2013 Simpson Volleyball Program

VOLLEYBALL 2013 HOME SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4 Iowa Wesleyan, 7 pm

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18 Buena Vista, 7:30 pm

MONDAY, OCT. 7 William Penn, 7:30 pm

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9 Central, 7:30 pm

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30 Dubuque, 7:30 pm

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2013 SIMPSON STORM

1 Sara Hoppenworth | So. | S

6 Kira Kelpel | Jr. | DS

13 Tabitha Blaser | So. | OH

18 Monica Krieger | Fr. | S

24 Steph Lash | So. | DS

32 Brooke White | Sr. | DS

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Kat Wetjen | Fr. | OH/MH

Rebekah Kimzey | Jr. | S

Haley Danforth | Jr. | OH

7 Audrey Schuttler | Sr. | DS

14 Jessica Albers | So. | OH

20 Kaitlin Gonder | So. | MH

27 Lydia Hohenstien | Fr. | OH/DS

33 Kim Rogers | Sr. | DS

10 Alicia Escher | Fr. | OH

15 Torey Buenger | Fr. | MH

11 MacKenzie McGraw | So. | MH

16 Morgan Terpstra | Sr. | MH

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Kelsey Beyer | Fr. | MH/OH

Samantha Miller | Fr. | DS/OH

28 Miranda Davis | Fr. | DS

34 Katie Croft | So. | OH

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29 Katelynn Sjoblom | Jr. | OH

5 Katie Kieffer | So. | S

12 Erin Thompson | Fr. | OH

17 Abbey Knowlton | Fr. | OH

23 Kayleigh Eberline | Jr. | DS

30 Sheila Niles | Fr. | DS/OH

COACHING STAFF

SCHEDULE AUGUST 30 30 31

NYU Labor Day Invitational - New York vs. Hunter 3:00 PM vs. Brockport State 5:00 PM vs. Ramapo 10:00 AM

SEPTEMBER 04

LANA SMITH The 2013 season marks Lana Smith’s 15th as the head volleyball coach at Simpson.

In 14 years, Smith has built one of the top programs in the nation. A perennial contender for the Iowa Conference crown, the Storm are 264-218 (a .548 winning percentage) since Smith took over in 1999.

The bulk of Smith’s success at Simpson has occurred in the past six seasons. Since 2006, the Storm have won two Iowa Conference Championships (2006, 2009) and appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times (2006, 2008, 2009). Simpson has compiled a 33-22 record against Iowa Conference opponents during that period and won 20-plus games five seasons in a row from 2005-2009.

Smith won for the 200th time in her career in a match against Central College on Nov. 7, 2008 in the semifinals of the Iowa Conference Tournament. In 2006 she led the Storm to the program’s first Iowa Conference Championship since 1994 and the team’s first ever Iowa Conference Tournament title. In 2001, she earned Iowa Conference Coach of the Year honors as the Storm ended Central’s 56-match Iowa Conference winning streak. Smith served as an assistant at Simpson in 1998.

During her tenure, Smith has coached two Iowa Conference MVPs (Shannon Stewart in 2003 and Tiffany Everding in 2006), four All-Americans, seven all-region performers and 17 first team all-conference honorees.

Smith competed collegiately at the University of Iowa (1983-86) and remains among the top 15 in Hawkeye history in blocks (271), kills (918), and service aces (87). In addition to her duties as head coach, Smith also serves as assistant athletic director and Simpson’s senior women’s administrator. Lana and her husband, Paul, along with their two children, Jay and Kaylee, reside in Indianola, Iowa.

IOWA WESLEYAN 7:00 PM Gustavus Adolphus Invitational - St. Peter, Minn.

13 vs. Augsburg 5:00 PM 13 vs. UW-River Falls 7:00 PM 14 vs. Bethany Lutheran 9:00 AM 14 vs. Gustavus Adolphus 1:00 PM 18 BUENA VISTA* 7:30 PM 23 at Luther* 7:30 PM IIAC-NAC Tournament - Wisconsin Dells, Wis. 27 vs. Wisconsin Lutheran 4:00 PM 27 vs. Marian (Wis.) 8:00 PM 28 vs. Aurora 12:00 PM 28 vs. Concordia (Wis.) 4:00 PM

OCTOBER 02 07 09 16 18 18 23 25 25 26 26 30

at Wartburg* 7:30 PM WILLIAM PENN 7:30 PM CENTRAL* 7:30 PM at Loras* 7:30 PM vs. UW-La Crosse (at Platteville) 5:00 PM at UW-Platteville 7:00 PM at Coe* 7:30 PM Augustana Pumpkin Bash - Rock Island, Ill. vs. Wheaton (Ill.) 4:00 PM vs. Carthage 8:00 PM vs. William Penn 10:00 AM vs. Augustana (Ill.) 12:00 PM DUBUQUE* 7:30 PM

NOVEMBER 01 01 02 02

TONY SUNGA

BARB OVERTON

SARAH SCHUSTER

Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach

Illinois Wesleyan Tournament - Bloomington, Ill. vs. Concordia (Wis.) 3:00 PM vs. North Park 5:00 PM vs. Illinois Wesleyan 10:00 AM vs. Monmouth (Ill.) 12:00 PM

* Iowa Conference - Iowa Conference Tournament held Nov. 5, 7, 9. Higher seed hosts each round.

QUICK FACTS General

History

Name ......................................................................................................................Simpson College Location..................................................................................................................... Indianola, Iowa Founded....................................................................................................................................... 1860 Enrollment .................................................................................................. approx. 1,485 full-time Nickname .................................................................................................................................. Storm School Colors ................................................................... Red (PMS 201) and Gold (PMS 124) Arena Name ..................................................................................................... Cowles Fieldhouse Capacity...................................................................................................................................... 3,000 Affiliation ............................................................................................................ NCAA Division III Conference .......................................................................... Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic (IIAC) President ................................................................................................................. Dr. Jay Simmons Alma Mater,Year............................................................................... Birmingham-Southern, 1985 Athletics Director ................................................................................................... Brian Niemuth Alma Mater,Year ................................................................................................. Grand View, 1988 Athletic Dept. Phone .............................................................................................(515) 961-1495

First Year of Volleyball ....................................................................................................................1976 Overall all-time record .............................................................................................................737-544 NCAA Tournament Appearances ...................................................................................................... 7 Years ............................................................................. 1990, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2009 All-time NCAA Tournament Record ............................................................................................. 4-7 Recent Appearance ............................................................................ 2009 (3-0 loss to Carthage) Iowa Conference Championships .................................................................................................... 8 Years ................................................................. 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2009 Iowa Conference Tournament Championships ........................................................................... 6 Years ......................................................................................... 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2006, 2009

Team Information 2012 Overall Record ..................................................................................................................... 12-22 Home/Away/Neutral ...................................................................................................1-7 / 2-5 / 9-10 IIAC Record/Finish ....................................................................................................................1-6 / 7th Letterwinners Returning/Lost...................................................................................................... 8 / 6 Starters Returning / Lost .................................................................................................4+Libero / 2

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HISTORY, RECORDS & AWARDS ALL-AMERICANS 1990 1991 1992 1994 1997 2003 2006 2008 2009

Rosie Michels Megan Amelse Rosie Michels Rosie Michels Kris Michels Amy Trowbridge Shannon Stewart Tiffany Everding Tara Christensen Tara Christensen

Second Team First Team Second Team First Team First Team Second Team Third Team Second Team Honorable Mention Honorable Mention

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN 199

Melissa Mellecker

Second Team

ALL-REGION 1991 1992 1993 1994 1997 1998 2000 2001 2003 2006 2008 2009

Megan Amelse Rosie Michels Kris Michels Terra Davids, Kris Michels Allison McGraw, Amy Trowbridge Allison McGraw Jessica Nauman Casey Spree Shannon Stewart Tiffany Everding, Jessica Martin (hon. mention) Tara Christensen Tara Christensen

IOWA CONFERENCE MVPS 1987 1988 1991 1992 1993 1994 2003 2006

Lisa Kuiper Lisa Kuiper Rosie Michels Rosie Michels Kris Michels Kris Michels Shannon Stewart Tiffany Everding

IOWA CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR Shelley O’Meara 1985, 1987*, 1991, 1994, 1998 Lana Smith 2001 *Regional Coach of the Year

ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM 1986 Lisa Kuiper 1987 Sherri Bergman, Lisa Kuiper 1988 Lisa Kuiper, Sharon Richard 1989 Audrey Everson, Rosie Michels 1990 Megan Amelse, Audrey Everson 1991 Megan Amelse, Rosie Michels 1992 Kris Michels, Rosie Michels 1993 Kris Michels, Nikki Peña 1994 Kris Michels 1995 Terra Davids 1996 Emily Halgren 1997 Terra Davids, Allison McGraw, Amy Trowbridge 1998 Allison McGraw, Amy Trowbridge 1999 Jessica Nauman 2000 Jessica Nauman, Casey Spree 2001 Jessica Nauman, Casey Spree 2002 Jessica Nauman 2003 Rachael Spree, Shannon Stewart 2004 Shannon Stewart 2005 Jessica Martin 2006 Tiffany Everding, Jessica Martin 2007 Tara Christensen 2008 Tara Christensen

2009 2010

Tara Christensen, Lara Gillespie Megan Dunlavy

SECOND TEAM 1982 Brenda Malone 1983 Caroline Christensen 1984 Carol Roling 1985 Carolyn Flugum 1986 Sherri Bergman 1988 Sherri Bergman 1989 Megan Amelse 1990 Rosie Michels 1991 Melissa Mellecker 1992 Nikki Peña 1994 Terra Davids, Heidi Workman 1996 Terra Davids, Amy Trowbridge 1998 Jill Overturf 1999 Virginia Fox, Jill Overturf 2000 Amy Anderson 2002 Annika Gustafson, Shannon Stewart 2004 Kelsey Hagerty 2005 Tiffany Everding 2006 Tara Christensen 2007 Amy Schuster 2008 Brittany Friesth, Whitney Oviatt, Amy Schuster 2009 Brittany Friesth, Whitney Oviatt 2010 Monica Driscoll, Amy Schuster 2011 Megan Dunlavy HONORABLE MENTION 2007 Amanda Norelius 2009 Amy Schuster 2011 Steph Keller 2012 Tabitha Blaser, Katie Kieffer FOUR-TIME ALL-IIAC FIRST TEAM Jessica Nauman 1999-2002 THREE-TIME ALL-IIAC FIRST TEAM Lisa Kuiper 1986-88 Rosie Michels 1989, 91-92 Kris Michels 1992-94 Tara Christensen 2007-09

NCAA POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARS 1992 2006

Melissa Mellecker Tiffany Everding

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS KILLS Match (3) Match (4) Match (5) Season Career

23 35 38 1,148 2,420

Jessica Nauman, Neb. Wes., 2000 Amy Trowbridge, Loras, 1998 Kris Michels, St. Thomas, 1994 Kris Michels, 1993 Kris Michels, 1991-94

ATTEMPTS Match (3) 58 Match (4) 81 Match (5) 81 Season 2,342 Career 4,988

Jessica Nauman, Neb. Wes., 2000 Jessica Nauman, Coe, 2000 Kris Michels, St. Thomas, 1994 Kris Michels, 1993 Kris Michels, 1991-94

HITTING PERCENTAGE 10-14 Att. .909 Kelsey Hagerty, Augustana, 2004 15-19 Att. .824 Megan Dunlavy, Luther, 2011 20+ Att. .732 Jessica Martin, Augustana, 2004 Season .408 Kris Michels, 1994 Career .342 Kris Michels, 1991-94 ASSISTS Match (3) Match (4) Match (5) Season

57 73 69 2,356

Amy Anderson, Wartburg, 1999 Amy Anderson, Coe, 2000 Tara Christensen, Wartburg, 2006 Nikki Pena, 1993

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Career

5,554

Tara Christensen, 2006-09

SERVICE ACES Match (3) 8 Match (4) 9 Match (5) 8 Season 132 Career 262

Rachael Spree, Benedictine, 2002 Megan Dunlavy, Loras, 2008 Tara Christensen, UW-Platte., 2006 Nikki Pena, 1993 Nikki Pena, 1990-93

TOTAL BLOCKS Match (3) 18 Match (4) 22 Match (5) 24 Season 160 Career 752

Allison McGraw, Loras, 1994 Allison McGraw, Park, 1995 Allison McGraw, Luther, 1995 Kelsey Hagerty, 2003 Allison McGraw, 1995-98

DIGS Match (3) Match (4) Match (5) Season Career

Casey Spree, Westminster, 2001 Casey Spree, Macalester, 2000 Casey Spree, Fontbonne, 2001 Casey Spree, 2001 Brittany Friesth, 2006-09

31 40 47 753 2,296

TEAM RECORDS WINS Season

41

1987

WINNING PERCENTAGE Season .892 1991 (29-6) CONSECUTIVE MATCHES WON Season 13 1987 KILLS Match (3) Match (4) Match (5) Season

73 83 87 2,972

ATTEMPTS Match (3) 174 Match (4) 245 Match (5) 244 Season 7,346

Wartburg, 1999 St. Olaf, 2003 Nebraska Wesleyan, 2003 1993 William Penn, 2003 UW-Stevens Point, 2000 Wartburg, 2006 1993

HITTING PERCENTAGE Match (3) .561 Buena Vista, 1999 Match (4) .387 Dubuque, 1998 Match (5) .338 Concordia (Chicago), 2009 Season .256 1994 ASSISTS Match (3) Match (4) Match (5) Season

65 79 80 2,356

Wartburg, 1999 St. Olaf, 2003 Nebraska Wesleyan, 2003 1993

SERVICE ACES Match (3) 18 Match (4) 19 Match (5) 21 Season 552

Upper Iowa, 2003 St. Mary’s (2005) Culver Stockton (2002) 1993

DIGS Match (3) Match (4) Match (5) Season

101 156 138 3,378

UW-Superior, 2000 Pace, 1998 Fontbonne, 2001 1993

BLOCKS Match (3) Match (4) Match (5) Season

43.5 50.0 44.5 152.5

Loras, 1994 Graceland, 1995 Mercy, 1995 2011