After a bye in the middle of this week, the Bulldogs will sprint to the finish line while playing their final three games of the regular season. Up next is Saturday's trip to Briar Cliff.
It was absolute cinema, but the finish resulted in extreme heartache for the Bulldogs. Visiting Morningside spoiled a festive atmosphere by outlasting Concordia in double OT, 123-115, on Saturday (Feb. 7).
Coach Limback called it a "gut check" after last week's disappointing result. The Bulldogs responded by thumping rival Doane, 85-69, in Crete on Wednesday (Feb. 4) with the help of 28 points from Brooks Kissinger.
The urgency increases as the calendar flips to February, marking the final month of the regular season. The Bulldogs will play at Doane on Wednesday before hosting Morningside on Saturday.
Featured StoryAs part of the home basketball doubleheader scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 7, the Concordia Basketball programs will celebrate their all-time All-America award winners. We run down the complete list.
The Bulldogs rallied back from 14 points down before ultimately enduring an agonizing overtime defeat at Waldorf. Brooks Kissinger, Dane Jacobsen and Logan Wilson paced Concordia offensively.
Coming off back-to-back home wins, the Bulldogs (15-7, 9-5 GPAC) will take advantage of a well-timed midweek bye. Action will resume on Saturday with a trip to Waldorf.
Concordia and Dordt traded blows in a shootout that went the way of the Bulldogs, 94-88, on Saturday (Jan. 24). Zac Kulus equaled a career high with 21 points and Hayden Frank splurged for 18 points off the bench.
In shaking off a tough previous week inside the GPAC, Concordia found the gear that made it a nationally ranked team earlier this season. Six Bulldogs scored in double figures in the 104-82 win over Midland.
A frustrating week resulted in Concordia falling back into a jumbled pack of teams in second through eighth place in the GPAC standings. The Bulldogs hope to rebound at home this week versus Midland and Dordt.
Featured StoryOriginally from Scotia, Neb., Glen Snodgrass arrived for classes at Concordia University in the fall of 1994. He starred on the hardwood and gridiron before becoming a state championship coach.
Featured StoryLet's answer the question: who wore it better? We ran down the top Bulldog men's basketball performers at each jersey number during the 20 seasons of GPAC hoops.
Featured StoryAs head coach Grant Schmidt put it, "when they strapped on their shoes, they didn't lose." The 2004-05 squad reached the national title game and stands out as one of the most competitive and fiery in school history.
Featured StoryA senior class led by Tanner Shuck and Brevin Sloup steadied the men's basketball program and led it to the national tournament for the first time since 2005. The highlight of the campaign was a GPAC tournament title.
Featured StoryAt long last, the Bulldogs are headed back to the national tournament after a 15-year hiatus. The GPAC tournament champions earned a No. 7 seed and a matchup with No. 2 seed Ottawa.
Featured StoryBrevin Sloup doesn't have to hide the pride he has for his hometown Seward. It works both ways. Now starring as the Bulldog point guard, Sloup inspires plenty of pride from the Seward community.
Featured StoryTanner Shuck and Brevin Sloup return to provide scoring punch for a new-look Bulldog men's basketball team in 2018-19. Head coach Ben Limback's squad will also be reliant on a large group of newcomers.
Featured StoryA new-look Bulldog men's basketball team opened official practice on Monday (Sept. 24). Junior Tanner Shuck says that the group of newcomers has brought a jolt to energy to the 2018-19 team.
Featured StoryMike Works proved to be the missing piece for a Concordia men's basketball program that broke through with national tournament appearances in 1991 and 1992. Works is now headed for the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame.
Featured StoryFrom 2003 to 2007, Jon Ziegler piled up points like no Bulldog ever had. His journey to the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame included his signature 47-point game versus Sioux Falls and a national championship game appearance.
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