The Bulldogs will look to extend their winning streak with a trip to Hastings on Wednesday before traveling to first place Briar Cliff on Saturday.
A Confident and decisive Concordia Women’s Basketball team keeps on rolling. Fifteen Bulldogs contributed to Tuesday (Nov. 24)’s rout that featured 40 turnovers forced and another 14 3-point field goals.
The Bulldogs have found a groove during their active four-game win streak. Concordia hopes to continue forcing turnovers and knocking down treys in Tuesday's game at CSM.
The Bulldogs are growing up quickly. The win streak has reached four after a 73-62 triumph over No. 8 Dordt on Saturday (Nov. 21). Four Bulldogs reached double figures in scoring.
First team All-American senior guard Kristen Conahan hit three after three down the stretch to propel the fifth-ranked Concordia women’s basketball team to a 90-82 victory over No. 5 Morningside inside Walz Arena last week. The GPAC took notice and on Tuesday named Conahan the first conference player of the week of the 2013-14 season.
This looked more like vintage Concordia Women’s Basketball. The Bulldogs forced 31 turnovers on the night and went 11-for-17 from 3-point range after halftime in a 111-52 blowout at Doane.
GPAC play heats back up this week after Monday's 80-58 win at Peru State. The Bulldogs will be at Doane on Wednesday before hosting No. 8 Dordt on Saturday.
Kristen Conahan, the 5-foot-5 senior from Omaha, had ice water flowing though her veins, drilling three consecutive 3-pointers in the extended time to bury the visiting third-ranked Mustangs in a battle of top-five teams. She was spotting up from all over, leaving the Mustang defenders scrambling to put a hand in her face.
The Bulldog Women's Basketball program made its first trip to Peru since 2007 and came away with an 80-58 victory. Defensive pressure and rebounding led the way.
Two perennially powerful GPAC programs seeking their first wins met inside Friedrich Arena on Saturday (Nov. 14). Taylor Cockerill reached a milestone while leading an 83-72 win.
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.