
Concordia will have had a week off from game action by the time the ball is tipped in Sioux City on Saturday. The Bulldogs will be at Briar Cliff for the GPAC opener for both sides.
Concordia will have had a week off from game action by the time the ball is tipped in Sioux City on Saturday. The Bulldogs will be at Briar Cliff for the GPAC opener for both sides.
After struggling on Friday, the ninth-ranked Bulldogs responded appropriately on Saturday (Nov. 6) at the Cattle Classic with an 88-80 win over No. 13 Dakota State. Abby Heemstra and Rylee Pauli starred for Concordia.
No. 18 Sterling blitzed ninth-ranked Concordia from the opening tip and cruised to an 84-66 win on Friday (Nov. 5) at the 22nd annual Cattle Classic. Rylee Pauli (10 points, 13 rebounds) turned in a double-double for the Bulldogs.
Taysha Rushton poured in a career high 32 points and the Bulldogs used a plus-13 turnover advantage to hold off Bellevue University, 77-71, on Monday (Nov. 1). Freshman Abby Heemstra also scored in double figures.
The week of the Cattle Classic will feature the Bulldogs at home for three nonconference games, each against teams either ranked or receiving votes in the NAIA preseason poll. The Cattle Classic is loaded with top 25 teams.
For the 14th-straight year under Head Coach Drew Olson, Concordia will open the 2021-22 season with a top 25 national ranking. The Bulldogs checked in at No. 9 in the poll released on Wednesday (Oct. 27).
After placing second in the GPAC in 2020-21, the Concordia Women’s Basketball program landed in exactly that same spot this preseason. The Bulldogs have won a combined 12 GPAC titles under Head Coach Drew Olson.
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.
In six seasons as Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Tae’lor Purdy-Korell has helped continue the rich tradition of success for Bulldog Hoops. Find out more about Coach Purdy-Korell in this Q&A.
Drew Olson returned to his alma mater as Head Women’s Basketball coach prior to the 2006-07 season. Olson was influenced in his career path by both his father and brother.
She's been referred to as 'Amazing Grace' for a reason. The former Lincoln East star has fit in perfectly with a Concordia women's basketball program that again has championship aspirations in 2018-19.
She's steady and consistent, just like the Concordia women's basketball program. As the lone senior on the varsity roster, Quinn Wragge takes on the responsibility of helping the Bulldogs "focus and finish."
Following a 2017-18 season in which the Bulldog women's basketball program equaled a school record with 36 wins, Drew Olson's squad finds itself in an enviable position. All-Americans Philly Lammers and Quinn Wragge return to the lineup.
The 2017-18 Concordia women’s basketball team checked off nearly every box while chasing down its lofty list of season goals. Olson's latest squad stated its case as the most successful in school history.
A constant during the winningest four years in Concordia women's basketball history, Brenleigh Daum just keeps chucking it. The college career of the McCook native will wind down this week in Sioux City, Iowa.
Says senior Dani Hoppes, "During a game, we’re all in for the team." Such selflessness serves as one of the reasons why the second-ranked Bulldogs enter the national tournament as one of four No. 1 seeds.
On Jan. 10, Drew Olson collected his 300th win as head coach for the Concordia women's basketball program. In the minds of so many, Coach Olson means a whole lot more to them than any victory ever could.
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.
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.
It 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.