Bio

At Simpson

• 2017 Academic All-IIAC
• 2017 Simpson Outstanding Teammate
• 2-year letterwinner (2016-17)

2017 | sophomore

• Named to the Iowa Conference All-Academic Team
• Led team with 892 assists (8.50/set)
• Finished with 38 kills (0.36/set), hitting .153
• Posted 21 service aces, 208 digs and 28 total blocks
• Tallied nine double-doubles (assists/digs) on the season
• Reached double-figure assists in all 26 matches, surpassing 40 assists six times
• Had a season-high 51 assists in a five-set win over Waldorf (Oct. 18), the most by a Simpson player since 2012

2016 | freshman

• Served as team's primary setter throughout rookie season
• Led team in assists (558, 6.13/set) and service aces (29)
• Finished with 19 kills (0.21/set), a .173 hitting percentage and 194 digs
• Tallied seven double-doubles (assists/digs) on the season
• Reached double-figure assists in 24 of 27 matches, surpassing 30 assists six times
• Had a season-high 47 assists in a four-set win over Iowa Wesleyan (Oct. 28)

High School

• A 2016 graduate of Grundy Center High School
• Coached by Darwin Sents and Lori Willis
• Earned second team all-state honors as a junior and honorable mention all-state honors as a senior
• Brought home first team all-conference and all-district honors following junior and senior seasons
• Named MaxPreps Player of the Year as a junior
• Helped guide the Spartans to the state tournament in 2014 and 2015
• Earned all-conference and all-district honors in basketball as a senior
• Also earned four letters in track, competing at the state meet as a sophomore and senior
• Was a five-year letterwinner in softball, earning all-conference, all-district and second team all-state honors as a junior
• A member of the National Honor Society, chorus, FFA, and student senate

Personal

• Parents are Jeff and Kelly Mathews
• Has two sisters, Kayla and Sydney
• Majoring in mathematics