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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.
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.
Concordia is still looking for its first five-set win of the season after falling in another match that went the distance on Wednesday (Sept. 29) at No. 3 Midland. The Bulldogs despite advantages in hitting percentage and kills.
After coming within an eyelash of extending their win streak to six, the Bulldogs are prepping for a short road trip to No. 1 Midland on Wednesday. The Warriors won in straight sets in Seward earlier this month.
Gabi Nordaker powered down 22 kills and nine blocks while leading the 19th-ranked Bulldogs on Saturday (Sept. 25). They came up short in a five-set defeat versus. No. 17 College of Saint Mary.
The win streak grew to five as the 19th-ranked Bulldogs hit a smoldering .360 on Wednesday (Sept. 22) while taking care of Mount Marty in straight sets. Erica Heinzerling and Carly Rodaway notched 11 kills apiece.
Two-time First Team All-GPAC honoree Tara Callahan has earned the eighth GPAC Setter of the Week award of her career. Callahan helped lead the 19th-ranked Bulldogs to wins last week over Doane and Hastings.
By embracing the idea of 'being the woman,' Emmie Noyd's career has taken off and has helped lift Concordia volleyball to new heights. The first team All-GPAC performer now gets set for an appearance at nationals.
The 2019 Concordia volleyball team has made history as the first in program history to advance all the way to the final site of the NAIA National Championship. The announcement came on Monday (Nov. 18).
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.