11 Morgan DenBeste
Morgan DenBeste
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Ankeny, Iowa
  • Position:
    S
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Ankeny Centennial
  • Previous College:
    Dubuque
  • m
    25
  • k/s
    0.33
  • h %
    .292
  • a/s
    5.56
  • b/s
    0.09
  • sa/s
    0.42
  • d/s
    2.49

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • CSC Academic All-District (2024)
  • Academic All-Conference (2024)
  • Two-time letterwinner (2023, 24)
2024 | junior
  • Played in 25 matches and 91 sets
  • Led the team in assists with 506
  • Led the team in aces with 38
  • Added 227 digs and 30 kills
  • Received CSC Academic-All District honors
  • Named to the All-A-R-C Academic team
2023 | sophomore
  • Played in 28 matches and 98 sets
  • Had a team-high 577 assists, averaging 5.89 per set
  • Ranked second on the team with 188 digs
  • Added 41 kills, hitting .221 overall
  • Tallied 23 blocks
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 25 vs. No. 9 Millikin L, 3-1
Oct 26 at Ill. Wesleyan L, 3-0
Oct 26 vs. Albion L, 3-1
Nov 1 Coe L, 3-1
Nov 2 Wartburg W, 3-0
Nov 6 Luther W, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 25 8
Sets 91 27
Kills 30 14
Kills per set 0.33 0.52
Errors 2 0
Total Attacks 96 34
Total Attacks per set 1.05 1.26
Hitting Percentage .292 .412
Assists 506 208
Assists per set 5.56 7.70
Service Total Attempts 358 91
Service Aces 38 3
Service Errors 15 3
Service Aces per set 0.42 0.11
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 227 72
Digs per set 2.49 2.67
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 8 5
Block Total 8 5
Blocks per set 0.09 0.19
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 72.0 19.5
Points per set 0.8 0.7
Matches started 23 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 2 0 3 .667 13 6 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
Aug 30 vs. Wis.-Platteville L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 10 0 1 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 31 vs. Rose-Hulman W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 3 -.333 32 5 2 0 0 15 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Aug 31 vs. St. Scholastica W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 .500 18 4 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 6 vs. Saint Benedict W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 7 .000 22 1 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 7 vs. Bethel (Minn.) L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 4 .750 22 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Sep 7 vs. St. Olaf L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 11 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 13 vs. North Central (Ill.) L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 .250 7 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 14 vs. Augsburg L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 - 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 14 at No. 21 Cornell College W, 3-2 1 5 2 0 3 .667 12 2 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 18 at Grinnell L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 12 .083 21 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 20 vs. Saint Benedict W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 4 .250 22 3 1 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 21 vs. Wis.-Superior L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 2 .500 28 0 1 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 21 vs. St. Olaf L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 1 .000 22 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 2 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 3 .333 24 0 1 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 11 at Loras L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 1 1.000 20 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 12 at Dubuque L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 16 at Central (Iowa) L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 .500 7 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 23 Buena Vista W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 .333 33 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 25 vs. No. 9 Millikin L, 3-1 1 4 4 0 8 .500 30 3 2 0 0 12 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Oct 26 at Ill. Wesleyan L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 6 -.167 19 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 26 vs. Albion L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 1 Coe L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 9 .222 46 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 3.0
Nov 2 Wartburg W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 6 .500 32 0 1 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Nov 6 Luther W, 3-1 1 4 5 0 10 .500 44 1 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 7.0
  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
2024-25 25 91 30 0.33 2 96 .292 506 5.56 38 0.42 0 0 227 2.49 0 8 8 0.09 72.0 0.8
2025-26 27 107 174 1.63 57 552 .212 606 5.66 39 0.36 7 0 236 2.21 11 23 34 0.32 235.5 2.2
Total 80 296 245 0.83 71 779 .223 1689 5.71 107 0.36 10 0 651 2.20 20 45 65 0.22 394.5 1.3
    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 91 30 0.33 2 96 .292 506 5.56 38 0.42 0 0 227 2.49 0 8 8 0.09 72.0 0.8
Conference 8 27 14 0.52 0 34 .412 208 7.70 3 0.11 0 0 72 2.67 0 5 5 0.19 19.5 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 14 11 0.79 0 28 .393 155 11.07 1 0.07 0 0 32 2.29 0 5 5 0.36 14.5 1.0
Away 7 26 6 0.23 1 27 .185 105 4.04 8 0.31 0 0 68 2.62 0 0 0 0.00 14.0 0.5
Neutral 14 51 13 0.25 1 41 .293 246 4.82 29 0.57 0 0 127 2.49 0 3 3 0.06 43.5 0.9
Result Wins 9 36 15 0.42 1 41 .341 228 6.33 22 0.61 0 0 91 2.53 0 4 4 0.11 39.0 1.1
Losses 16 55 15 0.27 1 55 .255 278 5.05 16 0.29 0 0 136 2.47 0 4 4 0.07 33.0 0.6
Month August 4 15 3 0.20 1 10 .200 73 4.87 15 1.00 0 0 45 3.00 0 1 1 0.07 18.5 1.2
September 10 41 9 0.22 0 38 .237 171 4.17 14 0.34 0 0 88 2.15 0 0 0 0.00 23.0 0.6
October 8 24 8 0.33 1 23 .304 140 5.83 8 0.33 0 0 71 2.96 0 2 2 0.08 17.0 0.7
November 3 11 10 0.91 0 25 .400 122 11.09 1 0.09 0 0 23 2.09 0 5 5 0.45 13.5 1.2

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Volleyball quartet honored with CSC Academic All-District awards

Audrey Behrens, Morgan DenBeste, Peyton Mitchell and Jada Schmidt were all recognized on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District...

December 17, 2024

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DenBeste featured by American Rivers Conference

Morgan DenBeste was spotlighted in the American Rivers Conference Student-Athlete feature story.

December 17, 2024

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Simpson wins final match of the year

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.

November 6, 2024

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Storm sweep Wartburg, first win over the Knights in over a decade

The Simpson Storm took to the court today in Indianola, ultimately defeating the Knights, and having a record-breaking day for the team and...

November 2, 2024

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Storm fall to Coe in four sets, DenBeste with new career-high

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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Storm close nonconference schedule in Illinois

Despite two tough losses on the road against Illinois Wesleyan and Albion, multiple players for the Storm recorded new career and season highs...

October 26, 2024

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Storm fall to No. 9 Millikin in opening match of tournament

The Storm fought hard against a nationally-ranked team, but came up short in a tough battle.

October 25, 2024

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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.

October 23, 2024

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Storm fall to Loras in second conference match

In a tight four set match, the Storm fell to Loras, despite impressive performances from multiple athletes.

October 11, 2024

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Storm fight hard in conference opener, come up short against Neb. Wesleyan

Despite outstanding performances for many members of the team, the Simpson Storm came up short in their conference opener.

October 2, 2024

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Storm drop day two matches in Waverly, Williams named to All-Tournament Team

The Simpson women dropped two hard-fought matches this weekend. Despite the losses, Emily Williams received honors, and many players had standout...

September 21, 2024

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Storm win five-set thriller against Saint Benedict

In the first night of the Wartburg Tournament, the Storm defeated Saint Benedict, with Emily Williams and Morgan DenBeste having standout...

September 20, 2024

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Storm fall in hard-fought five set matchup in Grinnell

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...

September 18, 2024

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Simpson defeats No. 21 Cornell in weekend finale

The Storm split their two games today against Augsburg and Cornell, respectively. In their five-set victory against Cornell, Audrey Behrens...

September 14, 2024

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Simpson falls to Bethel, St. Olaf on second day of UW-River Falls Tournament

The Storm put up a hard fight in matches against Bethel and St. Olaf on day 2 of the UW-River Falls tournament. Despite the losses, Audrey Behrens...

September 7, 2024

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Storm close out weekend tournament with two hard-fought wins

The Simpson women fought hard for a five-set victory, being led by underclassmen Emily Williams and Emmy Seiler to have their best start since...

August 31, 2024

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Storm win season opener against Saint Mary’s, fall to Wis.-Platteville

The Simpson College women's volleyball team won their first game of the season against Saint Mary's, with a strong performance by freshman Emmy...

August 30, 2024

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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.

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