2025-26 Cobber Women's Basketball News
Maya Metcalf became only the third player in Concordia history to receive WBCA and D3hoops.com All-American honors in the same season.
Sophomore Maya Metcalf (West Fargo, N.D./West Fargo Sheyenne HS) added to her postseason award cabinet by being named to the D3hoops.com All-Region Region 9 First Team.
The Cobbers ran into an immovable object in the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament and fell 67-42 to No.2-ranked Scranton.
Concordia used a big second quarter, the rebounding of Maya Metcalf and clutch free throw shooting to beat John Hopkins 64-59 and earn their first trip to the NCAA Elite 8 since 1993.
Backed by an energetic crowd inside Memorial Auditorium, Concordia used a dominant fourth quarter and a pair of clutch late-game plays to outlast Ripon 68–65 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Another milestone moment was checked off the list for the Cobbers in 2026. A little over two weeks ago Concordia earned its first MIAC regular season championship since 2013 and on Friday, the Cobbers went deeper into the archives to post their first NCAA tournament victory since 1995.
Maya Metcalf was named the MIAC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, Kim Wagers was named the MIAC Coach of the Year and Molly Musland, Taya Jeffrey, Taylor Safranski and Kaitlyn Rohloff also earned conference postseason honors.
Concordia will find out its fate in the NCAA Tournament on Monday, Mar. 2 at 1:30 p.m. as part of the NCAA Division III selection show.
The NCAA announced on Monday that Concordia will be hosting the first and second rounds of the national tournament on Mar. 6-7.
Concordia was outscored 21-14 in the third quarter and lost to Bethel in the MIAC playoff championship game as the Cobbers were attempting to capture the championship double.
No.1 seed Concordia hosts No.3 seed Bethel in the championship of the MIAC playoffs. The Cobbers advanced to the title game with a comeback win over St. Mary's on Thursday and will be playing in their third championship game in the last four seasons.
Concordia turned the tables on St. Mary's in the MIAC semifinals. After the Cardinals erased a 20-point deficit to win in the quarterfinals, the Cobbers overcame a 21-point margin to post a 71-62 victory and advance to the conference championship game.
No.1 seed Concordia hosts No.4 seed St. Mary's in the semifinals of the MIAC playoffs on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium.
For the first time in program history Concordia has entered the Top 20 of the D3hoops.com national rankings.
Concordia finished the regular season on a high note, using a second-quarter surge and a dominant second-half performance to defeat the College of St. Scholastica 74-54 Saturday afternoon, improving to 22-3 overall and 16-2 in MIAC play.
Concordia outscored St. Olaf in all four quarters and rolled to an 83-57 win which clinched their seventh regular-season championship and first since 2013.
