A historic season for Concordia Volleyball concluded on Thursday (April 29) as the Bulldogs were defeated by GPAC foe Dordt in straight sets. The program reached the NAIA quarterfinals for the first time ever.
For the first time in the history of the program, Concordia Volleyball is headed to the NAIA national quarterfinals. Camryn Opfer put away 19 kills in the victory over No. 7 Marian on Wednesday (April 28).
Every set was a nail-biter on Tuesday (April 27) as the 10th-ranked Concordia Volleyball team outlasted Lindsey Wilson in pool play action at the national tournament.
One of 24 teams left standing, the Concordia Volleyball team is getting set to play Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and Marian (Ind.) as part of NAIA national championship pool play.
As announced on Sunday (April 18), the Concordia Volleyball team has been placed in an NAIA National Championship pool along with Marian (Ind.) and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.).
After smooth sailing in the first two sets, the 10th-ranked Bulldogs found themselves in a battle in the NAIA Opening Round. Concordia persevered and advanced to the final site.
A hopeful return to the Tyson Events Center will first require a win in New Orleans. The 10th-ranked Bulldogs will be at Xavier (La.) on Saturday for an NAIA Opening Round match.
A trip to New Orleans for the NAIA Opening Round awaits the 10th-ranked Bulldogs. Concordia will take on Xavier (La.) on Saturday with a spot at the national tournament final site on the line.
The GPAC postseason run concluded in the semifinals for the 10th-ranked Bulldogs, who fell in four sets at No. 5 Northwestern. Concordia now awaits the national tournament announcement.
The GPAC tournament will continue on Wednesday when No. 10 Concordia plays at No. 7 Northwestern. The Bulldogs hope to avenge another one of their regular season defeats.
The 2017 Concordia volleyball team will look very different than the 2016 version. The Bulldogs spent this spring adjusting to life without an accomplished senior class. Head coach Scott Mattera discussed the status of the program.
The Concordia volleyball program entered this fall with high hopes. The team's 15-19 overall record was not what anyone associated with the program had in mind, but the outlook is positive for 2017 and beyond.
The odds said Concordia volleyball had almost no chance of winning when it trailed 24-19 in the third set versus Morningside on Sept. 17. The Bulldogs then rallied for perhaps the greatest comeback in program history.
The Concordia volleyball program hopes to continue its upward trajectory with a big 2016 season. Scott Mattera's squad is loaded with key returners from its 2015 national tournament qualifier.
A talented, fun-loving group of seniors helped Concordia volleyball to new heights in 2015. Now they look forward to even bigger goals in 2016.
Yes, baseball pitching drills were part of the spring secret to gaining more explosiveness at the net. Head coach Scott Mattera also believes his team made strides this spring in regards to its passing.
In 2015, the Concordia volleyball team set new records and achieved goals that had never been reached in the history of the program. After a 10-21 season in Scott Mattera’s first year in 2012, the head coach developed a team that improved to 26-9 in the most recent season.
The current class of Concordia volleyball seniors knows exactly what it’s like to watch a program rise from near the bottom of the conference to the heights of a national tournament berth.
The making of a national tournament volleyball team at Concordia did not happen overnight. The core of the first Bulldog squad ever to break through and reach the national tournament all arrived in the last two to four years.
A fifth-straight appearance in the Tachikara - NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll yielded the first top-15 ranking for the Concordia University volleyball program since October of 2000.