SEWARD, Neb. – At the conclusion of the national championship match played on Saturday (Dec. 4), Concordia University Volleyball standout Camryn Opfer was named to the 2021 NAIA National Championship All-Tournament Team. Opfer garnered the same recognition at the 2020 national tournament. The Seward High School product helped lead the Bulldogs back to the national quarterfinals for the second season in a row.
Also recently chosen as First Team All-GPAC and as an NAIA All-West Central Region team selection by the America Volleyball Coaches Association, Opfer is racking up career accolades. In 2021, she enjoyed her finest season yet while posting career highs in kills (394) and digs (389) in 2021. Opfer also hit .221 from the outside and added 45 blocks. She has pushed her career kill total to 948, a figure that ranks 10th on the program’s all-time list. In 2019, the AVCA named Opfer the West Central Region Freshman of the Year.
Over this season’s four national tournament matches, Opfer totaled 59 kills, 68 digs and seven blocks while hitting .236 from the outside. Opfer put together an especially memorable performance in the win over No. 2 Viterbo. In that match, she went off for 21 kills, 16 digs and four blocks and hit an eye popping .514. Said Head Coach Ben Boldt afterwards, “That’s who Cam is. Cam got put in a good spot, and she did the rest. That’s who Cam is. It’s no surprise to us.”
Concordia concluded the 2021 campaign at 19-12 overall. The Bulldogs are one of four NAIA volleyball programs to advance to national tournament bracket play in each of the past three seasons.
2021 All-Tournament Team
Camryn Opfer, Concordia (Neb.)
Olivia Galas, Bellevue (Neb.)
Bekah Horstman, Northwestern (Iowa)
Sadie Lott, Providence (Mont.)
Callie Henson, Central Methodist (Mo.)
Avari Ridgeway, Corban (Ore.)
Miah Garant, Viterbo (Wis.)
Anna Holen, Jamestown (N.D.)
Skyler Van Note, Marian (Ind.)
Isadora Stojovic, Missouri Baptist
Giovanna Tapigliani, Missouri Baptist
Nada Meawad, Park (Mo.)
Noura Meawad, Park (Mo.)
Debora Bernardi, Park (Mo.)
Defensive Player of the Tournament: Ellie Holen, Jamestown (N.D.)
Setter of the Tournament: Manuela Vargas, Missouri Baptist
Attacker of the Tournament: Nada Meawad, Park (Mo.)
Tournament Most Valuable Player: Manuela Vargas