Two more ranked opponents make up this week's schedule for Concordia volleyball. The Bulldogs welcome top-ranked Midland for a 7:30 p.m. CT match on Wednesday.
A trip to Orange City, Iowa, proved treacherous for Concordia volleyball, which dropped matches to Northwestern and No. 2 Westmont on Saturday (Oct. 8) afternoon.
It wasn't Concordia volleyball's night. The Bulldogs fell in straight sets at No. 20 Bellevue University on Wednesday.
Freshman Emma Brand surfaced with the "best match of her career" to help lead the Concordia volleyball team to a straight-sets win over Briar Cliff inside Walz Arena on Saturday (Oct. 1) afternoon.
A Concordia team that continues to fight through injury showed guts on Wednesday (Sept. 28) despite a four-set loss at No. 4 Hastings. Tiegen Skains collected 13 kills for the Bulldogs.
With several key pieces out of action, Concordia fell to No. 9 Dordt on Saturday (Sept. 24) afternoon inside Walz Arena.
After taking the first two-hotly contested sets at 17th-ranked Doane on Wednesday, Concordia let it slip away. Tiegen Skains hit .417 for the Bulldogs.
Concordia volleyball enters this week having won nine of its last 10 matches. Now the Bulldogs face a stretch of nine of 10 contests versus ranked/receiving votes teams.
Concordia came away with two of the three weekly honors handed out by the GPAC on Tuesday (Sept. 20). Bulldog standouts Jocelyn Garcia and Alayna Kavanaugh were the award recipients.
Facing almost certain defeat, the Concordia volleyball team pulled a rabbit out of its hat on Saturday evening inside Walz Arena. The Bulldogs rallied to defeat Morningside in five sets.
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.