A showdown on Halloween went the way of No. 8 Jamestown in five sets. The Jimmies held a big advantage on the block and stifled the Concordia attack. The Bulldogs had their six-match win streak snapped.
The final home matches of the regular season are up next for No. 17 Concordia. The Bulldogs will host No. 8 Jamestown on Thursday and Dakota Wesleyan on Sunday.
Middles Emmie Noyd and Kalee Wiltfong combined for 24 of the team's 35 kills in a straight-sets win at Mount Marty on Saturday (Oct. 26). The Bulldogs have won six in a row to improve to 21-3 overall.
It was stressful, but the Bulldogs found a win to get another win on the road. Concordia escaped Sioux City with a five-set victory over Briar Cliff while led by 15 or more kills from three players.
Now sporting a national ranking for the first time in more than three years, the Bulldogs hope to keep pace near the top of the GPAC standings. Concordia will be at both Briar Cliff and Mount Marty this weekend.
After more than three years absent from the rankings, the Concordia volleyball program has returned to the NAIA top 25 poll. The Bulldogs landed at No. 17 in the poll released on Wednesday (Oct. 23).
Coach Ben Boldt's squad is on a roll. The Bulldogs have now won four in a row and six of their last seven within GPAC play. Freshman Camryn Opfer sizzled with 14 kills in Saturday (Oct. 19)'s win over No. 22 Dordt.
The third-place Bulldogs are getting set to host No. 22 Dordt at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have won five of their last six matches. The Defenders have won six in a row in the series since 2014.
As a result of leading Concordia to a 2-0 week, junior setter Tara Callahan has been named the GPAC Setter of the Week. It marks the third time this season that Callahan has earned the award.
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.
Following a national tournament appearance in 2019, the Concordia Volleyball Program enters 2020 ready for big moments. The Bulldogs return four All-GPAC performers.
October 14, 2015, was a big day for the Concordia volleyball program. The Bulldogs stunned undefeated and second-ranked Midland while remaining in the hunt for a GPAC title.
Senior-to-be Tara Callahan and her teammates are quite determined not to let the current situation halt the momentum of the volleyball program. Callahan appears primed for a special senior season.
Her two-year run as a graduate assistant at Concordia made Abby Saehler realize coaching was right for her. Now the former Bulldog is helping build the program at Grand Canyon.
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The 2019 Concordia volleyball team surpassed all expectations and set new standards for the program by reaching the national round of 16 and by finishing at No. 14 in the NAIA postseason poll.
Freshman Kalee Wiltfong has received plenty of support from her family, which is proud to see her repping Bulldog blue, just like her older brother Riley and sister-in-law Taylor used to do in the recent past.
By embracing the idea of 'being the woman,' Emmie Noyd's career has taken off and has helped lift Concordia volleyball to new heights. The first team All-GPAC performer now gets set for an appearance at nationals.
The 2019 Concordia volleyball team has made history as the first in program history to advance all the way to the final site of the NAIA National Championship. The announcement came on Monday (Nov. 18).
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.