On paper, the 2015 season looked like somewhat of a rebuilding year for Concordia University women’s soccer following a GPAC tournament championship season in 2014. The Bulldogs had graduated a pair of first team all-conference choices and a second team all-league selection after the program had earned its first-ever national tournament bid.
The Concordia women’s soccer team has five student-athletes who have been recognized by the GPAC.
Jackie Martinez’s last-minute goal dashed the Concordia University women soccer hopes of claiming back-to-back GPAC tournament titles.
Thanks to a heart-pumping penalty-kick shootout victory over top-seeded Hastings in Tuesday’s GPAC semifinals, the Concordia University women’s soccer team is headed to the conference championship game for the second-straight season.
The Concordia women’s soccer team competed in the GPAC Semifinal match at No. 16 Hastings College on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs and Broncos played to a 1-1 draw after 110 minutes and went into a penalty kick shootout. The ‘Dogs will advance to the GPAC Championship after knocking off the first-seeded Broncos by winning the shootout, 5-3.
Freshman Maria Deeter has been named the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, announced Tuesday by the league office.
The Concordia women’s soccer team is set to compete in the GPAC Semifinal match against (16) Hastings College. The tilt will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at Hastings.
Sophomore Jessica Skerston provided a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute and the Concordia University women’s soccer team effectively put the stranglehold on host Briar Cliff in the opening game of the 2015 GPAC tournament.
The Concordia women’s soccer team has received the fifth seed in the GPAC Tournament. The Bulldogs will face fourth seeded Briar Cliff in Sioux City, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m
The women’s soccer squad used a flurry of second half goals to scorch visiting Mount Marty College on senior day at Bulldog Stadium in Seward. Concordia improved to 12-5-1, 6-4-1 GPAC.
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.