Amazing Grace took charge in the fourth quarter and helped the top-ranked Bulldogs pull away from fourth-ranked Dakota Wesleyan for a 75-63 win in Tuesday (Feb. 26)'s GPAC tournament title game.
Concordia and Dakota Wesleyan will have a combined seven GPAC championship game appearances when action tips off from Walz Arena on Tuesday (Feb. 26). The Bulldogs are aiming for a third postseason title in a row.
A razor sharp performance by the top-ranked Bulldogs left No. 15 Hastings in the dust in Saturday (Feb. 23)'s GPAC semifinal clash. Concordia won, 89-66, to advance to the conference championship game.
Due to the weather forecast, the Concordia women's basketball semifinal tipoff time versus Hastings on Saturday (Feb. 23) has been moved up to 1 p.m. The game was originally scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.
Bulldog women's basketball standouts Grace Barry and Philly Lammers both landed on the Academic All-District® Women's Basketball Teams, as announced by CoSIDA on Thursday (Feb. 21).
The GPAC semifinal matchup inside Walz Arean will feature two of the conference's most accomplished programs. Concordia and Hastings will go head-to-head at 1 p.m. CST on Saturday.
The trio of Grace Barry, Philly Lammers and Quinn Wragge made sure the top-ranked Bulldogs would not have to sweat out Wednesday (Feb. 20)'s quarterfinal tilt. Concordia defeated Briar Cliff, 80-55.
With CIT and GPAC regular season championship trophies already secured, the Bulldogs enter the postseason attempting to add more hardware. Concordia will host Briar Cliff in the GPAC quarterfinals.
The trio of Barry, Cockerill and Lammers combined for 51 points and helped Concordia erase a halftime deficit Saturday at Mount Marty. The Bulldogs ultimately claimed the program's sixth GPAC regular season title.
Big flurries in the second and third quarters made it a runaway victory over College of Saint Mary for the top-ranked Bulldogs on Wednesday (Feb. 13). Concordia needs one more win to earn at least a share of the GPAC title.
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.