Freshman Victoria Cera is the third member of the Concordia women's soccer program to be chosen as a GPAC player of the week in 2017. Cera recorded a hat trick in last week's road win over Waldorf University.
With a goal apiece from Sami Birmingham and Kaitlyn Radebaugh, the Bulldogs earned a 2-2 double overtime draw with visiting Kansas Wesleyan. Concordia closed nonconference play with a record of 4-2-2.
Freshman Victoria Cera recorded the second hat trick of the season by a Bulldog, headlining a 7-1 road win over Waldorf University on Wednesday (Sept. 13). Concordia improved to 4-2-1 overall.
Bulldog women's soccer aims for a strong push in the final week of nonconference play leading up to GPAC action on Sept. 23. Concordia is looking to get back to the win column.
Despite a stellar second half performance, Concordia women's soccer suffered its second straight loss. The Bulldogs were taken down in overtime, 2-1, by host Graceland on Saturday (Sept. 9).
A 1-0 lead eventually turned into a 4-1 loss for the previously unbeaten Bulldogs (3-1-1). Visiting Bellevue handed Concordia just its sixth home defeat since the start of the 2014 season.
Four more nonconference games remain on the schedule before the Concordia women's soccer team begins GPAC play. The Bulldogs own a record of 11-1-1 and have outscored their opponents 43-7 over the last 13 games.
After collecting 15 saves during last week's action, sophomore goalkeeper Lindsey Carley has been named the GPAC defensive player of the week. Carley is a native of Urbandale, Iowa.
The prolific Bulldog scoring attack went quiet on the final day of a weekend event hosted by Concordia-Chicago. CUNE (3-0-1) remained unbeaten while settling for a 0-0 draw with Concordia-Wisconsin.
This weekend is for bragging rights among Concordia soccer programs. The Bulldogs got off to a roaring start on Friday with a 4-0 win over host Concordia-Chicago. CUNE is now 3-0 this season.
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