A solo act was performed prior to first serve, but then many Bulldogs had a hand in moving the team's record to 5-0 this season. The back row continues to make life difficult on the opposition.
Now 4-0 on the young season, the Concordia volleyball team will return home to host the Bulldog Bash this Friday and Saturday. The event will feature 11 total matches, including three involving Concordia.
Emmie Noyd stung the volleyball again on Friday (Aug. 23) as the Bulldogs moved to 2-0 on the young season. Concordia was especially impressive in the second set of the win over Baker.
The Bulldog volleyball team looked sharp in opening up the 2019 season with a dominant victory over York College. Emmie Noyd and Kara Stark combined for 28 kills and Concordia outhit York, .474 to -.013.
The open week of the 2019 season is here for Concordia volleyball. It begins with a neighbor from the west making a trip to Seward and continues with a three-match weekend in Orange City, Iowa.
The Bulldogs may have been picked to finish eighth in the GPAC, but they firmly believe themselves to be a program on the rise. Emmie Noyd returns in the middle for a cast that is thinking big.
Coach Ben Boldt's Concordia volleyball team slotted in at No. 8 in the 2019 GPAC preseason poll released on Tuesday (Aug. 6) by the league. The Bulldogs tied for seventh in 2018.
On the court, off the court and from Texas to Nebraska to D.C., Stark is enjoying life as a Bulldog. With the help of Concordia, Stark enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to intern at The White House.
For the 21st year in a row, the Concordia volleyball program has earned recognition with an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. That streak ties for the longest in the nation.
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.
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.