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Date: Thursday, Oct. 19 Location: Indianola, Iowa Venue:Cowles Fieldhouse
ALL-TIME SERIES
Record: SIM leads 18-4 First Meeting: 1977 Last Meeting: 2022 Last SIM Win: 2022, 3-1 Last GRI Win: 2021, 3-2
SIMPSON S TORM 8-17, 3-2 A-R-C
ABOUT THE STORM
TEAM COMPARISON
Head Coach: Kekailoa Palea, fourth season, 28-48 career record 2022 Record: 13-12, 4-4 A-R-C 2022 Conference Finish: 6th/9
913 (10.26/set)
Kills
935 (11.7/set)
2993
Attacks
2982
.114
Hitting efficiency
.182
843 (9.47/set)
Assists
848 (10.6/set)
1303 (14.64/set)
Digs
1497 (18.7/set)
171 (1.92/set)
Aces
150 (1.9/set)
150 (1.68/set)
Total blocks
76.0 (1.0/set)
53
Solo blocks
30
ABOUT THE PIONEERS
Head Coach: Eric Ragan, sixth season, 106-68 career record 2022 Record: 17-11, 6-2 MWC 2022 Conference Finish: 3rd/9
PROGRAM HISTORY First Season............................ 1976
All-Time Record.................847-719 Conference Championships.......8 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2009)
GRINNELL P IONE E R S 10-13 , 3 -1 mwc
STATISTICAL LEADERS Emily Williams, 215
Kills
Jenna Keller, 220
Championships.............................6
Emily Williams, 2.59
Kills per set
Jenna Keller, 3.06
2009)
Peyton Mitchell, .207
Hitting efficiency
Hayley Taka, .209
Morgan DenBeste, 422
Assists
Emily Brewer, 571
Iman Ghalibaf, 360
Digs
Sophie Weber, 439
Peyton Mitchell, 28
Aces
Emily Brewer, 32
Lauren Roman, 13
Solo blocks
Hayley Taka, 6
Lauren Roman, 47
Total blocks
Malaina Miles, 24
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
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
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.
Time/Result L, 3-0 L, 3-0
L, 3-2 L, 3-0
W, 3-0 L, 3-0 L, 3-1 L, 3-2 L, 3-0
L, 3-0 L, 3-0
W, 3-0
Cowles Fieldhouse
L, 3-0
Mount Vernon, Iowa
L, 3-0
W, 3-2 L, 3-0
W, 3-2 W, 3-0
Thursday
Oct. 19
Grinnell
Cowles Fieldhouse
7 p.m.
Friday
Oct. 27
at Coe*
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
6 p.m.
Wednesday
Nov. 1
at Luther*
Decorah, Iowa
Saturday Tuesday
Thursday Saturday
Oct. 28 Nov. 7 Nov. 9
Nov. 11
at Wartburg* A-R-C Tournament A-R-C Tournament A-R-C Tournament
* American Rivers Conference
Waverly, Iowa TBD TBD TBD
Trailing after two sets.................. 1-13 Tied after two sets..........................1-4 Match goes to 3 sets................... 4-12 Match goes to 4 sets......................1-3 Match goes to 5 sets......................3-2
Has more kills................................8-2 Has equal kills...............................0-1 Has less kills............................... 0-14 Has more digs...............................6-5 Has equal digs...............................0-0 Has less digs............................... 2-12 Has equal aces...............................2-1 Has more blocks............................6-5 Has equal blocks...........................0-2 Has less blocks............................ 2-10
L, 3-0
St. Louis, Mo.
Storm Lake, Iowa
Leading after two sets....................6-0
Has less aces............................... 2-13
DePauw
at Buena Vista*
Playing A-R-C opponents...............3-2
L, 3-1
Cowles Fieldhouse
at No. 12 Washington (Mo.) St. Louis, Mo.
At a neutral site..............................5-9
Has more aces...............................4-3
W, 3-1
St. Louis, Mo.
On the road...................................1-6
L, 3-0
Cowles Fieldhouse Cowles Fieldhouse
At Cowles Fieldhouse....................2-2
L, 3-1
Stevens Point, Wis. Stevens Point, Wis.
SIMPSON’S RECORD WHEN...
11:30 a.m. 6 p.m. TBD TBD TBD
Playing in September................. 4-14 Playing in October.........................4-3 Playing in November.....................0-0 Playing during the day..................5-9 Playing at night.............................3-8 Playing on Monday.......................0-0 Playing on Tuesday........................0-0 Playing on Wednesday..................2-1 Playing on Thursday......................0-0 Playing on Friday...........................2-9 Playing on Saturday......................4-7 Playing on Sunday........................0-0
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AROUND THE AMERICAN RIVERS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE MONDAY, OCT. 16
Neb. Wesleyan 3, Grinnell 0
TUESDAY, OCT. 17
Coe 3, Wis.-Platteville 2
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18 Dubuque 3, Luther 1 Simpson 3, Buena Vista 0 Loras 3, Wartburg 1
STANDINGS Team Dubuque Neb. Wesleyan Coe Simpson Central Wartburg Loras Luther Buena Vista
A-R-C 5-0 4-0 3-2 3-2 2-2 2-2 1-3 1-5 0-5
Pct. 1.000 1.000 .600 .600 .500 .500 .250 .167 .000
Overall 17-7 15-6 12-10 8-17 18-5 9-15 10-12 7-17 6-15
Pct. .708 .714 .545 .320 .783 .375 .455 .292 .286
Home 5-3 5-0 3-4 2-2 4-3 2-5 5-4 0-4 0-6
Away 6-2 3-2 3-4 1-6 6-1 4-3 3-5 2-7 1-3
Streak W1 W5 W1 W2 W3 L3 W2 L1 L9
THURSDAY, OCT. 19
Neb. Wesleyan at Central, 6 p.m. Grinnell at Simpson, 7 p.m.
TEAM LEADERS
FRIDAY, OCT. 20
Dubuque at Grinnell, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 21
Wartburg at Neb. Wesleyan, 11 a.m. Beloit at Central, 3 p.m. Loras at Elmhurst, 5 p.m. Wis.-La Crosse at Central, 7 p.m.
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 2 Loras 2 Buena Vista 0 Luther 0 Neb. Wesleyan 0
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Last 2007 2021 2009 2022 1995 2010 ----------
POINTS PER SET 1. Neb. Wesleyan..................................16.21 2. Central..............................................16.02 3. Coe...................................................15.67 4. Wartburg..........................................15.56 5. Dubuque ..........................................15.43
SERVICE ACES PER SET 1. Neb. Wesleyan....................................2.35 2. Central................................................2.11 3. Loras...................................................1.96 4. Coe.....................................................1.95 5. Simpson................................. 1.92
HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Neb. Wesleyan..................................0.253 2. Coe...................................................0.201 3. Dubuque ..........................................0.200 4. Central..............................................0.192 5. Loras ................................................0.182
DIGS PER SET 1. Dubuque..........................................19.40 2. Central..............................................16.96 3. Coe...................................................16.96 4. Loras.................................................16.65 5. Buena Vista.......................................16.40
ASSISTS PER SET 1. Neb. Wesleyan..................................11.94 2. Coe...................................................11.39 3. Dubuque ..........................................11.38 4. Central..............................................11.36 5. Wartburg ..........................................10.83
OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Neb. Wesleyan .................................0.127 2. Central .............................................0.139 3. Dubuque..........................................0.146 4. Loras ................................................0.174 5. Simpson................................0.176
KILLS PER SET 1. Neb. Wesleyan..................................12.63 2. Central..............................................12.56 3. Coe...................................................12.32 4. Dubuque ..........................................12.26 5. Wartburg ..........................................11.99
OPPONENT KILLS PER SET 1. Central................................................9.25 2. Neb. Wesleyan .................................10.05 3. Dubuque ..........................................11.00 4. Simpson ...............................11.09 5. Coe ...................................................11.14
BLOCKS PER SET 1. Wartburg ............................................1.91 2. Simpson................................. 1.68 3. Luther.................................................1.68 4. Buena Vista ........................................1.54 5. Loras...................................................1.43
OPPONENT BLOCKS PER SET 1. Dubuque............................................1.08 2. Neb. Wesleyan....................................1.17 3. Luther.................................................1.20 4. Central................................................1.29 5. Loras...................................................1.37
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AROUND THE AMERICAN RIVERS CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS POINTS PER SET 1. Addie Thomas, NWU..........................4.83 2. Emma Powell, DBQ............................4.24 3. Sarina Stortz, LUT...............................3.90 4. Allison Feigenbaum, WAR.................3.73 5. Grace Lueken, COE.............................3.27 HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Allison Feigenbaum, WAR...............0.351 2. Aliah Clarke, NWU...........................0.337 3. Payton Uptagraft, DBQ.....................0.311 4. Autumn Finch, LOR..........................0.308 5. Nyah Chambers, NWU.....................0.292 ASSISTS PER SET 1. Elecea Saathoff, NWU......................10.21 2. Maddy Maahs, COE...........................9.68 3. Sara Hoskins, LOR..............................9.12 4. Jilly Janssen, BVU..............................8.24 5. Emma Kowalczyk, LUT........................8.06 KILLS PER SET 1. Addie Thomas, NWU..........................4.16 2. Emma Powell, DBQ............................3.75 3. Sarina Stortz, LUT...............................3.18 4. Allison Feigenbaum, WAR.................2.80 5. Sophie Younkin, LOR.........................2.68
BLOCKS PER SET 1. Allison Feigenbaum, WAR.................0.99 2. Sarina Stortz, LUT...............................0.86 3. Gracie Urbatsch, COE.........................0.75 4. Lauren Roman, SIM.................0.72 t-5. Elyse Johnson, CEN.........................0.71 t-5. Autumn Finch, LOR..........................0.71 SERVICE ACES PER SET 1. Cat Meyer, LOR...................................0.54 2. Molly McCauley, BVU.........................0.51 5. Addie Thomas, NWU..........................0.49 4. Colleen Kenney, CEN.........................0.46 5. Kobie Patten, NWU............................0.43 DIGS PER SET 1. Colleen Kenney, CEN.........................5.10 2. Jenna Bistline, LOR............................4.23 3. Iman Ghalibaf, SIM..................4.19 4. Ashlee Adler, DBQ..............................4.09 5. Katie Wright, DBQ..............................4.05
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: Defensive:
WEEK 9 (OCT. 30) Offensive: Defensive:
WEEK 10 (NOV. 5) Offensive: Defensive:
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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
6
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
THETHE PIONEERS STORM
GRINNELL ROSTER No. Name
Pos.
Ht.
Cl.
Hometown/High School
No. Name
Pos.
1 Kylie-Ann Smith
S
5-6
Fy.
Honolulu, Hawaii/Punahou
2
Amelia Adam
OH/RS
14
Emily Brewer
S
3/20 Malaina Miles
MB
6-2
Sr.
22
Gabby Choy
S
13
Jenna Keller
OH/RS
8
Millie Leonard
OH/RS
3
Malaina Miles
MB
33
Nicole Mlynski
OH/RS
9
Emmy Nyquist
DS
21
Ella O’Neill
MB
6
Avery Richardson
OH/RS
1
Kylie-Ann Smith
S
10
Kylie Snell
MB
23
Keira Sullivan
OH/RS
11
Hayley Taka
OH/RS
5
Julianna Vajda
DS
15
Sophie Weber
DS
4
Rachel Woock
OH/RS
2 Amelia Adam
4 Rachel Woock
5 Julianna Vajda
6 Avery Richardson 8 Millie Leonard
9 Emmy Nyquist 10 Kylie Snell
11 Hayley Taka
13 Jenna Keller
14 Emily Brewer
15 Sophie Weber 21 Ella O’Neill
22 Gabby Choy
23 Keira Sullivan
33 Nicole Mlynski
OH/RS OH/RS DS
OH/RS
5-9 5-9 5-9 5-9
Jr.
San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines
Franklin, Tenn./Independence
Sr.
Carmel, Ind./Carmel
Sr. Boca Raton, Fla./Spanish River Community
Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla./Heritage Hall Upper
OH/RS
5-10
Fy.
Colorado Springs, Colo./Coronado
MB
5-11
So.
Van Nuys, Calif./Granada Hills
DS
OH/RS OH/RS S
DS
MB S
OH/RS OH/RS
5-5 5-8 6-0
Sr.
Highland, Ill./Highland
So. Honolulu, Hawaii/Hawaii Baptist Academy Sr.
Perry, Kan./Perry-LeCompton
Jr.
Carmel, Ind./Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory
5-6
So.
San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines
6-0
So.
5-8 5-9 6-2 5-10
Sr. Jr.
Fy.
Fishers, Ind./Fishers
Chicago, Ill./Mother McAuley
Hebron, Conn./Kingswood Oxford
Head Coach: Eric Ragan (fourth season)
Assistant Coaches: Kristland Damazo, Lexy Determan
Managers: Matt Kenny, Matt Kenzinger, Sean Walser, Ani Ford
Highland Park, Ill./Deerfield
Class Breakdown Freshman
3
Sophomore
4
Junior
3
Senior
7
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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 %....... 0.233 (vs Martin Luther) Kills.......................... 58 (vs Schreiner) Kills (3 sets)...................38 (vs Ripon) Kills (4 sets).............49 (vs Augsburg) 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)........46 (vs Macalester) 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..................14 (vs Loras/DePauw) Blocks...................13.0 (vs Schreiner)
PLAYER GAME HIGHS Attack %..........Peyton Mitchell, 0.429 ....................................... vs Augsburg Kills (3 sets).......... Emily Williams, 16 .................................... at Buena Vista Kills (4 sets)...... Mitchell/Schmidt, 12 ....................................... vs Augsburg Kills (5 sets)..... Schmidt/Williams, 20 ......................... vs Schreiner/DePauw Total Att. (3 sets)...... Jada Schmidt, 49 ........................................... at Cornell Total Att. (4 sets).... Emily Williams, 46 ........................................vs Dubuque Total Att. (5 sets).... Emily Williams, 58 ........................................... vs Central Points (3 sets)....Emily Williams, 18.5 .................................... at Buena Vista Points (4 sets)......Jada Schmidt, 17.5 ....................................... vs Augsburg Points (5 sets).. Schmidt/Williams, 22 ......................... vs Schreiner/DePauw Assists (3 sets).. Morgan DenBeste, 33 .................................... at Buena Vista Assists (4 sets).. Morgan DenBeste, 33 ........................................vs Dubuque 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.........................Lauren Roman, 7 .............................................. vs Loras 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 2 Taryn Bertini 23 Ragan Shelgren 14 Rachel Hardwick 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 83 25 215 2.59 146 714 0.097 8 9 0.758 76 22 180 2.37 121 597 0.099 7 22 0.857 83 25 118 1.42 52 346 0.191 3 18 0.871 89 25 115 1.29 53 300 0.207 20 28 0.914 58 18 89 1.53 60 310 0.094 1 0 0.75 37 16 75 2.03 50 218 0.115 0 2 0.667 42 14 43 1.02 43 173 0 1 0 0 77 22 27 0.35 7 99 0.202 423 21 0.969 16 8 25 1.56 20 89 0.056 1 0 0.5 9 7 7 0.78 3 18 0.222 0 0 0.5 17 8 4 0.24 2 19 0.105 90 2 0.762 53 17 4 0.08 4 24 0 184 11 0.903 82 24 3 0.04 3 19 0 5 24 0.92 86 24 2 0.02 0 32 0.063 79 12 0.925 6 5 2 0.33 3 12 -0.083 1 0 0 87 25 2 0.02 3 14 -0.071 16 15 0.89 33 16 1 0.03 1 5 0 5 7 0.977 4 4 1 0.25 1 4 0 0 0 0 89 25-25 914 10.27 572 2994 0.114 844 171 0.899 89 25-25 987 11.09 466 2968 0.176 912 199 0.909
NO. NAME 3 Iman Ghalibaf 28 Kylie McVey 11 Morgan DenBeste 14 Rachel Hardwick 26 Emily Williams 23 Ragan Shelgren 8 Jada Schmidt 16 Audrey Behrens 12 Peyton Mitchell 13 Courtney Paxton 19 Blayne Koster 6 Lauren Roman 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 86 24 360 4.19 0 1 1 0.01 14.5 0.17 87 25 142 1.63 0 0 0 0 17 0.2 77 22 132 1.71 7 11 18 0.23 60.5 0.79 82 24 128 1.56 0 0 0 0 27 0.33 83 25 108 1.3 10 31 41 0.49 249.5 3.01 53 17 102 1.92 0 0 0 0 15 0.28 76 22 101 1.33 2 16 18 0.24 212 2.79 33 16 53 1.61 0 0 0 0 8 0.24 89 25 39 0.44 11 45 56 0.63 176.5 1.98 58 18 31 0.53 3 22 25 0.43 103 1.78 37 16 30 0.81 2 4 6 0.16 81 2.19 83 25 27 0.33 13 47 60 0.72 172.5 2.08 42 14 22 0.52 3 7 10 0.24 49.5 1.18 17 8 18 1.06 0 4 4 0.24 8 0.47 16 8 5 0.31 0 1 1 0.06 25.5 1.59 6 5 3 0.5 1 0 1 0.17 3 0.5 9 7 2 0.22 0 4 4 0.44 9 1 4 4 0 0 1 0 1 0.25 2 0.5 89 25-25 1303 14.64 53 193 149.5 1.68 1234.513.87 89 25-25 1292 14.52 39 178 128 1.44 1314 14.76 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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