It's time for the second half of the GPAC regular-season slate. Eleven games deep, the 10-1 Bulldogs are again a contender for the league title. They will be on the road this week to play College of Saint Mary and Briar Cliff.
Five Bulldogs reached double figures in scoring, led by 18 points from freshman Taylor Farrell, in a 105-56 pummeling of Jamestown on Saturday (Jan. 11). Concordia forced 38 turnovers and held the Jimmies to 31.1 percent shooting.
The seventh-ranked Concordia women’s basketball team unveiled a new-look starting lineup complete with three freshmen and two juniors in Saturday’s NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Game of the Week. With the Bulldog backcourt tandem of Kristen Conahan and Bailey Morris on the mend, No. 2 Northwestern (17-0, 9-0 GPAC) rolled up an 86-68 victory at the Bultman Center in Orange City, Iowa.
The top-ranked Bulldogs were greeted by a hyper-charged atmosphere inside Lynn Farrell Arena on Wednesday (Jan. 8) when they fell at the hands of No. 4 Hastings, 66-59. Grace Barry had 17 points to lead Concordia.
Riley Sibbel totaled a combined 41 points as the top-ranked Bulldogs defeated both No. 12 Northwestern and No. 6 Dordt last week. Sibbel's 26 points versus Dordt represented a new career high for the GPAC Player of the Week.
Concordia and Hastings will meet as top-five ranked squads for the first time since 2003 in a big-time battle on Wednesday. Both teams are 9-0 in conference play. The Bulldogs will then return home to host Jamestown on Saturday.
Senior Riley Sibbel came through with a career high 26 points and the top-ranked Concordia women's basketball team stifled No. 6 Dordt in a 69-55 win inside Walz Arena on Saturday (Jan. 4).
The top-ranked Bulldogs began a critical three-game stretch of top 12 opponents by toppling No. 12 Northwestern, 97-81, on Thursday (Jan. 2). Grace Barry (18) and Philly Lammers (17) led Concordia in scoring.
It's back to GPAC action for the top-ranked Bulldogs, who remain undefeated in conference play (7-0). Concordia has two matchups with ranked opponents this week: Northwestern and Dordt.
Millard West High School products Taylor Farrell (team high 18 points) and Philly Lammers (12 points, 12 rebounds) starred while leading top-ranked Concordia to a bounce back win on Saturday (Dec. 21).
Featured StoryA renewed energy and sense of optimism permeates the Concordia Women’s Basketball program as Head Coach Drew Olson enters season No. 20 at the helm. Senior Kristin Vieselmeyer leads the charge.
Featured StoryFive years after graduation, the highly accomplished Philly Lammers will take her place in the Concordia Athletics Hall of Fame. The four-time All-American Lammers led the Bulldogs to a national championship in 2019.
Featured StoryThe Concordia experience has meant so much to the Vieselmeyers that it makes them emotional when asked to put it into words. As the third sister to become a Bulldog student-athlete, Kristin followed in the footsteps of Erin and Megan.
Featured StoryIt was a season of many "heartaches" in 2024-25, but Coach Drew Olson and company will remember the moments behind the scenes shared with special people such as veterans Kendal Brigham, Abby Heemstra and Abby Krieser.
Featured StoryWith Kendal Brigham and Abby Krieser leading the charge in the backcourt, the Bulldogs will remain a team that plays fast and presses full court. Coach Olson's 2024-25 team is rallying around the theme of selflessness.
Featured StoryElizabeth (Rhoden) Dillingham motored into town with 'RoRo' on her Texas license plates. The nickname became part of the identity for a confident star guard who brought swagger to Concordia Women's Basketball.
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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.
Featured StoryWhen 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.
Featured StoryFor 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.
Featured StoryThe 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.
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