A favorite to repeat as GPAC champions, Concordia women's basketball has opened the 2017-18 season ranked No. 3 in the national preseason poll. It's the same position where the Bulldogs finished this past March.
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The big names are back in place for a program fresh off a national semifinal appearance and GPAC regular-season and tournament championships. The Bulldogs are primed for another ride deep into March.
According to the preseason coaches' poll, the Concordia women's basketball program is expected to repeat as GPAC champions. Four of five starters return for a Bulldog team that reached last season's national semifinals.
The 2016-17 Concordia women's basketball team is the only squad in collegiate women’s basketball, at any level, to finish in the top five nationally both on the court and in the classroom.
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Which moments were the greatest in the history of Concordia women's basketball? We've got some ideas. Relive some of those moments in our third installment of the 'top five' series.
The 2017-18 Concordia women's basketball schedule is full of marquee matchups, including one that will take place in Chicago on Dec. 29. As revealed on Tuesday (June 20), the Bulldogs will take on four nonconference opponents that finished 2017 in the top 10 nationally.
A group of six Bulldogs from the GPAC champion Concordia women's baseketball team has been named to the Omaha World-Herald's NAIA All-Nebraska team. Philly Lammers and Quinn Wragge are first team choices.
Featured StoryIt was a storybook 2016-17 season filled with memories that will stand the test of time for Concordia women's basketball and its fans. The Bulldogs filled up the trophy case on their way to a national semifinal appearance.
The Bulldogs capped the 2016-17 season with the sixth top-10 final national ranking during head coach Drew Olson's tenure. Concordia is the only program in the nation to reach the national semifinals in three of the past six years.
Mary Janovich and Philly Lammers have been tabbed NAIA honorable mention All-Americans by the WBCA. The same organization awarded Drew Olson the NAIA Region II Coach of the Year award.
Featured StoryA renewed energy and sense of optimism permeates the Concordia Women’s Basketball program as Head Coach Drew Olson enters season No. 20 at the helm. Senior Kristin Vieselmeyer leads the charge.
Featured StoryFive years after graduation, the highly accomplished Philly Lammers will take her place in the Concordia Athletics Hall of Fame. The four-time All-American Lammers led the Bulldogs to a national championship in 2019.
Featured StoryThe 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.
Featured StoryIt 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.
Featured StoryWith 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.
Featured StoryElizabeth (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.
Featured StoryA 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.
Featured StoryWhen 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.
Featured StoryFor 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.
Featured StoryThe 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.
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