Concordia took the opening set, but fell short in a third-set battle that ultimately proved to be the difference in a home loss to No. 2 Hastings on Wednesday.
Alayna Kavanaugh has garnered NAIA National Setter of the Week honors after going for a career high 76 assists in last week's win over Dakota Wesleyan. She is an seven-time GPAC weekly award winner.
Jocelyn Garcia, Alayna Kavanaugh and Tiegen Skains helped Concordia volleyball sweep GPAC weekly awards. The trio spurred the Bulldogs to a perfect 3-0 week.
The seniors put up eye-popping numbers while leading Concordia volleyball to two wins inside Walz Arena on Saturday. Paige Getz and Tiegen Skains combined for 71 kills on the day and Alayna Kavanaugh dished out 76 assists in the Dakota Wesleyan match alone.
A group of eight seniors will be celebrated as part of Senior Day festivities inside Walz Arena on Saturday. The Bulldogs will play Central Christian College and Dakota Wesleyan.
Concordia won dogfights in sets two and four in the process of earning a much-needed win at College of Saint Mary in Omaha on Wednesday (Oct. 26) night. Freshman Emmie Noyd posted eight kills and seven blocks.
Concordia allowed Doane to hit .437 in a straight-sets loss inside Walz Arena on Wednesday. It was the annual Pink Out match for the Bulldogs.
Concordia volleyball hosts its annual pink match on Wednesday when No. 15 Doane visits Walz Arena. First serve inside Walz Arena is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.
The night unraveled for Concordia volleyball after it let a first-set lead slip away. Host and 11th-ranked Dordt took control and took care of the Bulldogs in straight sets on Saturday (Oct. 15).
Concordia sizzled with a .400 hitting percentage in the second set, but it wasn't enough to overcome top-ranked Midland. The Warriors won in four sets.
The string of fifth-year stars for Bulldog Volleyball will continue as Gabi Nordaker returns this fall. The volleyball-crazed Nordaker could not pass up one more year of strengthening relationships with her teammates.
The 2024 'Kobe Year' will be about grit for a Concordia Volleyball team coming off one of the most successful seasons in program history. The Bulldogs began the reloading process this spring without a pair of All-Americans.
While the season ended abruptly, the 2023 Concordia Volleyball team achieved great heights in rising to No. 1 in the NAIA coaches' poll, setting a program record for win percentage and sharing the GPAC regular season title.
Whatever the end result, emotions will run high for a group of Bulldogs who have been instrumental in the most successful period in the history of Concordia Volleyball. It's time for one last final site experience for nine Bulldogs.
On the strength of a 13-0 start to the season, Concordia Volleyball has leveled up to the NAIA No. 1 national ranking. The Bulldogs have reached that lofty perch for the first time in the program's history.
Four-consecutive trips to the final site of the NAIA National Championships lead the Concordia Volleyball program into 2023, or the “Jordan Year,” as the team has dubbed it. Coach Boldt's Bulldogs were picked to finish second in the GPAC.
All-American Gabi Nordaker may have turned down Concordia after the initial offer, but she's learned to love life as a Bulldog. In three collegiate seasons, Nordaker has been a major reason why the program has reached great heights.
Once Rachel Miller experienced it, she held on and never let go. The former All-American volleyball star and past Bulldog head coach remains deeply rooted within the Concordia and Seward and communities.
A veteran and battle-tested bunch of Bulldogs picked up where they left off in the fall and enjoyed a spring of continued development. The spring season, which included a matchup with a Big Ten foe, was about preparing to 'level up' in 2023.
Four seasons of college volleyball are in the books for Bree Burtwistle and Camryn Opfer, but they aren't ready to let go. The two All-Americans will return in 2023 in pursuit of a GPAC championship Concordia Volleyball covets.