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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Irving, Texas
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- High School:
- Ranchview
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- Position:
- DS
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- m
- 30
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- k/s
- 0.05
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- h %
- .119
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- a/s
- 0.90
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- b/s
- 0.01
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- sa/s
- 0.11
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- d/s
- 4.15
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Three-time All-American Rivers Conference Honorable Mention (2021, 22, 23)
- Three-time American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team (2021, 22, 23)
- CSC Academic All-District (2023)
- Wis.- La Crosse Invitational All-Tournament Team (2022)
- St Thomas First Responder’s All-Tournament Team (2022)
- Team Most Improved Player (2021)
- Three-time letterwinner (2021, 22, 23)
2023 | senior
- Played in 30 matches and 107 sets on the year
- Earned All-A-R-C Honorable Mention honors
- Named to the All-A-R-C Academic team
- Named to the CSC Academic All-District team
- Totaled team highs with 625 returns and 444 digs
- Averaged 4.15 digs per set while adding 96 assists
- Had double-digit digs in 27 of 30 matches, including 12 straight to start the year
- Achieved 1,000 career digs
2022 | junior
- Earned All-A-R-C Honorable Mention honors
- Named to the American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team
- Named to the Wis.-La Crosse Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Named to the St. Thomas First Responder’s All-Tournament Team
- Appeared in all 25 matches
- Gathered 433 digs in 93 sets for 4.66 digs per set
- Tallied five kills and 83 assists with 21 service aces
- Led the conference with 174 digs during league play and ranked second with 5.12 per set
- Reached double-digit digs in all but one conference contest and 20 of Simpson's 25 matches
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, coaching, and sports communication
- Member of BSU and a Wesley Service Scholar
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 30 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 107 | 29 | ||
| Kills | 5 | 1 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.05 | 0.03 | ||
| Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total Attacks | 42 | 7 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 0.39 | 0.24 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .119 | .143 | ||
| Assists | 96 | 23 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.90 | 0.79 | ||
| Service Aces | 12 | 0 | ||
| Service Errors | 11 | 0 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.11 | 0.00 | ||
| Receptions | 625 | 134 | ||
| Reception Errors | 24 | 5 | ||
| Digs | 444 | 111 | ||
| Digs per set | 4.15 | 3.83 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 1 | 0 | ||
| Block Total | 1 | 0 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.01 | 0.00 | ||
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 17.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Points per set | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Matches started | - | - | ||
| 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 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 1 | at Mary Hardin-Baylor | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Schreiner | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Concordia-M'head | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Saint Benedict | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 8 | at Wis.-River Falls | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Martin Luther | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. St. Olaf | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Macalester | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 15 | at Wis.-La Crosse | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Minn.-Morris | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Augsburg | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. North Central (Ill.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 22 | at Aurora | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Ripon | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 23 | at Wis.-Stevens Point | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 27 | Neb. Wesleyan | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 29 | at Cornell College | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 6 | Loras | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 7 | Dubuque | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 11 | Central (Iowa) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. No. 2 Wis.-Oshkosh | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 14 | at No. 12 Washington (Mo.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. DePauw | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 18 | at Buena Vista | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 19 | Grinnell | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 27 | at Coe | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 28 | at Wartburg | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 1 | at Luther | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 7 | Central (Iowa) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 9 | at Dubuque | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 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 | 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 |
| Conference | 8 | 29 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 7 | .143 | 23 | 0.79 | 0 | 0.00 | 134 | 5 | 111 | 3.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 28 | 1.17 | 0 | 0.00 | 107 | 4 | 98 | 4.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 11 | 36 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 11 | .182 | 28 | 0.78 | 5 | 0.14 | 207 | 10 | 147 | 4.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 0.2 | |
| Neutral | 13 | 47 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 26 | .077 | 40 | 0.85 | 7 | 0.15 | 311 | 10 | 199 | 4.23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 9.5 | 0.2 | |
| Result | Wins | 10 | 38 | 3 | 0.08 | 0 | 15 | .200 | 40 | 1.05 | 3 | 0.08 | 181 | 4 | 135 | 3.55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| Losses | 20 | 69 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 27 | .074 | 56 | 0.81 | 9 | 0.13 | 444 | 20 | 309 | 4.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.0 | 0.2 | |
| Month | September | 17 | 59 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 30 | .067 | 51 | 0.86 | 12 | 0.20 | 390 | 14 | 268 | 4.54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 14.5 | 0.2 |
| October | 10 | 38 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 33 | 0.87 | 0 | 0.00 | 187 | 7 | 134 | 3.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| November | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 7 | .286 | 12 | 1.20 | 0 | 0.00 | 48 | 3 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
News Mentions
Three players garner academic all-district honors
Three Simpson women’s volleyball players were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team on Tuesday.
December 12, 2023
Volleyball lands three on all-conference squad
The American Rivers Conference announced its 2023 All-Conference Volleyball Team on Tuesday, with Emily Williams garnering first team honors and...
November 14, 2023
Simpson falls at top-seeded Dubuque in A-R-C Semifinal
The Simpson College women’s volleyball team saw its tournament run and season come to an end on Thursday evening in a 3-0 loss at top-seeded...
November 9, 2023
Simpson rides hot start to victory, advances to semifinals
For the first time since 2010, the Simpson women’s volleyball team is headed to the semifinal round of the conference tournament after...
November 7, 2023
Storm defeated by Wartburg on the road
Peyton Mitchell had five aces, three kills and a solo block in the third set to help the Storm pick up a 25-19 win, but Wartburg claimed Saturday&...
October 28, 2023
Simpson swept by Coe in return to action
The Simpson women’s volleyball returned to action on Friday night, but came up empty in a 3-0 loss to Coe.
October 27, 2023
Grinnell tops Simpson on Senior Day
The Simpson women’s volleyball team came up short against Grinnell on Senior Day, falling 3-1 in nonconference action.
October 19, 2023
Volleyball caps week with five-set, comeback win over DePauw
After challenging a pair of top 12 teams, Simpson completed a five-set comeback over DePauw to end the week on a high note.
October 14, 2023
Simpson takes down Central in five-set thriller
Simpson defeated Central in a five-set thriller on Wednesday night inside Cowles Fieldhouse.
October 11, 2023
Volleyball falls in four sets to league-leading Dubuque
Simpson swiped the first set from current American Rivers Conference leader, Dubuque, but the Spartans came back to win the match in four sets.
October 7, 2023
Storm collect first A-R-C win against Loras
Emily Williams registered double-digit kills, Lauren Roman tallied seven service aces to go with six kills, and Simpson secured its first American...
October 6, 2023
Storm drop conference opener to Nebraska Wesleyan
Simpson dropped its home and conference opener to Nebraska Wesleyan on Wednesday night inside Cowles Fieldhouse.
September 27, 2023
Williams leads Storm in Wisconsin, named all-tournament team
Emily Williams paced Simpson with 34 kills at the Pointers Invitational hosted by Wis.-Stevens Point, landing on the 10-person all-tournament...
September 23, 2023
Simpson rounds out weekend against Cougars, Auggies
Simpson volleyball rounded out its weekend in La Crosse with a pair of losses to Minn.-Morris (3-0) and Augsburg (3-1).
September 16, 2023
Volleyball falls twice on Friday night
Simpson fell short in a pair of nonconference matches on Friday night at the Wis.-La Crosse Tournament.
September 15, 2023
Simpson drops two on first day in Wisconsin
Simpson dropped both of its opening matches at the Wis.-Rivers Falls Tournament, losing a hard-fought, five-set battle to Saint Benedict before...
September 8, 2023
Simpson wins opening game of 2023 season
The Simpson College women’s volleyball team got the 2023 season off to a good start with a 3-0 sweep of Concordia (Tex.) on Friday afternoon...
September 1, 2023
Simpson tabbed sixth in A-R-C preseason coaches poll
The Simpson women’s volleyball team has been picked sixth in the American Rivers Conference Preseason Coaches Poll.
August 17, 2023
