After final exams are complete, the top-ranked Concordia women's basketball team will be headed to Florida for another showdown with No. 2 Southeastern and a clash with William Carey.
Despite some early shooting struggles, the top-ranked Bulldogs still won by a 30-point margin at Mount Marty on Saturday (Dec. 14). They forced 43 turnovers and got 21 points from Philly Lammers.
Star point guard Grace Barry notched a triple-double while leading top-ranked Concordia to a road win over No. 7 Morningside on Wednesday (Dec. 11). Philly Lammers added 19 points and nine rebounds.
After cleaning up at home, the top-ranked Bulldogs will take their act on the road for a pair of GPAC clashes this week. Concordia will be at No. 8 Morningside on Wednesday before heading to Mount Marty on Saturday.
Top-ranked Concordia trailed No. 13 Dakota Wesleyan by 17 points in the opening quarter before blitzing the Tigers with a dominant final three periods. The Bulldogs forced 41 turnovers and won, 100-72.
The top-ranked Bulldogs continued their run of blowout victories and 100-point outings on Wednesday (Dec. 4) by drubbing Doane. Concordia improved to 8-0 overall heading into Saturday's matchup with Dakota Wesleyan.
It will be back to action for the top-ranked Bulldogs, who remain a unanimous No. 1 team in the national poll. In its most recent outing, Concordia defeated NCAA Division II MSU Denver in an exhibition on Nov. 23.
Concordia women's and men's basketball games scheduled to be played at Morningside on Tuesday, Nov. 26 have been postponed due to wintry weather conditions. The games have been rescheduled for Dec. 11.
The top-ranked Bulldogs will be in Sioux City on Tuesday to take on No. 19 Morningside in a return to GPAC play. Concordia (7-0) has won six of the past seven meetings over the Mustangs (6-2, 3-1 GPAC).
Concordia scorched the nets again by posting a school record 127 points in a blowout win over visiting College of Saint Mary. Twelve different Bulldogs scored at least seven points on Wednesday (Nov. 20).
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.