Concordia women's basketball sports a home record of 72-9 since the start of the 2011-12 season. Dominant over their last five games, Dani Andersen and the Bulldogs are rolling into Saturday's action.
Dani Andersen returned to her former school and helped lead a blowout win over Midland on Wednesday night. No. 14 Concordia again showcased its depth in an 89-50 road victory.
All five starters scored in double figures and the 14th-ranked Bulldogs did something that's now happened just three times in the GPAC era: win in Orange City. Concordia defeated Northwestern, 88-81.
Though it struggled at times offensively, the 14th-ranked Bulldogs used their zone defense to put the squeeze on Oklahoma Wesleyan. Concordia topped the Eagles, 76-58, on day two of the Cattle Classic.
For the first time this season, the 14th-ranked Bulldogs showed off their embarrassment of riches in front of the home fans. Concordia nailed 15 treys while blowing away visiting Friends, 95-59, on Friday.
Head coach Drew Olson's 14th-ranked Bulldogs will make their home debut this weekend at the 17th annual Cattle Classic. Concordia will take on Friends University and Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
Concordia's pressure defense overwhelmed host Johnson & Wales University on Saturday evening and the Bulldogs picked up their first win of the 2016-17 season. Dani Andersen and Aubri Bro both scored 15 points.
Turnovers plagued 14th-ranked Concordia in a big season-opening test against the defending national champs. No. 1 Marian took advantage and won, 72-64, in Denver on Friday (Oct. 28).
Concordia women's basketball will face a big early-season test when it opens the season in Denver on Friday (Oct. 26) against defending national champion Marian University (Ind.).
The Concordia women's basketball program's long stay inside the nation's top 25 continues. The Bulldogs open up 2016-17 with a No. 14 national ranking.
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Featured StoryMary Janovich recently resumed basketball activities as she continues her recovery from an ACL tear suffered in January. She talks about her injury rehab and her brother Andy in this Q&A.
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Marty Kohlwey, a 13-year veteran of Concordia men's and women's basketball coaching staffs, has accepted a new role at Lutheran High School in Parker, Colo.
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Following the lead of freshman Quinn Wragge, the Concordia women's basketball program made its fifth-straight national tournament appearance in 2015-16.
Featured StoryQuinn Wragge is only a freshman, but she enters the national tournament leading 16th-ranked Concordia in scoring, rebounding, steals, blocks and field goal percentage. She's not your ordinary freshman.
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The Concordia women's basketball program learned on Wednesday that it would make its 15th all-time appearance at the national tournament. The Bulldogs will play in the first round on March 9.
Featured StoryAfter losing several key pieces from the 2014-15 team that made a run to the national title game, the Bulldogs have reloaded with a balanced approach in 2015-16.
Featured StoryIt was only a matter of time before Sarah Harrison Krueger found her way into the Concordia Athletics Hall of Fame.
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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