
In the face of adversity, the Bulldogs responded affirmatively. Two key plays in the defensive third turned the momentum and helped carry Concordia to a 3-2 win over Southwestern on Saturday (Aug. 27). Aliyah Aldama produced the game winning goal.

In the face of adversity, the Bulldogs responded affirmatively. Two key plays in the defensive third turned the momentum and helped carry Concordia to a 3-2 win over Southwestern on Saturday (Aug. 27). Aliyah Aldama produced the game winning goal.

Concordia-Southwestern will be the matchup as the Bulldogs open the 2022 season at home on Saturday. The two programs will be meeting for the third-straight season. Concordia won the 2021 matchup in Winfield, Kan.
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.

In mirroring where it finished in 2021, Concordia has landed at No. 6 in the GPAC preseason coaches' poll released on Monday (Aug. 15). Head Coach Thomas Goines' squad is coming off a season that saw it go 9-7-2 overall.
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.

Concordia Women's Soccer will open the 2022 season at home on Aug. 27 when Southwestern will be in town. The program has unveiled a 2022 slate featuring 17 regular season matches, including eight at home.
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.
Gritty defensive performances and one-goal games were the story in 2021 for the Bulldogs, who competed closely with everyone in the GPAC. Concordia finished 9-7-2 overall while being led by an accomplished senior class.

Grace Soenksen garnered First Team All-GPAC honors for a second year in a row while Madeline Haugen found herself on the second team. A total of five Bulldogs were honored on the all-conference list.

Mikeila Martinez and Michaela Twito represented the Concordia Women's Soccer program on the Academic All-District Team released on Thursday by CoSIDA. Martinez and Twito excel both athletically and academically.
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.