11 Morgan DenBeste
Morgan DenBeste
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Ankeny, Iowa
  • High School:
    Ankeny Centennial
  • Previous College:
    Dubuque
  • Position:
    S
  • m
    28
  • k/s
    0.42
  • h %
    .221
  • a/s
    5.89
  • b/s
    0.23
  • sa/s
    0.31
  • d/s
    1.92

Bio

Before Simpson
  • Spent her freshman season at Dubuque, playing in seven matches
  • Recorded 63 assists for an average of 3.71 per set, ranking fourth on the team
  • Named to the Fall 2022 Dean’s List
High School
  • A 2022 graduate of Ankeny Centennial High School
  • First team all-conference in volleyball (2021)
  • All-conference honorable mention (2020)
  • Three-year varsity letterwinner in volleyball
  • Four-time academic all-conference recipient
  • DMACC Dean’s Award
  • Member of National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society
  • Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Personal
  • Daughter of Orion and Heidi DenBeste
  • Has one sister, Macy
  • Majoring in health and exercise science and pursuing a minor in biology

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 19 Grinnell L, 3-1
Oct 27 at Coe L, 3-0
Oct 28 at Wartburg L, 3-1
Nov 1 at Luther W, 3-0
Nov 7 Central (Iowa) W, 3-1
Nov 9 at Dubuque L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 28 8
Sets 98 27
Kills 41 16
Kills per set 0.42 0.59
Errors 12 4
Total Attacks 131 45
Hitting Percentage .221 .267
Assists 577 205
Assists per set 5.89 7.59
Service Aces 30 9
Service Errors 11 4
Service Aces per set 0.31 0.33
Receptions 3 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 188 71
Digs per set 1.92 2.63
Block Solo 9 4
Block Assist 14 3
Block Total 23 7
Blocks per set 0.23 0.26
Block Errors 1 1
Ball Handling Errors 25 8
Points 87.0 30.5
Points per set 0.9 1.1
Matches started 20 7
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 vs. Concordia (Tex.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 17 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 3.0
Sep 1 at Mary Hardin-Baylor L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 4 .000 13 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 2 vs. Schreiner W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 2 .500 18 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 2 vs. Concordia-M'head L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 15 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Sep 8 vs. Saint Benedict L, 3-2 - 5 1 0 7 .143 22 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 8 at Wis.-River Falls L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 5 .400 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 9 vs. Martin Luther W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 .000 13 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 9 vs. St. Olaf L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 1.000 9 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 15 vs. Macalester L, 3-1 - 4 2 0 2 1.000 17 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 1 4.0
Sep 15 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 3-2 - 5 2 0 8 .250 23 1 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 2 1 4.5
Sep 16 vs. Minn.-Morris L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 -.500 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Sep 16 vs. Augsburg L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 vs. North Central (Ill.) L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 3 .333 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1.0
Sep 22 at Aurora L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 13 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Sep 23 vs. Ripon W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Wis.-Stevens Point L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Neb. Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 29 at Cornell College L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 .250 21 2 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 6 Loras W, 3-1 1 4 4 1 8 .375 28 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 5.0
Oct 7 Dubuque L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 6 .167 33 2 1 0 0 14 1 2 0 3 0 5.0
Oct 11 Central (Iowa) W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 4 .000 38 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Oct 13 vs. No. 2 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 8 .375 17 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Oct 14 at No. 12 Washington (Mo.) L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 8 .375 24 1 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 2 1 5.0
Oct 14 vs. DePauw W, 3-2 1 5 0 2 7 -.286 42 3 1 0 0 7 2 3 0 5 5 6.5
Oct 18 at Buena Vista W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 13 .077 32 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 6.0
Oct 19 Grinnell L, 3-1 - 4 1 2 6 -.167 34 4 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 2 3 6.5
Oct 27 at Coe L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 3 .000 15 1 1 0 0 12 1 1 0 2 0 3.5
Oct 28 at Wartburg L, 3-1 1 4 7 0 9 .778 27 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 1 0 4 8.0
Nov 1 at Luther W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 2 .000 29 2 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 3.0
Nov 7 Central (Iowa) W, 3-1 1 4 1 1 5 .000 31 0 1 1 0 17 0 2 0 2 0 2.0
Nov 9 at Dubuque L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 7 .429 20 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 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
2023-24 28 98 41 0.42 12 131 .221 577 5.89 30 0.31 3 0 188 1.92 9 14 23 0.23 87.0 0.9
Total 28 98 41 0.42 12 131 .221 577 5.89 30 0.31 3 0 188 1.92 9 14 23 0.23 87.0 0.9
    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 28 98 41 0.42 12 131 .221 577 5.89 30 0.31 3 0 188 1.92 9 14 23 0.23 87.0 0.9
Conference 8 27 16 0.59 4 45 .267 205 7.59 9 0.33 1 0 71 2.63 4 3 7 0.26 30.5 1.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 22 7 0.32 4 29 .103 167 7.59 7 0.32 1 0 63 2.86 2 5 7 0.32 18.5 0.8
Away 11 36 23 0.64 4 64 .297 225 6.25 13 0.36 2 0 66 1.83 4 4 8 0.22 42.0 1.2
Neutral 11 40 11 0.28 4 38 .184 185 4.63 10 0.25 0 0 59 1.48 3 5 8 0.20 26.5 0.7
Result Wins 9 35 9 0.26 6 45 .067 248 7.09 11 0.31 1 0 87 2.49 4 5 9 0.26 26.5 0.8
Losses 19 63 32 0.51 6 86 .302 329 5.22 19 0.30 2 0 101 1.60 5 9 14 0.22 60.5 1.0
Month September 15 50 13 0.26 2 45 .244 207 4.14 12 0.24 1 0 72 1.44 2 3 5 0.10 28.5 0.6
October 10 38 23 0.61 8 72 .208 290 7.63 15 0.39 1 0 86 2.26 7 9 16 0.42 49.5 1.3
November 3 10 5 0.50 2 14 .214 80 8.00 3 0.30 1 0 30 3.00 0 2 2 0.20 9.0 0.9

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