For the first time this season, the Bulldogs are coming off a loss. Concordia will attempt to bounce back while at Morningside at Tuesday. The Bulldogs will also step outside of conference play and take on Peru State on Saturday.
Emmie Noyd keeps on killin' it for a Concordia volleyball team that keeps on winning. Fueled by Noyd, the Bulldogs rallied after dropping the first set and knocked off No. 25 College of Saint Mary in four on Wednesday (Sept. 11).
A junior from Brady, Neb., Tara Callahan has been chosen as the NAIA National Setter of the Week. Callahan ranks No. 3 among all setters nationally in assists per set for an attack with the highest hitting percentage nationally.
GPAC play is about to heat up for the Concordia volleyball team, which still has something to prove within conference play. The Bulldogs will be at College of Saint Mary on Wednesday and host Midland on Saturday.
The Concordia volleyball team took care of business during its weekend stay at the Baker Invite. The Bulldogs closed week three of the season with wins over Haskell and Baker on Saturday (Sept. 7).
Freshman Kaylee Wiltfong had the hot hand as the Bulldogs remained unbeaten and topped Graceland in straight sets on Friday (Sept. 6). Wiltfong notched a career high 15 kills in the victory.
A win over No. 14 Hastings supplied further proof of Concordia's upward trajectory as a program. The Bulldogs moved to 8-0 while ending a series losing streak against the Broncos on Wednesday (Sept. 4).
After leading Concordia to three more victories, junior Tara Callahan picked up GPAC Setter of the Week accolades. Callahan ranks near the top of the NAIA in assists per game and led all players at the Bulldog Bash.
Still unbeaten at 7-0, the Bulldogs will put attempt to end a series losing streak against Hastings when the Broncos visit Walz on Wednesday. Concordia will also play three matches this Friday/Saturday.
After dropping the first set of the day, the Bulldogs were dominant the rest of the way while winning matches over Mayville State and Benedictine on Saturday (Aug. 31). Concordia is 7-0 heading into GPAC play.
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.