Concordia Women’s Soccer is set to battle Morningside for its senior day on Saturday. The Bulldogs claimed their second straight win with a 2-1 comeback victory over Dakota Wesleyan in Mitchell, S.D.
Down one in the second half, Concordia Women’s Soccer scored two goals within three minutes and held on to complete the comeback over Dakota Wesleyan in Mitchell.
The Bulldogs will travel to Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday after having the midweek off from play on the field. Concordia University, Nebraska Women’s Soccer fell to Hastings and claimed its first conference win versus Briar Cliff.
Concordia University Women’s Soccer played in one of the four games on Homecoming weekend. Coming into the contest winless in the conference, the Bulldogs showed grit to pull out a 1-0 performance in front of the home crowd.
Another two-goal hole made life difficult on the Bulldogs, who suffered a third straight loss to being league play. The 2-0 defeat on Wednesday (Sept. 25) came at the hands of rival Hastings.
Concordia Women’s Soccer continues its conference slate, welcoming No. 25 Hastings on Wednesday and Briar Cliff for Homecoming. The Bulldogs entered the GPAC play and dropped two games versus Northwestern and Dordt.
Concordia Women’s Soccer traveled to face Dordt on Saturday . Down 2-0, the Bulldogs showed heart in the second half, tying the Defenders (2-2) with under two minutes to go.
For 80 of the 90 minutes, the Bulldogs exercised control of their GPAC opener. However, the action got away from Concordia early in the second half and it was tripped up, 4-3, at home on Wednesday (Sept. 18).
After six nonconference contests, Concordia Women’s Soccer will enter into conference play hosting Northwestern and travel to Sioux Center to face Dordt over the weekend. The Bulldogs recently played three games in six days.
With only one nonconference performance left against Nebraska Wesleyan University, the Bulldogs ended this part of the season with a 2-0 shutout on Monday night (Sept. 16).
After contending for a GPAC championship in 2023, the Bulldogs return nearly all key pieces to the 2024 roster. Naturally, Head Coach Nick Smith's squad has high hopes for what its depth of talent can achieve this fall.
While challenging itself significantly this spring, Concordia Women's Soccer began preparing for lofty expectations in 2024. Coach Nick Smith has emphasized better possession and standing up to physical play.
The Concordia Women’s Soccer program isn’t going anywhere. That’s a message the 2023 Bulldogs delivered loud and clear while following the lead of the likes of Grace Soenksen and Kierstynn Garner. Concordia exceeded outside expectations.
Ninety-two career games played and four First Team All-GPAC awards to her credit, Grace Soenksen can humbly say that she left a legacy that will stand the test of time. Said Head Coach Nick Smith, "She’s going to go down as a legend."
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.
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.
There were ups and downs in 2022, but Concordia Women’s Soccer proved it could hang with anyone in the GPAC. The Bulldogs blended seniors and freshmen and put together the longest unbeaten run to begin a season in program history.
Fresh off a normal spring for the first time since 2019, the Bulldogs are working towards another season of GPAC championship contention. Coach Goines' squad returns a strong nucleus while welcoming an athletic freshman class.
At one point determined to go anywhere but Concordia, Grace Soenksen wound up following in the footsteps of four of her older siblings. She's proven, however, that she is not another Esther. Grace has made her mark in her own way.
The leadership group has begun to be reshaped as the program works on building an identity for the 2022 season. Captains Allee Downing and Grace Soenksen helped lead that process as part of a productive spring for Head Coach Thomas Goines' squad.