In a match that lasted just over an hour, freshman Tara Callahan backed up her GPAC setter of the week award. On Tuesday (Oct. 24) night inside Walz, the Bulldogs take care of Grace University in straight sets.
After helping the Bulldogs to a perfect 3-0 week, freshman Tara Callahan earned some recognition from the GPAC on Tuesday (Oct. 24). Callahan piled up 117 assists over last week's trio of wins.
Emmie Noyd continued a big week on the attack, leading Concordia to its third-straight win. While honoring its seniors, the Bulldogs took care of Mount Marty in straight sets on Saturday (Oct. 21).
Tara Callahan (45 assists) and Marissa Hoerman (23 digs) starred for a Concordia volleyball team that picked up another win crucial for its chances of reaching GPAC postseason play.
Emmie Noyd and a whole cast of characters contributed to a four-set win over College of Saint Mary on Wednesday (Oct. 18). The Bulldogs got a monkey off their back, picking up their first GPAC win of 2017.
With five of its final six regular-season matches set to take place inside Walz Arena, the Bulldogs will have its opportunity to make a postseason push without leaving home. Next up is Wednesday's match versus CSM.
GPAC title contender Northwestern hit .363 while taking care of Concordia in straight sets on Saturday (Oct. 14) afternoon. Sophomore Jenna Eller topped the Bulldogs with eight digs.
Concordia got better as the night wore on, but its effort wasn't enough to compete while on the road at No. 4 Hastings on Wednesday (Oct. 11). The Bulldogs got a team best six kills from Alex La Plant.
Life on the road will be a challenge this week with trips to No. 4 Hastings and No. 3 Northwestern up next. The Bulldogs remain in the hunt for their first GPAC victory.
For the eighth time this season, the Concordia volleyball team lost its fight with a nationally-ranked opponent. Visiting Doane handled the Bulldogs in straight sets on Friday (Oct. 6).
The 2017 Concordia volleyball team will look very different than the 2016 version. The Bulldogs spent this spring adjusting to life without an accomplished senior class. Head coach Scott Mattera discussed the status of the program.
The Concordia volleyball program entered this fall with high hopes. The team's 15-19 overall record was not what anyone associated with the program had in mind, but the outlook is positive for 2017 and beyond.
The odds said Concordia volleyball had almost no chance of winning when it trailed 24-19 in the third set versus Morningside on Sept. 17. The Bulldogs then rallied for perhaps the greatest comeback in program history.
The Concordia volleyball program hopes to continue its upward trajectory with a big 2016 season. Scott Mattera's squad is loaded with key returners from its 2015 national tournament qualifier.
A talented, fun-loving group of seniors helped Concordia volleyball to new heights in 2015. Now they look forward to even bigger goals in 2016.
Yes, baseball pitching drills were part of the spring secret to gaining more explosiveness at the net. Head coach Scott Mattera also believes his team made strides this spring in regards to its passing.
In 2015, the Concordia volleyball team set new records and achieved goals that had never been reached in the history of the program. After a 10-21 season in Scott Mattera’s first year in 2012, the head coach developed a team that improved to 26-9 in the most recent season.
The current class of Concordia volleyball seniors knows exactly what it’s like to watch a program rise from near the bottom of the conference to the heights of a national tournament berth.
The making of a national tournament volleyball team at Concordia did not happen overnight. The core of the first Bulldog squad ever to break through and reach the national tournament all arrived in the last two to four years.
A fifth-straight appearance in the Tachikara - NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll yielded the first top-15 ranking for the Concordia University volleyball program since October of 2000.