| Semifinal Setback Signals End of Season |
(12/1/07 - Women's Volleyball) COLUMBIA, Mo. - For the second-straight season, the Concordia women's volleyball team advanced to the NAIA Tournament semifinals, only to have their dreams of a national championship dashed two wins away from their ultimate goal. This time around, #2-seeded California Baptist proved too tough for the third-seeded Eagles (30-6), posting a 30-23, 30-21, 30-18 win at the 28th Annual NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championships in The Arena at the Southwell Complex. |
| Sweep of Lions Completes All-GSAC Final Four |
(11/30/07 - Women's Volleyball) COLUMBIA, Mo. - A strong service game and stifling blocking provided more than enough firepower to vault #3-seeded Concordia to a 30-17, 30-17, 30-18 win over sixth-seeded Lindenwood (Mo.), Friday evening in the quarterfinal round of the 28th Annual NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championships. |
| Eagles Advance to NAIA Quarterfinals |
(11/29/07 - Women's Volleyball) COLUMBIA, Mo. - Third-seeded Concordia made it three wins all coming in just three games after a 30-20, 30-26, 30-27 victory over #8-seeded Mt. Vernon Nazarene (Ohio), Friday afternoon at the NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championships. |
| Balance Buoys Eagles Past Crusaders, 3-0 |
(11/28/07 - Women's Volleyball) COLUMBIA, Mo. - Five Concordia players tallied at least 9 kills as a balanced attack allowed the #3-seeded Eagles to carve out a 33-31, 30-19, 30-26 win over Madonna (Mich.), Wednesday afternoon at the NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championships. |
| Offense Erupts in National Opener |
(11/28/07 - Women's Volleyball) COLUMBIA, Mo. - Third-seeded Concordia blasted 53 kills and hit at an impressive .362 clip on the way to a 30-21, 30-17, 30-24 win over Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), Wednesday morning at the 49th Annual NAIA Women's Volleyball Championships. |
| Eagles Seeded Third at National Tournament |
(11/26/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - After holding the #3 ranking in the NAIA Coaches Poll most of the season, Concordia will remain in that same position as the Eagles were handed the third seed into Pool C for this week's 28th Annual NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship, Nov. 28-Dec. 1 at Columbia College in Columbia, Mo. |
| Eagles Survive Playoff Scare From Sea Lions |
(11/13/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - Despite being forced past the 30-point mark in two of the three games, #3-seeded Concordia used a balanced offensive attack to hold off sixth-seeded Point Loma Nazarene, 31-29, 30-20, 31-29, Tuesday evening in quarterfinal round action of the NAIA Region II Tournament. |
| Trio Earn All-GSAC Tags |
(11/12/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - All-American Lindsey Campbell led a trio of Concordia women's volleyball team members chosen to the all-conference team selected by the conference coaches. |
| Sunbirds Sweep Eagles |
(11/10/07 - Women's Volleyball) FRESNO - Top-ranked Fresno Pacific claimed its 8th-straight Golden State Athletic Conference title by earning a 30-24, 30-23, 30-16 win over #3-ranked Concordia, Saturday afternoon at the Special Events Center. |
| Robbins, Eagles Shine on Senior Night |
(11/6/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - Senior Ashley Robbins celebrated her final regular season home match by recording her 10th career double-double as #3-ranked Concordia swept aside visiting The Master's, 30-18, 30-26, 30-18, Tuesday evening in Golden State Athletic Conference play. |
| Scheele, Eagles Soar By Royals |
(11/1/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - Junior outside hitter Stephanie Scheele tallied a match-best 12 kills to lead #3-ranked Concordia to a 30-19, 30-19, 30-21 win over visiting Hope International, Thursday evening in Golden State Athletic Conference play. |
| Campbell, Eagles Clip Biola, 3-2 |
(10/30/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - Senior middle blocker Lindsey Campbell connected for kills on 17 of her 25 swings as #3-ranked Concordia edged 4th-ranked Biola, 30-27, 19-30, 30-24, 27-30, 15-6, Tuesday evening in Golden State Athletic Conference play. |
| Scheele, Ridens Lead Eagles Past Lions |
(10/23/07 - Women's Volleyball) COSTA MESA - Right side hitters Stephanie Scheele and Amber Ridens shared match-high honors with 10 kills apiece as #3-ranked Concordia posted a 30-18, 30-25, 30-20 win over 15th-ranked Vanguard, Tuesday evening in Golden State Athletic Conference play. |
| Campbell Hits Millennium Mark as Eagles Down Cougars |
(10/20/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - Senior middle blocker Lindsey Campbell became just the third player in Concordia history to record 1,000 career kills, highlighting a 30-19, 28-30, 30-24, 30-26 win for the #3-ranked Eagles over 5th-ranked Azusa Pacific, Saturday evening in the CU Arena. |
| Errors Undo Eagles, 3-0 |
(10/16/07 - Women's Volleyball) RIVERSIDE - The NAIA's #3-ranked Concordia committed 20 hitting errors and eight service errors, paving the way for #2-ranked California Baptist to claim a 32-30, 30-25, 30-20 win over the Eagles, Tuesday evening in Golden State Athletic Conference play. |
| Robbins Rebounds for Eagles in Sweep of Sea Lions |
(10/13/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - Senior outside hitter Ashley Robbins fired a match-best 16 kills to lead #3-ranked Concordia to a 30-22, 30-21, 30-25 Golden State Athletic Conference win over 10th-ranked Point Loma Nazarene, Saturday afternoon in the CU Arena. |
| Fresno Figures Out Eagles, 3-0 |
(10/6/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - Top-ranked Fresno Pacific squeaked out each of the first two games and went on to knock off #3-ranked Concordia, 30-28, 30-28, 30-19, Saturday afternoon in Golden State Athletic Conference play. |
| Dynamic Duo Delivers Win Over Mustangs |
(9/29/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - The all-American combination of senior Lindsey Campbell and junior Traci Weamer combined for 27-of-52 kills as #3-ranked Concordia swept past 4th-ranked National American (S.D.), 30-20, 30-17, 30-23, Saturday evening in non-conference play. |
| Weishoff Wins 100th, Eagles Handle Hope |
(9/27/07 - Women's Volleyball) FULLERTON - The NAIA's #3-ranked Concordia jumped all over host Hope International from the opening point and cruised to a 30-9, 30-19, 30-26 win over the Royals, Thursday evening in Golden State Athletic Conference play. |
| Hot Hands Help Eagles Sweep Warriors |
(9/25/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - The NAIA's #3-ranked Concordia continued to spread the ball around and ride its hot hands as the Eagles disposed of visiting Westmont, 30-21, 30-28, 30-21, Tuesday evening in Golden State Athletic Conference play. |
| Ridens, Eagles Blast Biola, 3-0 |
(9/22/07 - Women's Volleyball) LA MIRADA - Freshman opposite Amber Ridens fired 11 kills and hit a scorching .588 to lead #3-ranked Concordia to a 30-25, 30-18, 30-22 win over 5th-ranked Biola, Saturday evening in Golden State Athletic Conference play. |
| Eagles Tame Lions, 3-1 |
(9/18/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - Senior Ashley Robbins had a team-high 17 kills to go along with 17 digs as #2-ranked Concordia knocked off 19th-ranked Vanguard, 30-16, 18-30, 30-17, 30-23, Tuesday evening in Golden State Athletic Conference play. |
| Big Blocks Beat Back Cougars, 3-2 |
(9/15/07 - Volleyball) AZUSA - A pair of blocks late in game five by junior Bailey Schade turned the tide for #2-ranked Concordia as the Eagles outlasted 10th-ranked Azusa Pacific, 30-27, 28-30, 31-29, 21-30, 15-9, Saturday afternoon in Golden State Athletic Conference play. |
| Lancers Lay First Loss on Eagles, 3-1 |
| (9/11/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - Current NAIA Player of the Week Verania Willis fired 22 kills to go along with 15 digs, leading #3-ranked California Baptist to a 30-19, 27-30, 30-22, 30-20 victory over #2-ranked Concordia, Tuesday evening in Golden State Athletic Conference play inside CU Arena. |
| Quick Start Leads to Sweep of Sea Lions |
| (9/8/07 - Women's Volleyball) SAN DIEGO - All-American Traci Weamer shared match-high honors with 13 kills to go along with 15 digs as #2-ranked Concordia jumped out early and kept up the intensity to pull out a 30-16, 30-26, 30-24 win over sixth-ranked Point Loma Nazarene, Saturday afternoon in Golden Gymnasium. |
| Defense Does Job in GSAC Opener |
(9/6/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - Junior Stephanie Scheele had a team-high 11 kills to go along with four digs and three blocks to lead #2-ranked Concordia to a 30-13, 30-11, 32-30 win over visiting San Diego Christian, Thursday evening in the Golden State Athletic Conference opener for both teams. |
| Tournament Tests Passed as Eagles Stay Unbeaten |
(9/1/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - The NAIA's #4-ranked Concordia completed play in the Crowne Plaza Labor Day Festival with a perfect 4-0 mark after sweeping #19-ranked Doane (Neb.), then earning a four-game win over #14-ranked Northwestern (Iowa) on Saturday afternoon. |
| Argos, Bees No Match for Eagles |
(8/31/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - Facing its toughest tests of the season against a pair of ranked opponents, #4 Concordia passed the early exam with flying colors as the Eagles swept past #10-ranked Savannah Art & Design (Ga.) and 23rd-ranked Great Falls (Mont.), Friday during day one of the 2007 Crowne Plaza Labor Day Festival. |
| Eagles Outlast Rams, 3-1 |
(8/30/07 - Women's Volleyball) IRVINE - All-American Traci Weamer fired a team-leading 15 kills to lead #4-ranked Concordia to a 30-23, 30-17, 28-30, 30-20 win over visiting Texas Wesleyan, Thursday afternoon in non-conference play. |
| Eagles Soar to Perfect Mark in Fresno |
(8/25/07 - Women's Volleyball) FRESNO - For the second-straight season, the Concordia volleyball team completed its trip to the Fresno Pacific Sunbird Invitational with a perfect record after picking up three-game wins over Holy Names and Concordia-Portland on Saturday. |
| New Season Starts With Familiar Result, 3-0 |
(8/24/07 - Women's Volleyball) FRESNO - The 2007 season started anew on Friday afternoon for the #4-ranked Concordia women's volleyball team, but the location and result were strangely familiar. Juniors Stephanie Scheele and Traci Weamer combined for 22 kills as the Eagles opened up play at the Fresno Pacific Invitational with a 30-23, 30-13, 30-14 win over Oregon Tech. |
| Concordia On a Mission to Latin America |
From August 2-11, the Concordia women's volleyball team will be on a missions trip in Latin America while also playing several exhibition matches against the national teams of Nicaragua and Honduras. Each day, several team members will be recording their experiences and sending those back along with photos from their travels. |
| Eagles Hope for More Missouri Magic |
(7/17/07 - Women's Volleyball) Not to take anything away from their regular season performances, but the Concordia University women's volleyball team found a certain magic when it arrived in Columbia, Missouri last November for the NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship. |