In a rematch of last year’s national tournament opening round clash, powerfully built and sixth-ranked Benedictine College (Kan.) backed its lofty national ranking with a 4-0 win over the 21st-ranked Concordia University women’s soccer team inside Bulldog Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
After over ten days of rest, the No. 21 Concordia women’s soccer team will welcome No. 6 Benedictine College to Bulldog Stadium on Saturday Sept. 12 for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
Having already topped her season goal total from 2014, sophomore Esther Soenksen has ridden a hot start to 2015 to GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week recognition, as announced by the conference on Tuesday.
Up against a York College team bullish on defending its own goal, sophomore Esther Soenksen continued her prolific run of early-season goal scoring for the 21st-ranked Concordia University women’s soccer team. Behind four goals from Soenksen, the Bulldogs pummeled the host Panthers, 7-0, at Cornerstone Soccer Complex on Tuesday evening.
The No. 21 Concordia women’s soccer team will travel to York College for its first road game of the season. The match will take place in York, Neb. at the Cornerstone Complex at 5:30 p.m.
For the first time ever, two ranked women’s soccer teams dueled inside Bulldog Stadium. The Bulldogs were on the winning end of the contest, defeating No. 16 Bellevue, 2-1.
The No. 21 Concordia women’s soccer team won its season opener against Bethel College in a 5-0 shutout Wednesday night. Sophomore Esther Soenksen led the Bulldogs with two goals and one assist to Jordan McCoy.
The Concordia University women’s soccer team, ranked No. 21 in the national coaches’ poll, is set to open the season against Bethel College Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 5:30 p.m. at Bulldog Stadium. Saturday, Aug. 29 the Bulldogs will host Bellevue University for a 5:30 p.m. kickoff.
For the second time in program history, the Concordia University women’s soccer team finds itself ranked among the NAIA’s top 25 teams. In the NAIA Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll released on Tuesday, the Bulldogs appeared at No. 21, marking the highest-ever national ranking for the program.
The 2015 Concordia women’s soccer squad is faced with the unenviable task of following up the 2014 Concordia women’s soccer team.
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