwestern in a semifinal tilt inside Walz Arena. The Bulldogs will attempt to knock off the Red Raiders for the third time this season.
Dani Andersen and Philly Lammers matched each other with 19 points apiece in leading second-ranked Concordia to an 88-69 GPAC quarterfinal win over Midland. The Bulldogs improved to 29-2 overall.
Concordia begins what it hopes will be an extended postseason when the GPAC tournament tips off on Wednesday night. The top-seeded Bulldogs host Midland in the quarterfinals.
While celebrating six seniors, the second-ranked Bulldogs completed the regular season by pummeling visiting Dordt, 90-55, on Saturday afternoon. Concordia is now 14-0 at home this season.
Second-ranked Concordia trailed in the second half of a game for just the fifth time this season, but roared back with a big fourth quarter. The Bulldogs got 14 points off the bench from Erin Vieselmeyer and won at No. 10 Hastings, 60-46.
Fresh off wrapping up the GPAC regular-season title, the second-ranked Bulldogs are aiming for a strong finish to the regular season. Concordia will honor six seniors when it hosts Dordt on Saturday.
A day after securing the outright GPAC title, second-ranked Concordia returned to action and finally saw its win streak come to an end. The Bulldogs fell at No. 12 Dakota Wesleyan, 75-53. Concordia is now 26-2 overall.
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.