Despite trailing nearly the entire game, the Concordia women's basketball team found a way to win once again. The Bulldogs rallied back from 12 points down to claim an 84-80 win at No. 18 Northwestern on Friday (Dec.15).
Northwestern is one of three top 20 nationally-ranked teams that Concordia will play on the road throughout the month of December. The Bulldogs (10-0, 6-0) hope to leave Orange City still unbeaten.
This one wasn't easy but when the final buzzer sounded, the second-ranked Concordia women's basketball team had claimed its 27th-straight home win. The Bulldogs defeated No. 19 Hastings, 77-65, on Wednesday (Dec. 6).
Second-ranked Concordia and No. 19 Hastings are set to clash inside Walz Arena on Wednesday. The Bulldogs (9-0, 5-0) will be looking to extend a 26-game home win streak and to remain unbeaten this season.
Five different Bulldogs scored in double figures and helped force 30 Dordt turnovers in a 101-55 stomping of the Defenders in Sioux Center, Iowa, on Saturday afternoon (Dec. 2). Taylor Cockerill produced a team high 14 points.
Quinn Wragge etched her name into the 1,000-point club as part of a dominant first quarter that fueled a 114-56 pummeling of visiting College of Saint Mary inside Walz Arena on Wednesday (Nov. 29).
After taking the Thanksgiving weekend off, third-ranked Concordia returns to action this week with a pair of matchups against conference opponents. Up next is Wednesday's home contest with CSM.
Mary Janovich returned to the lineup and Concordia's nasty defense worked wonders against visiting Mount Marty on Tuesday (Nov. 21). The Bulldogs (7-0) pasted the Lancers, 84-42, inside Walz Arena.
Crofton, Neb., native Quinn Wragge nabbed GPAC player of the week honors after leading third-ranked Concordia to a pair of GPAC wins last week. She needs seven more points to join the 1,000-point club.
Third-ranked Concordia has its sights set on entering Thanksgiving weekend with an unblemished record still intact. After scoring 27 points in last week's win at Dakota Wesleyan, Quinn Wragge is close to reaching 1,000 career points.
She's been referred to as 'Amazing Grace' for a reason. The former Lincoln East star has fit in perfectly with a Concordia women's basketball program that again has championship aspirations in 2018-19.
She's steady and consistent, just like the Concordia women's basketball program. As the lone senior on the varsity roster, Quinn Wragge takes on the responsibility of helping the Bulldogs "focus and finish."
Following a 2017-18 season in which the Bulldog women's basketball program equaled a school record with 36 wins, Drew Olson's squad finds itself in an enviable position. All-Americans Philly Lammers and Quinn Wragge return to the lineup.
The 2017-18 Concordia women’s basketball team checked off nearly every box while chasing down its lofty list of season goals. Olson's latest squad stated its case as the most successful in school history.
A constant during the winningest four years in Concordia women's basketball history, Brenleigh Daum just keeps chucking it. The college career of the McCook native will wind down this week in Sioux City, Iowa.
Says senior Dani Hoppes, "During a game, we’re all in for the team." Such selflessness serves as one of the reasons why the second-ranked Bulldogs enter the national tournament as one of four No. 1 seeds.
On Jan. 10, Drew Olson collected his 300th win as head coach for the Concordia women's basketball program. In the minds of so many, Coach Olson means a whole lot more to them than any victory ever could.
The big names are back in place for a program fresh off a national semifinal appearance and GPAC regular-season and tournament championships. The Bulldogs are primed for another ride deep into March.
Which moments were the greatest in the history of Concordia women's basketball? We've got some ideas. Relive some of those moments in our third installment of the 'top five' series.
It was a storybook 2016-17 season filled with memories that will stand the test of time for Concordia women's basketball and its fans. The Bulldogs filled up the trophy case on their way to a national semifinal appearance.