13 Tabitha Blaser
Tabitha Blaser
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Forest City, Iowa
  • High School:
    Forest City
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    33
  • k/s
    2.73
  • h %
    .168
  • a/s
    0.10
  • b/s
    0.16
  • sa/s
    0.32
  • d/s
    2.61

Bio

Awards & Honors
4-year letterwinner, 3-time all-IIAC ... 2015: All-Tournament Team at Aurora Jim Coleman Invitational ... 2014: Honorable Mention all-IIAC, Academic all-IIAC, Team Offensive Player of the Year, All-Touornament Team at Augstana Pumpkin Bash ... 2013: Honorable Mention all-IIAC, All-Tournament Team at New York Labor Day Invitational ... 2012: Honorable Mention all-IIAC

Career Highs
Attack Percentage: .545 (vs. Buena Vista, 9/12/12)
Kills: 25 (vs. Concordia-Wis., 9/28/13)
Attempts: 71 (vs. Rose Hulman, 10/3/15)
Digs: 25 (at Augustana-Ill., 10/26/13)
Aces: 7 (vs. Dubuque, 10/6/15)
Blocks: 3 (twice)

2015 | senior
Earned fourth varsity letter ... led team with 333 kills, hitting .168 ... added 318 digs and a team-high 39 aces ... named to the all-tournament team at Aurora Jim Coleman Invitational (9/11-12) ... closed career eighth in school history with 1,358 kills ... posted double-figure kills in 15 matches ... had a season-high 19 kills against Lakeland (9/26) ... matched season-high with 19 kills and a career-high 71 attempts against Rose-Hulman (10/3).

2014 | junior
Earned third varsity letter ... named honorable mention all-conference and academic all-conference ... earned team's Offensive Player of the Year award for the second season in a row ... posted career highs with 387 kills and a .229 hitting percentage, tops on the team in both categories ... ranked fifth in the IIAC in kills ... surpassed 1,000 career kills on the final weekend of the season ... enters 2015 with 1,025 kills, 14th all-time at Simpson ... double-digit kills in 21 of 33 matches ... averaged 3.22 kills per set ... set a season-high with 20 kills on .487 hitting at William Penn (9/8) ... tied season-high with 20 kills on .271 hitting vs. UW-Stout (9/12) ... posted a double-double with 19 kills and 11 digs vs. Bethel (9/13) ... had at least 10 kills in 6 of 7 IIAC matches ... led team with 18 kills in five-set win over Loras (10/21) ... named to the all-tournament team at the Augustana Pumpkin Bash, hitting .240 with 41 kills in four matches (10/31-11/1).

2013 | sophomore
Earned second varsity letter ... named honorable mention all-conference ... earned team's Offensive Player of the Year award ... named to the All-Tournament team at the New York Labor Day Invitational ... appeared in all 31 matches and played in a team-high 112 sets ... led team with 349 kills and ranked second with 310 digs ... tallied a .181 hitting percentage and 25 aces ... posted 12 double-doubles on the season, including five of the last seven matches ... hit a season-high .467 in the season-opener against Hunter on Aug. 30 ... set a career-high with 25 kills in 66 attempts against Concordia (Wis.) on Sept. 28 ... set a career-high with 25 digs against Augustana (Ill.) on Oct. 26.

2012 | freshman
Earned first varsity letter ... named honorable mention all-conference … appeared in 33 of 34 matches … led team with .219 hitting percentage and ranked second on the team with 289 kills … added 78 digs and 18 blocks … led the team with 67 kills in conference matches … recorded a season-high 24 kills in season-ending loss to William Penn.

High School
A 2012 graduate of Forest City High School ... coached by Paula Rotta and Lacy Jerome ... named third team all-state as a senior ... received honorable mention all-state honors as a sophomore ... named first team all-conference, all-district and all-area as a sophomore and senior ... lettered in volleyball and basketball.

Personal
Born Mar. 1, 1994 ... daughter of Mark Blaser and Deb Blaser-Gretillat ... has two sisters, Tera and Tiffany, and two step-sisters, Lonora and Melonie ... undecided on major. 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 20 at Loras L, 3-0
Oct 27 Central (Iowa) W, 3-1
Oct 30 at Trinity (Tex.) L, 3-2
Oct 30 vs. La Verne L, 3-2
Oct 31 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 3-0
Oct 31 vs. Texas-Dallas L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 33 7
Sets 122 24
Kills 333 75
Kills per set 2.73 3.13
Errors 140 29
Total Attacks 1147 237
Hitting Percentage .168 .194
Assists 12 3
Assists per set 0.10 0.13
Service Aces 39 10
Service Errors 71 14
Service Aces per set 0.32 0.42
Receptions 402 96
Reception Errors 36 20
Digs 318 66
Digs per set 2.61 2.75
Block Solo 4 0
Block Assist 16 2
Block Total 20 2
Blocks per set 0.16 0.08
Block Errors 4 1
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 384.0 86.0
Points per set 3.1 3.6
Matches started 25 6
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 2 at Iowa Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 26 .346 0 1 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 11.0
Sep 2 vs. Mt. Mercy L, 3-0 1 3 4 5 26 -.038 0 1 3 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 4 vs. Bethany Lutheran W, 3-1 1 3 1 3 10 -.200 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Sep 4 at Minn.-Morris L, 3-0 1 3 8 5 26 .115 0 1 1 14 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 10.0
Sep 5 vs. Hamline L, 3-0 1 3 10 3 23 .304 2 1 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Sep 5 vs. St. Catherine L, 3-2 1 5 7 6 42 .024 1 0 5 30 1 11 0 1 0 1 0 7.5
Sep 9 at Grinnell W, 3-0 - 2 9 1 19 .421 0 2 0 5 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Sep 11 vs. Benedictine (Ill.) W, 3-0 1 3 12 1 30 .367 1 1 1 0 1 19 0 1 1 1 0 13.5
Sep 11 vs. Chicago L, 3-0 - 3 4 5 29 -.034 0 1 3 0 1 7 0 1 1 1 0 5.5
Sep 12 at Aurora L, 3-1 1 4 15 3 36 .333 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 15.0
Sep 12 vs. Wheaton (Mass.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 33 .242 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Sep 16 at Wartburg L, 3-0 - 3 8 5 30 .100 1 1 2 16 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Sep 22 at Luther L, 3-0 1 3 5 1 25 .160 0 0 3 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 5.0
Sep 25 vs. Marian (Wis.) W, 3-1 1 4 9 3 34 .176 0 3 4 26 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Sep 25 vs. Milwaukee Engr. W, 3-2 1 5 17 7 59 .169 0 1 4 32 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 19.0
Sep 26 vs. Lakeland W, 3-1 1 4 19 1 46 .391 0 1 2 19 1 16 0 0 1 0 1 20.0
Sep 26 vs. Benedictine (Ill.) W, 3-1 1 4 8 5 32 .094 2 1 1 24 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
Sep 29 Buena Vista L, 3-0 1 3 7 3 21 .190 0 0 0 18 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Oct 2 vs. Lincoln Christian L, 3-2 - 5 9 2 31 .226 0 1 2 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Oct 2 at Ill. Wesleyan L, 3-0 1 3 8 1 25 .280 0 0 1 19 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 9.0
Oct 3 vs. Adrian W, 3-2 - 5 15 9 58 .103 0 2 2 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 17.0
Oct 3 vs. Rose-Hulman W, 3-2 - 5 19 4 71 .211 0 2 3 0 0 22 1 0 0 1 0 22.0
Oct 6 Dubuque L, 3-2 1 5 18 5 60 .217 1 7 3 20 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 25.0
Oct 13 at Coe L, 3-0 1 3 10 4 27 .222 0 0 1 19 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Oct 15 Graceland (IA) L, 3-2 1 5 13 6 55 .127 0 4 4 11 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 17.0
Oct 17 at Gust. Adolphus L, 3-0 1 3 5 1 18 .222 0 1 1 24 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Oct 17 vs. Hamline L, 3-1 1 4 13 6 45 .156 2 2 3 37 0 18 0 2 0 2 0 16.0
Oct 20 at Loras L, 3-0 1 3 10 8 39 .051 1 1 3 - 1 9 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Oct 27 Central (Iowa) W, 3-1 1 4 17 3 35 .400 0 1 2 23 4 11 0 1 0 1 0 18.5
Oct 30 at Trinity (Tex.) L, 3-2 1 5 15 7 40 .200 0 0 2 21 0 14 0 3 0 3 0 16.5
Oct 30 vs. La Verne L, 3-2 1 5 9 12 43 -.070 0 1 5 15 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Oct 31 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 3-0 - 3 3 6 23 -.130 0 0 1 19 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Oct 31 vs. Texas-Dallas L, 3-0 - 3 7 7 30 .000 0 0 2 - 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2012-13 33 122 289 2.37 106 834 .219 12 0.10 2 0.02 63 13 78 0.64 1 17 18 0.15 300.5 2.5
2013-14 31 112 349 3.12 154 1079 .181 16 0.14 25 0.22 130 26 310 2.77 1 10 11 0.10 380.0 3.4
2014-15 33 120 387 3.23 135 1099 .229 8 0.07 2 0.02 158 20 124 1.03 2 10 12 0.10 396.0 3.3
2015-16 33 122 333 2.73 140 1147 .168 12 0.10 39 0.32 402 36 318 2.61 4 16 20 0.16 384.0 3.1
Total 130 476 1358 2.85 535 4159 .198 48 0.10 68 0.14 753 95 830 1.74 8 53 61 0.13 1460.5 3.1
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 33 122 333 2.73 140 1147 .168 12 0.10 39 0.32 402 36 318 2.61 4 16 20 0.16 384.0 3.1
Conference 7 24 75 3.13 29 237 .194 3 0.13 10 0.42 96 20 66 2.75 0 2 2 0.08 86.0 3.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 17 55 3.24 17 171 .222 1 0.06 12 0.71 72 12 53 3.12 0 1 1 0.06 67.5 4.0
Away 11 35 102 2.91 36 311 .212 2 0.06 7 0.20 118 12 83 2.37 2 6 8 0.23 114.0 3.3
Neutral 18 70 176 2.51 87 665 .134 9 0.13 20 0.29 212 12 182 2.60 2 9 11 0.16 202.5 2.9
Result Wins 12 45 145 3.22 39 453 .234 4 0.09 17 0.38 132 12 136 3.02 3 4 7 0.16 167.0 3.7
Losses 21 77 188 2.44 101 694 .125 8 0.10 22 0.29 270 24 182 2.36 1 12 13 0.17 217.0 2.8
Month September 18 61 162 2.66 59 547 .188 8 0.13 17 0.28 194 23 142 2.33 2 7 9 0.15 184.5 3.0
October 15 61 171 2.80 81 600 .150 4 0.07 22 0.36 208 13 176 2.89 2 9 11 0.18 199.5 3.3