
What they have is more precious than winning. EVERY single coach/player that experienced the national title run reflected on the emotion of winning a title and just what made this team so special.
What they have is more precious than winning. EVERY single coach/player that experienced the national title run reflected on the emotion of winning a title and just what made this team so special.
National championship memorabilia commemorating the national title won by the Concordia women's basketball program is now available for purchase via the Bulldog Fan Shop.
Philly Lammers has now done something no one in school history had ever accomplished - earn first or second team All-America honors three seasons in a row. Taylor Cockerill was also named honorable mention.
Once the confetti settled after the national championship game, three Bulldogs were rewarded with national honors. Drew Olson was named the Coach of the Year while Grace Barry was tabbed Tournament MVP.
Behind Tournament MVP Grace Barry, the Bulldog women's basketball team sealed the deal and won the NAIA Division II national title. Concordia won the national title game by a final score of 67-59 over No. 2 Southeastern.
Not only a GPAC champion and national finalist, the Concordia women's basketball program tops the nation with nine NAIA-Scholar-Athletes. The group includes senior Quinn Wragge.
Concordia and Southeastern (Fla.) will play for all the marbles on Tuesday (March 12) in the NAIA Division II national championship game. The Bulldogs eked out an 82-79 win over Northwestern in the semifinals.
Philly Lammers was a dominant force in powering top-ranked Concordia to a 78-75 double overtime win over No. 2 Northwestern in the national semifinals on Monday (March 11). The Bulldogs will play Tuesday for the title.
Following practice at the Tyson Events Center on Sunday (March 10), senior Quinn Wragge reflected back on her career as a Bulldog. Says Wragge, "Everything is a lot bigger than basketball. It’s been everything that I wanted."
For the second year in a row, Concordia will meet up with GPAC rival Northwestern in the national semifinals. The two sides will square off at 6:05 p.m. CT on Monday (March 11). Three GPAC squads have reached the semis.
The Concordia experience has meant so much to the Vieselmeyers that it makes them emotional when asked to put it into words. As the third sister to become a Bulldog student-athlete, Kristin followed in the footsteps of Erin and Megan.
It was a season of many "heartaches" in 2024-25, but Coach Drew Olson and company will remember the moments behind the scenes shared with special people such as veterans Kendal Brigham, Abby Heemstra and Abby Krieser.
With Kendal Brigham and Abby Krieser leading the charge in the backcourt, the Bulldogs will remain a team that plays fast and presses full court. Coach Olson's 2024-25 team is rallying around the theme of selflessness.
Elizabeth (Rhoden) Dillingham motored into town with 'RoRo' on her Texas license plates. The nickname became part of the identity for a confident star guard who brought swagger to Concordia Women's Basketball.
A prep star in both basketball and softball, Abby Krieser eventually made basketball her college choice. She hasn't looked back while developing into an all-around player and leader for Coach Olson's program.
When Concordia upset No. 5 Marian in the second game of the 2023-24 season, it signaled that the 2023-24 Bulldogs meant business. Led by a special senior class, Concordia showed it could compete with anyone in the NAIA.
For the first time in school history, Concordia University, Nebraska will play host to NAIA basketball national tournament games. Concordia has been named a host site for first/second round NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship play.
The senior class is one that has persevered while shaping the 2023-24 squad into an elite one. Student-athletes like Kendal Brigham came to Concordia because it offered a close-knit community. They found that and much more.
Confetti, cupcakes and the whole family greeted Drew Olson in the locker room following Wednesday’s win over Morningside. The victory marked another feather in the cap for Olson, the winningest coach in Concordia Athletics history.
It's been three-and-a-half quick years since Taysha Rushton made her college decision official. Any reservations the Texan had about spending her college days in Nebraska subsided through close friendships and a love for basketball.