3 Iman Ghalibaf
Iman Ghalibaf
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Irving, Texas
  • High School:
    Ranchview
  • Position:
    DS
  • m
    23
  • k/s
    0.10
  • h %
    .120
  • a/s
    0.88
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.24
  • d/s
    4.17

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • All-American Rivers Conference Honorable Mention (2021)
  • American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team (2021)
  • Team Most Improved Player (2021)
  • Letterwinner (2021)
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

Recent Games
Oct 23 at Coe L, 3-0
Oct 27 at Buena Vista L, 3-2
Oct 29 vs. Benedictine (Ill.) L, 3-0
Oct 29 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 3-0
Oct 30 vs. Dominican (Ill.) W, 3-1
Nov 2 at Loras L, 3-2
  Overall Conf
Matches 23 8
Sets 82 30
Kills 8 2
Kills per set 0.10 0.07
Errors 2 1
Total Attacks 50 19
Total Attacks per set 0.61 0.63
Hitting Percentage .120 .053
Assists 72 33
Assists per set 0.88 1.10
Service Aces 20 7
Service Errors 38 14
Service Aces per set 0.24 0.23
Receptions 313 92
Reception Errors 35 12
Digs 342 143
Digs per set 4.17 4.77
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 1 0
Points 28.0 9.0
Points per set 0.3 0.3
Matches started 1 -
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 Grinnell L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 4 0 4 31 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 3 vs. Minn.-Morris L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 3 -.333 2 2 2 34 4 17 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 3 vs. Wis.-Superior W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 7 .143 3 1 2 38 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 4 vs. Dominican (Ill.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 1 1 3 15 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 2.0
Sep 15 Neb. Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 3 4 2 19 2 22 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 17 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 4 .000 2 2 0 25 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 17 vs. Wis.-Stevens Point L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 0 0 25 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 18 vs. Hamline L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 1 2 1 10 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 18 vs. Elmhurst L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 0 0 21 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 21 at Luther W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 6 .333 2 0 2 11 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 29 Central (Iowa) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 5 0 3 16 2 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 8 Dubuque L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 1 0 - 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 9 Loras W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 8 1 1 - 1 33 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 15 vs. Trine L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 22 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 16 vs. Westminster (Mo.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 6 .667 1 1 3 - 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Oct 16 vs. Albion L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 5 1 0 - 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 22 at Wartburg L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 4 .000 2 0 2 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 23 at Coe L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 0 1 - 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 27 at Buena Vista L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 7 .000 7 1 3 46 2 22 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 29 vs. Benedictine (Ill.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 2 1 1 - 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 29 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 1 0 1 - 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 30 vs. Dominican (Ill.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 3 1 4 - 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 2 at Loras L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 5 1 2 - 1 35 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
  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 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
Conference 8 30 2 0.07 1 19 .053 33 1.10 7 0.23 92 12 143 4.77 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 21 0 0.00 1 3 -.333 23 1.10 6 0.29 66 9 103 4.90 0 0 0 0.00 6.0 0.3
Away 7 25 2 0.08 0 23 .087 22 0.88 4 0.16 82 10 112 4.48 0 0 0 0.00 6.0 0.2
Neutral 11 36 6 0.17 1 24 .208 27 0.75 10 0.28 165 16 127 3.53 0 0 0 0.00 16.0 0.4
Result Wins 8 30 8 0.27 1 25 .280 26 0.87 9 0.30 99 9 120 4.00 0 0 0 0.00 17.0 0.6
Losses 15 52 0 0.00 1 25 -.040 46 0.88 11 0.21 214 26 222 4.27 0 0 0 0.00 11.0 0.2
Month September 11 39 4 0.10 2 27 .074 32 0.82 12 0.31 245 21 155 3.97 0 0 0 0.00 16.0 0.4
October 11 38 4 0.11 0 23 .174 35 0.92 7 0.18 68 13 152 4.00 0 0 0 0.00 11.0 0.3
November 1 5 0 0.00 0 0 - 5 1.00 1 0.20 - 1 35 7.00 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0.2

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