Concordia has won three in a row and five of its last six within GPAC play following Friday (Oct. 11)'s four-set victory over No. 25 Morningside. Camryn Opfer and Emmie Noyd led the Bulldog attack.
Concordia absorbed an early push from Doane and then cruised to victory in four sets on Wednesday (Oct. 9). Camry Opfer topped the Bulldogs (17-3) with 13 kills as they won for the fourth time in their last five GPAC matches.
It's never easy emerging from the Wikert Event Center with a win, but the Bulldogs managed to do so on Saturday (Oct. 5). They claimed a four-set victory over No. 8 Midland and improved to 16-3 overall.
Back-to-back wins within the GPAC gave Concordia momentum heading into Hastings on Wednesday (Oct. 2). However, the host Broncos were too much at the net in a four-set Bulldog loss.
The Bulldogs impressed with a 2-0 week inside the conference with wins over Doane and College of Saint Mary. Now they face two tough road matchups this week - at Hastings and at No. 9 Midland.
A balanced effort in all facets helped Concordia cruise past College of Saint Mary in straight sets on Saturday (Sept. 28). The Bulldogs completed a 2-0 week in the GPAC to move to 15-2 overall.
Concordia dug out of a seven-point hole in the opening set and thumped host Doane in straight sets on Wednesday (Sept. 25). Emmie Noyd put up 12 kills and seven blocks while Marissa Hoerman racked up 20 digs.
After extending its win streak against nonconference opponents to 24, Concordia will get back to the GPAC grind this week with matches at Doane and at home against College of Saint Mary.
Arleigh Costello and Emmie Noyd fueled an attack that overwhelmed Peru State in Peru, Neb., on Saturday (Sept. 21). The Bulldogs triumphed in straight sets and have won 24 in a row vs. non-league foes.
The 2017 Concordia volleyball team will look very different than the 2016 version. The Bulldogs spent this spring adjusting to life without an accomplished senior class. Head coach Scott Mattera discussed the status of the program.
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.
The odds said Concordia volleyball had almost no chance of winning when it trailed 24-19 in the third set versus Morningside on Sept. 17. The Bulldogs then rallied for perhaps the greatest comeback in program history.
The Concordia volleyball program hopes to continue its upward trajectory with a big 2016 season. Scott Mattera's squad is loaded with key returners from its 2015 national tournament qualifier.
A talented, fun-loving group of seniors helped Concordia volleyball to new heights in 2015. Now they look forward to even bigger goals in 2016.
Yes, baseball pitching drills were part of the spring secret to gaining more explosiveness at the net. Head coach Scott Mattera also believes his team made strides this spring in regards to its passing.
In 2015, the Concordia volleyball team set new records and achieved goals that had never been reached in the history of the program. After a 10-21 season in Scott Mattera’s first year in 2012, the head coach developed a team that improved to 26-9 in the most recent season.
The current class of Concordia volleyball seniors knows exactly what it’s like to watch a program rise from near the bottom of the conference to the heights of a national tournament berth.
The making of a national tournament volleyball team at Concordia did not happen overnight. The core of the first Bulldog squad ever to break through and reach the national tournament all arrived in the last two to four years.
A fifth-straight appearance in the Tachikara - NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll yielded the first top-15 ranking for the Concordia University volleyball program since October of 2000.