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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Janesville, Iowa
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- High School:
- Waverly-Shell Rock
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- Position:
- MH
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- m
- 25
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- k/s
- 4.10
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- h %
- .221
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- a/s
- 0.11
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- b/s
- 0.27
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- sa/s
- 0.45
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- d/s
- 1.29
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Two-time All-American Rivers Conference First Team (2021, 22)
- CSC Academic All-District (2022)
- American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team (2022)
- A-R-C Offensive Player of the Week (9/6/22)
- Millikin Invitational All-Tournament Team (2022)
- St. Thomas First Responder's All-Tournament Team (2022)
- Team MVP (2021)
- SC ESPY Female Newcomer of the Year (2021-22)
- Augustana Pumpkin Bash All-Tournament Team (2021)
- Millikin 5 State Classic All-Tournament Team (2021)
- Wis.-La Crosse Invitational All-Tournament Team (2021)
- Central/Grinnell All-Tournament Team (2021)
- Two-time letterwinner (2021, 22)
2022 | senior
- Named to the American Rivers Conference First Team
- Earned CSC Academic All-District honors
- Named to the American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team
- Named the A-R-C Offensive Player of the Week (9/6)
- Named to the Millikin Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Named to the St. Thomas First Responder’s All-Tournament Team
- Appeared in all 25 matches
- Recorded a league-leading 381 kills in 93 sets for 4.10/set
- Hit .221 on a team-leading 993 swings
- Added a team-leading 42 aces
- Also contributed 10 assists, 120 digs, and 25 total blocks
- Registered double-digit kills in 21 of the 25 matches (7-8 in conference)
- Ranked first in the A-R-C in overall points (440.5) as well as points during league season (179)
- Repeated as the conference leader in total kills (158) and kills per set (4.65) during A-R-C play
2021 | junior
- Was one of three Storm players to appear in all 23 matches and 82 sets
- Earned first team all-conference honors after averaging a league-best 4.15 kills per set (14th in DIII)
- Tallied 341 total kills including 177 during A-R-C play, 46 more than anyone else in the conference
- Led the league with 4.58 points per set, totalling 376.5 throughout the season
- Reached double figure kills on 15 occasions, including all but one league match where she tallied nine
- Surpassed 20 kills four times and knocked down a season-high 30 against Loras in the A-R-C Tournament
- Hit .247 against league defenses to rank 11th in the conference
- Had all three of the conference's highest single game kill totals of the season (30, 29, 28)
- Registered 101 digs, 25 aces, 15 blocks and 10 assists
- Named to four all-tournament teams
Before Simpson
- Attended NCAA Division II William Jewell College and Hawkeye Community College
- Played in 12 matches with 28 kills and 18 blocks for William Jewell
- Tallied 175 kills and 52 blocks in 21 matches at Hawkeye CC
High School
- A 2019 graduate of Waverly-Shell Rock High School
- Named all-conference, all-region and all-tournament team during career
- Member of National Honor Society
Personal
- Daughter of Chris and Christine Jacobs
- Has a sister, Baylee
- Majoring in elementary education with a minor in mathematics
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 25 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 93 | 31 | ||
| Kills | 381 | 147 | ||
| Kills per set | 4.10 | 4.74 | ||
| Errors | 162 | 52 | ||
| Total Attacks | 993 | 359 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 10.68 | 11.58 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .221 | .265 | ||
| Assists | 10 | 1 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.11 | 0.03 | ||
| Service Aces | 42 | 14 | ||
| Service Errors | 32 | 9 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.45 | 0.45 | ||
| Receptions | 272 | 77 | ||
| Reception Errors | 28 | 5 | ||
| Digs | 120 | 42 | ||
| Digs per set | 1.29 | 1.35 | ||
| Block Solo | 10 | 2 | ||
| Block Assist | 15 | 6 | ||
| Block Total | 25 | 8 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.27 | 0.26 | ||
| Block Errors | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 440.5 | 166.0 | ||
| Points per set | 4.7 | 5.4 | ||
| Matches started | 16 | 7 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 37 | .135 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Sep 2 | at Beloit | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 32 | .406 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Ripon | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 14 | 6 | 35 | .229 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21.5 |
| Sep 3 | at No. 16 Wis.-Whitewater | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | .095 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Sep 9 | at St. Thomas (Tex.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 3 | 21 | .143 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Schreiner | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 18 | 7 | 47 | .234 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21.0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Schreiner | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 20 | 11 | 57 | .158 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. No. 25 Mary Hardin-Baylor | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 15 | 7 | 48 | .167 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Sep 14 | at Neb. Wesleyan | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -.043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Wis.-River Falls | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -.042 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 16 | at Wis.-La Crosse | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 17 | 11 | 47 | .128 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Bethany Lutheran | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 47 | .234 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23.0 |
| Sep 17 | at Ripon | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 18 | 6 | 33 | .364 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Sep 21 | Luther | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 38 | .368 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 |
| Sep 28 | Buena Vista | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 50 | .340 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Sep 30 | at Millikin | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 24 | .292 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Fontbonne | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 53 | .132 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Eureka | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Oct 5 | at Grinnell | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 44 | .205 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Oct 7 | Coe | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 20 | 9 | 42 | .262 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 |
| Oct 8 | Wartburg | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 51 | .314 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 |
| Oct 21 | at Loras | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 48 | .250 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21.0 |
| Oct 22 | at Dubuque | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 71 | .225 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28.5 |
| Oct 26 | at Central (Iowa) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 36 | .278 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Nov 1 | at Buena Vista | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 44 | .091 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 23 | 82 | 341 | 4.16 | 156 | 948 | .195 | 10 | 0.12 | 25 | 0.30 | 59 | 16 | 101 | 1.23 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0.18 | 376.5 | 4.6 |
| 2022-23 | 25 | 93 | 381 | 4.10 | 162 | 993 | .221 | 10 | 0.11 | 42 | 0.45 | 272 | 28 | 120 | 1.29 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 0.27 | 440.5 | 4.7 |
| Total | 48 | 175 | 722 | 4.13 | 318 | 1941 | .208 | 20 | 0.11 | 67 | 0.38 | 331 | 44 | 221 | 1.26 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 0.23 | 817.0 | 4.7 |
| 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 | 381 | 4.10 | 162 | 993 | .221 | 10 | 0.11 | 42 | 0.45 | 272 | 28 | 120 | 1.29 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 0.27 | 440.5 | 4.7 |
| Conference | 8 | 31 | 147 | 4.74 | 52 | 359 | .265 | 1 | 0.03 | 14 | 0.45 | 77 | 5 | 42 | 1.35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.26 | 166.0 | 5.4 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 4 | 16 | 81 | 5.06 | 23 | 181 | .320 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0.56 | 35 | 3 | 23 | 1.44 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.19 | 92.0 | 5.8 |
| Away | 12 | 41 | 169 | 4.12 | 76 | 444 | .209 | 5 | 0.12 | 16 | 0.39 | 149 | 17 | 51 | 1.24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.24 | 192.5 | 4.7 | |
| Neutral | 9 | 36 | 131 | 3.64 | 63 | 368 | .185 | 5 | 0.14 | 17 | 0.47 | 88 | 8 | 46 | 1.28 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.33 | 156.0 | 4.3 | |
| Result | Wins | 13 | 49 | 224 | 4.57 | 83 | 553 | .255 | 0 | 0.00 | 29 | 0.59 | 146 | 11 | 63 | 1.29 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0.35 | 264.0 | 5.4 |
| Losses | 12 | 44 | 157 | 3.57 | 79 | 440 | .177 | 10 | 0.23 | 13 | 0.30 | 126 | 17 | 57 | 1.30 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.18 | 176.5 | 4.0 | |
| Month | September | 16 | 58 | 228 | 3.93 | 104 | 584 | .212 | 8 | 0.14 | 23 | 0.40 | 176 | 20 | 77 | 1.33 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0.33 | 265.0 | 4.6 |
| October | 8 | 32 | 142 | 4.44 | 51 | 365 | .249 | 1 | 0.03 | 17 | 0.53 | 84 | 7 | 41 | 1.28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.19 | 162.5 | 5.1 | |
| November | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 7 | 44 | .091 | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | 0.67 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13.0 | 4.3 |
News Mentions
Volleyball quartet selected as academic all-district
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