National tournament pool play action from the Tyson Events Center will get underway on Tuesday, Nov. 30. The Bulldogs are preparing to take on No. 25 Oregon Tech and No. 2 Viterbo. Pool play winners advance to the NAIA national quarterfinals.
As announced on Sunday (Nov. 21) by the NAIA, the Bulldogs have been placed in Pool B of the NAIA National Championship, along with Oregon Tech and Viterbo. Concordia has advanced to the final site for a third year in a row.
The work on the right side of Arleigh Costello and Carly Rodaway made a major difference in the 19th-ranked Bulldogs taking care of Ave Maria in straight sets on Saturday (Nov. 20). Concordia has advanced to the final site of the national tournament.
Named a Second Team All-GPAC honoree two days earlier, Concordia's Tara Callahan has been announced as a 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District award winner based on her combined work athletically and academically.
For the second time in program history, the Bulldogs will stage an NAIA opening round match. Concordia will welcome Ave Maria to Friedrich Arena for a 1 p.m. CT first serve on Saturday. The Bulldogs are 5-4 all-time on the national stage.
Five Bulldogs from the NAIA national qualifying team have been recognized as All-GPAC award winners. The group includes first teamers Gabi Nordaker and Camryn Opfer and second teamer Tara Callahan.
As a reward for their run to the GPAC tournament championship match, the Bulldogs will be at home for the NAIA National Championship Opening Round. Concordia will host Ave Maria (Fla.) on Saturday.
While making the program's first appearance in the GPAC title match since 2015, the Bulldogs ran into a well-oiled machine in the form of No. 1 Jamestown. Concordia now looks ahead to the national tournament.
Two teams that have already secured national tournament berths will go head-to-head in the GPAC tournament championship match on Saturday. The Bulldogs will attempt to win their first-ever GPAC postseason title.
The 2021 journey for Concordia Volleyball will make a stop in the GPAC tournament championship match. The Bulldogs edged No. 5 College of Saint Mary in the semifinals in another heart stopper.
It was another season of national prominence for Concordia Volleyball, which was led by a senior class that trusted the process throughout four years. The likes of Gabi Nordaker and Camryn Opfer helped lead the Bulldogs to a No. 4 national ranking.
It's a transcendent class that has helped Concordia Volleyball reach heights it had never before seen. Collectively, the group has set a new standard while living out the program's values: love, hard work, sacrifice and trust.
Bree Burtwistle knew her time was coming. It just took some patience and persistence before she could burst onto the scene as one of the NAIA's best setters. A transfer in her third year as a Bulldog, Burt is soaking up a 2022 season of winning with her best friends.
Three-straight NAIA top 15 finishes lead the Concordia Volleyball program into a 2022 campaign that comes with high hopes. The Bulldogs believe they are primed to take things a step farther after back-to-back national quarterfinal appearances.
Camryn Opfer has continued to make a name for herself within the community she has always called home. The Seward High School alum has a habit of playing big in big moments for a Concordia Volleyball program that has grabbed the national spotlight.
In terms of the approach and the goals of the Concordia Volleyball program, not much has changed since the 2021 season ended in the national quarterfinals. The Bulldogs grew in confidence this spring while 'leaning in' in anticipation of the 2022 campaign.
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.
Four years was just not enough for Tara Callahan, who returned to the Bulldogs in 2021 to provide steady leadership and consistently excellent play on the court. Her journey has included many mountaintop moments and unshakable bonds.
Ranked seventh in the NAIA in the preseason, Concordia Volleyball is ready to follow up a national quarterfinal run this past spring. "GPAC championship level effort" is the expectation.
As disjointed and unique as it was, the 2020-21 season provided plenty of rewards for staff, players and supporters of the Concordia Volleyball, which finished ranked No. 8 in the NAIA.