A team full of experience on the national stage met the challenge of facing Hastings for a third time this season. Led by Gabi Nordaker (16 kills, four blocks), the Bulldogs defeated the Broncos in four sets in national tournament pool play.
A top program in the NAIA for what it has accomplished on the court, Concordia Volleyball also ranks as one of the best in the nation for what it achieves in the classroom. Eighteen Bulldogs have been recognized as 2022 NAIA Scholar-Athletes.
A record number of Academic All-District awards, as selected by College Sports Communicators, has rolled in for Concordia Volleyball. The honors have gone to Bree Burtwistle, Rebecca Gebhardt, Camryn Opfer and Carly Rodaway.
Pool play at the NAIA Volleyball National Championship will get started on Nov. 30. As the top seed in Pool D, the fourth-ranked Bulldogs will be up against Hastings and No. 13 Park. Pool winners then advance to bracket play.
Pool play assignments for the national tournament are set. The fourth-ranked Bulldogs are the top seed in Pool D and have been grouped with Park University (Mo.) and Hastings. Action in Sioux City will begin on Nov. 30.
The Bulldogs were not about to be denied another opportunity at the final site of the national tournament. With the help of a dominant outing from Camryn Opfer, Concordia defeated Florida College in straight sets in NAIA Opening Round play.
For the second year in a row, both Gabi Nordaker and Camryn Opfer have been named First Team All-GPAC selections. They were joined with all-conference honors by four teammates, including Bree Burtwistle and Carly Rodaway.
While making the program's fourth straight national tournament appearance, the Bulldogs will welcome Florida College to Friedrich Arena for opening round action. The match will take place on Saturday, Nov. 19.
A spirited rally in the first set gave the fourth-ranked Bulldogs hopes of claiming the program's first GPAC tournament title. However, No. 2 Jamestown responded and won in four sets. Concordia sits at 23-5 entering the national tournament.
Concordia rides wins over No. 12 College of Saint Mary and No. 3 Midland into another GPAC championship matchup with Jamestown. The Bulldogs are making their third appearance in the GPAC final and second in a row.
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.
Says head coach Ben Boldt in response to the current situation, "Our priorities don’t change." A breakthrough 2019 campaign has the program thirsting for more. We take an inside look at the program during the health pandemic.
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).