
The Concordia Volleyball program is set to open the 2025 season in mid-August with a visit from York. The complete slate features 24 regular season contests, including two major weekend events.
The Concordia Volleyball program is set to open the 2025 season in mid-August with a visit from York. The complete slate features 24 regular season contests, including two major weekend events.
During the spring semester, the powerhouse Concordia Volleyball program began the process of shaping the team's identity for 2025. The Bulldogs are preparing to 'let it rip' in big moments this fall.
All-Americans Ashley Keck and Gabi Nordaker were named to the primary eight-player All-Midlands Volleyball Team chosen by the Omaha World-Herald. Four other Bulldogs were recognized with honorable mention status.
Concordia Volleyball has finished a season in the NAIA top 15 for the sixth-straight year. The Bulldogs appeared at No. 5 in the NAIA postseason coaches' poll announced on Dec. 18.
A group of four Bulldogs from Concordia Volleyball were named 2024 CSC Academic All-District honorees. The award winners are Becca Gebhardt, Ashley Keck, Cassidy Knust and Savannah Shelburne.
Ashley Keck (first team) and Gabi Nordaker (second team) were honored on Dec. 17 as 2024 NAIA All-Americans. Keck and Nordaker helped the Bulldogs to a 27-4 record and NAIA national quarterfinal appearance.
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.
For her efforts in advancing the Bulldogs to the 2024 NAIA National Quarterfinals, junior Ashley Keck was named to the NAIA National Championship All-Tournament Team.
A bid for the program's first ever advancement to the national semifinals came up short on Saturday (Dec. 7) as the fourth-seeded Bulldogs were defeated by No. 5 seed Bellevue in five sets.
Three standouts for a Bulldog team still alive at the national tournament were honored on Dec. 5 by the AVCA. Ashley Keck, Gabi Nordaker and Ella Waters were each named NAIA All-Region award winners.
The 2019 Concordia volleyball team surpassed all expectations and set new standards for the program by reaching the national round of 16 and by finishing at No. 14 in the NAIA postseason poll.
Freshman Kalee Wiltfong has received plenty of support from her family, which is proud to see her repping Bulldog blue, just like her older brother Riley and sister-in-law Taylor used to do in the recent past.
By embracing the idea of 'being the woman,' Emmie Noyd's career has taken off and has helped lift Concordia volleyball to new heights. The first team All-GPAC performer now gets set for an appearance at nationals.
The 2019 Concordia volleyball team has made history as the first in program history to advance all the way to the final site of the NAIA National Championship. The announcement came on Monday (Nov. 18).
The 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.
Ben 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 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.