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.
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."