In perhaps the most challenging game on the entire 2024 slate, Concordia dropped a 4-0 decision at No. 10 Columbia. The Bulldogs played catch up all night as a result of a slow start.
Kierstynn Garner put four goals behind the keepers of Graceland University (Iowa), leading the Concordia Women’s Soccer team to a 4-2 victory.
The wait of anticipation is almost over for the Concordia Women’s Soccer team with two upcoming matches on the docket entering its first week of play. The Bulldogs will start their season on the road against Graceland University (Iowa) and No. 12 Columbia College (Mo.).
After contending for a GPAC championship in 2023, the Bulldogs return nearly all key pieces to the 2024 roster. Naturally, Head Coach Nick Smith's squad has high hopes for what its depth of talent can achieve this fall.
In the official GPAC coaches' poll released on Friday (Aug. 9), Concordia Women's Soccer was pegged second while picking up two first-place votes. The Bulldogs return the bulk of their roster from a 2023 team that went 13-4-3.
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.
Concordia Women’s Soccer releases its 2024 schedule for the upcoming season. The 17-contest rundown starts on Aug. 28 versus Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa.
A group of eight Bulldogs from the 13-win Concordia Women’s Soccer team have been honored by the Omaha World-Herald as 2023 All-Midlands Team Selections. Three Bulldogs landed on the primary 11-person squad.
An all-time great in Concordia Women's Soccer history, Grace Soenksen has collected yet another award. College Sports Communicators named Soenksen a 2023 Second Team Academic All-American.
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.
From out of the abyss of an 0-3 start to conference play, Concordia Women's Soccer emerged as a 2024 NAIA national qualifier. Coach Smith and three Bulldogs discussed how the team turned its season around.
After contending for a GPAC championship in 2023, the Bulldogs return nearly all key pieces to the 2024 roster. Naturally, Head Coach Nick Smith's squad has high hopes for what its depth of talent can achieve this fall.
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.