The Bulldog volleyball team looked sharp in opening up the 2019 season with a dominant victory over York College. Emmie Noyd and Kara Stark combined for 28 kills and Concordia outhit York, .474 to -.013.
The open week of the 2019 season is here for Concordia volleyball. It begins with a neighbor from the west making a trip to Seward and continues with a three-match weekend in Orange City, Iowa.
The Bulldogs may have been picked to finish eighth in the GPAC, but they firmly believe themselves to be a program on the rise. Emmie Noyd returns in the middle for a cast that is thinking big.
Coach Ben Boldt's Concordia volleyball team slotted in at No. 8 in the 2019 GPAC preseason poll released on Tuesday (Aug. 6) by the league. The Bulldogs tied for seventh in 2018.
On the court, off the court and from Texas to Nebraska to D.C., Stark is enjoying life as a Bulldog. With the help of Concordia, Stark enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to intern at The White House.
For the 21st year in a row, the Concordia volleyball program has earned recognition with an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. That streak ties for the longest in the nation.
Featured StoryThe 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.
Featured StoryBen 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 Concordia volleyball program will test itself with 27 regular-season matches during the 2019 season. The Bulldogs will open up at home versus York College on Aug. 21. The slate includes 16 GPAC matches.
Four players represented the Concordia volleyball program with honorable mention All-Nebraska accolades: senior Jenna Habegger, junior Emmie Noyd and sophomores Tara Callahan and Marissa Hoerman.
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No matter the result, the Bulldogs stayed gritty throughout a 2024 season that upheld the program's lofty standards. The '24 Concordia team broke program records for winning percentage and GPAC wins in a season.
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Five-straight trips to the final site of the NAIA National Championships has created a level of expectation that is embraced inside the Concordia huddle. The Bulldogs begin 2024 ranked No. 4 in the NAIA coaches' poll.
Featured StoryA native of Syracuse, Neb., Katie (Werner) Loveless dominated in two sports during her incredible Bulldog career. Accolades aside, Loveless remains impacted by the people she met during her Concordia experience.
Featured StoryThe string of fifth-year stars for Bulldog Volleyball will continue as Gabi Nordaker returns this fall. The volleyball-crazed Nordaker could not pass up one more year of strengthening relationships with her teammates.
Featured StoryThe 2024 'Kobe Year' will be about grit for a Concordia Volleyball team coming off one of the most successful seasons in program history. The Bulldogs began the reloading process this spring without a pair of All-Americans.
Featured StoryWhile the season ended abruptly, the 2023 Concordia Volleyball team achieved great heights in rising to No. 1 in the NAIA coaches' poll, setting a program record for win percentage and sharing the GPAC regular season title.
Featured StoryWhatever the end result, emotions will run high for a group of Bulldogs who have been instrumental in the most successful period in the history of Concordia Volleyball. It's time for one last final site experience for nine Bulldogs.
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On the strength of a 13-0 start to the season, Concordia Volleyball has leveled up to the NAIA No. 1 national ranking. The Bulldogs have reached that lofty perch for the first time in the program's history.
Featured StoryFour-consecutive trips to the final site of the NAIA National Championships lead the Concordia Volleyball program into 2023, or the “Jordan Year,” as the team has dubbed it. Coach Boldt's Bulldogs were picked to finish second in the GPAC.
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All-American Gabi Nordaker may have turned down Concordia after the initial offer, but she's learned to love life as a Bulldog. In three collegiate seasons, Nordaker has been a major reason why the program has reached great heights.
