After leading the Bulldogs to the NAIA national quarterfinals, Taylor Cockerill has been named an NAIA All-American by the WBCA. She topped Concordia in scoring, rebounding and assists this season.
The 2020-21 journey ended on Saturday (March 20) with an 83-67 defeat at the hands of familiar foe Morningside. Taylor Cockerill nearly posted a triple-double and Rylee Pauli notched a double-double.
The Concordia Women's Basketball program has a way of rising to the occasion in March. Behind the likes of Taysha Rushton and Rylee Pauli, Concordia topped Marian and moved to the NAIA quarterfinals.
Concordia senior Faith Troshynski has been chosen by the WBCA to participate in an exclusive program called 'So You Want To Be A Coach.' Student-athletes from all levels of collegiate athletics were included.
For the first time ever, Concordia and Marian will meet on the national tournament stage. The Bulldogs come into play fresh off a win over Loyola while the Knights defeated Grand View in opening round action.
With the win over Loyola (La.), Concordia has earned a spot at the final site of the national tournament and will play Marian (Ind.) in the round of 16. Game time is set for 6 p.m. CT on March 19.
A combination of factors led to a rough start for the Bulldogs, who recovered in time to pull away from Loyola, 71-54, in the opening round of the national tournament. Concordia is headed back to Sioux City.
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.
As the No. 1 seed in Park City Bracket B, Concordia awaits the winner between No. 2 Loyola and No. 3 Langston. We have further details on ticketing and streaming.
Drew Olson will take his team to Park City, Kan., as part of the opening round of the 2021 national tournament. Concordia is the No. 1 seed in the bracket that will unfold March 12-13.
The Concordia women's basketball program learned on Wednesday that it would make its 15th all-time appearance at the national tournament. The Bulldogs will play in the first round on March 9.
After losing several key pieces from the 2014-15 team that made a run to the national title game, the Bulldogs have reloaded with a balanced approach in 2015-16.
It was only a matter of time before Sarah Harrison Krueger found her way into the Concordia Athletics Hall of Fame.
Since 1992, 14 Concordia women’s basketball teams have appeared at the national tournament with four advancing all the way to the national semifinals. But in 2015, the Bulldogs reached new heights by motoring to the national title game for the first time in program history.
It’s a Tuesday evening in the middle of July and two brothers have reunited over a familiar round, orange and leather-coated object that has been prevalent in their lives since birth. Jarrod Olson, now 41, drives and whirls a pass back out top to Drew Olson, 35, who rises and fires a three. They narrowly miss out on the Olson-to-Olson scoring connection.