In front of an electric crowd, Concordia women's soccer celebrated its second GPAC tournament title in three seasons. The Bulldogs defeated Morningside, 3-1, on Thursday and have clinched a spot in the national tournament.
Featured StoryFor the first time ever, Concordia women's soccer will host the GPAC tournament championship game. Free T-shirts and free hot dogs will be available for students. Thursday's title tilt kicks off at 7 p.m. CT.
Standout freshman Sami Birmingham collected goal Nos. 17 and 18 last week while helping Concordia women's soccer reach the GPAC championship game for the third-straight year.
Esther Soenksen emerged with the golden goal in overtime and Concordia women's soccer celebrated a 1-0 GPAC semifinal win at Midland. The Bulldogs will play in the conference championship game for the third-straight year.
Led by a prolific quintet of goal scorers, Concordia women's soccer has gotten on a roll. Sami Birimingham and the surging Bulldogs are one of the elite goal scoring teams in the nation and are hopeful of another postseason run.
The goal scoring splurge continued into postseason play for Concordia women's soccer which blew past Briar Cliff, 5-1, in the GPAC quarterfinals on Tuesday (Nov. 1).
A school record breaking goalkeeper, senior Chrissy Lind now has eight career GPAC weekly awards to her credit. She recorded her 25th career shutout last week at Doane.
As the No. 3 seed in the GPAC tournament, Concordia women's soccer will host sixth-seeded Briar Cliff at 7 p.m. CT on Tuesday (Nov. 1). The Bulldogs hope to make a return trip to the conference championship game.
Concordia locked up the No. 3 seed in the GPAC tournament by running away from Dakota Wesleyan, 4-1, on Saturday afternoon. Four different Bulldogs scored in the win.
Junior Jessica Skerston recorded the first hat trick of her career to help power a 5-0 blowout at Doane on Wednesday (Oct. 26). Rachael Bolin and Sami Birmingham added a goal apiece.
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