Walz Arena will be the venue for the GPAC women's basketball championship game for the fourth year in a row. Concordia will meet rival Hastings on Tuesday in a battle of powerhouses.
The Concordia pressure forced Dordt into 35 turnovers and fueled a 94-79 GPAC semifinal win on Saturday (Feb. 29). The Bulldogs will now host the GPAC final for the fourth-straight year.
After pummeling Midland in the GPAC quarterfinals, No. 2 Concordia will meet Dordt in the semifinals on Saturday. The Bulldogs have won 10 GPAC tournament games in a row.
Sophomore Mackenzie Koepke put on a shooting display as part of a dominant beginning to the postseason for second-ranked Concordia. The Bulldogs pummeled Midland, 95-46.
Senior Philly Lammers notched 18 points in both of last week's road wins as the Bulldogs wrapped up the outright GPAC regular-season title. As a result, Lammers earned GPAC Player of the Week honors.
After wrapping up a fourth-straight GPAC regular-season title, the Bulldogs now take aim at a fourth-straight conference postseason championship. Second-ranked Concordia will host Midland on Wednesday.
It took four quarters to put it away, but the second-ranked Bulldogs took care of business at Jamestown and polished off a GPAC regular-season title. Concordia has won four championships in a row.
Accomplished seniors Grace Barry and Philly Lammers both garnered recognition as members of the 2020 Academic All-District® Women’s Basketball Teams, as selected by CoSIDA.
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.
On the same night, Grace Barry reached 1,000 career points and Philly Lammers notched 1,000 career rebounds. The star duo helped lead the second-ranked Bulldogs to a 75-68 win at Midland on Wednesday (Feb. 19).
Mackenzie Koepke had played in 102 of a possible 103 games over her first three seasons. After missing the 2021-22 season due to injury, the Lincoln Lutheran alum, a link back to the national championship team, is determined to go out on her own terms.
Just a few weeks after playing the 123rd and final game of her collegiate career, Rylee Pauli reflected on four years of Concordia Women's Basketball. There were ups, downs, unique experiences and incredible highs.
Led by do-it-all guard Taysha Rushton and relentless senior Rylee Pauli, the 2021-22 Bulldogs extended the program's national tournament streak while beating five teams that qualified for nationals throughout the season.
Four starters, including First Team All-GPAC star Taysha Rushton, return for a Concordia Women's Basketball program coming off an appearance in the NAIA national quarterfinals last season. Depth will be a strength.
Taylor Cockerill and Taysha Rushton were the ringleaders for a squad that reached the NAIA national quarterfinals while playing an exciting brand of hoops in 2020-21.
For Concordia Women's Basketball, tradition never graduates. That's become evident in 2020-21, even as the program 'rebuilt' following the graduation of several stars.
In season No. 15 as head coach, Drew Olson has reached the 400-win milestone. As his current and former players will attest, Concordia Women's Basketball is about more than winning.
From October 2011 through December 2020, Concordia Women's Basketball was included in every possible NAIA top 25 ranking, a run of 97-straight poll appearances.
It's a new-look Concordia Women's Basketball team, but the program is determined to prove it's still a major force in the GPAC and nationally. Taylor Cockerill and Mackenzie Koepke are the headlining returners.
Don't forget about TC. The leading scorer for the 2018-19 national championship team, Taylor Cockerill is roughly 90 percent of the way back from the knee injury she suffered last October.