
The 25th annual Cattle Classic will feature eight games over two days (Nov. 1-2). On the women's side, the event will include three squads ranked in the top 10 of the NAIA preseason poll.
The 25th annual Cattle Classic will feature eight games over two days (Nov. 1-2). On the women's side, the event will include three squads ranked in the top 10 of the NAIA preseason poll.
High aspirations will follow Concordia Women's Basketball into another season. The Bulldogs were tagged with a No. 5 ranking in the NAIA preseason poll released on Wednesday (Oct. 23).
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.
After finishing second in the conference for the 2023-24 season, similar expectations have been placed upon the shoulders of Concordia University, Nebraska Women’s Basketball and Head Coach Drew Olson.
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.
The annual Cattle Classic will tip off in November reaching a quarter century in its existence and is set to open the 2024-25 season for 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.
A group of five Bulldogs from the top-10 Concordia Women's Basketball team were named to the 2023-24 All-Midlands Team. Taysha Rushton earned All-Midlands distinction for the fourth time.
A four-time First Team All-GPAC award winner, Bulldog star guard Taysha Rushton has claimed her third career All-America honor. Rushton was named a 2023-24 Second Team All-American on April 1.
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.
The 2022-23 season was one of growth for a Bulldog squad led by Taysha Rushton and a strong nucleus of third-year players. Coach Drew Olson's squad came together down the stretch for a win at No. 19 Jamestown and a national tournament blowout of Columbia.
Last season's Bulldog squad navigated the most challenging schedule in the NAIA and managed to reach the national tournament. Taysha Rushton leads a 2022-23 team that believes it's grown since the end of the 2021-22 campaign.
Mackenzie Koepke had played in 102 of a possible 103 games over her first three seasons. After missing the 2021-22 season due to injury, the Lincoln Lutheran alum, a link back to the national championship team, is determined to go out on her own terms.
Just a few weeks after playing the 123rd and final game of her collegiate career, Rylee Pauli reflected on four years of Concordia Women's Basketball. There were ups, downs, unique experiences and incredible highs.
Led by do-it-all guard Taysha Rushton and relentless senior Rylee Pauli, the 2021-22 Bulldogs extended the program's national tournament streak while beating five teams that qualified for nationals throughout the season.
Four starters, including First Team All-GPAC star Taysha Rushton, return for a Concordia Women's Basketball program coming off an appearance in the NAIA national quarterfinals last season. Depth will be a strength.
Taylor Cockerill and Taysha Rushton were the ringleaders for a squad that reached the NAIA national quarterfinals while playing an exciting brand of hoops in 2020-21.
For Concordia Women's Basketball, tradition never graduates. That's become evident in 2020-21, even as the program 'rebuilt' following the graduation of several stars.
In season No. 15 as head coach, Drew Olson has reached the 400-win milestone. As his current and former players will attest, Concordia Women's Basketball is about more than winning.
From October 2011 through December 2020, Concordia Women's Basketball was included in every possible NAIA top 25 ranking, a run of 97-straight poll appearances.