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.
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.