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 Concordia volleyball program will test itself with 27 regular-season matches during the 2019 season. The Bulldogs will open up at home versus York College on Aug. 21. The slate includes 16 GPAC matches.
Four players represented the Concordia volleyball program with honorable mention All-Nebraska accolades: senior Jenna Habegger, junior Emmie Noyd and sophomores Tara Callahan and Marissa Hoerman.
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.
For the second year in a row, junior Emmie Noyd has garnered second team All-GPAC accolades. The native of Shelby, Neb., led a group of three Bulldogs honored by the GPAC on Wednesday (Nov. 14).
In order for the volleyball season to continue, the Bulldogs needed to pull an upset of fifth-ranked Dordt in the GPAC quarterfinals on Saturday (Nov. 3). They fell short in a 25-12, 25-18, 25-20, defeat.
The margin was razor thin, but a win at Doane and tiebreakers helped the Bulldog volleyball team earn a spot in the GPAC postseason. Concordia now gets set to play at No. 5 Dordt on Saturday.
A win in straight sets at Doane on Wednesday (Oct. 31) kept the season alive for the Bulldog volleyball team. Concordia will head into the postseason with momentum after finishing strong in the regular season.
The Bulldogs still have a shot at qualifying for the conference tournament with one match to go in the regular season. Concordia hopes to avenge a loss from Sept. 18 when it plays at Doane on Wednesday.
The Bulldog volleyball team came up one point shy of stunning 12th-ranked Midland in Fremont on Saturday (Oct. 27). After taking the first two sets, Concordia eventually fell in five.
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.
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).