Concordia suffered its first home loss of the 2016 season on Saturday (Sept. 24) afternoon in its GPAC opener. The Bulldogs fell, 1-0, to Northwestern.
Concordia enters Saturday's conference opener with an active seven-game home winning streak. The Bulldogs are 12-4-5 in conference regular-season play over the last two seasons.
Concordia blew open a close game with a trio of goals in a five-minute span during the second half. The Bulldogs defeated Bethany College, 5-1, on Saturday evening.
Despite an advantage in the shot count, the Bulldogs suffered a 2-1 defeat at Bellevue and saw their five-game unbeaten streak end on Wednesday.
Concordia recorded its third-straight shutout victory by blowing out visiting Grace University, 5-0, on Wednesday night. Freshman Sami Birmingham chipped in two goals.
Concordia women's soccer will play both of its games this week inside Bulldog Stadium, where it has gone 24-8-1 under head coach Greg Henson.
Senior goalkeeper Chrissy Lind has been named GPAC defensive player of the week for the sixth time in her career. She owns a school record 21 career shutouts.
A goal from Maria Deeter was all Concordia women's soccer needed for a shutout win over Graceland on Saturday. The victory made Greg Henson the program's all-time winningest coach.
Concordia women's soccer will make its 2016 home debut this week with matches inside Bulldog Stadium on both Wednesday and Saturday.
Concordia women's soccer salvaged a 2-2 draw on Saturday (Aug. 27) with a late flurry at MidAmerica Nazarene as part of the opening weekend of the 2016 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.