Head coach Scott Mattera and the volleyball program have announced the hiring of Abby Pollart, who assumes a full-time assistant role for the Bulldogs. Pollart comes to Concordia via South Dakota School of Mines & Technology.
Seniors Paige Getz and Alayna Kavanaugh both garnered honorable mention NAIA All-Nebraska accolades, as chosen by the Omaha World-Herald. Getz and Kavanaugh were second team All-GPAC performers.
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.
Six members of the Concordia University volleyball team have earned 2016 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition. Honorees include seniors Paige Getz, Naomi Quigg and Taylor Workman.
Seniors Paige Getz and Alayna Kavanaugh reeled in second team all-conference honors to cap their Bulldog volleyball careers. Senior Tiegen Skains and junior Jocelyn Garcia were named honorable mention.
The 2016 season has come to an end for Concordia volleyball, which fell in the GPAC quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 15-19 overall record.
After piling up 115 assists in last week's action, senior Alayna Kavanaugh has been named the GPAC setter of the week. It's the eighth time in her career that she has earned the award.
It's tournament time for Concordia volleyball, which advanced to the GPAC championship match in 2015. The seventh-seeded Bulldogs will be at second-seeded Midland on Tuesday (Nov. 7).
Paige Getz moved into third place on the volleyball program's all-time kills list with nine more on Saturday at Morningside. The Bulldogs fell in straight sets.
Concordia volleyball won for the fourth time over its last five matches upon the conclusion of a straight-sets win at Mount Marty. The Bulldogs hit .378 and were led by 12 kills from Paige Getz.
The process of seeing out a vision for Bulldog volleyball is ongoing for a program guided by head coach Ben Boldt. Concordia is working to embrace the motto 'this is us' and take ownership of everything good and bad.
Ben and Angie Boldt feel right at home on the volleyball courts of Nebraska. The husband-wife coaching duo got its start working as students for John Cook at Nebraska. The Nebraska foundation is their foundation.
The 2018 team's best run of volleyball came at the end of the season. That leap forward provided optimism that the program has truly embraced the #champsb4champs moniker. Concordia hopes to use it as a springboard.
Says head coach Ben Boldt of his team's early success, "I didn’t exactly know what the competition level was going to be like. We’re really just focused on ourselves right now and trying to be a better team."
It’s a fascinating new world for the Concordia University volleyball program, still working to identify itself in a new era. Head coach Ben Boldt is on the brink of making his debut as leader of the Bulldogs.
We wrap up the spring volleyball season with insights from head coach Ben Boldt on the changing dynamics within the program. The Bulldogs emphasized speed and urgency during the volleyball-filled spring.
Members of the Bulldog volleyball program say they're training like they've never trained before while embracing a new opportunity with head coach Ben Boldt. Said Tara Callahan, "Everyone’s a little fired up."
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.
A retooled Concordia volleyball program has hopes of a bounce back 2017 season. The Bulldogs will have a completely new identity after graduating a bevy of four-year starters. Head coach Scott Mattera enters his sixth year at Concordia.
With the help of a native of Frankenmuth, Mich., the Concordia volleyball team hopes to Baarck back in 2017. A transfer from Mott Community College will help lesson the blow caused by the graduation of an accomplished senior class.