It wasn't their day on Saturday (March 16) as the Bulldogs (24-8) were bounced from the NAIA National Championship tournament. Joel Baker tallied a career high 16 points in the season-ending defeat.
It was a hair-raiser down the stretch, but the Bulldogs figured out a way to win another close one. Noah Schutte piled up 31 points as Concordia took down IU Northwest in the first round of the national tournament.
The Concordia Men’s Basketball program will officially make its 13th all-time national tournament appearance when the ball is tipped on Friday evening in Salina. The Bulldogs are getting set to take on IU Northwest.
The 13th national tournament appearance in Concordia Men's Basketball program history will take place in Salina, Kansas. The Bulldogs were assigned to Salina while rewarded with a No. 4 seed.
Three prominent veteran players from the 20th-ranked Concordia Men's Basketball team were honored on Wednesday (March 6) as Noah Schutte, Tristan Smith and Brad Bennett were each named GPAC All-Conference award winners.
The second meeting in 11 days between the Concordia Men’s Basketball team and Hastings resulted in another nail-biter. This time, Hastings made the crucial plays down the stretch and advanced to the GPAC tournament final.
A rematch of a physical battle that took place in the final week of the regular season is on tap in the GPAC semifinals. The 20th-ranked Bulldogs will be at Hastings on Saturday with a spot in the GPAC title game on the line.
It just wouldn’t be Concordia Men’s Basketball if it didn’t come down to the wire. The duo of Noah Schutte and Tristan Smith led the way on Wednesday (Feb. 28) as the Bulldogs outlasted Dordt, 87-83, in the GPAC quarterfinals.
On the heels of earning a share of the GPAC regular season title, the Bulldogs now prepare to host Dordt in the GPAC quarterfinals. The two sides split in the regulars season with the home team winning in both instances.
The Bulldogs made their fans sweat it out on senior day, but they pulled through with another overtime victory. The 90-84 triumph over Midland allowed No. 21 Concordia to share the GPAC regular season title.
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