Showdown Saturday – Northwestern College makes the trip to Seward, Neb. to play unbeaten Concordia in a conference volleyball match-up between top five teams. First serve is set for 3pm. Northwestern owns a 3-1 conference record, 5-1 overall; Concordia is a perfect 5-0 on the year with all matches in GPAC play.
The Bulldogs are one of two unbeaten teams left in the GPAC (along with Jamestown) and are currently in first place in the standings with a 5-0 record. They have two wins against Midland and one over Doane, Hastings and Dordt. Concodia has lost just one set all season and have not played since a 3-0 win at Dordt last weekend (Oct.2).
Hired in December of 2017, Boldt is in the midst of his third season as the head of the Concordia volleyball program. Boldt has coaching stops at Hendrix College, a NCAA D-III school, and the University of Nebraska. He returns six starters, eight players from a 2019 team that finished third in the GPAC with an 11-5 record, 25-8 overall, and qualified for its first NAIA National Championship tournament. They went 2-1 and advanced out of pool play before losing to Missouri Baptist.
The Raiders are playing their third match of the week and 10th over the last 10 days. They hold a 3-1 record in GPAC play, 5-1 overall, and defeated Briar Cliff in its last match 3-1 on Wednesday night.
