It was a dangerously close call on Wednesday (Dec. 3) as the third-ranked Bulldogs outlasted Dakota Wesleyan in five sets on day one of NAIA National Championship Pool Play.
As the NAIA’s No. 3 overall team and top seed in Pool C of the national tournament, Concordia has has drawn Dakota Wesleyan and The Master’s as pool play opponents.
Concordia Volleyball has booked a seventh straight trip to the final site of the NAIA National Championships. The Bulldogs defeated Florida National in straight sets in the opening round on Saturday (Nov. 22).
The NAIA national tournament qualifying Bulldogs have netted 14 NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards. Seven of those honorees have earned this distinction multiple times.
An NAIA Opening Round host for the fifth straight year, Concordia Volleyball will welcome Florida National to Friedrich Arena on Saturday. The winner will advance to play at the NAIA final site.
Major conference honors went to Ashley Keck, Emma Brueggemann and Angie Boldt as 2025 GPAC All-Conference awards were announced on Nov. 17. Seven Bulldogs players were lauded by the league.
While making a fifth straight appearance in the GPAC tournament final, the Bulldogs came up short. Northwestern took out Concordia in four sets amidst a sea of red in Orange City.
They meet again. As part of a tournament bracket that went chalk, second-seeded Concordia will be headed to top-seeded Northwestern for the 2025 GPAC Championship Match.
It was a battle as one might expect when Concordia and Midland get together. Ultimately, the firepower of Ashley Keck and and Ella Waters was too much as the Bulldogs advanced to the GPAC Championship Match.
Ashley Keck has earned her fourth GPAC player of the week award in 2025. Keck smashed a three-set career-high 22 kills in Concordia's GPAC quarterfinal win over Morningside.
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