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The Concordia University volleyball team played two matches Saturday, Sept.12 at the Five Points Bank Invitational at Hastings College.
The Concordia University volleyball team played two matches Saturday, Sept.12 at the Five Points Bank Invitational at Hastings College.
Fresh off its biggest win this season, the Concordia University volleyball team returned to action and split a pair of matches on Friday at the Five Points Bank Invitational hosted by Hastings College.
Prove it. That’s essentially the message delivered to the Concordia University volleyball team that found itself positioned sixth in the GPAC rankings despite an 8-1 record entering the week.
Up against the GPAC’s premier blocking team, Concordia junior Alayna Kavanaugh surfaced with the most significant denial of the night. Sliding over from her spot on right side of the front row, Kavanaugh threw up a wall for match point.
The level of competition ramps up this week as the Concordia University volleyball team opens up conference play on Wednesday with No. 19 Hastings paying a visit to Walz Arena.
With Claire White sidelined, junior outside hitter Paige Getz killed it on Saturday. The native of Paola, Kan., amassed 38 kills in a pair of victories as part of the Bulldog Bash.
The Concordia University volleyball team entered its latest outing with a mark of 17-2 over its previous 19 home matches while sporting an unblemished 6-0 overall record in 2015.
The Concordia volleyball team will be inviting three different teams to Walz Arena Sept. 4-5. Back from a four game road trip from Chicago, the Bulldogs will host Bethel College (Kan.), Benedictine College (Kan.) and York College.
For the first time since 2005, the Concordia University volleyball team has raced out to a 6-0 start. On Saturday the Bulldogs completed a 4-0 Windy City road trip by taking care of two more Chicago-area NAIA programs.
Powered by its veteran stars, the Concordia University volleyball team took its act to the Windy City and remained unbeaten on the young season.
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.
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.