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.
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.
Ten Bulldogs, including four seniors, represented the Concordia volleyball team on the list of 2018 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes announced Friday (Nov. 30) by the NAIA.
The 2018 team's best run of volleyball came at the end of the season. That leap forward provided optimism that the program has truly embraced the #champsb4champs moniker. Concordia hopes to use it as a springboard.
For the second year in a row, junior Emmie Noyd has garnered second team All-GPAC accolades. The native of Shelby, Neb., led a group of three Bulldogs honored by the GPAC on Wednesday (Nov. 14).
In order for the volleyball season to continue, the Bulldogs needed to pull an upset of fifth-ranked Dordt in the GPAC quarterfinals on Saturday (Nov. 3). They fell short in a 25-12, 25-18, 25-20, defeat.
The margin was razor thin, but a win at Doane and tiebreakers helped the Bulldog volleyball team earn a spot in the GPAC postseason. Concordia now gets set to play at No. 5 Dordt on Saturday.
A win in straight sets at Doane on Wednesday (Oct. 31) kept the season alive for the Bulldog volleyball team. Concordia will head into the postseason with momentum after finishing strong in the regular season.
The Bulldogs still have a shot at qualifying for the conference tournament with one match to go in the regular season. Concordia hopes to avenge a loss from Sept. 18 when it plays at Doane on Wednesday.
The Bulldog volleyball team came up one point shy of stunning 12th-ranked Midland in Fremont on Saturday (Oct. 27). After taking the first two sets, Concordia eventually fell in five.
In terms of home matches, this was it for senior Jenna Habegger. She made it count by flooring 13 kills and helping the Bulldogs to a four-set win over Morningside on Wednesday (Oct. 24).
The 2018 team's best run of volleyball came at the end of the season. That leap forward provided optimism that the program has truly embraced the #champsb4champs moniker. Concordia hopes to use it as a springboard.
Says head coach Ben Boldt of his team's early success, "I didn’t exactly know what the competition level was going to be like. We’re really just focused on ourselves right now and trying to be a better team."
It’s a fascinating new world for the Concordia University volleyball program, still working to identify itself in a new era. Head coach Ben Boldt is on the brink of making his debut as leader of the Bulldogs.
We wrap up the spring volleyball season with insights from head coach Ben Boldt on the changing dynamics within the program. The Bulldogs emphasized speed and urgency during the volleyball-filled spring.
Members of the Bulldog volleyball program say they're training like they've never trained before while embracing a new opportunity with head coach Ben Boldt. Said Tara Callahan, "Everyone’s a little fired up."
A native of Hickman, Neb., Ben Boldt is returning home to become head volleyball coach at Concordia. His wife Angie has also been named an assistant coach on the staff. Ben and Angie previously coached at Hendrix College.
A retooled Concordia volleyball program has hopes of a bounce back 2017 season. The Bulldogs will have a completely new identity after graduating a bevy of four-year starters. Head coach Scott Mattera enters his sixth year at Concordia.
With the help of a native of Frankenmuth, Mich., the Concordia volleyball team hopes to Baarck back in 2017. A transfer from Mott Community College will help lesson the blow caused by the graduation of an accomplished senior class.
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.
