After leading the top-ranked Bulldogs to two more wins over nationally ranked opponents last week, All-American Philly Lammers has been named the GPAC Player of the Week for the second time this season.
With the final week of the regular season having arrived, the top-ranked Bulldogs remain knotted atop the GPAC standings. Concordia will host CSM on Wednesday before making the trip to Mount Marty on Saturday.
With first place on the line, the top-ranked Bulldogs rose to the occasion and earned a 79-66 win over No. 5 Dakota Wesleyan on Feb. 9, 2019. Quinn Wragge posted a double-double (16 points, 10 rebounds).
Every game is a must if the Bulldogs are to capture a third GPAC regular-season title in a row. Concordia followed the lead of Philly Lammers and Riley Sibbel in a 69-53 win at No. 14 Morningside on Wednesday (Feb. 6).
In a battle between NAIA Division II's top two-ranked teams, No. 1 Concordia fell at No. 2 Northwestern, 81-75. Taylor Cockerill poured in 28 points for the Bulldogs, who are now in a three-way tie for first in the GPAC.
Four clashes against GPAC rivals ranked inside the top 15 nationally are up next for the 2019 CIT champs. The Bulldogs will attempt to avenge one of their two losses when they host No. 14 Dordt on Wednesday.
Philly Lammers put up 23 points and 14 rebounds while helping the Bulldogs run away with their 29th CIT title in program history. CUNE toppled Concordia Ann Arbor in the championship game, 82-56.
Taylor Cockerill, Philly Lammers and a strong bench effort powered the Bulldogs to a 102-74 win over Concordia-Wisconsin in the opening game of the 2019 CIT. CUNE is gunning for its 29th CIT title all-time.
The top-ranked Bulldogs pounced on visiting Doane with a 15-0 run right out of the gate while setting the tone for a 106-47 blowout victory on Wednesday (Jan. 23). Now it's on to Ann Arbor for CIT.
The week of the Concordia Invitational Tournament will include Wednesday's visit from Doane. Then the Bulldogs will head off to Ann Arbor, Mich., for this weekend's annual event.
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.