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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Malvern, Iowa
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- High School:
- East Mills
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- Position:
- OH
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- m
- 25
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- k/s
- 2.92
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- h %
- .104
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- a/s
- 0.09
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- b/s
- 0.32
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- sa/s
- 0.22
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- d/s
- 2.18
Bio
Honors & Awards
- All-A-R-C First Team (2023)
- Wis.-River Falls All-Tournament Team (2023)
- Pointers Invitational All-Tournament Team (2023)
- WashU Invitational All-Tournament Team (2023)
- Team Most Valuable Player (2023)
- Letterwinner (2023)
2023 | freshman
- Received All-A-R-C First Team honors
- Named to the Wis.-River Falls All-Tournament Team
- Voted to Pointers Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Named to the WashU Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Appeared in all 31 matches and 104 sets
- Led the team in kills with 289 for 2.78 per set
- Totaled 156 digs and 48 blocks
- Added 17 aces and 10 assists
- Recorded six double-doubles and 14 games with 10 or more kills
High School
- A 2023 graduate of East Mills High School
- Four-time all-conference first-team in volleyball and basketball
- State champion in the 100 meter hurdles for track and field
- School record holder for most points scored in a career in basketball
- 2022 Conference Athlete of the Year
- Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society member
- National Honor Society member
- Iowa Western CC honor roll honoree
Personal
- Daughter of Michael and Lisa Williams
- Has two siblings, Madison and Jordan
- Majoring in health and exercise science with a minor in coaching
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 25 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 97 | 29 | ||
| Kills | 283 | 103 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.92 | 3.55 | ||
| Errors | 186 | 57 | ||
| Total Attacks | 936 | 306 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 9.65 | 10.55 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .104 | .150 | ||
| Assists | 9 | 3 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.09 | 0.10 | ||
| Service Aces | 21 | 9 | ||
| Service Errors | 22 | 3 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.22 | 0.31 | ||
| Receptions | 476 | 152 | ||
| Reception Errors | 37 | 14 | ||
| Digs | 211 | 86 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.18 | 2.97 | ||
| Block Solo | 4 | 1 | ||
| Block Assist | 27 | 7 | ||
| Block Total | 31 | 8 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.32 | 0.28 | ||
| Block Errors | 4 | 2 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 321.5 | 116.5 | ||
| Points per set | 3.3 | 4.0 | ||
| Matches started | 24 | 7 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Saint Mary's (Minn.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 31 | -.065 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Wis.-Platteville | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | -.105 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Rose-Hulman | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 55 | .109 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.5 |
| Aug 31 | vs. St. Scholastica | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | .462 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Saint Benedict | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 44 | .114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Bethel (Minn.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 29 | -.172 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. St. Olaf | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 31 | .032 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. North Central (Ill.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 28 | .179 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Augsburg | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 24 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 14 | at No. 21 Cornell College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 40 | .175 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Sep 18 | at Grinnell | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 44 | .136 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Saint Benedict | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 66 | .045 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Wis.-Superior | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 47 | .106 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. St. Olaf | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 52 | .173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Oct 2 | at Neb. Wesleyan | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 55 | .164 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Oct 11 | at Loras | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 43 | -.023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Oct 12 | at Dubuque | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 16 | at Central (Iowa) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -.190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 23 | Buena Vista | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 44 | .295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.5 |
| Oct 25 | vs. No. 9 Millikin | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 45 | .044 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Oct 26 | at Ill. Wesleyan | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 29 | -.069 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Albion | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 33 | .121 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Nov 1 | Coe | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 48 | .125 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 |
| Nov 2 | Wartburg | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 28 | .286 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Nov 6 | Luther | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 19 | 4 | 40 | .375 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22.5 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 31 | 104 | 289 | 2.78 | 194 | 947 | .100 | 10 | 0.10 | 17 | 0.16 | 337 | 34 | 156 | 1.50 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 0.46 | 336.5 | 3.2 |
| 2024-25 | 25 | 97 | 283 | 2.92 | 186 | 936 | .104 | 9 | 0.09 | 21 | 0.22 | 476 | 37 | 211 | 2.18 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 0.32 | 321.5 | 3.3 |
| Total | 56 | 201 | 572 | 2.85 | 380 | 1883 | .102 | 19 | 0.09 | 38 | 0.19 | 813 | 71 | 367 | 1.83 | 17 | 62 | 79 | 0.39 | 658.0 | 3.3 |
| 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 | 25 | 97 | 283 | 2.92 | 186 | 936 | .104 | 9 | 0.09 | 21 | 0.22 | 476 | 37 | 211 | 2.18 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 0.32 | 321.5 | 3.3 |
| Conference | 8 | 29 | 103 | 3.55 | 57 | 306 | .150 | 3 | 0.10 | 9 | 0.31 | 152 | 14 | 86 | 2.97 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.28 | 116.5 | 4.0 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 4 | 14 | 66 | 4.71 | 24 | 160 | .263 | 3 | 0.21 | 8 | 0.57 | 69 | 3 | 41 | 2.93 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.21 | 76.0 | 5.4 |
| Away | 7 | 28 | 71 | 2.54 | 56 | 259 | .058 | 1 | 0.04 | 5 | 0.18 | 138 | 15 | 73 | 2.61 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.32 | 80.5 | 2.9 | |
| Neutral | 14 | 55 | 146 | 2.65 | 106 | 517 | .077 | 5 | 0.09 | 8 | 0.15 | 269 | 19 | 97 | 1.76 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 0.35 | 165.0 | 3.0 | |
| Result | Wins | 9 | 36 | 125 | 3.47 | 64 | 361 | .169 | 4 | 0.11 | 13 | 0.36 | 125 | 2 | 59 | 1.64 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.36 | 146.0 | 4.1 |
| Losses | 16 | 61 | 158 | 2.59 | 122 | 575 | .063 | 5 | 0.08 | 8 | 0.13 | 351 | 35 | 152 | 2.49 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 0.30 | 175.5 | 2.9 | |
| Month | August | 4 | 15 | 34 | 2.27 | 26 | 118 | .068 | 1 | 0.07 | 6 | 0.40 | 50 | 5 | 12 | 0.80 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.27 | 42.5 | 2.8 |
| September | 10 | 42 | 119 | 2.83 | 80 | 405 | .096 | 3 | 0.07 | 5 | 0.12 | 217 | 15 | 82 | 1.95 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.29 | 131.0 | 3.1 | |
| October | 8 | 29 | 83 | 2.86 | 62 | 297 | .071 | 2 | 0.07 | 2 | 0.07 | 148 | 14 | 81 | 2.79 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0.45 | 91.5 | 3.2 | |
| November | 3 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 18 | 116 | .250 | 3 | 0.27 | 8 | 0.73 | 61 | 3 | 36 | 3.27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 | 56.5 | 5.1 |
News Mentions
Storm win final A-R-C match of the year, seniors honored
The seniors were honored on Wednesday with a win against the Norse. The Storm won against Luther in four sets to complete their 2024 season.
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Storm sweep Wartburg, first win over the Knights in over a decade
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The Storm fell in four against Coe tonight, fighting hard to keep themselves in the match. Despite the loss, Morgan DenBeste recorded a new...
November 1, 2024
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October 26, 2024
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The Storm fought hard against a nationally-ranked team, but came up short in a tough battle.
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Williams' season-high 19 kills leads Storm in sweep over Buena Vista
Emily Williams provided the firepower as her season-high 19 kills led the way in the Storm’s 3-0 sweep over Buena Vista on Wednesday night.
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Despite outstanding performances for many members of the team, the Simpson Storm came up short in their conference opener.
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The Storm took to the court tonight in Grinnell for a mid-week match. Although the team fell to Grinnell, Emily Williams and Jada Schmidt recorded...
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Volleyball earns highest preseason prediction since 2010
The Simpson women’s volleyball team has been picked fourth in the 2024 A-R-C Preseason Coaches Poll.
August 22, 2024
