The league win streak of six was snapped by Jamestown on Saturday (Jan. 14). The Jimmies used a decided rebound advantage to hold off the Bulldogs, 79-72, in North Dakota. Guards Taysha Rushton and Abby Krieser combined for 29 points.
The themes of the night were depth and defensive grit for the Bulldogs, who cruised to a 74-54 home win over College of Saint Mary on Wednesday (Jan. 11). Hailey Kleinschmit paced Concordia with 12 points and nine rebounds.
The Bulldogs will put their five-game GPAC win streak to the test this week as they host College of Saint Mary on Wednesday and then travel to play at Jamestown on Saturday. Concordia won last week over Mount Marty and DWU.
The GPAC win streak has moved to five after the Bulldogs survived a scare at the buzzer on Saturday (Jan. 7). Sadie Powell (16) and Taysha Rushton (15) led the way in the scoring department as Concordia held off No. 21 DWU, 59-58.
Concordia extended win streaks to 14 in the series with Mount Marty and to four in GPAC play on Thursday (Jan. 5). The Bulldogs used 20 steals and 13 3-point field goals to pull away for an 85-62 victory in their first game of 2023.
Following a couple tough losses to Sooner Athletic Conference foes, the Bulldogs are readying for a return to GPAC play. Concordia owns a three-game league win streak as it enters action against Mount Marty and No. 21 Dakota Wesleyan.
The road swing down south concluded on Friday (Dec. 30) as the Bulldogs fell by a 77-64 score at No. 17 Science & Arts of Oklahoma. Sadie Powell led Concordia with 17 points while Taysha Rushton added 16.
In the first of two games against Sooner Athletic Conference foes, the Bulldogs nearly erased a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit before falling, 73-71. Kendal Brigham spurred the comeback efforts and finished with a team high 17 points.
An idle stretch of nearly two weeks will come to an end this week as the Bulldogs venture south for two challenging nonconference clashes. Concordia will travel to play at Texas Wesleyan and at Science & Arts.
An increasingly nasty press resulted in 33 turnovers forced and a runaway 72-55 victory over Doane on Thursday (Dec. 15). The Bulldogs went on a 24-4 fourth quarter run while moving to 7-4 overall (5-4 GPAC) this season.
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