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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Irving, Texas
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- High School:
- Ranchview
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- Position:
- DS
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- m
- 25
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- k/s
- 0.05
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- h %
- .000
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- a/s
- 0.91
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- b/s
- 0.00
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- sa/s
- 0.23
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- d/s
- 4.66
Bio
Honors & Awards
- All-American Rivers Conference Honorable Mention (2021, 22)
- Two-time American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team (2021, 22)
- Wis.- La Crosse Invitational All-Tournament Team (2022)
- St Thomas First Responder’s All-Tournament Team (2022)
- Team Most Improved Player (2021)
- Two-time letterwinner (2021, 22)
2022 | junior
- Earned All-A-R-C Honorable Mention honors
- Named to the American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team
- Named to the Wis.-La Crosse Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Named to the St. Thomas First Responder’s All-Tournament Team
- Appeared in all 25 matches
- Gathered 433 digs in 93 sets for 4.66 digs per set
- Tallied five kills and 83 assists with 21 service aces
- Led the conference with 174 digs during league play and ranked second with 5.12 per set
- Reached double-digit digs in all but one conference contest and 20 of Simpson's 25 matches
2021 | sophomore
- Was one of three Storm players to play all 23 matches and 82 sets
- Was an All-A-R-C honorable mention pick
- Named to the American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team
- Earned team's most improved player award
- Amassed 331 digs to rank sixth in the conference
- Reached double-digit digs in all but one league match for a total of 178 digs, the second most by a conference defender
- Ended the season as one of three athletes to average more than five digs per set in A-R-C action
- Had a season-high 35 digs against Loras in the season finale
- Ranked second on the team in assists (72) and tied for second in aces (20)
2020 | freshman
- Appeared in three matches and six sets
- Earned 15 digs, one ace and one assist
High School
- A 2020 graduate of Ranchview High School
- Named the NBC5 Wingstop Scholar Athlete of the Year as a senior
- Earned the Ranchview Leader of the Pack Award as a junior and senior
- Co-founder and president of Athletes with Hearts
- Member of the National Honor Society, Student Council, and PALs Leadership and Service Program
Personal
- Daughter of Farzin and Susan Ghalibaf
- Has one brother, Kian
- Majoring in psychology with minors in health & exercise science and coaching
- Member of BSU and a Wesley Service Scholar
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 25 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 93 | 31 | ||
| Kills | 5 | 2 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.05 | 0.06 | ||
| Errors | 5 | 2 | ||
| Total Attacks | 54 | 10 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .000 | .000 | ||
| Assists | 85 | 37 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.91 | 1.19 | ||
| Service Aces | 21 | 7 | ||
| Service Errors | 29 | 8 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.23 | 0.23 | ||
| Receptions | 542 | 170 | ||
| Reception Errors | 37 | 14 | ||
| Digs | 433 | 154 | ||
| Digs per set | 4.66 | 4.97 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Total | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 26.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Points per set | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Matches started | - | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Martin Luther | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 2 | at Beloit | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Ripon | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 3 | at No. 16 Wis.-Whitewater | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 9 | at St. Thomas (Tex.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Schreiner | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Schreiner | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .000 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. No. 25 Mary Hardin-Baylor | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 14 | at Neb. Wesleyan | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Wis.-River Falls | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 16 | at Wis.-La Crosse | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1.000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Bethany Lutheran | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 17 | at Ripon | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 21 | Luther | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 28 | Buena Vista | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 30 | at Millikin | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Fontbonne | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Eureka | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 5 | at Grinnell | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 7 | Coe | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 8 | Wartburg | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 21 | at Loras | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 22 | at Dubuque | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -.500 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 26 | at Central (Iowa) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Nov 1 | at Buena Vista | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .222 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0.17 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| 2021-22 | 23 | 82 | 8 | 0.10 | 2 | 50 | .120 | 72 | 0.88 | 20 | 0.24 | 313 | 35 | 342 | 4.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 28.0 | 0.3 |
| 2022-23 | 25 | 93 | 5 | 0.05 | 5 | 54 | .000 | 85 | 0.91 | 21 | 0.23 | 542 | 37 | 433 | 4.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 26.0 | 0.3 |
| 2023-24 | 30 | 107 | 5 | 0.05 | 0 | 42 | .119 | 96 | 0.90 | 12 | 0.11 | 625 | 24 | 444 | 4.15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 17.5 | 0.2 |
| Total | 81 | 288 | 18 | 0.06 | 7 | 147 | .075 | 254 | 0.88 | 54 | 0.19 | 1504 | 97 | 1234 | 4.28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 72.5 | 0.3 |
| 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 | 25 | 93 | 5 | 0.05 | 5 | 54 | .000 | 85 | 0.91 | 21 | 0.23 | 542 | 37 | 433 | 4.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 26.0 | 0.3 |
| Conference | 8 | 31 | 2 | 0.06 | 2 | 10 | .000 | 37 | 1.19 | 7 | 0.23 | 170 | 14 | 154 | 4.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 0.3 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 24 | 1.50 | 4 | 0.25 | 88 | 7 | 76 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Away | 12 | 42 | 3 | 0.07 | 4 | 23 | -.043 | 33 | 0.79 | 10 | 0.24 | 246 | 17 | 211 | 5.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13.0 | 0.3 | |
| Neutral | 9 | 35 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 29 | .000 | 28 | 0.80 | 7 | 0.20 | 208 | 13 | 146 | 4.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 0.2 | |
| Result | Wins | 13 | 49 | 2 | 0.04 | 3 | 23 | -.043 | 45 | 0.92 | 18 | 0.37 | 243 | 17 | 234 | 4.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 20.0 | 0.4 |
| Losses | 12 | 44 | 3 | 0.07 | 2 | 31 | .032 | 40 | 0.91 | 3 | 0.07 | 299 | 20 | 199 | 4.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 0.1 | |
| Month | September | 16 | 58 | 2 | 0.03 | 2 | 38 | .000 | 55 | 0.95 | 10 | 0.17 | 356 | 29 | 254 | 4.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.0 | 0.2 |
| October | 8 | 32 | 1 | 0.03 | 3 | 7 | -.286 | 29 | 0.91 | 10 | 0.31 | 164 | 7 | 159 | 4.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.0 | 0.3 | |
| November | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 9 | .222 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0.33 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
News Mentions
Volleyball lands three on all-conference squad
The Simpson College volleyball team had three players land on the All-American Rivers Conference Volleyball Team for the second year in a row.
November 8, 2022
Volleyball tripped up by Beavers in A-R-C first round
The Simpson College volleyball team saw its season come to an end in the first round of the American Rivers Conference Tournament. The No....
November 1, 2022
Simpson sweeps Central in regular season finale
The Simpson College volleyball team earned a 3-0 road victory over Central on Wednesday evening.
October 26, 2022
Storm bounce back with 3-1 victory at Dubuque
The Simpson College volleyball team got back in the win column with a 3-1 road victory against Dubuque on Saturday.
October 22, 2022
Duhawks shock Storm in five sets
Loras battled back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Simpson College volleyball team in five sets on Friday night.
October 21, 2022
Knights hang on to beat Simpson on Senior Day
The Simpson College volleyball team forced a fifth set with a dominating 25-12 win in the fourth, but Wartburg eked out a 16-14 win the deciding...
October 8, 2022
Storm come up short against No. 20 Coe
The Simpson College volleyball team battled tough but came up short against No. 20 Coe, falling 3-1.
October 7, 2022
Volleyball wraps nonconference slate with midweek win
The Simpson College volleyball team wrapped its 2022 nonconference slate with a 3-1 midweek victory at Grinnell.
October 5, 2022
Simpson volleyball goes 2-1 at Millikin Invitational
The Simpson College volleyball team went 2-1 at the Millikin Invitational this weekend, winning both Saturday matches to improve to 10-8 on the...
October 1, 2022
Volleyball pushes win streak to four
The Simpson College volleyball team pushed its win streak to four with a 3-1 American Rivers Conference victory over Buena Vista.
September 28, 2022
Storm record sweep of Luther in home opener
Jessica Jacobs knocked down 19 kills and the Simpson College volleyball team hit a season-high .261 in its first American Rivers Conference...
September 21, 2022
Volleyball closes weekend with pair of victories
The Simpson College volleyball team wrapped up the weekend with a pair of nonconference victories at the UW-La Crosse Invitational.
September 17, 2022
Simpson falls twice on Friday evening
Simpson College volleyball came up empty in its first two matches of the UW-La Crosse Invitational on Friday, dropping a 3-0 decision to UW-River...
September 16, 2022
Storm swept by Prairie Wolves in league opener
The Simpson College volleyball team couldn't contain Nebraska Wesleyan in Wednesday's American Rivers Conference opener, falling 3-0.
September 14, 2022
Ghalibaf, Jacobs named to all-tournament team
At the conclusion of the First Responder’s Tournament, Simpson College volleyball’s Iman Ghalibaf and Jessica Jacobs were selected to...
September 13, 2022
Volleyball falls to Celts, Mountaineers
The Simpson College volleyball team dropped a pair of nonconference matchups with St. Thomas and Schreiner on the first day of the First Responder...
September 9, 2022
Storm split on day two of Wisconsin Blast
Simpson College volleyball wrapped up its opening weekend with a day-two split at the Wisconsin Blast. The Storm began the day with a 3-1 victory...
September 3, 2022
Simpson volleyball wins first two matches of 2022
The Simpson College volleyball team started its season on a high note, notching two 3-1 victories on opening day in Wisconsin.
September 2, 2022
Volleyball predicted to finish middle of the pack
A day before reporting back to campus for preseason training, the Simpson College volleyball team was picked middle of the pack in the 2022...
August 18, 2022
