Volleyball

A prestigious honor came the way of Angie Boldt, who was announced as the 2025 NAIA National Assistant Coach of the Year on Dec. 16 by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

A trio of Bulldogs earned 2025 NAIA All-America awards, as announced on Dec. 16. The honorees are Ashley Keck (first team), Ella Waters (second team) and Ava Greene (honorable mention).

A group of four Bulldogs from the NAIA national semifinalist Concordia Volleyball earned Academic All-District awards from College Sports Communicators. Ashley Keck is a three-time all-district honoree.

Ashley Keck and Ella Waters represented Concordia Volleyball on the 2025 NAIA National Championship All-Tournament Team. The duo played a starring role in the national semifinal journey.

The 2025 journey for Concordia Volleyball concluded in the national semifinals on Dec. 8. The Bulldogs were defeated by GPAC rival Northwestern in a bid to reach the national championship match.

The NAIA national semifinals will feature a matchup between GPAC rivals as Concordia prepares to face Northwestern. The Bulldogs have reached the semis for the first time in program history.

The 2025 Bulldogs will go down in history as the first in volleyball program history to reach the NAIA national semifinals. No. 3 Concordia grinded out a five-set win over No. 6 Providence on Saturday (Dec. 6).

The third-ranked Bulldogs trusted in themselves to find a way when times got tight. Concordia mounted a significant third-set rally and then squeaked it out in the fourth set, locking up a spot in the NAIA national quarterfinals.

Three Bulldog players and Angie Boldt were recognized with AVCA All-Region awards, as announced on Friday (Dec. 5). All-region honors went to Ava Greene, Ashley Keck and Ella Waters.