8 Alyssa Mathews
Alyssa Mathews
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Grundy Center, Iowa
  • High School:
    Grundy Center
  • Position:
    S
  • m
    27
  • k/s
    0.41
  • h %
    .109
  • a/s
    7.72
  • b/s
    0.12
  • sa/s
    0.27
  • d/s
    2.06

Bio

At Simpson
  • Two-year Academic All-Conference (2017-2018)
  • 2018 Simpson Offensive Player of the Year
  • 2017 Simpson Outstanding Teammate
  • Three-year letterwinner (2016-18)
2018 | junior
  • Named to the American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team
  • Appeared in all 27 matches totaling a team-high 102 sets
  • Led team with 903 assists (8.85/set)
  • Finished with 47 kills (0.46/set), hitting .197
  • Posted 31 service aces, 249 digs and 15 total blocks
  • Reached double-figure assists in all 27 matches, with 50 or more assists in four matches
  • Tallied 12 double-doubles (assists/digs) on the season
  • Had a season-high 56 assists in a five-set loss to Loras (Oct. 20), the most by a Simpson player since 2012
  • Tallied 52 assists and 22 digs against Illinois Tech (Oct. 26)
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)
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

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 25 at Loras L, 3-0
Oct 26 at Dubuque L, 3-0
Oct 30 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 3-0
Nov 1 at Wis. Lutheran L, 3-0
Nov 2 vs. Concordia Wisconsin L, 3-0
Nov 2 vs. Maranatha Baptist L, 3-2
  Overall Conf
Matches 27 8
Sets 102 29
Kills 42 13
Kills per set 0.41 0.45
Errors 22 3
Total Attacks 184 53
Total Attacks per set 1.80 1.83
Hitting Percentage .109 .189
Assists 787 235
Assists per set 7.72 8.10
Service Aces 28 4
Service Errors 24 5
Service Aces per set 0.27 0.14
Receptions 10 3
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 210 64
Digs per set 2.06 2.21
Block Solo 1 0
Block Assist 11 3
Block Total 12 3
Blocks per set 0.12 0.10
Block Errors 2 0
Ball Handling Errors 31 8
Points 76.5 18.5
Points per set 0.8 0.6
Matches started 12 3
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 30 vs. Rockford W, 3-0 1 3 1 2 7 -.143 32 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 2.0
Aug 31 at Illinois Col. L, 3-1 1 4 2 1 11 .091 32 1 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 3 3.5
Aug 31 vs. Trine L, 3-2 - 5 2 0 5 .400 32 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 3.5
Sep 7 at Pacific (Ore.) W, 3-2 1 5 2 0 5 .400 35 3 1 0 0 7 0 3 0 3 2 6.5
Sep 7 vs. Wells W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 2 .000 37 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 8 vs. Wells W, 3-1 1 4 3 2 5 .200 28 2 1 0 0 6 0 3 0 3 0 6.5
Sep 8 vs. Pacific (Ore.) L, 3-2 1 5 2 1 9 .111 28 2 2 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 2 4.0
Sep 12 vs. Grinnell L, 3-1 - 4 2 0 17 .118 30 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 2.0
Sep 18 at Central (Iowa) L, 3-2 1 5 5 0 10 .500 35 1 0 0 0 17 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Sep 20 vs. Concordia Chicago W, 3-2 - 5 4 0 10 .400 34 1 3 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 5.0
Sep 20 vs. Alverno W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 5 .000 15 3 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 21 vs. Wis.-River Falls L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 5 .400 27 1 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 3.0
Sep 24 Luther L, 3-1 - 4 3 0 10 .300 39 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 2 6.0
Sep 27 Principia W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 3 .333 23 3 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 4.0
Sep 28 Saint Benedict L, 3-0 - 3 0 3 5 -.600 19 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 1.0
Sep 28 Wis.-River Falls W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 5 -.200 34 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 1 Buena Vista L, 3-2 - 5 1 1 6 .000 51 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 2 1.5
Oct 5 vs. Alma L, 3-1 - 4 0 4 9 -.444 41 0 0 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
Oct 5 vs. Millikin L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 14 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 8 Wartburg L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 4 .250 14 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 1.0
Oct 11 Coe L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 7 .143 14 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1.0
Oct 25 at Loras L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 6 -.333 29 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 26 at Dubuque L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 6 .333 24 0 1 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 30 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 4 .000 29 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 0.5
Nov 1 at Wis. Lutheran L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 6 .500 24 1 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 3 4.0
Nov 2 vs. Concordia Wisconsin L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 6 .000 15 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 2 vs. Maranatha Baptist L, 3-2 1 5 3 4 14 -.071 52 1 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 3 4.0
  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
2016-17 27 91 19 0.21 10 52 .173 558 6.13 29 0.32 0 0 194 2.13 0 1 1 0.01 48.5 0.5
2017-18 26 105 38 0.36 14 157 .153 892 8.50 21 0.20 3 0 208 1.98 1 27 28 0.27 73.5 0.7
2018-19 27 102 47 0.46 17 152 .197 903 8.85 31 0.30 1 0 249 2.44 0 15 15 0.15 85.5 0.8
2019-20 27 102 42 0.41 22 184 .109 787 7.72 28 0.27 10 0 210 2.06 1 11 12 0.12 76.5 0.8
Total 107 400 146 0.36 63 545 .152 3140 7.85 109 0.27 14 0 861 2.15 2 54 56 0.14 284.0 0.7
    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 27 102 42 0.41 22 184 .109 787 7.72 28 0.27 10 0 210 2.06 1 11 12 0.12 76.5 0.8
Conference 8 29 13 0.45 3 53 .189 235 8.10 4 0.14 3 0 64 2.21 0 3 3 0.10 18.5 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 24 7 0.29 5 40 .050 194 8.08 7 0.29 2 0 45 1.88 1 1 2 0.08 15.5 0.6
Away 7 26 14 0.54 3 48 .229 208 8.00 6 0.23 3 0 58 2.23 0 6 6 0.23 23.0 0.9
Neutral 13 52 21 0.40 14 96 .073 385 7.40 15 0.29 5 0 107 2.06 0 4 4 0.08 38.0 0.7
Result Wins 8 31 12 0.39 6 42 .143 238 7.68 16 0.52 3 0 54 1.74 0 6 6 0.19 31.0 1.0
Losses 19 71 30 0.42 16 142 .099 549 7.73 12 0.17 7 0 156 2.20 1 5 6 0.08 45.5 0.6
Month August 3 12 5 0.42 3 23 .087 96 8.00 3 0.25 0 0 19 1.58 0 2 2 0.17 9.0 0.8
September 13 52 25 0.48 8 91 .187 384 7.38 22 0.42 5 0 111 2.13 1 7 8 0.15 51.5 1.0
October 8 27 6 0.22 7 44 -.023 216 8.00 1 0.04 5 0 58 2.15 0 2 2 0.07 8.0 0.3
November 3 11 6 0.55 4 26 .077 91 8.27 2 0.18 0 0 22 2.00 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 0.7