Back at the Corn Palace for the second time in five days, the Bulldogs were eliminated from the GPAC tournament with a 68-52 loss to Dakota Wesleyan. Sadie Powell and Taysha Rushton scored 13 points apiece for Concordia.
Back at the Corn Palace for the second time in five days, the Bulldogs were eliminated from the GPAC tournament with a 68-52 loss to Dakota Wesleyan. Sadie Powell and Taysha Rushton scored 13 points apiece for Concordia.
Just four days after ending the regular season at the Corn Palace, the Bulldogs will return to the same location for the GPAC quarterfinals. Concordia has advanced to the GPAC tournament final in each of the past five seasons.
The Bulldogs dug an early 15-point hole and later rallied to take the lead before falling at Dakota Wesleyan, 71-67, in Saturday (Feb. 19)'s regular season finale. Rylee Pauli equaled a career high with 20 points.
It was a happy senior night for the Bulldogs, who smothered Briar Cliff in a 62-43 win inside Friedrich Arena on Wednesday (Feb. 16). Concordia limited the Chargers to 22 percent shooting and forced 22 turnovers.
A shot at a top four seed in the GPAC will be on the line during the final week of the regular season. The Bulldogs will host their senior night on Wednesday when Briar Cliff will be in town and then travel to Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday.
Taysha Rushton and Kendal Brigham combined to net 10 of Concordia's 14 treys in a 98-73 rout at College of Saint Mary on Saturday (Feb. 12). The Bulldogs also forced 23 more turnovers and moved to 15-11 overall (12-8 GPAC).
Down 13 in the second half, the Bulldogs dusted off the full-court press and terrorized Doane to the tune of 28 turnovers. The pressure, coupled with a huge second half by Kendal Brigham, paved the way to a 74-63 Concordia win.
Looking to make a push down the stretch of the regular season, the Bulldogs will stay in-state for road trips to Doane and College of Saint Mary this week. Concordia is currently tied for sixth in the GPAC with a 10-8 league mark.
In a contest that went wire-to-wire, Ashtyn Veerbeek and Dordt made the plays in crunch time to pull it out, 76-69, over the 23rd-ranked Bulldogs. Taysha Rushton (20) and Sadie Powell (19) paced Concordia in the scoring department.
Led by the flurry out of the gate from Taysha Rushton, the 23rd-ranked Bulldogs regained their confidence with a 101-57 blowout win at Midland on Wednesday (Feb. 2). Rushton piled up 31 points in spurring the season high outburst.
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.
It's a new-look Concordia Women's Basketball team, but the program is determined to prove it's still a major force in the GPAC and nationally. Taylor Cockerill and Mackenzie Koepke are the headlining returners.
Don't forget about TC. The leading scorer for the 2018-19 national championship team, Taylor Cockerill is roughly 90 percent of the way back from the knee injury she suffered last October.
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