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@Iowa Wesleyan 4 pm vs. Mt. Mercy 6 pm vs. Bethany Lutheran1 5:30 pm @Minnesota-Morris1 7:30 pm vs. Hamline1 10:30 a.m. vs. St. Catherine1 12:30 pm @Grinnell 7 pm vs. Benedictine2 5:30 pm vs. Chicago2 4 pm @Aurora2 10 am vs. Wheaton (IL)2 Noon @Wartburg* 7:30 pm @Luther* 7:30 pm vs. Marian3 3 pm vs. Milwaukee Engr.3 7 pm vs. Lakeland3 9 am vs. Benedictine3 1 pm BUENA VISTA* 7:30 p.m. vs. Lincoln Christian4 5:30 pm @Illinois Wesleyan4 7:30 pm vs. Adrian4 10 am vs. Rose-Hulman4 Noon DUBUQUE* 7:30 pm @Coe* 7:30 pm GRACELAND 7:30 pm @Gustavus Adolphus5 Noon vs. Hamline5 3 pm @Loras* 7:30 pm CENTRAL* 7:30 pm @Trinity6 3:30 pm vs. LaVerne6 6 pm vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor6 10 am vs. Texas-Dallas6 12:30 pm IIAC Tournament - First Round IIAC Tournament - Semifinals IIAC Tournament - Finals

- home mathes in BOLD * IIAC match 1 Minnesota-Morris Invite 2 Aurora Jim Coleman Invite

1 • Sara Hoppenworth Setter • Senior Tripoli, Iowa

2 • Tori Manning Def. Specialist • Freshman Granger, Iowa

3 • Maura Chadwick Setter • Freshman Bemidji, Minn.

4 • Elisa Wildy Outside • Sophomore Omaha, Neb.

5 • Jaycie Owens Def. Specialist • Freshman Norwalk, Iowa

6 • Sami Boekhoff Middle • Junior Marion, Iowa

8 • Kayla Aronow Libero • Sophomore Ankeny, Iowa

9 • Jacqueline Luth Outside• Sophomore Savage, Minn.

10 • Alicia Escher Outside • Junior Winfield, Iowa

11 • MacKenzie McGraw Middle • Senior Oskaloosa, Iowa

12 • Erin Thompson Outside • Junior Fairfield, Iowa

13 • Tabitha Blaser Outside• Senior Forest City, Iowa

14 • Olivia Sulentic Outside • Senior Truro, Iowa

15 • Torey Buenger Middle • Junior Charles City, Iowa

17 • Morgan McLaughlin Def. Specialist • Sophomore Urbandale, Iowa

18 • Niki Dean Middle • Sophomore Robins, Iowa

3 IIAC-NACC Crossover 4 Illinois Wesleyan Barker Classic 5 Gust. Adolphus Quadrangular 6 Trinity (Texas) Invitational

2015 SIMPSON STORM VOLLEYBALL

LANA SMITH Head Coach

20 • Sarah Skladzien Outside • Freshman Maquoketa, Iowa

Lana Smith Head Coach 17th Season

21 • Mickenzie Kack Def. Specialist • Sophomore Springville, Iowa

22 • Allison Targonski Def. Specialist • Freshman Elk Point, S.D.

27 • Brianne Potts Def. Specialist • Sophomore Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Marisa DeForest Student Coach First Season

Tony Sunga Assistant Coach Third Season

Heidi Brooks Assistant Coach First Season

26 • Hattie Liechty Def. Specialist • Freshman Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Barb Overton Assistant Coach 17th Season

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The 2015 season marks Lana Smith’s 17th as the head volleyball coach at Simpson.

In 16 years, Smith has built one of the top programs in the nation. A perennial contender for the Iowa Conference crown, the Storm are 294-252 (a .538 winning percentage) since Smith took over in 1999.

The bulk of Smith’s success at Simpson has occurred in the past eight 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 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 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 allconference honorees.

Prior to joining the Storm staff, Smith went 243-89 in nine years as the head coach at Indianola (Iowa) High School, winning five conference titles and making four state tournament appearances.

Smith also founded the Power Force Volleyball club in 1990 and coached the program from 1990-1997.

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). Smith served as team captain as a senior. In addition to her duties as head coach, Smith serves as assistant athletic director and Simpson’s senior women’s administrator. Lana and husband Paul, along with their two children, Jay and Kaylee, reside in Indianola, Iowa.

A WA R DS & R E C OR DS NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 7 1990-91, 1994, 1997, 2006, 2008-09 IOWA CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 1987, 1989-92, 1994, 2006, 2009 AVCA ALL-AMERICANS 1990 Rosie Michels...........................2nd team 1991 Megan Amelse . . ..........................1st team

Rosie Michels...........................2nd team 1992 Rosie Michels............................1st team 1994 Kris Michels. . .............................1st team 1997 Amy Trowbridge.......................2nd team 2003 Shannon Stewart...................... 3rd team 2006 Tiffany Everding. . ......................2nd team 2008 Tara Christensen. . ... honorable mention 2009 Tara Christensen. . ... honorable mention AVCA ALL-CENTRAL REGION 1991 Megan Amelse 1992 Rosie Michels 1993 Kris Michels 1994 Terra Davids

Kris Michels 1997 Allison McGraw

Amy Trowbridge 1998 Allison McGraw 2000 Jessica Nauman 2001 Casey Spree 2003 Shannon Stewart 2006 Tiffany Everding

Jessica Martin (honorable mention) 2008 Tara Christensen 2009 Tara Christensen CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN (selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America) 1991 Melissa Mellecker. . ...................2nd team IIAC MVPS Lisa Kuiper . .................................................. 1987-88 Rosie Michels.. .............................................. 1991-92 Kris Michels. . ................................................ 1993-94 Shannon Stewart................................................ 2003 Tiffany Everding. . ................................................ 2006 NCAA POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARS Melissa Mellecker............................................... 1992 Tiffany Everding. . ................................................ 2006 IIAC COACH OF THE YEAR Shelley O’Meara......................... 1985, 87, 91, 94, 98 Lana Smith ......................................................... 2001 NCAA CENTRAL REGION COACH OF THE YEAR Shelley O’Meara................................................. 1987 ALL-IIAC 1982 Brenda Malone.........................2nd 1983 Caroline Christensen.. .............2nd 1984 Carol Roling.............................2nd 1985 Carolyn Flugum........................2nd 1986 Lisa Kuiper . . ...............................1st

Sherri Bergman........................2nd 1987 Sherri Bergman.........................1st

Lisa Kuiper . . ...............................1st 1988 Lisa Kuiper . . ...............................1st

Sharon Richard..........................1st

Sherri Bergman........................2nd 1989 Audrey Everson. . .......................1st

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Rosie Michels............................1st team Megan Amelse . . .........................2nd team Megan Amelse . . ..........................1st team Audrey Everson. . .......................1st team Rosie Michels...........................2nd team Megan Amelse . . ..........................1st team Rosie Michels............................1st team Melissa Mellecker. . ...................2nd team Kris Michels. . .............................1st team Rosie Michels............................1st team Nikki Pena................................2nd team Kris Michels. . .............................1st team Nikki Peña.................................1st team Kris Michels. . .............................1st team Terra Davids.............................2nd team Heidi Workman........................2nd team Terra Davids .............................1st team Emily Halgren............................1st team Terra Davids.............................2nd team Amy Trowbridge.......................2nd team Terra Davids..............................1st team Allison McGraw . . .......................1st team Amy Trowbridge........................1st team Allison McGraw . . .......................1st team Amy Trowbridge........................1st team Jill Overturf..............................2nd team Jessica Nauman.. ........................1st team Virginia Fox..............................2nd team Jill Overturf..............................2nd team Jessica Nauman.. ........................1st team Casey Spree. . .............................1st team Amy Anderson. . ........................2nd team Jessica Nauman.. ........................1st team Casey Spree. . .............................1st team Jessica Nauman.. ........................1st team Annika Gustafson.....................2nd team Shannon Stewart......................2nd team Rachael Spree............................1st team Shannon Stewart.......................1st team Shannon Stewart.......................1st team Kelsey Hagerty.........................2nd team Jessica Martin............................1st team Tiffany Everding. . ......................2nd team Tiffany Everding. . .......................1st team Jessica Martin............................1st team Tara Christensen. . ....................2nd team Tara Christensen. . .....................1st team Amy Schuster...........................2nd team Amanda Norelius.... honorable mention Tara Christensen. . .....................1st team Brittany Friesth........................2nd team Whitney Oviatt........................2nd team Amy Schuster...........................2nd team Tara Christensen. . .....................1st team Lara Gillespie............................1st team Brittany Friesth........................2nd team Whitney Oviatt........................2nd team Amy Schuster.......... honorable mention Megan Dunlavy..........................1st team Monica Driscoll........................2nd team Amy Schuster...........................2nd team Megan Dunlavy.........................2nd team Steph Keller. . ........... honorable mention Tabitha Blaser.......... honorable mention Katie Kieffer............ honorable mention Tabitha Blaser.......... honorable mention Tabitha Blaser.......... honorable mention

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Kills Match 38..........Kris Michels vs. St. Thomas, 1994 Season 1,148............................... Kris Michels, 1993 Career 2,420......................... Kris Michels, 1991-94 Attempts Match 81.........2x, recent: Nauman vs. Coe, 2000 Season 2,342............................... Kris Michels, 1993 Career 4,988......................... Kris Michels, 1991-94 Hitting Percentage Match .909...Kelsey Hagerty vs. Augustana, 2004 Season .408................................. Kris Michels, 1994 Career .342........................... Kris Michels, 1991-94 Assists Match 73.................Amy Anderson vs. Coe, 2000 Season 2,356.................................. Nikki Pena, 1993 Career 5,554.................Tara Christensen, 2006-09 Service Aces Match 9.................Megan Dunlavy vs. Loras, 2008 Season 132..................................... Nikki Pena, 1993 Career 262............................... Nikki Pena, 1990-93 Blocks Match 24...........Allison McGraw vs. Luther, 1995 Season 160..............................Kelsey Hagerty, 2003 Career 752......................Allison McGraw, 1995-98 Digs Match 47......... Casey Spree vs. Fontbonne, 2001 Season 753.................................. Casey Spree, 2001 Career 2,296................... Brittany Friesth, 2006-09 TEAM RECORDS Wins Season 41.............................................................1987 Percentage .892............................................. 1991 (29-6) Consecutive 13.............................................................1987 Kills Match 87................. vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, 2003 Season 2,972........................................................1993 Attempts Match 245..................vs. UW-Stevens Point, 2000 Season 7,346........................................................1993 Hitting Percentage Match .561..............................vs. Buena Vista, 1999 Season .256..........................................................1994 Assists Match 80................. vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, 2003 Season 2,356........................................................1993 Service Aces Match 21....................... vs. Culver Stockton, 2002 Season 552...........................................................1993 Digs Match 156...........................................vs. Pace, 1998 Season 3,378........................................................1993 Blocks Match 50.0................................vs. Graceland, 1995 Season 152.5........................................................2011

IIAC CHAMPIONS: 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2009 IIAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2006, 2009 NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES: 1990, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2009