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TODAY IN STORM WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL GAME 21 DETAILS
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 11 Location: Indianola, Iowa Venue:Cowles Fieldhouse
ALL-TIME SERIES
Record: CEN leads 48-32 First Meeting: 1976 Last Meeting: 2022 Last SIM Win: 2022, 3-0 Last CEN Win: 2021, 3-2
SIMPSON S TORM 5-15, 1-2 A-R-C
ABOUT THE STORM
Head Coach: Kekailoa Palea, fourth season, 28-48 career record 2022 Record: 13-12, 4-4 A-R-C 2022 Conference Finish: 6th/9
TEAM COMPARISON 717 (10.24/set)
Kills
907 (12.8/set)
2384 (34.06/set)
Attacks
2562
.105
Hitting efficiency
.186
656 (9.37/set)
Assists
831 (11.7/set)
1019 (14.56/set)
Digs
1213 (17.1/set)
134 (1.91/set)
Aces
151 (2.1/set)
122 (1.74/set)
Total blocks
100.0 (1.4/set)
39
Solo blocks
57
ABOUT THE DUTCH
Head Coach: Jeanne Czipri, seventh season, 82-92 career record 2022 Record: 10-15, 1-7 A-R-C 2022 Conference Finish: 8th/9
PROGRAM HISTORY First Season............................ 1976
All-Time Record.................844-717 Conference Championships.......8 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2009)
C ENTRAL DUTC H 15 -4 , 2 -1 a-r-c
STATISTICAL LEADERS Jada Schmidt, 166
Kills
Gracie Daniels, 155
Championships.............................6
Jada Schmidt, 2.44
Kills per set
Gracie Daniels, 2.46
2009)
Blayne Koster, .189
Hitting efficiency
Avery Rexroat, .393
Morgan DenBeste, 269
Assists
Avery Rexroat, 566
Iman Ghalibaf, 299
Digs
Colleen Kenney, 357
P. Mitchell/J. Schmidt, 21
Aces
Elyse Johnson, 30
L. Roman/P. Mitchell, 10
Solo blocks
Elyse Johnson, 25
Peyton Mitchell, 50
Total blocks
Elyse Johnson, 48
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
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
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*
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
St. Louis, Mo.
3 p.m.
Saturday
Oct. 14
DePauw
St. Louis, Mo.
Friday
Saturday
Wednesday Tuesday
Thursday Saturday
Oct. 19 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Nov. 1 Nov. 7 Nov. 9
Nov. 11
Grinnell at Coe*
at Wartburg* at Luther*
A-R-C Tournament A-R-C Tournament A-R-C Tournament
* American Rivers Conference
Match goes to 3 sets................... 3-10 Match goes to 4 sets......................1-3 Match goes to 5 sets......................1-2
Has more kills................................5-2 Has equal kills...............................0-1 Has less kills............................... 0-12 Has more digs...............................4-4 Has equal digs...............................0-0 Has less digs............................... 1-11 Has equal aces...............................2-1
Has equal blocks...........................0-2
Wis.-Oshkosh
Thursday
Tied after two sets..........................1-4
Has less aces............................... 1-11
Oct. 13
at Buena Vista*
Trailing after two sets.................. 0-11
L, 3-1
Cowles Fieldhouse
Friday
Oct. 18
Leading after two sets....................4-0
W, 3-1 6 p.m.
Wednesday
Playing A-R-C opponents...............1-2
Cowles Fieldhouse
Cowles Fieldhouse
at Washington (Mo.)
At a neutral site..............................4-8
Has more aces...............................2-3
Central*
Oct. 14
On the road...................................0-5
L, 3-0
Wednesday Oct. 11 Saturday
At Cowles Fieldhouse....................1-2
L, 3-1
Stevens Point, Wis. Stevens Point, Wis.
SIMPSON’S RECORD WHEN...
St. Louis, Mo. Storm Lake, Iowa
Cowles Fieldhouse
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Waverly, Iowa
Decorah, Iowa TBD TBD TBD
Has more blocks............................4-5 Has less blocks...............................1-8
10:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m.
6 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m.
11:30 a.m. 6 p.m. TBD TBD TBD
Playing in September................. 4-14 Playing in October.........................1-1 Playing in November.....................0-0 Playing during the day..................4-7 Playing at night.............................1-8 Playing on Monday.......................0-0 Playing on Tuesday........................0-0 Playing on Wednesday..................0-1 Playing on Thursday......................0-0 Playing on Friday...........................2-8 Playing on Saturday......................3-6 Playing on Sunday........................0-0
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AROUND THE AMERICAN RIVERS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE TUESDAY, OCT. 10
Nebraska Wesleyan 3, Buena Vista 0
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11
Luther at Wartburg, 6 p.m. Central at Simpson, 6 p.m. Coe at Dubuque, 6:05 p.m. Loras at Beloit, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 13
Simpson at Wash U-St. Louis, 10:30 a.m. Simpson vs Wis.-Oshkosh, 3 p.m. St. Olaf at Wartburg, 5 p.m. Buena Vista vs Bethel, 5 p.m. Buena Vista vs St. Olaf, 7 p.m. Central at Hamline, 7 p.m. Bethel at Wartburg, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 14
Central at North Central, 11 a.m. Dubuque at Wis.-Whitewater, 12:30 p.m. Central vs Lawrence, 1 p.m. Simpson vs DePauw, 12:30 p.m. Luther vs LeTourneau, 2:30 p.m. Wis.-Stevens Point vs Dubuque, 4:30 p.m. Luther at Mary Hardin-Baylor, 5 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCT. 15
Luther at Concordia (Texas), 12 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 ----------
STANDINGS Team Dubuque Nebraska Wesleyan Coe Central Wartburg Simpson Luther Loras Buena Vista
A-R-C 3-0 4-0 3-1 2-1 1-1 1-2 1-3 0-3 0-4
Pct. 1.000 1.000 .750 .667 .500 .333 .250 .000 .000
Overall 15-5 14-6 11-9 15-4 8-12 5-15 6-13 8-12 6-12
Pct. .750 .700 .550 .789 .400 .250 .316 .400 .333
Home 4-3 4-0 3-4 4-3 1-2 1-2 0-3 5-4 0-5
Away 5-1 3-2 2-3 4-0 4-3 0-5 1-5 1-5 1-3
Streak W2 W4 W1 W1 L1 L1 L1 L3 L6
TEAM LEADERS POINTS PER SET 1. Central..............................................16.15 2. Neb. Wesleyan..................................16.05 3. Dubuque ..........................................15.68 4. Coe...................................................15.63 5. Wartburg..........................................15.60
SERVICE ACES PER SET 1. Neb. Wesleyan....................................2.23 2. Central................................................2.10 3. Coe.....................................................1.97 4. Simpson................................. 1.91 5. Buena Vista.........................................1.89
HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Neb. Wesleyan..................................0.253 2. Dubuque ..........................................0.206 3. Coe...................................................0.200 4. Central..............................................0.192 5. Wartburg ..........................................0.176
DIGS PER SET 1. Dubuque..........................................19.90 2. Coe...................................................17.13 3. Central..............................................16.82 4. Loras.................................................16.57 5. Buena Vista.......................................16.06
ASSISTS PER SET 1. Neb. Wesleyan..................................11.93 2. Central..............................................11.60 3. Dubuque ..........................................11.57 4. Coe...................................................11.25 5. Wartburg ..........................................10.65
OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Nebraska Wesleyan .........................0.127 2. Dubuque..........................................0.130 3. Central .............................................0.148 4. Luther ..............................................0.171 5. Coe...................................................0.176
KILLS PER SET 1. Central..............................................12.71 2. Neb. Wesleyan..................................12.62 3. Dubuque ..........................................12.49 4. Coe...................................................12.25 5. Wartburg ..........................................11.94
OPPONENT KILLS PER SET 1. Central................................................9.47 2. Neb. Wesleyan .................................10.10 3. Dubuque ..........................................10.58 4. Coe ...................................................11.07 5. Simpson ...............................11.21
BLOCKS PER SET 1. Wartburg ............................................1.93 2. Simpson................................. 1.74 3. Buena Vista ........................................1.57 4. Luther.................................................1.57 5. Loras...................................................1.46
OPPONENT BLOCKS PER SET 1. Dubuque............................................1.03 2. Luther.................................................1.11 3. Neb. Wesleyan....................................1.22 4. Central................................................1.28 5. Loras...................................................1.38
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AROUND THE AMERICAN RIVERS CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 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
BLOCKS PER SET 1. Allison Feigenbaum, WAR.................1.00 2. Sarina Stortz, LUT...............................0.81 3. Lauren Roman, SIM.................0.77 4. Gracie Urbatsch, COE.........................0.75 5. Peyton Mitchell, SIM..........................0.71
HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Allison Feigenbaum, WAR...............0.369 2. Aliah Clarke, NWU...........................0.351 3. Payton Uptagraft, DBQ.....................0.330 4. Nyah Chambers, NWU.....................0.307 5. Autumn Finch, LOR..........................0.303
SERVICE ACES PER SET 1. Cat Meyer, LOR...................................0.55 2. Molly McCauley, BVU.........................0.50 t-3. Rachel Brockney, BVU......................0.46 t-3. Alexis Kammerer, DBQ....................0.46 5. Addie Thomas, NWU..........................0.45
ASSISTS PER SET 1. Elecea Saathoff, NWU......................10.18 2. Maddy Maahs, COE...........................9.41 3. Sara Hoskins, LOR..............................8.95 4. Jilly Janssen, BVU..............................8.24 5. Avery Rexroat, CEN.............................7.93
DIGS PER SET 1. Colleen Kenney, CEN.........................5.23 2. Iman Ghalibaf, SIM..................4.46 3. Jenna Bistline, LOR............................4.28 4. Emma Powell, DBQ............................4.19 5. Ashlee Adler, DBQ..............................4.17
KILLS PER SET 1. Addie Thomas, NWU..........................4.18 2. Emma Powell, DBQ............................3.87 3. Sarina Stortz, LUT...............................3.00 4. Allison Feigenbaum, WAR.................2.79 5. Sophie Younkin, LOR.........................2.71
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: Defensive:
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
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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
No. Name
Pos.
3 Colleen Kenney
L
5-3
So.
Taylor Ridge, ll. / Rock Island Alleman
Ella Clark
MH
Gracie Daniels
OH
6 Zoe Lutz
RS
5-9
Jr.
Council Bluffs, Iowa / Lincoln
5 Gwen Kahlke
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 Ella Clark
Josephine Delaney Cassie Graff Ashli Harn
Holly Kwiatkowski
Alexah Mellenberger Maddie Moran
Sara Sienkiewicz Natalie Strach Addie Switzer Trinity Vos
L
OH S
MH OH
5-4 5-9 5-4
5-11 5-9
MH/OH 5-10 S/RS OH
S/RS
5-8 6-0
L L
OH OH
L/OH
5-8 5-3 5-4
Chariton, Iowa / Chariton
Fr.
Sr.
Sheridan, Ill. / Serena
Kalona, Iowa / Mid-Prairie
Broken Arrow, Okla. / Broken Arrow
Iowa City, Iowa / Iowa City
Fr.
Dike, Iowa / Dike-New Hartford
So.
Olivia, Minn. / BOLD
Fr. Fr. Fr.
Des Moines, Iowa / Roosevelt Lisbon, Iowa / Lisbon
Hiawatha, Kan. / Hiawatha Waterloo, Iowa / West
5-8
So.
Waverly, Iowa / Waverly-Shell Rock
5-7
Jr.
New Glarus, Wis. / New Glarus
5-9 5-6
So. Fr.
5-10
So.
L
5-7
Fr.
MH
Macomb, Ill. / Macomb
So.
Fr.
OH S
Lake City, Minn. / Lake City Kirksville, Mo. / Kirksville
Jr.
5-8
Blandinsville, Ill. / West Prairie
Sr.
6-0
OH/L S
So.
So.
5-10
MH
Jr.
5-8
MH MH
Jr.
5-7
5-10
Head Coach: Jeanne Czipri (seventh season)
Fr.
So.
13
Josephine Delaney
S
Sophia Folkerts
MH
Cassie Graff
L
Avery Hall
MH/OH
Ashli Harn
L
9
Elyse Johnson
MH
5
Gwen Kahlke
L
3
Colleen Kenney
L
Holly Kwiatkowski
OH
Zoe Lutz
RS
Alexah Mellenberger
OH
Maddie Moran
L/OH
12
Landry Pacha
S/RS
7
Gracie Pierson
OH
8
Avery Rexroat
S
14
Makayla Ribble
S/RS
10
Paige Sexton
OH
Sara Sienkiewicz
OH
Leslie Snow
OH/L
Natalie Strach
S
Addie Switzer
L
Trinity Vos
MH
Emma Wagler
MH
15 11
6
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Colorado Springs, Colo. / Village Lake-in-the-Hills, Ill. / Huntley
Plainfield, Ill. / Neuqua Valley
Chicago, Ill. / Taft
Monmouth, Ill. / Monmouth-Roseville
Pella, Iowa / Pella Christian
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Class Breakdown Freshman
9
Sophomore
9
Junior
5
Senior
2
Assistant Coaches: Laura de Rosales, Alejandro Rodriguez, Erin Dilger, Cyndi Boertje, Sam Leverenz
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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 through 10/5/2023
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
NO. NAME SP 8 Jada Schmidt 60 26 Emily Williams 56 13 Courtney Paxton 58 12 Peyton Mitchell 62 6 Lauren Roman 56 19 Blayne Koster 14 7 Josie Ayala 13 4 Teria Campbell 26 11 Morgan DenBeste 50 5 Elizabeth Conroy 9 2 Taryn Bertini 17 23 Ragan Shelgren 51 3 Iman Ghalibaf 59 10 Natalee Danner 6 14 Rachel Hardwick 55 18 Elena Rodriguez-Lara 3 16 Audrey Behrens 31 21 Aaliyah Johnson 4 28 Kylie McVey 60 1 Jalayna Shipley 1 Simpson 62 Opponents 62
MP 18 18 18 18 18 10 6 9 15 7 8 15 17 15 17 2 14 4 18 1 18 18
KILL 150 118 89 85 81 28 23 20 13 7 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 419 335
K/S E TA PCT AST ACE PCT 2.5 100 469 0.107 6 18 0.848 2.11 95 438 0.053 4 1 0.783 1.53 60 310 0.094 1 0 0.75 1.37 41 224 0.196 16 20 0.9 1.45 37 229 0.192 2 0 0.667 2 17 70 0.157 0 2 0.706 1.77 18 80 0.063 1 0 0.5 0.77 31 111 -0.099 1 0 0 0.26 2 45 0.244 208 12 0.977 0.78 3 18 0.222 0 0 0.5 0.24 2 19 0.105 90 2 0.762 0.08 4 24 0 184 11 0.901 0.03 0 30 0.067 51 12 0.925 0.33 3 12 -0.083 1 0 0 0.04 2 10 0 2 16 0.903 0.67 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.03 1 5 0 4 7 0.976 0.25 1 4 0 0 0 0 0.02 2 10 -0.1 8 10 0.872 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2110 0.101 579 9.34 2075 120 0.898 2096 0.174 649 10.47 2046 126 0.904
NO. NAME SP 3 Iman Ghalibaf 59 23 Ragan Shelgren 51 14 Rachel Hardwick 55 28 Kylie McVey 60 8 Jada Schmidt 60 11 Morgan DenBeste 50 16 Audrey Behrens 31 13 Courtney Paxton 58 26 Emily Williams 56 12 Peyton Mitchell 62 2 Taryn Bertini 17 4 Teria Campbell 26 6 Lauren Roman 56 19 Blayne Koster 14 7 Josie Ayala 13 10 Natalee Danner 6 5 Elizabeth Conroy 9 18 Elena Rodriguez-Lara 3 21 Aaliyah Johnson 4 Simpson 62 Opponents 62
MP 17 15 17 18 18 15 14 18 18 18 8 9 18 10 6 15 7 2 4 18 18
DIG 269 100 90 86 79 72 52 31 31 25 18 14 11 11 5 3 2 0 0 899 900
D/S 4.56 1.96 1.64 1.43 1.32 1.44 1.68 0.53 0.55 0.4 1.06 0.54 0.2 0.79 0.38 0.5 0.22 0 0 14.5 14.52
BS BA TOT B/S PTS PTS/S 0 1 1 0.02 14.5 0.25 0 0 0 0 15 0.29 0 0 0 0 18 0.33 0 0 0 0 11 0.18 0 13 13 0.22 174.5 2.91 2 4 6 0.12 29 0.58 0 0 0 0 8 0.26 3 22 25 0.43 103 1.78 8 22 30 0.54 138 2.46 8 35 43 0.69 130.5 2.1 0 4 4 0.24 8 0.47 2 6 8 0.31 25 0.96 10 37 47 0.84 109.5 1.96 0 2 2 0.14 31 2.21 0 1 1 0.08 23.5 1.81 1 0 1 0.17 3 0.5 0 4 4 0.44 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.67 1 0 1 0.25 2 0.5 35 151 110.5 1.78 854.5 13.78 27 136 95 1.53 932 15.03 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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