A four-goal week that included a hat trick helped junior Brynn Suddeth land GPAC Offensive Player of the Week accolades. Concordia women's soccer has won the award in back-to-back weeks.
Brynn Suddeth turned in her second hat trick of the season and Concordia cruised to a 6-0 home win over Presentation College on Saturday (Oct. 6). Maria Deeter and Mikeila Martinez also found the back of the net.
Concordia owned a lead for more than 30 minutes in a clash with 15th-ranked Hastings that it never trailed on Wednesday (Oct. 3). The Bulldogs settled for a 1-1 draw, but remained unbeaten in conference play (4-0-1).
Concordia women's soccer will be back in action on Wednesday for its lone game of the week. MidAmerica Nazarene will visit Walz Arena for a rematch of a 2016 meeting in the Kansas City area.
A four-goal week paved the way for the third career GPAC weekly award for senior Maria Deeter. Her offensive surge has helped the Bulldog women's soccer team to a 4-0 start in GPAC play.
Two teams that are 4-0 in conference play will clash in Seward on Wednesday in a battle of last season's GPAC regular-season champion and tournament titlist. Concordia will also host Presentation on Saturday.
With a showdown versus Hastings looming, Concordia took care of business on Saturday (Sept. 29) by knocking off Dordt, 3-2, inside Bulldog Stadium. Maria Deeter added two more goals in the win.
A golden goal delivered by Maria Deeter in the waning moments of double overtime allowed the Concordia women's soccer team to escape Morningside with a win. The Bulldogs are a perfect 3-0 in conference play.
Riding a 17-game GPAC regular-season unbeaten run, Concordia will put its streak on the line this week in matchups at Morningside on Wednesday and versus Dordt on Saturday. The Bulldogs are 5-1-2 overall.
Wins in Orange City, Iowa, have been exceedingly difficult to come by for Concordia women's soccer. The program climbed that hurdle on Saturday (Sept. 22) and moved to 2-0 in conference play.
While challenging itself significantly this spring, Concordia Women's Soccer began preparing for lofty expectations in 2024. Coach Nick Smith has emphasized better possession and standing up to physical play.
The Concordia Women’s Soccer program isn’t going anywhere. That’s a message the 2023 Bulldogs delivered loud and clear while following the lead of the likes of Grace Soenksen and Kierstynn Garner. Concordia exceeded outside expectations.
Ninety-two career games played and four First Team All-GPAC awards to her credit, Grace Soenksen can humbly say that she left a legacy that will stand the test of time. Said Head Coach Nick Smith, "She’s going to go down as a legend."
The transitional phase for Concordia Women's Soccer began back in the spring as Nick Smith took the reins of the program. With the return of Grace Soenksen and a talented sophomore group, the Bulldogs are optimistic about this fall.
In the middle of March, Nick Smith found himself hitting the ground running with spring training sessions. The new Concordia Women's Soccer head coach sees a program with the right foundation for short- and long-term success.
There were ups and downs in 2022, but Concordia Women’s Soccer proved it could hang with anyone in the GPAC. The Bulldogs blended seniors and freshmen and put together the longest unbeaten run to begin a season in program history.
Fresh off a normal spring for the first time since 2019, the Bulldogs are working towards another season of GPAC championship contention. Coach Goines' squad returns a strong nucleus while welcoming an athletic freshman class.
At one point determined to go anywhere but Concordia, Grace Soenksen wound up following in the footsteps of four of her older siblings. She's proven, however, that she is not another Esther. Grace has made her mark in her own way.
The leadership group has begun to be reshaped as the program works on building an identity for the 2022 season. Captains Allee Downing and Grace Soenksen helped lead that process as part of a productive spring for Head Coach Thomas Goines' squad.
Gritty defensive performances and one-goal games were the story in 2021 for the Bulldogs, who competed closely with everyone in the GPAC. Concordia finished 9-7-2 overall while being led by an accomplished senior class.