The 2022 season officially got underway on Thursday (Aug. 18) as the 11th-ranked Bulldogs earned wins over Cascade Collegiate Conference foes Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon as part of the Raider Invitational.
A trip to the Pacific Northwest awaits the 11th-ranked Concordia Volleyball team. The Bulldogs will take both their varsity and JV teams to Oregon. The varsity will open the trip by taking on No. 19 Oregon Tech.
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.
Expectations remain high for Concordia Volleyball entering the 2022 season. The Bulldogs were placed fourth in the GPAC Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll released on Thursday (Aug. 11) by the league office.
The Concordia Volleyball program continues to reside inside the NAIA top 25. The Bulldogs landed at No. 11 in the coaches' preseason poll released on Wednesday (Aug. 10) by the NAIA. Concordia finished 2021 at No. 6.
Concordia's national leading streak of AVCA Team Academic Awards has moved to 24. The Bulldogs finished the 2021 season ranked No. 6 in the NAIA and then produced a 3.82 team GPA during the spring semester.
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.
A national quarterfinalist in 2021, Concordia Volleyball will open the 2022 season in the state of Oregon. The Bulldogs will play three multi-match nonconference events in addition to the rigorous 16-game GPAC regular season slate.
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.
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.
Ben and Angie Boldt feel right at home on the volleyball courts of Nebraska. The husband-wife coaching duo got its start working as students for John Cook at Nebraska. The Nebraska foundation is their foundation.
The 2018 team's best run of volleyball came at the end of the season. That leap forward provided optimism that the program has truly embraced the #champsb4champs moniker. Concordia hopes to use it as a springboard.
Says head coach Ben Boldt of his team's early success, "I didn’t exactly know what the competition level was going to be like. We’re really just focused on ourselves right now and trying to be a better team."
It’s a fascinating new world for the Concordia University volleyball program, still working to identify itself in a new era. Head coach Ben Boldt is on the brink of making his debut as leader of the Bulldogs.
We wrap up the spring volleyball season with insights from head coach Ben Boldt on the changing dynamics within the program. The Bulldogs emphasized speed and urgency during the volleyball-filled spring.
Members of the Bulldog volleyball program say they're training like they've never trained before while embracing a new opportunity with head coach Ben Boldt. Said Tara Callahan, "Everyone’s a little fired up."
A native of Hickman, Neb., Ben Boldt is returning home to become head volleyball coach at Concordia. His wife Angie has also been named an assistant coach on the staff. Ben and Angie previously coached at Hendrix College.
A retooled Concordia volleyball program has hopes of a bounce back 2017 season. The Bulldogs will have a completely new identity after graduating a bevy of four-year starters. Head coach Scott Mattera enters his sixth year at Concordia.
With the help of a native of Frankenmuth, Mich., the Concordia volleyball team hopes to Baarck back in 2017. A transfer from Mott Community College will help lesson the blow caused by the graduation of an accomplished senior class.
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.