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.
The process of seeing out a vision for Bulldog volleyball is ongoing for a program guided by head coach Ben Boldt. Concordia is working to embrace the motto 'this is us' and take ownership of everything good and bad.
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.