National tournament pool play action from the Tyson Events Center will get underway on Tuesday, Nov. 30. The Bulldogs are preparing to take on No. 25 Oregon Tech and No. 2 Viterbo. Pool play winners advance to the NAIA national quarterfinals.
As announced on Sunday (Nov. 21) by the NAIA, the Bulldogs have been placed in Pool B of the NAIA National Championship, along with Oregon Tech and Viterbo. Concordia has advanced to the final site for a third year in a row.
The work on the right side of Arleigh Costello and Carly Rodaway made a major difference in the 19th-ranked Bulldogs taking care of Ave Maria in straight sets on Saturday (Nov. 20). Concordia has advanced to the final site of the national tournament.
Named a Second Team All-GPAC honoree two days earlier, Concordia's Tara Callahan has been announced as a 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District award winner based on her combined work athletically and academically.
For the second time in program history, the Bulldogs will stage an NAIA opening round match. Concordia will welcome Ave Maria to Friedrich Arena for a 1 p.m. CT first serve on Saturday. The Bulldogs are 5-4 all-time on the national stage.
Five Bulldogs from the NAIA national qualifying team have been recognized as All-GPAC award winners. The group includes first teamers Gabi Nordaker and Camryn Opfer and second teamer Tara Callahan.
As a reward for their run to the GPAC tournament championship match, the Bulldogs will be at home for the NAIA National Championship Opening Round. Concordia will host Ave Maria (Fla.) on Saturday.
While making the program's first appearance in the GPAC title match since 2015, the Bulldogs ran into a well-oiled machine in the form of No. 1 Jamestown. Concordia now looks ahead to the national tournament.
Two teams that have already secured national tournament berths will go head-to-head in the GPAC tournament championship match on Saturday. The Bulldogs will attempt to win their first-ever GPAC postseason title.
The 2021 journey for Concordia Volleyball will make a stop in the GPAC tournament championship match. The Bulldogs edged No. 5 College of Saint Mary in the semifinals in another heart stopper.
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