Head volleyball coach Ben Boldt joined Tyler Cavalli of 104.9 Max Country, the radio home of the Bulldogs, to discuss his new role. Boldt shared visions for the program and how his past experiences have shaped him as a coach.
A native of Hickman, Neb., Ben Boldt is returning home to become head volleyball coach at Concordia. His wife Angie has also been named an assistant coach on the staff. Ben and Angie previously coached at Hendrix College.
The Concordia University volleyball program landed nine of its members on the 2017 list of NAIA Scholar-Athletes, ranking third best nationally. Repeat winners are Annie Friesen, Courtney Jurgens and Alaina Ruszkowski.
Emmie Noyd headlined the all-conference selections for the Concordia University volleyball team. One of the league's most efficient attackers, Noyd earned second team All-GPAC accolades.
The 2017 volleyball season concluded in the GPAC quarterfinals on Saturday (Nov. 4). It was the last hurrah for Annie Friesen and the rest of the seniors in a straight-sets defeat at third-ranked Hastings.
It's tournament time for Concordia volleyball. The eighth-seeded Bulldogs will be at No. 1 seed Hastings on Saturday for the GPAC quarterfinal round. Concordia made it past the quarterfinals in both 2014 and 2015.
In its regular-season finale, Concordia gave No. 11 Midland some fits, but ultimately was dealt a four-set defeat. The Bulldogs will now be on the road for Saturday's GPAC quarterfinal match at Hastings.
A conference tournament bid will be on the line on Wednesday when Concordia hosts No. 9 Midland in the regular-season finale for both teams. The Bulldogs have won four in a row at home.
Still looking for that elusive road win, the Concordia volleyball team fell at Briar Cliff on Saturday (Oct. 28) afternoon in straight sets. Freshman defensive specialist Marissa Hoerman totaled a match high 20 digs.
Concordia will shoot for its fifth win in a row while also aiming to secure a GPAC tournament berth when it takes to the road on Saturday. First serve between the Bulldogs and Briar Cliff is set for 3 p.m. on Saturday.
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.