Concordia took the opening set, but fell short in a third-set battle that ultimately proved to be the difference in a home loss to No. 2 Hastings on Wednesday.
Alayna Kavanaugh has garnered NAIA National Setter of the Week honors after going for a career high 76 assists in last week's win over Dakota Wesleyan. She is an seven-time GPAC weekly award winner.
Jocelyn Garcia, Alayna Kavanaugh and Tiegen Skains helped Concordia volleyball sweep GPAC weekly awards. The trio spurred the Bulldogs to a perfect 3-0 week.
The seniors put up eye-popping numbers while leading Concordia volleyball to two wins inside Walz Arena on Saturday. Paige Getz and Tiegen Skains combined for 71 kills on the day and Alayna Kavanaugh dished out 76 assists in the Dakota Wesleyan match alone.
A group of eight seniors will be celebrated as part of Senior Day festivities inside Walz Arena on Saturday. The Bulldogs will play Central Christian College and Dakota Wesleyan.
Concordia won dogfights in sets two and four in the process of earning a much-needed win at College of Saint Mary in Omaha on Wednesday (Oct. 26) night. Freshman Emmie Noyd posted eight kills and seven blocks.
Concordia allowed Doane to hit .437 in a straight-sets loss inside Walz Arena on Wednesday. It was the annual Pink Out match for the Bulldogs.
Concordia volleyball hosts its annual pink match on Wednesday when No. 15 Doane visits Walz Arena. First serve inside Walz Arena is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.
The night unraveled for Concordia volleyball after it let a first-set lead slip away. Host and 11th-ranked Dordt took control and took care of the Bulldogs in straight sets on Saturday (Oct. 15).
Concordia sizzled with a .400 hitting percentage in the second set, but it wasn't enough to overcome top-ranked Midland. The Warriors won in four sets.
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.