In their only match on this week's schedule, the Bulldogs will welcome defending GPAC champion Northwestern to Walz on Saturday. Concordia is 5-0 in the GPAC for the first time since 2000.
Superior play in the serve and pass departments lifted Concordia to victory at a place it had never before won at in the GPAC era. The Bulldogs moved to 5-0 by handling Dordt in straight sets.
So it wasn't necessarily a thing of beauty, but a regular-season sweep of Midland is certainly a beautiful thing. The Bulldogs grinded one out on Wednesday (Sept. 30) and moved to 4-0.
Circumstances outside of its control have prevented the Bulldogs from taking the floor since Sept. 19. Concordia will get back to action by hosting Midland on Wednesday and playing at Dordt on Friday.
Due to postponements this week, the Concordia volleyball program has adjusted its upcoming schedule within GPAC play. New dates have been announced for Mount Marty/CSM matches.
Following a run of hot hitting, Gabi Nordaker has been named the NAIA National and GPAC Attacker of the Week. Nordaker ranks among the national leaders in hitting percentage and kills and blocks per set.
Riding a 3-0 start, the Bulldogs focus their attention on Saturday's match at College of Saint Mary. Only once in the GPAC era have the Bulldogs gotten to 4-0 in conference play.
Three GPAC matches. Nine sets. Still perfect. Seward's own Camryn Opfer starred on Saturday (Sept. 19) as the Bulldogs moved to 3-0 with a straight-sets win over Hastings.
Concordia smoldered on the attack while outhitting Doane, .424 to .161, on Wednesday (Sept. 16). Five Bulldogs recorded at least seven kills as Concordia moved to 2-0.
GPAC action heats up this week as the Bulldogs take on two more in-state rivals. Concordia will be at Doane on Wednesday before welcoming Hastings to town on Saturday.
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).