Gabi Nordaker and Camryn Opfer were selected to the seven-person All-Midlands Team while three Bulldogs earned honorable mention recognition from the Omaha World-Herald. The team honors the best players at Nebraska colleges.
In a season that came with its share of challenges, the Bulldogs never gave up while advancing to the national quarterfinals for the second season in a row. The 2021 Bulldogs earned the program's best ever final national ranking.
Yet another postseason honor rolled in for Camryn Opfer, named an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American on Thursday (Dec. 9). The Concordia Volleyball program has had at least one All-American in three-straight seasons.
On the strength of an appearance in the national quarterfinals, the Concordia Volleyball program has achieved its best ever postseason ranking. The Bulldogs landed at No. 6 in the NAIA Postseason Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.
For the second year in a row, Camryn Opfer has been named to the NAIA Volleyball National Championship All-Tournament Team. Opfer totaled 59 kills, 68 digs and seven blocks as the Bulldogs advanced to the national quarterfinals.
Key figures in another run to the NAIA national quarterfinals, Camryn Opfer and Gabi Nordaker have earned selection as All-West Central Region award winners from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
The margins could not have been any finer on Thursday (Dec. 2) as the 19th-ranked Bulldogs saw their national tournament run come to an end. Concordia fell in five sets at the hands of No. 7 Marian in the NAIA quarterfinals.
A national quarterfinalist for the second season in a row, Concordia will face No. 7 Marian at 5 p.m. CT on Thursday (Dec. 2). The winner will advance to play in the national semifinals on Friday.
It was another heart stopper, but the Bulldogs were the ones celebrating a berth in the NAIA national quarterfinals for a second season in a row. Camryn Opfer put away match point and finished with 21 kills and 16 digs in a starring role.
Five Bulldogs posted at least 10 kills and another four notched at least 10 digs as part of a balanced effort on Tuesday (Nov. 30) that has put No. 19 Concordia within one win of the NAIA national quarterfinals.