In representation of the Concordia Volleyball, Tara Callahan and Gabi Nordaker earned recognition on the All-Midwest Sports Net Volleyball teams, announced on Nov. 20.
Junior middle Mariah Schamp’s best season in a Bulldog uniform has landed her on the GPAC’s second team, as announced by the conference on Wednesday.
The rescheduled Concordia matchup at Hastings slated for Saturday (Nov. 21) has been canceled. The Bulldogs (12-3 GPAC) have now finished GPAC regular-season action.
Idle since Oct. 29, the Bulldogs will now wait until Nov. 21 to finish their GPAC regular-season slate. Concordia and Hastings are set to play in Hastings on Nov. 21.
There were times on Saturday night when Concordia volleyball appeared poised to pull off a stunner over No. 6 Midland in the GPAC tournament quarterfinals in Fremont, Neb. The Bulldogs outlasted the Warriors in the first set, but Midland rallied for a 26-28, 25-12, 25-21, 25-20 win over head coach Scott Mattera’s hard-charging crew. The loss completes the 2013 season for Concordia, which went 17-14 overall.
For the seventh time in her career, Tara Callahan has been named the GPAC Setter of the Week. The senior from Brady, Neb., helped the Bulldogs to two GPAC wins last week.
On Monday evening, it was determined that Concordia's match at Hastings set for Tuesday (Nov. 3) would be postponed. A makeup date is yet to be announced.
In back-to-back nights at Walz, the Bulldogs celebrated season sweeps of in-state rivals. On Thursday (Oct. 29), Doane gave Concordia a tight three-set battle. The Bulldogs are now 12-3.
Another GPAC Nebraska foe fell victim to the Bulldogs as they crisply took care of College of Saint Mary on Wednesday (Oct. 28). Concordia moved its win streak to four as the home stand continued.
Currently 5-0 this season against Nebraska GPAC foes, the Bulldogs have two more in-state rivals on the schedule. Concordia will host College of Saint Mary on Wednesday and Doane on Thursday.
This wasn't exactly how they expected their senior seasons to look, but these Bulldogs aren't focusing on the negative. They are grateful for the chance to continue the program's rise.
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.
Says head coach Ben Boldt in response to the current situation, "Our priorities don’t change." A breakthrough 2019 campaign has the program thirsting for more. We take an inside look at the program during the health pandemic.
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).