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The nonconference win streak has ballooned to eight for Concordia Women's Soccer. The Bulldogs withstood a difficult home test from Graceland on Saturday and emerged with a 2-1 victory behind a goal apiece from Savannah Andrews and Kierstynn Garner.
The nonconference win streak has ballooned to eight for Concordia Women's Soccer. The Bulldogs withstood a difficult home test from Graceland on Saturday and emerged with a 2-1 victory behind a goal apiece from Savannah Andrews and Kierstynn Garner.
In game No. 1 of the 2023 season, the Bulldogs played the brand of soccer Nick Smith had hoped to see. Concordia went on the attack in a 4-1 win at Kansas Wesleyan, spurred by goals from three sophomores.
New hire Nick Smith will lead his team into their first two matches this week as he opens his career as a first-time collegiate head coach.
The transitional phase for Concordia Women's Soccer began back in the spring as Nick Smith took the reins of the program. With the return of Grace Soenksen and a talented sophomore group, the Bulldogs are optimistic about this fall.
Under the new direction of head coach Nick Smith, Concordia landed the fifth spot out of the 13 teams in the 2023 GPAC Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Poll as announced by the conference office on Thursday (Aug. 10).
In the middle of March, Nick Smith found himself hitting the ground running with spring training sessions. The new Concordia Women's Soccer head coach sees a program with the right foundation for short- and long-term success.
It will be a new era for Concordia Women’s Soccer in 2023. Nick Smith will make his head coaching debut on Aug. 26 when the new campaign officially gets started inside Bulldog Stadium. All-GPAC honorees Kierstynn Garner and Grace Soenksen return.
Most recently the assistant coach at NAIA member Lourdes University, Nick P. Smith has been tabbed the Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Concordia University, Nebraska. He is the eighth head coach in the history of the program.
Kierstynn Garner and Grace Soenksen garnered recognition on the primary 11-person All-Midlands women's soccer team announced on Thursday (Dec. 24) by the Omaha World-Herald. Three Bulldogs were recognized as honorable mention.
Thirteen Bulldogs represented the Concordia Women's Soccer program on the list of 2022 NAIA Scholar-Athletes. The repeat honorees include Aliyah Aldama, Allee Downing, Ellie Eason, Lina Kirst, Kadyn Lane and Lisa McClain.
Concordia University women’s soccer continues to gravitate to new heights. On Tuesday the Bulldogs jumped five spots in the national poll to No. 16, a position that again ranks as the highest placement in program history.