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Women's Volleyball Latest News
Concordia Set to Open Season in Tampa
Sep. 02 - SAINT PAUL, Minn. ? The three time defending National Champion Golden Bears volleyball team is set to begin their run at a fourth straight National Title. Concordia brings a 74 match winning streak into the 2010 season. The Bears start the season in Florida for the second straight year. The title defense starts on Friday morning at 10:15 against Northern Kentucky University followed by a match against Grand Valley State at 2:45. Concordia will also have matches on Saturday against #5 Central Missouri and #3 Tampa.
Golden Bears Ready to Defend Title
Aug. 27 - SAINT PAUL, Minn. - As August comes to a close, volleyball is just picking up inside the Ganglehoff center. The Concordia Golden Bears volleyball team is preparing for another successful season under eighth year head coach Brady Starkey. Starkey has guided the Golden Bears to three consecutive national titles and a winning streak of 74 matches in a row. Yet, that is not the focus as the team prepares to head on the road September 3rd to kick off their season.
Golden Bears Debut at No. 1 in the Nation by AVCA Preseason Poll
Aug. 19 - LEXINGTON, Ky. - Three-time defending National Champion, Concordia University, has once again been pegged as the program to beat, with the Golden Bears being voted the No. 1 team in the 2010 AVCA Division II Coaches Top-25 Preseason Poll, as announced by AVCA headquarters late yesterday afternoon. FULL POLL
Palkert Named NSIC Preseason Player of the Year as CU Picked 1st for 7th Straight Year
Aug. 12 - ST. PAUL, Minn. - For the seventh consecutive season, the Concordia University Golden Bear volleyball team has been picked first by league coaches in the 2010 NSIC Preseason Volleyball Poll. The Golden Bears are three-time defending NCAA Division II Champions and are owners of a Division II record 74 match winning streak. They return 2009 AVCA All-American Emily Palkert (Sr., Excelsior, Minn.) in the middle of a potent attack. NSIC RELEASE | CU VB PROSPECTUS
National Champs Achieve High Academic Success Once Again
Jul. 21 - LEXINGTON, Ky. - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) has announced that 450 volleyball teams earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2009-10. Three-time defending Division II champion Concordia University is one of 55 NCAA Division II programs to earn the honor, the highest number of DII teams ever to achieve the honor. AVCA RELEASE
