WVB Gameday - Central (A-R-C First Round)

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TODAY IN STORM WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL GAME 30 DETAILS

Date: Tuesday, Nov. 7 Location: Indianola, Iowa Venue:Cowles Fieldhouse

ALL-TIME SERIES

Record: CEN leads 48-33 First Meeting: 1976 Last Meeting: 2023 Last SIM Win: 2023, 3-2 Last CEN Win: 2021, 3-2

No. 4 SIMP S ON S TORM 9-20, 4-4 A-R-C

ABOUT THE STORM

Head Coach: Kekailoa Palea, fourth season, 32-53 career record 2022 Record: 13-12, 4-4 A-R-C 2022 Conference Finish: 6th/9

TEAM COMPARISON 1066 (10.35/set)

Kills

1381 (12.2/set)

3476

Attacks

4041

.118

Hitting efficiency

.176

980 (9.51/set)

Assists

1266 (11.2/set)

1507 (14.63/set)

Digs

1930 (17.1/set)

212 (2.06/set)

Aces

231 (2.0/set)

172 (1.67/set)

Total blocks

144 (1.3/set)

66

Solo blocks

76

ABOUT THE DUTCH

Head Coach: Jeanne Czipri, seventh season, 150-140 career record 2022 Record: 10-15, 1-7 A-R-C 2022 Conference Finish: 8th/9

PROGRAM HISTORY First Season............................ 1976

All-Time Record.................848-722 Conference Championships.......8 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2009)

No. 5 C entral Du tc h 2 2 -9 , 4 -4 A-R- C

STATISTICAL LEADERS Emily Williams, 261

Kills

Leslie Snow, 238

Championships.............................6

Emily Williams, 2.69

Kills per set

Leslie Snow, 2.33

2009)

Peyton Mitchell, .216

Hitting efficiency

Avery Rexroat, .336

Morgan DenBeste, 527

Assists

Avery Rexroat, 760

Iman Ghalibaf, 408

Digs

Colleen Kenney, 554

Peyton Mitchell, 38

Aces

Colleen Kenney, 45

Lauren Roman, 16

Solo blocks

Elyse Johnson, 34

Lauren Roman, 68

Total blocks

Elyse Johnson, 73

Conference Tournament (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2006, NCAA Postseason Appearances..................................7 (1990, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2009)

All-Time NCAA Postseason Record..........................................4-7

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2023 SCHEDULE Day

Date

Opponent

Location

Friday

Sept. 1

Concordia (Tex.)

Belton, Texas

W, 3-0

Saturday

Sept. 2

Schreiner

Belton, Texas

W, 3-2

Friday

Saturday Friday Friday

Saturday Saturday Friday Friday

Saturday Saturday Friday Friday

Saturday Saturday

Wednesday Friday Friday

Saturday

Wednesday Friday

Saturday Saturday

Wednesday Thursday Friday

Saturday

Wednesday

Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Sept. 8 Sept. 8 Sept. 9 Sept. 9

Sept. 15 Sept. 15 Sept. 16 Sept. 16 Sept. 22 Sept. 22 Sept. 23 Sept. 23 Sept. 27 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 7

Oct. 11 Oct. 13 Oct. 14 Oct. 14 Oct. 18 Oct. 19 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Nov. 1

at Mary Hardin-Baylor Concordia-M’Head Saint Benedict

at Wis.-River Falls Martin Luther St. Olaf

Macalester

at Wis.-La Crosse Minn.-Morris Augsburg

North Central (Ill.) Aurora Ripon

at Wis.-Stevens Point Neb. Wesleyan* at Cornell Loras*

Dubuque* Central*

No. 2 Wis.-Oshkosh

Belton, Texas Belton, Texas

River Falls, Wis. River Falls, Wis. River Falls, Wis.

River Falls, Wis. La Crosse, Wis. La Crosse, Wis. La Crosse, Wis. La Crosse, Wis.

Stevens Point, Wis. Stevens Point, Wis.

L, 3-0

L, 3-2 L, 3-0

W, 3-0 L, 3-0 L, 3-1 L, 3-2 L, 3-1

L, 3-0 L, 3-0

Mount Vernon, Iowa

L, 3-0

Cowles Fieldhouse

W, 3-1

Cowles Fieldhouse

W, 3-2

Cowles Fieldhouse St. Louis, Mo.

L, 3-1 L, 3-0 L, 3-0

Cowles Fieldhouse

L, 3-1

Storm Lake, Iowa

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Waverly, Iowa

W, 3-0 L, 3-0 L, 3-1

Decorah, Iowa

W, 3-0 7 p.m.

Central&

Cowles Fieldhouse

Thursday

Nov. 9

A-R-C Tournament

TBD

* American Rivers Conference

Trailing after two sets.................. 1-15 Tied after two sets..........................1-5 Match goes to 3 sets................... 5-13 Match goes to 4 sets......................1-5 Match goes to 5 sets......................3-2

Has more kills................................9-3 Has equal kills...............................0-2 Has less kills............................... 0-15

Has more aces...............................5-5

Grinnell

A-R-C Tournament

Leading after two sets....................7-0

L, 3-0

L, 3-0

W, 3-2

at Luther*

Playing A-R-C opponents...............4-4

Cowles Fieldhouse

Stevens Point, Wis.

St. Louis, Mo.

at Wartburg*

At a neutral site..............................5-9

L, 3-0

DePauw

at Coe*

On the road...................................2-8

Has more digs...............................7-5

at No. 12 Washington (Mo.) St. Louis, Mo. at Buena Vista*

At Cowles Fieldhouse....................2-3

W, 3-0

Nov. 7 Nov. 11

L, 3-0

SIMPSON’S RECORD WHEN...

Stevens Point, Wis.

Tuesday Saturday

Time/Result

TBD

TBD TBD

Has equal digs...............................0-0 Has less digs............................... 2-15 Has equal aces...............................2-1 Has less aces............................... 2-14 Has more blocks............................7-6 Has equal blocks...........................0-2 Has less blocks............................ 2-12

Playing in September................. 4-14 Playing in October.........................4-6 Playing in November.....................1-0 Playing during the day............... 5-10 Playing at night.......................... 4-10 Playing on Monday.......................0-0 Playing on Tuesday........................0-0 Playing on Wednesday..................3-1 Playing on Thursday......................0-1 Playing on Friday........................ 2-10 Playing on Saturday......................4-8 Playing on Sunday........................0-0

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AROUND THE AMERICAN RIVERS CONFERENCE STANDINGS

A-R-C TOURNAMENT TUESDAY, NOV. 7

Central at Simpson, 7 p.m.

Loras at Coe, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, NOV. 9

Central/Simpson at Dubuque, 7 p.m.

Loras/Coe at Neb. Wesleyan, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOV. 11

Wartburg at Neb. Wesleyan, 11 a.m.

TBD at TBD

LEAGUE HISTORY TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS School Titles Central 9 Wartburg 9 Simpson 5 Dubuque 4 Coe 2 Loras 2 Buena Vista 0 Luther 0 Neb. Wesleyan 0

Last 2007 2021 2006 2019 2022 2008 ----------

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS School Titles Central 17 Wartburg 10 Simpson 8 Coe 4 Dubuque 3 Loras 2 Buena Vista 0 Luther 0 Neb. Wesleyan 0

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Last 2007 2021 2009 2022 2023 2010 ----------

Team Dubuque Neb. Wesleyan Coe Simpson Central Loras Wartburg Luther Buena Vista

A-R-C 8-0 7-1 6-2 4-4 4-4 3-5 3-5 1-7 0-8

Pct. 1.000 .875 .750 .500 .500 .375 .375 .125 .000

Overall 21-8 21-7 18-11 9-20 22-9 13-16 11-19 9-21 6-18

Pct. .724 .750 .621 .310 .710 .448 .367 .300 .250

Home 8-3 6-0 6-4 2-3 6-5 7-5 3-6 0-6 0-6

Away 7-3 6-3 4-5 2-8 7-3 4-8 4-6 3-8 1-6

Streak W3 W4 L1 W1 L1 W1 L1 L2 L12

TEAM LEADERS POINTS PER SET 1. Coe...................................................15.95 2. Neb. Wesleyan..................................15.69 3. Wartburg..........................................15.53 4. Dubuque ..........................................15.44 5. Central..............................................15.42

SERVICE ACES PER SET 1. Neb. Wesleyan....................................2.30 2. Simpson................................. 2.06 3. Coe.....................................................2.05 4. Central................................................2.03 5. Buena Vista.........................................1.87

HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Neb. Wesleyan..................................0.234 2. Coe...................................................0.207 3. Dubuque ..........................................0.200 4. Loras.................................................0.186 5. Central..............................................0.179

DIGS PER SET 1. Dubuque..........................................19.26 2. Central..............................................16.92 3. Coe...................................................16.71 4. Loras.................................................16.20 5. Buena Vista.......................................16.17

ASSISTS PER SET 1. Coe...................................................11.47 2. Dubuque ..........................................11.27 3. Neb. Wesleyan..................................11.26 4. Central..............................................11.13 5. Wartburg ..........................................10.78

OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Neb. Wesleyan .................................0.134 2. Dubuque..........................................0.144 3. Central .............................................0.145 4. Coe ...................................................0.170 5. Simpson................................0.179

KILLS PER SET 1. Coe...................................................12.50 2. Dubuque ..........................................12.27 3. Central..............................................12.16 4. Wartburg ..........................................12.00 5. Neb. Wesleyan..................................11.98

OPPONENT KILLS PER SET 1. Central................................................9.69 2. Neb. Wesleyan .................................10.38 3. Dubuque ..........................................10.88 4. Simpson ...............................11.05 5. Coe ...................................................11.14

BLOCKS PER SET 1. Wartburg ............................................1.80 2. Simpson................................. 1.67 3. Luther.................................................1.59 4. Buena Vista ........................................1.44 5. Dubuque/Coe.....................................1.40

OPPONENT BLOCKS PER SET 1. Dubuque............................................1.09 2. Neb. Wesleyan....................................1.14 3. Luther.................................................1.18 4. Central................................................1.28 5. Loras...................................................1.36

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AROUND THE AMERICAN RIVERS CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS POINTS PER SET 1. Addie Thomas, NWU..........................4.79 2. Emma Powell, DBQ............................4.31 3. Sarina Stortz, LUT...............................3.98 4. Allison Feigenbaum, WAR.................3.63 5. Grace Lueken, COE.............................3.37

BLOCKS PER SET 1. Allison Feigenbaum, WAR.................0.88 2. Sarina Stortz, LUT...............................0.80 3. Autumn Finch, LOR............................0.72 4. Lauren Roman, SIM.................0.79 5. Gracie Urbatsch, COE.........................0.69

HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Allison Feigenbaum, WAR...............0.361 2. Payton Uptagraft, DBQ.....................0.333 3. Autumn Finch, LOR..........................0.307 4. Grace Lueken, COE...........................0.306 5. Aliah Clarke, NWU...........................0.301

SERVICE ACES PER SET 1. Cat Meyer, LOR...................................0.52 2. Kiley Elkins, NWU..............................0.48 3. Molly McCauley, BVU.........................0.47 4. Addie Thomas, NWU..........................0.46 5. Elecea Saathoff, NWU........................0.43

ASSISTS PER SET 1. Maddy Maahs, COE...........................9.83 2. Elecea Saathoff, NWU........................9.78 3. Sara Hoskins, LOR..............................9.08 4. Emma Kowalczyk, LUT........................8.28 5. Avery Rexroat, CEN.............................7.88

DIGS PER SET 1. Colleen Kenney, CEN.........................5.02 2. Katie Wright, DBQ..............................4.15 3. Ashlee Adler, DBQ..............................4.11 4. Iman Ghalibaf, SIM..................4.08 5. Jenna Bistline, LOR............................4.03

KILLS PER SET 1. Addie Thomas, NWU..........................4.17 2. Emma Powell, DBQ............................3.81 3. Sarina Stortz, LUT...............................3.30 4. Allison Feigenbaum, WAR.................2.80 5. Emily Williams, SIM................2.69

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK WEEK 1 (SEPT. 5)

Offensive: Emma Powell, DBQ Defensive: Sara Hoskins, LOR

WEEK 2 (SEPT. 11)

Offensive: Emma Kowalczyk, LUT Defensive:Colleen Kenney, CEN

WEEK 3 (SEPT. 18)

Offensive: Allison Feigenbaum, WAR Defensive: Molly Bense, BVU

WEEK 4 (SEPT. 25)

Offensive: Avery Rexroat, CEN Defensive: Elyse Johnson, CEN

WEEK 5 (OCT. 2)

Offensive: Allison Feigenbaum, WAR Defensive: Sara Hoskins, LOR

WEEK 6 (OCT. 10)

Offensive: Emma Powell, DBQ Defensive: Addie Thomas, NWU

WEEK 7 (OCT. 16)

Offensive: Sarina Stortz, LUT Defensive: Elyse Johnson, CEN

WEEK 8 (OCT. 23)

Offensive: Addie Thomas, NWU Defensive: Molly Ramirez, NWU

WEEK 9 (OCT. 30)

Offensive: Payton Uptagraft, DBQ Defensive: Katie Wright, DBQ

WEEK 10 (NOV. 6)

Offensive: Addie Thomas, NWU Defensive: Raegan Holle, NWU

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SIMPSON ROSTER No. Name 7 16 20 2 4 5 10 11 3 14 15 21 30 32 19 28 12 13 18 6 34 8 23 1 17 26

Pos.

Josie Ayala OH Audrey Behrens S/DS Breanna Benge DS Taryn Bertini S Teria Campbell OH Elizabeth Conroy MH Natalee Danner MH/OH Morgan DenBeste S Iman Ghalibaf DS Rachel Hardwick DS Caitlyn Holmes-McFadden DS Aaliyah Johnson MH Shelby Joy DS/OH Haylee King S Blayne Koster OH Kylie McVey DS Peyton Mitchell MH/OH Courtney Paxton OH Cristina Rodenas S Elena Rodriguez-Lara S/DS Lauren Roman MH Emma Rounds DS Jada Schmidt OH/RS Ragan Shelgren S Jalayna Shipley DS Alaina Stemsrud DS Emily Williams OH

Class Breakdown Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior

State Breakdown Iowa Nebraska Texas Minnesota Illinois

Country Breakdown United States Spain

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8 4 9 6

18 1 4 1 2

No. Name 1 Jalayna Shipley 2 Taryn Bertini 3 Iman Ghalibaf 4 Teria Campbell 5 Elizabeth Conroy 6 Lauren Roman 7 Josie Ayala 8 Jada Schmidt 10 Natalee Danner 11 Morgan DenBeste 12 Peyton Mitchell 13 Courtney Paxton 14 Rachel Hardwick 15 Caitlyn Holmes-McFadden 16 Audrey Behrens 17 Alaina Stemsrud 18 Elena Rodriguez-Lara 19 Blayne Koster 20 Breanna Benge 21 Aaliyah Johnson 23 Ragan Shelgren 26 Emily Williams 28 Kylie McVey 30 Shelby Joy 32 Haylee King 34 Emma Rounds

Pos. DS S DS OH MH MH OH OH/RS MH/OH S MH/OH OH DS DS S/DS DS S/DS OH DS MH S OH DS DS/OH S DS

Ht. 5-6 5-8 5-3 5-10 6-1 6-1 5-9 5-11 5-11 5-8 6-1 6-0 5-7 5-6 5-7 5-4 5-2 5-8 5-4 5-9 5-6 5-8 5-6 5-10 5-4 5-7

Head Coach: Kekailoa Palea (fourth season) Assistant Coaches: Amie Berndt, Raffy Palanco Student Manager: Anthony Potratz, Kirstin Wolf

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Cl. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So.

Hometown/High School Montezuma, Iowa / New Mahaska Glenwood, Iowa / Glenwood Irving, Texas / Ranchview Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls Durand, Ill. / Durand North Liberty, Iowa / Iowa City Liberty Carroll, Iowa / Carroll Ankeny, Iowa / Centennial Boone, Iowa / Boone Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny Centennial Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny Centennial Pella, Iowa / Pella Allen, Texas / Allen Des Moines, Iowa / East Omaha, Neb. / Westside Des Moines, Iowa / East Council Bluffs, Iowa / Abraham Lincoln St. Ansgar, Iowa / St. Ansgar Pleasantville, Iowa / Pleasantville Irving, Texas / Ranchview Austin, Texas / McNeil Malvern, Iowa / East Mills Indianola, Iowa / Indianola Maplewood, Minn. / North Stillman Valley, Ill. / Stillman Valley Des Moines, Iowa / East

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CENTRAL ROSTER No. Name

Pos.

Ht.

Cl.

Hometown/High School

3/43 Colleen Kenney

L

5-3

So.

Taylor Ridge, Ill./Rock Island Alleman

5/45 Gwen Kahlke

L

5-4

Jr.

Blandinsville, Ill./West Prairie

4/44 Ashli Harn 6 Zoe Lutz

7 Gracie Pierson 8 Avery Rexroat

9 Elyse Johnson 10 Paige Sexton 11 Avery Hall

12 Landry Pacha

13 Gracie Daniels

14 Makayla Ribble 15 Sophia Folkerts 16 Emma Wagler 17 Leslie Snow

L RS

OH S

MH OH

5-8 5-9 5-9

OH

S/RS

Jr.

So.

5-9

Fr.

5-11

5-8 6-0

Macomb, Ill./Macomb

Chariton, Iowa/Chariton

Fr.

Sheridan, Ill./Serena

Kalona, Iowa/Mid-Prairie

Sr.

Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow

Fr.

Dike, Iowa/Dike-New Hartford

So.

Olivia, Minn./BOLD

Jr.

5-8

Lake City, Minn./Lake City

So.

6-0

OH/L

Council Bluffs, Iowa/Lincoln

Kirksville, Mo./Kirksville

So.

5-10

Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock

Sr.

5-8

MH MH

Jr.

5-4

MH/OH 5-10 S/RS

So.

Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City

Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt

Head Coach: Jeanne Czipri (seventh year)

Assistant Coaches: Laura de Rosales, Alejando Rodriguez, Erin Dilger, Cyndi Boertje Student Coaches: Emily Beldock, Alaina Bunde, Morgan Galbraith, Taryn Hintz, Student Managers: Kylie Carstens, Sophia Egli

No. Name

Pos.

13

Gracie Daniels

OH

15

Sophia Folkerts

MH

11

Avery Hall

MH/OH

4

Ashli Harn

L

9

Elyse Johnson

MH

5

Gwen Kahlke

L

3

Colleen Kenney

L

6

Zoe Lutz

RS

1

Alexah Mellenberger

OH

12

Landry Pacha

S/RS

7

Gracie Pierson

OH

8

Avery Rexroat

S

14

Makayla Ribble

S/RS

10

Paige Sexton

OH

17

Leslie Snow

OH/L

18

Trinity Vos

MH

16

Emma Wagler

MH

Class Breakdown Freshman

3

Sophomore

6

Junior

4

Senior

2

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2023 SIMPSON ROSTER

JOSIE AYALA • 7 OH • 5-9 So. • Carroll, Iowa

AUDREY BEHRENS • 16 S/DS • 5-7 Fr. • Omaha, Neb.

BREANNA BENGE • 20 DS • 5-4 Jr. • Pleasantville, Iowa

TARYN BERTINI • 2 S • 5-8 Sr. • Glenwood, Iowa

TERIA CAMPBELL • 4 OH • 5-10 Sr. • Cedar Falls, Iowa

ELIZABETH CONROY • 5 MH • 6-1 Jr. • Durand, Ill.

NATALEE DANNER • 10 MH/OH • 5-11 Fr. • Boone, Iowa

MORGAN DENBESTE • 11 S • 5-8 So. • Ankeny, Iowa

IMAN GHALIBAF • 3 DS • 5-3 Sr. • Irving, Texas

RACHEL HARDWICK • 14 DS • 5-7 Sr. • Allen, Texas

CAITLYN HOLMES-MCFADDEN • 15

DS • 5-6 Jr. • Des Moines, Iowa

AALIYAH JOHNSON • 21 MH • 5-9 Jr. • Irving, Texas

SHELBY JOY • 30 DS/OH • 5-10 Fr. • Maplewood, Minn.

HAYLEE KING • 32 S • 5-4 Sr. • Stillman Valley, Ill.

BLAYNE KOSTER • 19 OH • 5-8 Jr. • St. Ansgar, Iowa

KYLIE MCVEY • 28 DS • 5-6 Jr. • Indianola, Iowa

PEYTON MITCHELL • 12 MH/OH • 6-1 So. • Ankeny, Iowa

COURTNEY PAXTON • 13 OH • 6-0 Jr. • Pella, Iowa

CRISTINA RODENAS S • 5-3 Fr. • Madrid, Spain

ELENA RODRIGUEZ-LARA • 18 S/DS • 5-2 Fr. • Council Bluffs, Iowa

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LAUREN ROMAN • 6 MH • 6-1 Jr. • North Liberty, Iowa

EMMA ROUNDS • 34 DS • 5-7 So. • Des Moines, Iowa

ALAINA STEMSRUD • 17 DS • 5-4 Jr. • Des Moines, Iowa

EMILY WILLIAMS • 26 OH • 5-8 Fr. • Malvern, Iowa

JADA SCHMIDT • 8 OH/RS • 5-11 Fr. • Ankeny, Iowa

RAGAN SHELGREN • 23 S • 5-6 Sr. • Austin, Texas

JALAYNA SHIPLEY • 1 DS • 5-6 Fr. • Montezuma, Iowa

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HEAD COACH

KEKAILOA PALEA PALEA AT SIMPSON • Entering fourth season in 2023 • Record of 23-33 (10-14 A-R-C) in first three seasons • Has led Simpson to the conference tournament each of the last two seasons after a seven-year postseason drought • Guided the Storm to 13 wins in 2022, the most since 2014 • Hired on July 1, 2020 as the program’s ninth head coach • Ranks fifth all-time in career wins • Also serves as the head men’s volleyball coach at Simpson BEFORE SIMPSON • Served as the player development director and head coach for the 15-18 team at Iowa Powerplex in Waukee, Iowa • Spent the previous seven years in Cedar Falls, Iowa as the associate director and 15-18 coach for Club Iowa Juniors • Also helped coach Northern Iowa during that span... over the course of the two seasons he was an assistant, the Panthers went 63-5 and clinched two NCAA Tournament slots... UNI reached the second round in 2011 • Served as the men’s and women’s head JV coach at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa for four years • Coached for Club Wahine and Highline High School in Burien, Wash. from 2002-05 PLAYING CAREER • Was a setter and libero at Graceland for four years • Competed for Seattle University while receiving his associates degree

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THE PALEA FILE PERSONAL INFORMATION Hometown: Kent, Wash.

Spouse: Candice Children: Kainalu and Kekoa

COACHING EXPERIENCE 2022-present: Simpson College Head Coach (men) 2020-present: Simpson College Head Coach (women) 2017-20: Iowa Powerplex Player Development Director 15-18U Head Coach 2010-17: Club Iowa Juniors Associate Director 15-18U Lead Coach 2010-12: University of Northern Iowa Assistant Coach 2006-10: Graceland University Head Men’s and Women’s JV Coach 2002-05: Club Wahine 16U and 18U Assistant Coach 2002-05: Highline High School Assistant Coach

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

2005-08: Graceland University 2000-02: Seattle University

EDUCATION Graceland University, 2008 B.A., Graphic Design, Sculpture Art Institute of Seattle, 2002 A.A., Computer Animation

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2023 SEASON STATISTICS TEAM GAME HIGHS Attack %...................0.338 (at Luther) Kills.......................... 58 (vs Schreiner) Kills (3 sets).................. 39 (at Luther) Kills (4 sets)............... 50 (vs Grinnell) Kills (5 sets)............. 58 (vs Schreiner) Total Attempts........182 (vs Schreiner) Total Att. (3 sets)..119 (at Buena Vista) Total Att. (4 sets).....160 (vs Dubuque) Total Att. (5 sets).....182 (vs Schreiner) Assists...................... 56 (vs Schreiner) Assists (3 sets).......36 (at Buena Vista) Assists (4 sets)............ 49 (vs Grinnell) Assists (5 sets).......... 56 (vs Schreiner) Digs......................... 92 (vs Schreiner) Digs (3 sets)..........58 (at Buena Vista) Digs (4 sets)...........77 (vs Macalester) Digs ( 5 sets)............ 92 (vs Schreiner) Aces.............................. 18 (at Luther) Blocks...................13.0 (vs Schreiner)

PLAYER GAME HIGHS Attack %.............Jada Schmidt, 0.667 .............................................at Luther Kills (3 sets).......... Emily Williams, 16 .................................... at Buena Vista Kills (4 sets).......... Emily Williams, 16 ..................... vs Grinnell/at Wartburg Kills (5 sets)..... Schmidt/Williams, 20 ......................... vs Schreiner/DePauw Total Att. (3 sets)...... Jada Schmidt, 49 ........................................... at Cornell Total Att. (4 sets).... Emily Williams, 60 ........................................at Wartburg Total Att. (5 sets).... Emily Williams, 58 ........................................... vs Central Points (3 sets)....Emily Williams, 18.5 .................................... at Buena Vista Points (4 sets)....Emily Williams, 18.5 ..........................................vs Grinnell Points (5 sets).. Schmidt/Williams, 22 ......................... vs Schreiner/DePauw Assists (3 sets).. Morgan DenBeste, 33 .................................... at Buena Vista Assists (4 sets).. Morgan DenBeste, 34 ..........................................vs Grinnell Assists (5 sets).. Morgan DenBeste, 42 ..........................................vs DePauw Digs (3 sets)........... Iman Ghalibaf, 17 ..........vs Mary Hardin-Baylor/vs NWU Digs (4 sets)........... Iman Ghalibaf, 28 ..................................... vs Macalester Digs ( 5 sets).......... Iman Ghalibaf, 28 ................................vs Saint Benedict Aces............. L. Roman/R. Hardwick, 7 ............................... vs Loras/at Luther Blocks...................Lauren Roman, 7.0 .......................................vs Concordia

NO. NAME 26 Emily Williams 8 Jada Schmidt 6 Lauren Roman 12 Peyton Mitchell 13 Courtney Paxton 19 Blayne Koster 4 Teria Campbell 11 Morgan DenBeste 7 Josie Ayala 5 Elizabeth Conroy 23 Ragan Shelgren 14 Rachel Hardwick 2 Taryn Bertini 3 Iman Ghalibaf 10 Natalee Danner 28 Kylie McVey 16 Audrey Behrens 21 Aaliyah Johnson Simpson Opponents

SP MP KILL K/S E TA PCT AST ACE PCT 29 97 261 2.69 179 874 0.094 9 13 0.8 26 89 213 2.39 133 705 0.113 8 22 0.854 29 97 136 1.4 60 396 0.192 4 20 0.847 29 103 136 1.32 59 356 0.216 21 38 0.911 18 58 89 1.53 60 310 0.094 1 0 0.75 19 40 77 1.93 52 226 0.111 0 2 0.684 18 56 61 1.09 60 236 0.004 2 0 0 26 91 37 0.41 11 119 0.218 528 29 0.967 8 16 25 1.56 20 89 0.056 1 0 0.5 7 9 7 0.78 3 18 0.222 0 0 0.5 20 58 6 0.1 4 27 0.074 191 11 0.905 28 96 5 0.05 4 23 0.043 13 37 0.914 9 18 4 0.22 2 20 0.1 90 2 0.762 28 100 3 0.03 0 36 0.083 88 12 0.925 6 7 2 0.29 3 13 -0.077 1 0 0 29 101 2 0.02 4 19 -0.105 19 19 0.906 17 35 1 0.03 1 5 0 5 7 0.968 4 4 1 0.25 1 4 0 0 0 0 29 103 1067 10.36 656 3477 0.118 981 212 0.899 29 103 1138 11.05 527 3422 0.179 1053 227 0.911

NO. NAME 3 Iman Ghalibaf 28 Kylie McVey 11 Morgan DenBeste 14 Rachel Hardwick 26 Emily Williams 8 Jada Schmidt 23 Ragan Shelgren 16 Audrey Behrens 12 Peyton Mitchell 6 Lauren Roman 19 Blayne Koster 13 Courtney Paxton 4 Teria Campbell 2 Taryn Bertini 7 Josie Ayala 10 Natalee Danner 5 Elizabeth Conroy 21 Aaliyah Johnson Simpson Opponents

SP MP DIG D/S BS BA TOT B/S PTS PTS/S 28 100 408 4.08 0 1 1 0.01 15.5 0.16 29 101 167 1.65 0 0 0 0 21 0.21 26 91 166 1.82 9 13 22 0.24 81.5 0.9 28 96 156 1.63 0 0 0 0 42 0.44 29 97 140 1.44 12 32 44 0.45 302 3.11 26 89 112 1.26 2 17 19 0.21 245.5 2.76 20 58 106 1.83 0 0 0 0 17 0.29 17 35 53 1.51 0 0 0 0 8 0.23 29 103 44 0.43 15 49 64 0.62 213.5 2.07 29 97 37 0.38 16 52 68 0.7 198 2.04 19 40 32 0.8 2 4 6 0.15 83 2.08 18 58 31 0.53 3 22 25 0.43 103 1.78 18 56 27 0.48 5 12 17 0.3 72 1.29 9 18 18 1 0 4 4 0.22 8 0.44 8 16 5 0.31 0 1 1 0.06 25.5 1.59 6 7 3 0.43 1 0 1 0.14 3 0.43 7 9 2 0.22 0 4 4 0.44 9 1 4 4 0 0 1 0 1 0.25 2 0.5 29 103 1507 14.63 66 211 171.5 1.67 1450.514.08 29 103 1503 14.59 47 204 149 1.45 1514 14.7 SIMPSONATHLETICS.COM

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HONOR ROLL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2009 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2006, 2009 NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 1990, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2009 AVCA ALL-AMERCANS 1990.............. Rosie Michels (2nd team) 1991.............. Megan Amelse (1st team) ...................... Rosie Michels (2nd team) 1992................ Rosie Michels (1st team) 1994...................Kris Michels (1st team) 1997...........Amy Trowbridge (2nd team) 2003.......... Shannon Stewart (3rd team) 2006........... Tiffany Everding (2nd team) 2008....Tara Christensen (hon. mention) 2009....Tara Christensen (hon. mention) CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR 1985.............................Shelley O’Meara 1987.............................Shelley O’Meara 1991.............................Shelley O’Meara 1994.............................Shelley O’Meara 1998.............................Shelley O’Meara 2001..................................... Lana Smith CONFERENCE MVP 1987......................................Lisa Kuiper 1988......................................Lisa Kuiper 1991................................. Rosie Michels 1992................................. Rosie Michels 1993....................................Kris Michels 1994....................................Kris Michels 2003............................Shannon Stewart 2006..............................Tiffany Everding FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 1986......................................Lisa Kuiper 1987..............................Sherri Bergman ..............................................Lisa Kuiper 1988......................................Lisa Kuiper .......................................Sharon Richard 1989.............................. Audrey Everson ......................................... Rosie Michels 1990............................... Megan Amelse ...................................... Audrey Everson ......................................... Rosie Michels 1991............................... Megan Amelse

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......................................... Rosie Michels 1992....................................Kris Michels ......................................... Rosie Michels 1993....................................Kris Michels .............................................. Nikki Peña 1994....................................Kris Michels 1995....................................Terra Davids 1996................................ Emily Halgren 1997....................................Terra Davids ...................................... Allison McGraw ..................................... Amy Trowbridge 1998.............................. Allison McGraw ..................................... Amy Trowbridge 1999............................. Jessica Nauman 2000............................. Jessica Nauman ............................................Casey Spree 2001............................. Jessica Nauman ............................................Casey Spree 2002............................. Jessica Nauman 2003.................................Rachael Spree ....................................Shannon Stewart 2004............................Shannon Stewart 2005................................ Jessica Martin 2006..............................Tiffany Everding ........................................ Jessica Martin 2007.............................Tara Christensen 2008.............................Tara Christensen 2009.............................Tara Christensen ..........................................Lara Gillespie 2010..............................Megan Dunlavy 2017................................ Hannah Lester 2021................................ Jessica Jacobs 2022................................ Jessica Jacobs ........................................Marissa Salber SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 1982...............................Brenda Malone 1983......................Caroline Christensen 1984....................................Carol Roling 1985..............................Carolyn Flugum 1986..............................Sherri Bergman 1988..............................Sherri Bergman 1989............................... Megan Amelse 1990................................. Rosie Michels 1991.......................... Melissa Mellecker 1992...................................... Nikki Pena 1994....................................Terra Davids ......................................Heidi Workman 1996....................................Terra Davids ..................................... Amy Trowbridge 1998.................................... Jill Overturf 1999.................................... Virginia Fox ............................................ Jill Overturf 2000................................Amy Anderson

2002........................... Annika Gustafson ....................................Shannon Stewart 2004............................... Kelsey Hagerty 2005..............................Tiffany Everding 2006.............................Tara Christensen 2007................................. Amy Schuster 2008............................... Brittany Friesth ....................................... Whitney Oviatt ......................................... Amy Schuster 2009............................... Brittany Friesth ....................................... Whitney Oviatt 2010...............................Monica Driscoll ......................................... Amy Schuster 2011..............................Megan Dunlavy HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE 2007........................... Amanda Norelius 2009................................. Amy Schuster 2011....................................Steph Keller 2012.................................Tabitha Blaser ............................................Katie Kieffer 2013.................................Tabitha Blaser 2014.................................Tabitha Blaser 2016..............................Jacqueline Luth 2018................................ Hannah Lester 2019................................ Hannah Lester 2020 .............................Ariana Martinez 2021 ............................... Iman Ghalibaf ........................................Marissa Salber 2022................................ Iman Ghalibaf AVCA ALL-CENTRAL REGION 1991............................... Megan Amelse 1992................................. Rosie Michels 1993....................................Kris Michels 1994....................................Terra Davids ............................................Kris Michels 1997.............................. Allison McGraw ..................................... Amy Trowbridge 1998.............................. Allison McGraw 2000............................. Jessica Nauman 2001....................................Casey Spree 2003............................Shannon Stewart 2006..............................Tiffany Everding ...... Jessica Martin (honorable mention) 2008.............................Tara Christensen 2009.............................Tara Christensen NCAA CENTRAL REGION COACH OF THE YEAR Shelley O’Meara.............................1987

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HONOR ROLL - ACADEMIC CSC (formerly CoSIDA) ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN 1991........Melissa Mellecker (2nd team) CSC (formerly CoSIDA) ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT 2005...............Jessica Martin (3rd team) 2006.............Tiffany Everding (1st team) ......................Jessica Martin (2nd team) 2013....................Kim Rogers (1st team) 2022........................................ Ellie Gray .....................................Rachel Hardwick ........................................ Jessica Jacobs ........................................Marissa Salber NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARS 1992.......................... Melissa Mellecker 2006..............................Tiffany Everding 2023................................Marissa Salber ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE 1993.......................... Suzanne Freeman .......................................... Amy Pattison ......................................Heidi Workman 1994...............................Marcy Brinegar .......................................... Amy Pattison ........................................Melissa Raskie ......................................Heidi Workman 1995...............................Marcy Brinegar ........................................ Emily Halgren 1996................................ Emily Halgren ....................................... Angie Runchey 1998.............................. Allison McGraw .......................................... Lynn Sirianni 1999.................................. Lynn Sirianni 2000.............................Lindsay Coffman 2001................................Amy Anderson .....................................Lindsay Coffman 2002.......................................Liz Whims 2003.................................Rachael Spree ...............................................Liz Whims 2004..............................Tiffany Everding ...................................... Stacey Johnson .....................................Marcie McQuinn 2005..............................Tiffany Everding ....................................... Kelsey Hagerty ......................................Shelley Hagerty ...................................... Stacey Johnson ........................................ Jessica Martin ...................................... Marci McQuinn 2006..............................Tiffany Everding ..................................... Jayna Fischbach ........................................ Jessica Martin

2007............................... Brittany Friesth ..........................................Lara Gillespie 2008.................................. Jacki Aronow ..................................... Jayna Fischbach ....................................... Brittany Friesth ..........................................Lara Gillespie ......................................... Amy Schuster 2009..................................Lara Gillespie ......................................... Amy Schuster ....................................Carissa Coopman ....................................... Brittany Friesth 2010............................Carissa Coopman .......................................Monica Driscoll ...................................... Jaclyn Wesphal 2011............................Carissa Coopman ..........................................Krista Gibson .............................................Kim Rogers ..........................................Alexa Rohach .....................................Audrey Schuttler ....................................... Kristen Watson 2012.......................... McKaylie Croghan ....................................... Haley Danforth ..............................................Kira Klepel .............................................Kim Rogers ..........................................Alexa Rohach .....................................Audrey Schuttler ...................................Katelynn Sjoblom ..................................... Morgan Terpstra 2013.................................Tabitha Blaser ....................................... Haley Danforth ...................................Kayleigh Eberline .....................................Rebekah Kimzey ..............................................Kira Klepel .............................................Kim Rogers .....................................Audrey Schuttler ...................................Katelynn Sjoblom ..................................... Morgan Terpstra 2014................................... Kelsey Beyer .........................................Tabitha Blaser ........................................... Alicia Escher .....................................Rebekah Kimzey ..............................................Kira Klepel .....................................Samantha Miller ....................................... Erin Thompson 2015.................................Tabitha Blaser ........................................... Alicia Escher ......................................Jacqueline Luth ...............................Morgan McLaughlin ..........................................Brianne Potts ....................................... Erin Thompson ..............................................Elisa Wildy 2016.............................Maura Chadwick .......................... Meredith Cunningham ..........................................Hattie Liechty

......................................Jacqueline Luth ..............................................Elisa Wildy 2017..................................Kayla Aronow ................................................Daryl Batt .................................... Regan Bradshaw .....................................Maura Chadwick .......................................... Sarah Dodrill .....................................Katrina Hartman ................................... Madison Hawtrey ..........................................Hattie Liechty ............................................Jacque Luth ......................................Alyssa Mathews .........................................Morgan Taylor 2018.................................. Sarah Dodrill .....................................Katrina Hartman ................................... Madison Hawtrey ......................................Alyssa Mathews ........................................Emmalyn Pratt ........................................... Allyson Rose ...............................................Abby Rose ..................................... Taylor Sudmann .........................................Morgan Taylor 2019..........................Blair Glendenning ..........................................Kenedy Grant ...........................................Kamryn Juni ......................................Alyssa Mathews ........................................Emmalyn Pratt ........................................... Allyson Rose ..................................... Taylor Sudmann 2020 .........................Blair Glendenning ..........................................Kenedy Grant ........................................Emmalyn Pratt ........................................... Allyson Rose ........................................Marissa Salber 2021 .................................. Taryn Bertini ........................................ Iman Ghalibaf .....................................Rachel Hardwick ............................................Haylee King ........................................Marissa Salber 2022 .................................. Taryn Bertini .................................... Elizabeth Conroy ........................................ Iman Ghalibaf ................................................ Ellie Gray .....................................Rachel Hardwick ........................................ Jessica Jacobs .....................................Aaliyah Johnson ......................................... Blayne Koster ........................................Marissa Salber

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