Three league coaches placed Concordia women's soccer at No. 1 in the GPAC poll. With 84 points, the Bulldogs slotted in at No. 3 overall in the preseason ranking. The Bulldogs won the GPAC tournament title in 2016.
All Concordia women's soccer has done over the past three years is win two GPAC tournaments, appear at two national tournaments and win a total of 45 games. What will the 2017 team do for an encore?
Greg Henson and the women's soccer program have announced a 10-member recruiting class of 2017-18. The new group of Bulldogs hail from six different states. A pair of newcomers are Nebraska natives.
A GPAC tournament champion in two of the past three years, the Concordia women's soccer program is set to open up its 2017 season on Aug. 26. The Bulldogs have announced their complete schedule for the fall.
Names like Maria Deeter and Sami Birmingham will headline a talented 2017 roster for Concordia women's soccer. This spring, the 2016 GPAC tournament champs moved on without standout goalkeeper Chrissy Lind.
The women’s soccer program has been all about blowing away expectations. The 2016 Bulldogs won the GPAC tournament, sending them to the national tournament for the second time in three years. No longer the party crashers, Concordia is the life of the party.
A total of seven Bulldogs garnered some form of All-Nebraska recognition in representation of the GPAC tournament champs. Highest honors went to Sami Birmingham, Maria Deeter and Chrissy Lind.
Relive the 2016 GPAC tournament championship journey for Concordia women's soccer with our commemorative booklet made up of game recaps, feature stories and the top photos from the season.
Standouts on the 2016 GPAC tournament championship team, freshman Sami Birmingham and sophomore Maria Deeter have been named to the NSCAA NAIA All-Plains Region Teams.
The 2016 season brought a second GPAC tournament title in three seasons and another trip to the national tournament for Concordia women's soccer. The Bulldogs also equaled a school record for wins in a season.
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.