The scoring of Taysha Rushton and the team's overall defensive prowess led to a 71-61 victory over Dakota State on Saturday (Nov. 5) at the Cattle Classic. The Bulldogs have started 2-0 while owning the turnover battle.
After a jittery start that put them in an 8-0 hole, the Bulldogs responded with defensive tenacity and enjoyed a plus-19 turnover margin on Friday (Nov. 4). Concordia came back to defeat Bellevue, 74-52, at the Cattle Classic.
The 23rd annual Cattle Classic will tip off on Friday inside Friedrich Arena. As part of the two-day event that raises canned goods for a local food pantry, the Bulldogs will welcome Bellevue, Briar Cliff and Dakota State to town.
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.
In mirroring its finish from 2021-22, the Bulldogs have been picked fifth in the 2022-23 GPAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll. Head Coach Drew Olson's program enters the season having qualified for 11-straight national tournaments.
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.
Eleven-straight national tournament appearances will lead the Bulldogs into a 2022-23 campaign set to tip off at the annual Cattle Classic. The slate features the return of CIT and a trip south to Texas/Oklahoma just before New Year's.
As the leading scorer for the 2021-22 national qualifying Bulldogs, Taysha Rushton has been named to the Omaha World-Herald's 2022 Midlands NAIA/D-III Team. Three of her teammates were recognized with honorable mention.
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.
She's been referred to as 'Amazing Grace' for a reason. The former Lincoln East star has fit in perfectly with a Concordia women's basketball program that again has championship aspirations in 2018-19.
She's steady and consistent, just like the Concordia women's basketball program. As the lone senior on the varsity roster, Quinn Wragge takes on the responsibility of helping the Bulldogs "focus and finish."
Following a 2017-18 season in which the Bulldog women's basketball program equaled a school record with 36 wins, Drew Olson's squad finds itself in an enviable position. All-Americans Philly Lammers and Quinn Wragge return to the lineup.
The 2017-18 Concordia women’s basketball team checked off nearly every box while chasing down its lofty list of season goals. Olson's latest squad stated its case as the most successful in school history.
A constant during the winningest four years in Concordia women's basketball history, Brenleigh Daum just keeps chucking it. The college career of the McCook native will wind down this week in Sioux City, Iowa.
Says senior Dani Hoppes, "During a game, we’re all in for the team." Such selflessness serves as one of the reasons why the second-ranked Bulldogs enter the national tournament as one of four No. 1 seeds.
On Jan. 10, Drew Olson collected his 300th win as head coach for the Concordia women's basketball program. In the minds of so many, Coach Olson means a whole lot more to them than any victory ever could.
The big names are back in place for a program fresh off a national semifinal appearance and GPAC regular-season and tournament championships. The Bulldogs are primed for another ride deep into March.
Which moments were the greatest in the history of Concordia women's basketball? We've got some ideas. Relive some of those moments in our third installment of the 'top five' series.
It was a storybook 2016-17 season filled with memories that will stand the test of time for Concordia women's basketball and its fans. The Bulldogs filled up the trophy case on their way to a national semifinal appearance.