Saturday's matchup with No. 14 Northwestern will come with major GPAC and national tournament implications attached to it. The Bulldogs hope to build upon last week's come-from-behind win over No. 15 Dakota Wesleyan.
No, not this time. Tired of coming up short in five-setters, the Bulldogs rallied to topple No. 15 Dakota Wesleyan in five on Saturday (Oct. 23). Camryn Opfer sparked Concordia with 25 kills, 20 digs and five blocks.
Concordia pushed Jamestown in all three sets, but the blocking of the top-ranked Jimmies was too much to overcome on Friday (Oct. 22). Camryn Opfer topped the Bulldogs (11-10, 6-7 GPAC) with 11 kills.
Concordia will be challenged significantly this weekend as it welcomes No. 1 Jamestown and No. 15 Dakota Wesleyan to Friedrich Arena. The Bulldogs will hold their pink match on Saturday.
The Bulldogs got the boost they needed this weekend while completing a 2-0 weekend in Sioux City. Concordia defeated Morningside in straight sets on Saturday (Oct. 16) behind a match high 13 kills from Erica Heinzerling.
Setter Tara Callahan piled up 42 assists while quarterbacking an attack that hit .352 while taking care of Briar Cliff in straight sets on Friday (Oct. 15). The Bulldogs won the first of two matches in Sioux City on the weekend.
The Bulldogs hope to get back into the win column this weekend as they head to Sioux City, Iowa, for matchups with Briar Cliff and Morningside. Concordia is currently in ninth place in the GPAC standings.
The results have been cruel lately for the 23rd-ranked Bulldogs, who fell in another five-setter on Saturday (Oct. 9). No. 18 Dordt eked it out over Concordia in a match that saw the two sides post nearly identical hitting percentages.
Yet another five-setter resulted in celebration for the opposition. The 23rd-ranked Bulldogs were clipped by Doane in Crete on Wednesday (Oct. 6) while being led by 17 kills apiece from Erica Heinzerling and Camryn Opfer.
The 23rd-ranked Bulldogs will return to action this week by playing at Doane on Wednesday before hosting No. 18 Dordt on Saturday. Concordia (9-7, 4-4 GPAC) had this past weekend off.
Ranked seventh in the NAIA in the preseason, Concordia Volleyball is ready to follow up a national quarterfinal run this past spring. "GPAC championship level effort" is the expectation.
As disjointed and unique as it was, the 2020-21 season provided plenty of rewards for staff, players and supporters of the Concordia Volleyball, which finished ranked No. 8 in the NAIA.
This wasn't exactly how they expected their senior seasons to look, but these Bulldogs aren't focusing on the negative. They are grateful for the chance to continue the program's rise.
Following a national tournament appearance in 2019, the Concordia Volleyball Program enters 2020 ready for big moments. The Bulldogs return four All-GPAC performers.
October 14, 2015, was a big day for the Concordia volleyball program. The Bulldogs stunned undefeated and second-ranked Midland while remaining in the hunt for a GPAC title.
Senior-to-be Tara Callahan and her teammates are quite determined not to let the current situation halt the momentum of the volleyball program. Callahan appears primed for a special senior season.
Her two-year run as a graduate assistant at Concordia made Abby Saehler realize coaching was right for her. Now the former Bulldog is helping build the program at Grand Canyon.
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The 2019 Concordia volleyball team surpassed all expectations and set new standards for the program by reaching the national round of 16 and by finishing at No. 14 in the NAIA postseason poll.
Freshman Kalee Wiltfong has received plenty of support from her family, which is proud to see her repping Bulldog blue, just like her older brother Riley and sister-in-law Taylor used to do in the recent past.