CUNE Men's Basketball battled against No. 23 Morningside on Wednesday night. The Dawgs cut the Mustangs’ 15-point halftime lead down to one, but the home team always seemed to find a response in the 82-69 defeat of the visitors.
In a return to a full week of GPAC action, the Bulldogs will travel to play at No. 23 Morningside before hosting Briar Cliff. Concordia is coming off a home win over Midland.
Concordia started slow (20-4 deficit) before eventually settling in after halftime. Noah Schutte tallied 27 points as the Bulldogs toppled Midland, 89-78, inside Friedrich Arena on Nov. 26.
In the lone outing of Thanksgiving week, Concordia looks to get on the board with its first GPAC win of 2024-25. The Bulldogs will welcome Midland to Friedrich Arena on Tuesday night.
Tristan Smith enjoyed another huge statistical outing while reaching 1,000 career points. However, the ninth-ranked Bulldogs were unable to slow down Dordt in a 102-87 loss on Saturday (Nov. 23).
A career high performance for Tristan Smith led to the standout Bulldog being named the GPAC Offensive Player of the Week. Smith posted 34 points and 13 rebounds versus Morningside.
A loss in the GPAC opener won't deter the ninth-ranked Bulldogs, who will focus their attention on a challenging weekend road trip to Dordt. It will be Concordia's first road contest of the season.
Despite a career best 34 points from Tristan Smith, the ninth-ranked Bulldogs were tripped up, 95-88, in a shootout with Morningside. The Mustangs went 18-for-23 from the field in the second half.
The stretch of four-straight home games to begin the 2024-25 season will conclude on Saturday when Morningside makes an appearance inside Friedrich Arena. The Bulldogs will put their 3-0 record on the line.
Concordia University, Nebraska Men’s Basketball leaned on a seasoned Noah Schutte’s 20 points to overcome Bethel College (Kan.) for another win (89-79) inside Friedrich Arena.
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