SEWARD, Neb. – For her starring role in the five-set win at No. 14 Northwestern, Concordia University’s Gabi Nordaker has been named the GPAC Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Attacker of the Week, as announced by the league on Tuesday (Nov. 2). Nordaker is the second Bulldog to garner a GPAC weekly honor in 2021, joining setter Tara Callahan (Sept. 21). Last September, Nordaker collected GPAC ad NAIA National Attacker of the Week awards on the same day.
An Omaha native and Millard West High School alum, Nordaker enjoyed a monster day in Orange City, Iowa, on Oct. 30 when she struck for 19 kills while hitting .567 from the middle. She also added six total blocks (one solo and five assists). A Second Team All-GPAC honoree in 2020, Nordaker is a strong candidate for all-conference honors again this season. On the year, Nordaker has notched 264 kills and leads the team in both hitting percentage (.369) and blocks (78). Over two collegiate seasons, Nordaker has accumulated 482 kills and 176 blocks (169 sets played).
As a team, Concordia (13-10, 8-7 GPAC) has locked up a spot in the GPAC tournament after claiming back-to-back five-set wins over top 15 nationally ranked opponents. The Bulldogs will finish the regular season on Tuesday (Nov. 2) by hosting Hastings (14-13, 5-10 GPAC) with first serve set for 7:30 p.m. CT.