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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.
Six members of the Concordia University volleyball team have earned 2016 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition. Honorees include seniors Paige Getz, Naomi Quigg and Taylor Workman.
Seniors Paige Getz and Alayna Kavanaugh reeled in second team all-conference honors to cap their Bulldog volleyball careers. Senior Tiegen Skains and junior Jocelyn Garcia were named honorable mention.
The 2016 season has come to an end for Concordia volleyball, which fell in the GPAC quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 15-19 overall record.
After piling up 115 assists in last week's action, senior Alayna Kavanaugh has been named the GPAC setter of the week. It's the eighth time in her career that she has earned the award.
It's tournament time for Concordia volleyball, which advanced to the GPAC championship match in 2015. The seventh-seeded Bulldogs will be at second-seeded Midland on Tuesday (Nov. 7).
Paige Getz moved into third place on the volleyball program's all-time kills list with nine more on Saturday at Morningside. The Bulldogs fell in straight sets.
Concordia volleyball won for the fourth time over its last five matches upon the conclusion of a straight-sets win at Mount Marty. The Bulldogs hit .378 and were led by 12 kills from Paige Getz.
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.
Featured StoryNo 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.
Featured StoryFive-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.
