After starring on the volleyball court as a prep at Exeter-Milligan High School, Claire White moved onto NCAA Division II Washburn University in Topeka, Kan., to play for a strong Ichabods program in the fall of 2012. As a freshman, she never quite found her comfort zone and decided to seek increased playing time in a setting closer to her hometown of Exeter, Neb.
Freshman Gabi Nordaker made herself comfortable in her Concordia debut and the Bulldogs motored to a straight-sets victory at Midland on Wednesday (Sept. 9) in the season opener.
The wait will finally be over on Wednesday night when Concordia and Midland meet in Fremont. The Nebraska GPAC rivals split their two meetings in 2019.
Third-year head coach Scott Mattera’s Bulldogs completed a solid weekend at the Hastings College Classic by splitting a pair of matches on Saturday. A day after upsetting No. 14 Oklahoma Baptist University, Concordia finished at 3-1 on the weekend by taking care of Friends University (Kan.) (25-27, 25-21, 25-21, 25-19) prior to a loss to the University of Montana Western, 25-19, 29-27, 25-23.
Vying for the program’s first victory over a ranked opponent since 2007, the Concordia University volleyball team upset No. 14 Oklahoma Baptist University, 25-22, 26-28, 25-19, 25-17 in its second match of the Hastings College Classic on Friday.
The match between Concordia and Baker scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5 has been canceled. No makeup date has been set. The season opener will now be at Midland on Sept. 9.
The preseason expectations have risen significantly for the Concordia University Volleyball, which enters this season ranked third in the GPAC. The Bulldogs finished last season ranked 14th in the NAIA.
Following a national tournament appearance in 2019, the Concordia Volleyball Program enters 2020 ready for big moments. The Bulldogs return four All-GPAC performers.
A young Concordia volleyball team will enter 2013 expected to finish in ninth place once again, according to league coaches. With 31 total points, head coach Scott Mattera’s squad landed ninth in the 2013 GPAC Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
The string of fifth-year stars for Bulldog Volleyball will continue as Gabi Nordaker returns this fall. The volleyball-crazed Nordaker could not pass up one more year of strengthening relationships with her teammates.
The 2024 'Kobe Year' will be about grit for a Concordia Volleyball team coming off one of the most successful seasons in program history. The Bulldogs began the reloading process this spring without a pair of All-Americans.
While the season ended abruptly, the 2023 Concordia Volleyball team achieved great heights in rising to No. 1 in the NAIA coaches' poll, setting a program record for win percentage and sharing the GPAC regular season title.
Whatever the end result, emotions will run high for a group of Bulldogs who have been instrumental in the most successful period in the history of Concordia Volleyball. It's time for one last final site experience for nine Bulldogs.
On the strength of a 13-0 start to the season, Concordia Volleyball has leveled up to the NAIA No. 1 national ranking. The Bulldogs have reached that lofty perch for the first time in the program's history.
Four-consecutive trips to the final site of the NAIA National Championships lead the Concordia Volleyball program into 2023, or the “Jordan Year,” as the team has dubbed it. Coach Boldt's Bulldogs were picked to finish second in the GPAC.
All-American Gabi Nordaker may have turned down Concordia after the initial offer, but she's learned to love life as a Bulldog. In three collegiate seasons, Nordaker has been a major reason why the program has reached great heights.
Once Rachel Miller experienced it, she held on and never let go. The former All-American volleyball star and past Bulldog head coach remains deeply rooted within the Concordia and Seward and communities.
A veteran and battle-tested bunch of Bulldogs picked up where they left off in the fall and enjoyed a spring of continued development. The spring season, which included a matchup with a Big Ten foe, was about preparing to 'level up' in 2023.
Four seasons of college volleyball are in the books for Bree Burtwistle and Camryn Opfer, but they aren't ready to let go. The two All-Americans will return in 2023 in pursuit of a GPAC championship Concordia Volleyball covets.