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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
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- High School:
- Millard North
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- Position:
- S
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- m
- 25
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- k/s
- 0.61
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- h %
- .165
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- a/s
- 8.28
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- b/s
- 0.19
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- sa/s
- 0.40
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- d/s
- 2.27
Bio
Honors & Awards
- NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winner (2022)
- CSC Academic All-District (2022)
- Team Most Valuable Player (2022)
- All-American Rivers Conference First Team (2022)
- All-American Rivers Conference Honorable Mention (2021)
- Three-time American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team (2020, 21, 22)
- Four-time letterwinner (2019, 20, 21, 22)
2022 | senior
- Earned the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
- Earned CSC Academic All-District honors
- Named to the American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team
- Earned the team's Most Valuable Player Award
- Named to the American Rivers Conference First Team
- One of two players to appear in all 25 matches and 94 sets
- Recorded a team-leading 778 assists for 8.28/set
- Second on the team in digs with 213
- Added 57 kills and 18 blocks
- Second on the team in aces with 38
- Ranked second in the conference in total assists (330) and assists per set (9.71) in league play
- Tallied double figure assists in each contest, helping Simpson to its best team hitting percentage since 2014
- Registered nine double-doubles
2021 | junior
- 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
- Dished out 640 assists including a season-high 53 against Neb. Wesleyan on Sept. 15
- Ranked third in the conference with 316 assists in league play
- Finished second on the team in digs (210), tied for second in aces (20), and third in total blocks (20)
- Accumulated 10 double-doubles throughout the season
2020 | sophomore
- Named to the American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team
- Lead the team and was sixth in the conference with 193 assists
- Tallied 61 digs, 26 kills and three service aces from her setter position
2019 | freshman
- Appeared in 15 matches to total 31 sets
- Handed out 36 assists for third on the team
- Added 30 digs, 15 kills, eight blocks and four service aces to help the Storm as a rookie
High School
- A 2019 graduate of Millard North High School
- Won the 2016 and 2018 Nebraska Class A State Volleyball Championships
- Named NCPA and Lincoln Journal Star Academic All-State Team during junior and senior seasons
- Tabbed one of the Prep Dig Nebraska’s “Unsung Seniors” for the 2019 season
- Was a three-year letterwinner
- Competed on the debate team and took part in the Congressional Debate and helped the team win the 2019 Nebraska State Debate Championship
- Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, a Mustang Mentor, student council and volunteered at CHI Lakeside Hospital
Personal
- Daughter of Bill and Jerri Salber
- Has two siblings
- Majoring in business management with a minor in economics
- Made the President's and Dean's Lists on campus
- Member of Omircon Delta Kappa Honor Society and Pi Kappa Delta National Forensics Honor Society
- Also involved in SAAC, speech and debate, pre-law society, Culver Fellows and Interfaith
- Holds an undergraduate assistant position in Career Development and has completed several internships while at Simpson
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 25 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 94 | 31 | ||
| Kills | 57 | 24 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.61 | 0.77 | ||
| Errors | 17 | 8 | ||
| Total Attacks | 243 | 71 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .165 | .225 | ||
| Assists | 778 | 309 | ||
| Assists per set | 8.28 | 9.97 | ||
| Service Aces | 38 | 12 | ||
| Service Errors | 11 | 2 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.40 | 0.39 | ||
| Receptions | 11 | 0 | ||
| Reception Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 213 | 76 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.27 | 2.45 | ||
| Block Solo | 4 | 1 | ||
| Block Assist | 14 | 6 | ||
| Block Total | 18 | 7 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.19 | 0.23 | ||
| Block Errors | 2 | 1 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 12 | 6 | ||
| Points | 106.0 | 40.0 | ||
| Points per set | 1.1 | 1.3 | ||
| Matches started | 19 | 8 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .286 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 2 | at Beloit | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .000 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Ripon | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Sep 3 | at No. 16 Wis.-Whitewater | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .111 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 9 | at St. Thomas (Tex.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | .067 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Schreiner | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -.200 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Schreiner | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .000 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Sep 10 | vs. No. 25 Mary Hardin-Baylor | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 6 | 0 | 44 | .136 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 14 | at Neb. Wesleyan | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | .214 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Wis.-River Falls | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 16 | at Wis.-La Crosse | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | .444 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Bethany Lutheran | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Sep 17 | at Ripon | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .286 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Sep 21 | Luther | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sep 28 | Buena Vista | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .333 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Sep 30 | at Millikin | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .143 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Fontbonne | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Eureka | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Oct 5 | at Grinnell | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .400 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 7 | Coe | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .286 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Oct 8 | Wartburg | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .083 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Oct 21 | at Loras | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .273 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Oct 22 | at Dubuque | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .375 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.0 |
| Oct 26 | at Central (Iowa) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Nov 1 | at Buena Vista | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .071 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 0.48 | 8 | 61 | .115 | 36 | 1.16 | 4 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0.97 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.26 | 23.5 | 0.8 |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 0.81 | 8 | 80 | .225 | 193 | 6.03 | 3 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 1.91 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.31 | 35.0 | 1.1 |
| 2021-22 | 23 | 82 | 76 | 0.93 | 14 | 241 | .257 | 640 | 7.80 | 20 | 0.24 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 2.56 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0.24 | 109.0 | 1.3 |
| 2022-23 | 25 | 94 | 57 | 0.61 | 17 | 243 | .165 | 778 | 8.28 | 38 | 0.40 | 11 | 1 | 213 | 2.27 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.19 | 106.0 | 1.1 |
| Total | 71 | 239 | 174 | 0.73 | 47 | 625 | .203 | 1647 | 6.89 | 65 | 0.27 | 16 | 2 | 514 | 2.15 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 0.23 | 273.5 | 1.1 |
| 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 | 94 | 57 | 0.61 | 17 | 243 | .165 | 778 | 8.28 | 38 | 0.40 | 11 | 1 | 213 | 2.27 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.19 | 106.0 | 1.1 |
| Conference | 8 | 31 | 24 | 0.77 | 8 | 71 | .225 | 309 | 9.97 | 12 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 2.45 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.23 | 40.0 | 1.3 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 4 | 16 | 10 | 0.63 | 4 | 31 | .194 | 163 | 10.19 | 7 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.19 | 18.5 | 1.2 |
| Away | 12 | 42 | 32 | 0.76 | 10 | 114 | .193 | 356 | 8.48 | 15 | 0.36 | 4 | 1 | 86 | 2.05 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.24 | 53.0 | 1.3 | |
| Neutral | 9 | 36 | 15 | 0.42 | 3 | 98 | .122 | 259 | 7.19 | 16 | 0.44 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 2.19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.14 | 34.5 | 1.0 | |
| Result | Wins | 13 | 50 | 25 | 0.50 | 8 | 93 | .183 | 464 | 9.28 | 22 | 0.44 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 2.48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.18 | 53.0 | 1.1 |
| Losses | 12 | 44 | 32 | 0.73 | 9 | 150 | .153 | 314 | 7.14 | 16 | 0.36 | 9 | 1 | 89 | 2.02 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.20 | 53.0 | 1.2 | |
| Month | September | 16 | 59 | 35 | 0.59 | 10 | 166 | .151 | 442 | 7.49 | 26 | 0.44 | 11 | 1 | 132 | 2.24 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.19 | 68.0 | 1.2 |
| October | 8 | 32 | 21 | 0.66 | 7 | 63 | .222 | 315 | 9.84 | 12 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 2.41 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.19 | 36.5 | 1.1 | |
| November | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 14 | .071 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
News Mentions
Salber awarded prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Former Storm volleyball player Marissa Salber joins elite company as just the sixth female student-athlete in Simpson Athletic history to receive...
April 26, 2023
Volleyball quartet selected as academic all-district
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Volleyball lands three on all-conference squad
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The Simpson College volleyball team wrapped its 2022 nonconference slate with a 3-1 midweek victory at Grinnell.
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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.
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