Four teams will be in Madison, S.D., but only one will remain as the two-game winner will surge to the final site. The Bulldogs were selected as the No. 6 seed in the NAIA Women’s Basketball National Championship and will face Bethel.
The 24th national tournament appearance in program history is incoming. The Bulldogs were seeded sixth and assigned to Madison, S.D., for action at the NAIA National Championship.
Kristin Vieselmeyer and Ayla Roth were named to the All-GPAC first/second teams while another four Bulldogs garnered honorable mention status on the 2025-26 honor roll.
In the waning moments, Raelyn Kelty and Sammy Leu cut the lead to a basket twice, but No. 1 Dordt found answers from Macy Sievers to move on to the GPAC Championship, 71-65.
After a dominant performance in round one, No. 13 Concordia University, Nebraska will look to dethrone No. 1 Dordt in the GPAC semifinals on Saturday (Feb. 28) in Sioux Center.
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The 2025-26 Bulldogs aspired to be annoying, at least in the minds of their opponents. The success Concordia is enjoying began with an offseason centered upon the idea of 'press,' a theme with a dual meaning.
The Bulldogs rained down 11 first half treys to blow past Briar Cliff, 111-70, from the opening whistle in the midweek conference quarterfinal splashing. Kelty buried seven from deep in her march to a new 23-point career high.
With the regular season coming to a close, the thrilling win-or-go-home postseason play has arrived. The No. 4 Bulldogs earned a host spot and will face No. 5 seed Briar Cliff on Wednesday (Feb. 25) in the GPAC tournament.
Concordia Women's Basketball filled the list of 2025-26 NAIA Scholar-Athletes with an impressive 19 honorees. Ten of the Scholar-Athletes are repeat award winners.
CUNE Women’s basketball’s six-game win streak was snapped by Hastings inside Lynn Farrell Arena on Saturday (Feb. 21). The Broncos forced 13 first half turnovers and used the double-digit lead to keep the Dawgs at arm’s length.
Featured StorySince 1992, 14 Concordia women’s basketball teams have appeared at the national tournament with four advancing all the way to the national semifinals. But in 2015, the Bulldogs reached new heights by motoring to the national title game for the first time in program history.
Featured StoryIt’s a Tuesday evening in the middle of July and two brothers have reunited over a familiar round, orange and leather-coated object that has been prevalent in their lives since birth. Jarrod Olson, now 41, drives and whirls a pass back out top to Drew Olson, 35, who rises and fires a three. They narrowly miss out on the Olson-to-Olson scoring connection.
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