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STATISTICAL LEADERS
THE STORM 2023 SIMPSON WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2
633 (10.21/set) Kills 785 (11.7/set) 2110 (34.03/set) Attacks 2418 .101 Hitting efficiency .174 579 (9.34/set) Assists 706 (10.5/set) 899 (14.5/set) Digs 1136 (17.0/set) 111 (1.79/set) Aces 124 (1.9/set) 111 (1.78/set) Total blocks 99.0 (1.5/set) 35 Solo blocks 35 SIMPSON STORM 4-14, 0-1 A-R-C LORAS DUHAWKS 8-10, 0-1 a-r-c
TEAM COMPARISON
LOR Win: 2022, 3-2
2022
Conference Finish: 6th/9
First Season 1976 All-Time Record 843-716 Conference Championships 8 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2009) Conference Tournament Championships 6 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2006, 2009) NCAA Postseason Appearances 7 (1990, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2009) All-Time NCAA Postseason Record 4-7
Schmidt,
Kills Sophie Younkin,
Schmidt,
Kills per set Sophie Younkin, 2.68 Peyton Mitchell,
Hitting efficiency Sara Hoskins,
Morgan DenBeste,
Assists Sara Hoskins,
Ghalibaf,
Digs Jenna Bistline,
Mitchell,
Aces Sara Hoskins,
Lauren Roman,
Solo blocks S. Hoskins/A. Finch,
Lauren Roman,
Total blocks Autumn Finch,
Jada
150
177 Jada
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.335
614 Iman
261 Peyton
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49.0
2023 SCHEDULE
SIMPSON’S RECORD WHEN...
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Day Date Opponent Location Time/Result Friday Sept. 1 Concordia (Tex.) Belton, Texas W, 3-0 Friday Sept. 1 at Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton, Texas L, 3-0 Saturday Sept. 2 Schreiner Belton, Texas W, 3-2 Saturday Sept. 2 Concordia-M’Head Belton, Texas L, 3-0 Friday Sept. 8 Saint Benedict River Falls, Wis. L, 3-2 Friday Sept. 8 at Wis.-River Falls River Falls, Wis. L, 3-0 Saturday Sept. 9 Martin Luther River Falls, Wis. W, 3-0 Saturday Sept. 9 St. Olaf River Falls, Wis. L, 3-0 Friday Sept. 15 Macalester La Crosse, Wis. L, 3-1 Friday Sept. 15 at Wis.-La Crosse La Crosse, Wis. L, 3-2 Saturday Sept. 16 Minn.-Morris La Crosse, Wis. L, 3-0 Saturday Sept. 16 Augsburg La Crosse, Wis. L, 3-1 Friday Sept. 22 North Central (Ill.) Stevens Point, Wis. L, 3-0 Friday Sept. 22 Aurora Stevens Point, Wis. L, 3-0 Saturday Sept. 23 Ripon Stevens Point, Wis. W, 3-0 Saturday Sept. 23 at Wis.-Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wis. L, 3-0 Wednesday Sept. 27 Neb. Wesleyan* Cowles Fieldhouse L, 3-0 Friday Sept. 29 at Cornell Mount Vernon, Iowa L, 3-0 Friday Oct. 6 Loras* Cowles Fieldhouse 6 p.m. Saturday Oct. 7 Dubuque* Cowles Fieldhouse 1 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 11 Central* Cowles Fieldhouse 6 p.m. Friday Oct. 13 Wis.-Oshkosh St. Louis, Mo. 3 p.m. Saturday Oct. 14 at Washington (Mo.) St. Louis, Mo. 10:30 a.m. Saturday Oct. 14 DePauw St. Louis, Mo. 2:30 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 18 at Buena Vista* Storm Lake, Iowa 6 p.m. Thursday Oct. 19 Grinnell Cowles Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Friday Oct. 27 at Coe* Cedar Rapids, Iowa 6 p.m. Saturday Oct. 28 at Wartburg* Waverly, Iowa 11:30 a.m. Wednesday Nov. 1 at Luther* Decorah, Iowa 6 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 7 A-R-C Tournament TBD TBD Thursday Nov. 9 A-R-C Tournament TBD TBD Saturday Nov. 11 A-R-C Tournament TBD TBD
* American Rivers Conference
At Cowles Fieldhouse 0-1 On the road 0-5 At a neutral site 4-8 Playing A-R-C opponents ..............0-1 Leading after two sets 4-0 Trailing after two sets 0-11 Tied after two sets 0-3 Match goes to 3 sets 3-10 Match goes to 4 sets 0-2 Match goes to 5 sets 1-2 Has more kills 4-2 Has equal kills 0-1 Has less kills 0-11 Has more digs 3-4 Has equal digs 0-0 Has less digs .............................. 1-10 Has more aces ..............................1-3 Has equal aces 2-1 Has less aces 1-10 Has more blocks 4-4 Has equal blocks 0-2 Has less blocks 0-8 Playing in September 4-14 Playing in October 0-0 Playing in November 0-0 Playing during the day 4-6 Playing at night 0-8 Playing on Monday 0-0 Playing on Tuesday 0-0 Playing on Wednesday 0-1 Playing on Thursday .....................0-0 Playing on Friday ..........................1-8 Playing on Saturday 3-5 Playing on Sunday 0-0
AROUND THE AMERICAN RIVERS CONFERENCE
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
LEAGUE HISTORY
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POINTS PER SET 1. Central .............................................16.06 2. Wartburg .........................................15.85 3. Dubuque 15.67 t-4. Coe 15.57 t-4. Neb. Wesleyan 15.57 HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Neb. Wesleyan 0.245 2. Dubuque 0.210 3. Coe 0.202 4. Central 0.200 5. Wartburg 0.182 ASSISTS PER SET 1. Neb. Wesleyan .................................11.57 2. Dubuque .........................................11.56 3. Central .............................................11.52 4. Coe...................................................11.32 5. Wartburg .........................................10.76 KILLS PER SET 1. Central .............................................12.61 2. Dubuque .........................................12.51 3. Coe...................................................12.37 4. Neb. Wesleyan 12.27 5. Wartburg 12.06 BLOCKS PER SET 1. Wartburg 2.01 2. Simpson ................................ 1.78 3. Buena Vista 1.70 4. Luther 1.54 5. Loras 1.48 SERVICE ACES PER SET 1. Central ............................................... 2.11 2. Neb. Wesleyan ................................... 2.08 3. Buena Vista 1.91 t-4. Coe 1.85 t-4. Loras 1.85 DIGS PER SET 1. Dubuque 19.63 2. Coe 17.15 3. Loras 16.96 4. Buena Vista 16.48 5. Central 16.34 OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Nebraska Wesleyan ........................0.126 2. Dubuque .........................................0.135 3. Central ............................................0.149 4. Buena Vista ......................................0.167 5. Luther ..............................................0.173 OPPONENT KILLS PER SET 1. Central ............................................... 9.29 2. Neb. Wesleyan ................................10.25 3. Dubuque .........................................10.44 4. Coe 11.21 5. Simpson ..............................11.27 OPPONENT BLOCKS PER SET 1. Dubuque 0.99 2. Luther 1.16 3. Central 1.23 4. Neb. Wesleyan 1.24 5. Loras 1.39
STANDINGS Team A-R-C Pct. Overall Pct. Home Away Streak Central 1-0 1.000 14-3 .824 3-2 4-0 L1 Dubuque 1-0 1.000 13-5 .722 4-3 3-1 L1 Nebraska Wesleyan 1-0 1.000 11-6 .647 1-0 3-2 W1 Coe 2-0 1.000 10-8 .556 3-4 1-2 L2 Wartburg 1-1 .500 8-11 .421 1-2 4-2 W2 Loras 0-1 .000 8-10 .444 5-4 1-3 L1 Buena Vista 0-1 .000 6-9 .400 0-3 1-2 L3 Luther 0-2 .000 5-12 .294 0-3 0-4 L4 Simpson 0-1 .000 4-14 .222 0-1 0-5 L3
TEAM LEADERS
TUESDAY, OCT. 3 Edgewood 3, Dubuque 0 FRIDAY, OCT. 6 Coe at Neb. Wesleyan, 6 p.m. Dubuque at Central, 6 p.m. Luther at Buena Vista, 6 p.m. Loras at Simpson, 6 p.m. Wartburg at Northwestern, 7 p.m. SATURDAY, OCT. 7 Loras at Central, 11 a.m. Dubuque at Simpson, 1 p.m. Luther at Neb. Wesleyan, 1 p.m. Coe at Buena Vista, 2 p.m.
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS School Titles Last Central 9 2007 Wartburg 9 2021 Simpson 5 2006 Dubuque 4 2019 Coe 2 2022 Loras 2 2008 Buena Vista 0 Luther 0 Neb. Wesleyan 0 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS School Titles Last Central 17 2007 Wartburg 10 2021 Simpson 8 2009 Coe 4 2022 Dubuque 2 1995 Loras 2 2010 Buena Vista 0 Luther 0 Neb. Wesleyan 0
AROUND THE AMERICAN RIVERS CONFERENCE
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
BLOCKS
SERVICE
DIGS PER SET
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
WEEK
Offensive: Emma Powell, DBQ
Sara Hoskins, LOR
WEEK 2 (SEPT. 11)
Offensive: Emma
LUT
Kenney, CEN
WEEK
(SEPT. 18)
Offensive: Allison Feigenbaum, WAR
Molly Bense, BVU
WEEK
Offensive: Avery Rexroat, CEN Defensive: Elyse Johnson, CEN
WEEK 5 (OCT. 2)
Offensive: Allison Feigenbaum, WAR
Defensive: Sara Hoskins, LOR
WEEK 6 (OCT. 9)
Offensive:
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WEEK 7 (OCT. 16)
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WEEK 8 (OCT. 23)
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WEEK 10 (NOV. 5)
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POINTS PER SET 1. Emma Powell, DBQ ........................... 4.50 2. Addie Thomas, NWU ......................... 4.47 3. Allison Feigenbaum, WAR 3.86 4. Sarina Stortz, LUT .............................. 3.66 5. Rachel Brockney, BVU ....................... 3.40 HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Allison Feigenbaum, WAR ................ 3.86 2. Aliah Clarke, NWU 0.354 3. Payton Uptagraft, DBQ 0.316 4. Elyse Johnson, CEN ........................ 0.310 5. Nyah Chambers, NWU .................... 0.309 ASSISTS PER SET 1. Elecea Saathoff, NWU ....................... 9.73 2. Maddy Maahs, COE 9.35 3. Sara Hoskins, LOR ............................. 9.16 4. Jilly Janssen, BVU ............................. 8.78 5. Avery Rexroat, CEN 7.73 KILLS PER SET 1. Emma Powell, DBQ 4.06 2. Addie Thomas, NWU 3.86 3. Sarina Stortz, LUT .............................. 2.91 4. Allison Feigenbaum, WAR ................ 2.87 5. Skylar Cole, BVU 2.83
PER SET 1. Allison Feigenbaum, WAR ................ 1.05 2. Lauren Roman, SIM ................ 0.84 3. Sarina Stortz, LUT 0.79 4. Autumn Finch, LOR ........................... 0.73 5. Payton Uptagraft, DBQ ...................... 0.72
ACES PER SET 1. Cat Meyer, LOR.................................. 0.53 2. Rachel Brockney, BVU 0.50 3. Elyse Johnson, CEN 0.45 t-4. Kobie Patten, NWU ......................... 0.43 t-4. Addie Thomas, NWU ....................... 0.43 t-4. Molly McCauley, BVU 0.43 t-4. Alexis Kammerer, DBQ ................... 0.43
1. Colleen Kenney, CEN ........................ 5.22 2. Iman Ghalibaf, SIM ................. 4.56 3. Jenna Bistline, LOR 4.28 4. Emma Powell, DBQ 4.26 5. Katie Wright, DBQ ............................. 4.24
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Palea (fourth season) Assistant Coaches: Amie Berndt, Raffy Palanco
THE STORM 2023 SIMPSON WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 6 No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/High School 1 Jalayna Shipley DS 5-6 Fr. Montezuma, Iowa / New Mahaska 2 Taryn Bertini S 5-8 Sr. Glenwood, Iowa / Glenwood 3 Iman Ghalibaf DS 5-3 Sr. Irving, Texas / Ranchview 4 Teria Campbell OH 5-10 Sr. Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls 5 Elizabeth Conroy MH 6-1 Jr. Durand, Ill. / Durand 6 Lauren Roman MH 6-1 Jr. North Liberty, Iowa / Iowa City Liberty 7 Josie Ayala OH 5-9 So. Carroll, Iowa / Carroll 8 Jada Schmidt OH/RS 5-11 Fr. Ankeny, Iowa / Centennial 10 Natalee Danner MH/OH 5-11 Fr. Boone, Iowa / Boone 11 Morgan DenBeste S 5-8 So. Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny Centennial 12 Peyton Mitchell MH/OH 6-1 So. Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny Centennial 13 Courtney Paxton OH 6-0 Jr. Pella, Iowa / Pella 14 Rachel Hardwick DS 5-7 Sr. Allen, Texas / Allen 15 Caitlyn Holmes-McFadden DS 5-6 Jr. Des Moines, Iowa / East 16 Audrey Behrens S/DS 5-7 Fr. Omaha, Neb. / Westside 17 Alaina Stemsrud DS 5-4 Jr. Des Moines, Iowa / East 18 Elena Rodriguez-Lara S/DS 5-2 Fr. Council Bluffs, Iowa / Abraham Lincoln 19 Blayne Koster OH 5-8 Jr. St. Ansgar, Iowa / St. Ansgar 20 Breanna Benge DS 5-4 Jr. Pleasantville, Iowa / Pleasantville 21 Aaliyah Johnson MH 5-9 Jr. Irving, Texas / Ranchview 23 Ragan Shelgren S 5-6 Sr. Austin, Texas / McNeil 25 Grace Peck S 5-7 Fr. Des Moines, Iowa / Saydel 26 Emily Williams OH 5-8 Fr. Malvern, Iowa / East Mills 28 Kylie McVey DS 5-6 Jr. Indianola, Iowa / Indianola 30 Shelby Joy DS/OH 5-10 Fr. Maplewood, Minn. / North 32 Haylee King S 5-4 Sr. Stillman Valley, Ill. / Stillman Valley 34 Emma Rounds DS 5-7 So. Des Moines, Iowa / East
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Kekailoa
Anthony Potratz, Kirstin
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Natalee Danner MH/OH
Shelby Joy DS/OH 32 Haylee King
19 Blayne Koster OH
Kylie McVey DS 12 Peyton Mitchell MH/OH 13 Courtney Paxton OH 25 Grace Peck S
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SIMPSON ROSTER
LORAS ROSTER
Head Coach: Kristy Duncan (fourth season)
Assistant
Haley Brockway, Grace Redman
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No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/High School 1 Gina DeVoe DS 5-2 So. Lena, Ill. / Winslow 2 Elaina Schroeder MB 5-11 So. DeWitt, Iowa / Central DeWitt 3 Sophie Younkin Pin 5-9 So. Marshalltown, Iowa / Marshalltown 4 Kyra Kuehn Pin 6-0 Fr. Mayville, Wis. / Mayville 5 Kylee Garrett DS 5-5 So. Pleasant Plains, Ill. / Pleasant Plains 6 Emily Fields S 5-10 So. Platteville, Wis. / Platteville 7 Cat Meyer Pin 5-10 Fr. Colgate, Wis. / Catholic Memorial 8 Alexis Woltman OPP 5-10 So. Carpentersville, Ill. / Hampshire 9 Autumn Finch OPP/MB 6-1 So. Marshalltown, Iowa / Marshalltown 10 Zoe Schmitz Pin 5-8 So. Barneveld, Wis. / Barneveld 11 Allie Burke Pin 5-10 So. Ringwood, Ill. / Johnsburg 14 Patrycja Jarzabek Pin 5-11 So. Burbank, Ill. / Reavis 16 Jenna Bistline DS 5-6 So. Colorado Springs, Colo. / Rampart 19 Iva Senio Pin 5-7 Fr. West Branch, Iowa / West Branch 21 Jaylyn Schwartz DS 5-6 Fr. Darlington, Wis. / Darlington 22 Katelyn Kitchen Pin 5-10 So. Dubuque, Iowa / Dubuque Senior 24 Jenna Gianoli MB 5-11 So. De Soto, Wis. / De Soto 25 Grace Bogard Pin 5-9 Fr. Waupaca, Wis. / Waupaca 28 Rylie Rock OPP 6-0 So. Durant, Iowa / Durant 30 Lola Hart Pin 5-9 Fr. Reno, Nev. / Bishop Manogue Catholic 31 Sara Hoskins S 5-8 Sr. Bettendorf, Iowa / Pleasant Valley 34 Emily Mohr S/OPP 5-11 Fr. Pingree Grove, Ill. / Hampshire
Coaches:
No. Name Pos. 16 Jenna Bistline DS 25 Grace Bogard Pin 11 Allie Burke Pin 1 Gina DeVoe DS 6 Emily Fields S 9 Autumn Finch OPP/MB 5 Kylee Garrett DS 24 Jenna Gianoli MB 30 Lola Hart Pin 31 Sara Hoskins S 14 Patrycja Jarzabek Pin 22 Katelyn Kitchen Pin 4 Kyra Kuehn Pin 7 Cat Meyer Pin 34 Emily Mohr S/OPP 28 Rylie Rock OPP 10 Zoe Schmitz Pin 2 Elaina Schroeder MB 21 Jaylyn Schwartz DS 19 Iva Senio Pin 8 Alexis Woltman OPP 3 Sophie Younkin Pin Class Breakdown Freshman 7 Sophomore 14 Junior 0 Senior 1 State Breakdown Iowa 7 Wisconsin 7 Illinois 6 Colorado 1 Nevada 1
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
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
THE STORM 2023 SIMPSON WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 10
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) 114 (vs Concordia)
Total Att. (4 sets) 156 (vs Macalester)
Total Att. (5 sets) 182 (vs Schreiner)
Assists 56 (vs Schreiner)
Assists (3 sets) 35 (vs Ripon)
Assists (4 sets) 46 (vs Macalester)
Assists (5 sets) 56 (vs Schreiner)
Digs 92 (vs Schreiner)
Digs (3 sets) ........... 48 (vs Concordia)
Digs (4 sets) 77 (vs Macalester)
Digs ( 5 sets) ........... 92 (vs Schreiner)
Aces 13 (vs Concordia)
Blocks .................. 13.0 (vs Schreiner)
PLAYER GAME HIGHS
Attack % .........Peyton Mitchell, 0.429 vs Augsburg
Kills (3 sets) ......... Emily Williams, 15 vs Ripon
Kills (4 sets) Mitchell/Schmidt, 12 vs Augsburg
Kills (5 sets) Jada Schmidt, 19 vs Schreiner
Total Att. (3 sets) Jada Schmidt, 49 at Cornell
Total Att. (4 sets) Emily Williams, 41 vs Macalester
Total Att. (5 sets) Jada Schmidt, 48 vs Schreiner
Points (3 sets) Emily Williams, 16.0 vs Ripon
Points (4 sets) Jada Schmidt, 17.5 vs Augsburg
Points (5 sets) Jada Schmidt, 21.0 vs Schreiner
Assists (3 sets) Taryn Bertini, 31 vs Ripon
Assists (4 sets) Ragan Shelgren, 19 vs Macalester
Assists (5 sets) Ragan Shelgren, 31 vs Schreiner
Digs (3 sets) Iman Ghalibaf, 17 vs Mary Hardin-Baylor
Digs (4 sets) Iman Ghalibaf, 28 vs Macalester
Digs ( 5 sets) Iman Ghalibaf, 28 vs Saint Benedict
Aces Rachel Hardwick, 5 vs Schreiner
Blocks Lauren Roman, 7.0 vs Concordia
2023 SEASON STATISTICS
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NO. NAME SP MP KILL K/S E TA PCT AST ACE PCT 8 Jada Schmidt 60 18 150 2.5 100 469 0.107 6 18 0.848 26 Emily Williams 56 18 118 2.11 95 438 0.053 4 1 0.783 13 Courtney Paxton 58 18 89 1.53 60 310 0.094 1 0 0.75 12 Peyton Mitchell 62 18 85 1.37 41 224 0.196 16 20 0.9 6 Lauren Roman 56 18 81 1.45 37 229 0.192 2 0 0.667 19 Blayne Koster 14 10 28 2 17 70 0.157 0 2 0.706 7 Josie Ayala 13 6 23 1.77 18 80 0.063 1 0 0.5 4 Teria Campbell 26 9 20 0.77 31 111 -0.099 1 0 0 11 Morgan DenBeste 50 15 13 0.26 2 45 0.244 208 12 0.977 5 Elizabeth Conroy 9 7 7 0.78 3 18 0.222 0 0 0.5 2 Taryn Bertini 17 8 4 0.24 2 19 0.105 90 2 0.762 23 Ragan Shelgren 51 15 4 0.08 4 24 0 184 11 0.901 3 Iman Ghalibaf 59 17 2 0.03 0 30 0.067 51 12 0.925 10 Natalee Danner 6 15 2 0.33 3 12 -0.083 1 0 0 14 Rachel Hardwick 55 17 2 0.04 2 10 0 2 16 0.903 18 Elena Rodriguez-Lara 3 2 2 0.67 0 2 1 0 0 0 16 Audrey Behrens 31 14 1 0.03 1 5 0 4 7 0.976 21 Aaliyah Johnson 4 4 1 0.25 1 4 0 0 0 0 28 Kylie McVey 60 18 1 0.02 2 10 -0.1 8 10 0.872 1 Jalayna Shipley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Simpson 62 18 419 2110 0.101 579 9.34 2075 120 0.898 Opponents 62 18 335 2096 0.174 649 10.47 2046 126 0.904 NO. NAME SP MP DIG D/S BS BA TOT B/S PTS PTS/S 3 Iman Ghalibaf 59 17 269 4.56 0 1 1 0.02 14.5 0.25 23 Ragan Shelgren 51 15 100 1.96 0 0 0 0 15 0.29 14 Rachel Hardwick 55 17 90 1.64 0 0 0 0 18 0.33 28 Kylie McVey 60 18 86 1.43 0 0 0 0 11 0.18 8 Jada Schmidt 60 18 79 1.32 0 13 13 0.22 174.5 2.91 11 Morgan DenBeste 50 15 72 1.44 2 4 6 0.12 29 0.58 16 Audrey Behrens 31 14 52 1.68 0 0 0 0 8 0.26 13 Courtney Paxton 58 18 31 0.53 3 22 25 0.43 103 1.78 26 Emily Williams 56 18 31 0.55 8 22 30 0.54 138 2.46 12 Peyton Mitchell 62 18 25 0.4 8 35 43 0.69 130.5 2.1 2 Taryn Bertini 17 8 18 1.06 0 4 4 0.24 8 0.47 4 Teria Campbell 26 9 14 0.54 2 6 8 0.31 25 0.96 6 Lauren Roman 56 18 11 0.2 10 37 47 0.84 109.5 1.96 19 Blayne Koster 14 10 11 0.79 0 2 2 0.14 31 2.21 7 Josie Ayala 13 6 5 0.38 0 1 1 0.08 23.5 1.81 10 Natalee Danner 6 15 3 0.5 1 0 1 0.17 3 0.5 5 Elizabeth Conroy 9 7 2 0.22 0 4 4 0.44 9 1 18 Elena Rodriguez-Lara 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.67 21 Aaliyah Johnson 4 4 0 0 1 0 1 0.25 2 0.5 Simpson 62 18 899 14.5 35 151 110.5 1.78 854.5 13.78 Opponents 62 18 900 14.52 27 136 95 1.53 932 15.03
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
HONOR ROLL
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
SECOND
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
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
HISTORY & RECORDS 2023 SIMPSON WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 12
............................ Shelley O’Meara
............................ Shelley O’Meara 1991 Shelley O’Meara 1994 Shelley O’Meara 1998 ............................ Shelley O’Meara 2001 Lana Smith
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
1985
1987
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 ......................................... 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
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
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Shelley O’Meara ............................ 1987
CSC (formerly CoSIDA) ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
CSC (formerly CoSIDA) ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
HONOR ROLL - ACADEMIC
Jessica Jacobs
Marissa Salber
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1991 Melissa Mellecker (2nd team)
............ Tiffany
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(2nd
Kim Rogers (1st team)
Ellie Gray ..................................... Rachel
2005 Jessica Martin (3rd team) 2006
Everding (1st team)
Martin
team) 2013
2022
Hardwick
1992 Melissa Mellecker 2006 ............................. Tiffany Everding 2023 ............................... Marissa Salber
1993 ......................... Suzanne Freeman Amy Pattison Heidi Workman 1994 .............................. Marcy Brinegar .......................................... Amy Pattison
1995 .............................. Marcy
1996 Emily
....................................... Angie
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
Hagerty ...................................... Shelley Hagerty
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
Melissa Raskie Heidi Workman
Brinegar Emily Halgren
Halgren
Runchey
Kelsey
Stacey
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