Lauren Martin created them and Maria Deeter finished them. The combo helped the Bulldogs get out to a fast start on the way to a 4-1 season-opening win over Tabor College on Saturday (Aug. 25).
More than two weeks of preseason prep will have passed by the time the Concordia women's soccer team opens up regular-season action on Saturday. The Bulldogs will host Tabor College.
After narrowly missing out on the national tournament a year ago, the Bulldogs say they have unfinished business heading into 2018. Many of the stars are back for a team picked second in the GPAC.
The Concordia women's soccer team appeared just outside of the NAIA top 25 poll released on Tuesday (Aug. 24). The Bulldogs have earned seven top 25 rankings during head coach Greg Henson's tenure.
The defending GPAC regular-season champion Concordia women's soccer program reeled in five first-place votes and checked in at No. 2 in the GPAC preseason coaches' poll released on Thursday (Aug. 9).
The 2018 Concordia women's soccer team will play 12 conference games due to the addition of Jamestown and Presentation. Head coach Greg Henson's squad is coming off a 2017 GPAC regular-season title.
There's a healthy competitive fire within the culture of the Concordia women's soccer program. That dynamic continues to push the Bulldogs forward while in the midst of the program's most successful run.
Four juniors and two freshmen from the Concordia women's soccer program spent spring break on a mission in Las Vegas. Everywhere they looked, there was opportunity to impact the lives of others.
There were times during the recruiting process that Maria Deeter went back and forth, but she has no regrets as she looks ahead to her senior season. It’s a Bulldog life and Maria is soaking it up.
Head coach Greg Henson and the women's soccer program have announced nine student-athletes set to become team members this fall. The future Bulldogs, all current high school seniors, represent seven different states.
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.