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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Hometown:
- Nevada, Iowa
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- Position:
- DS
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Nevada
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- Previous College:
- DMACC
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- m
- 25
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- k/s
- 0.00
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- h %
- -.286
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- a/s
- 0.09
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- b/s
- 0.00
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- sa/s
- 0.42
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- d/s
- 2.67
Bio
Honors & Awards
- One-time A-R-C All-Academic (2025)
- Two-time Letterwinner (2024, 25)
2025 | sophomore
- Appeared in 25 matches; season totals included 38 service aces, 243 digs and eight set assists.
- Season-high 28 digs with three service aces on Sep. 19 vs. Webster.
- Season-high four service aces on Oct. 1 vs. Central with 11 digs; also had four service aces on Oct. 4 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan with 21 digs and one set assist.
- Recorded 18 digs with one service ace on Sep. 17 vs. Grinnell.
- Posted 21 digs with four service aces and one set assist on Oct. 4 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan.
- Finished with 16 digs and three service aces on Sep. 13 vs. Bethany Lutheran.
- Had ten digs with three set assists and one service ace on Sep. 2 vs. Knox.
2024 | junior
- Appeared in 31 sets and 14 matches
- Totaled 40 digs
Before Simpson
- Played volleyball at DMACC
- Appeared in 78 matches and 275 sets
- Recorded 646 digs and 118 service aces
- Named to the first team academic all-region twice (2022, 2023)
High School
- Graduated in 2022 from Nevada High School
- Second team all-conference selection in volleyball (2019)
- Named all-conference honorable mention in volleyball (2021)
- Helped lead her volleyball team to the state tournament (2019)
- Selected to the 1A State All-Tournament team in soccer (2022)
- Voted to the Iowa Girls Coaches Association 1A second team all-state in soccer (2022)
- Selected to the all-district team in soccer (2022)
- Named to the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association All-Region team (2021)
- First team all-conference selection twice in basketball (2021, 2022)
- Three-year letterwinner in volleyball, and track and field, and basketball
- Two-time letterwinner in soccer
- Member of the National Honors Society
- IHSSCA Academic All-State honorable mention in soccer (2022)
- Named first team NJCAA all-academic (2024)
- Two-time academic all-conference selection in volleyball, basketball, soccer and track and field
Personal
- Parents are Matt and Dani Dunham
- Has one sibling, DJ
- Majoring in elementary education
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 25 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 91 | 30 | ||
| Kills | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Errors | 4 | 2 | ||
| Total Attacks | 14 | 7 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 0.15 | 0.23 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | -.286 | -.286 | ||
| Assists | 8 | 2 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.09 | 0.07 | ||
| Service Total Attempts | 333 | 119 | ||
| Service Aces | 38 | 16 | ||
| Service Errors | 38 | 8 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.42 | 0.53 | ||
| Receptions | 302 | 79 | ||
| Reception Errors | 22 | 7 | ||
| Digs | 243 | 76 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.67 | 2.53 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Total | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 38.0 | 16.0 | ||
| Points per set | 0.4 | 0.5 | ||
| Matches started | 6 | 3 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Macalester | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Bethany Lutheran | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Knox | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. Carleton | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 5 | at Wis.-River Falls | L, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. North Park | W, 3-2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Bethel (Minn.) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Caltech | W, 3-2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 13 | at Macalester | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Bethany Lutheran | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 17 | Grinnell | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Webster | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Concordia Wisconsin | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1.000 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 20 | at No. 7 Washington (Mo.) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 24 | at Buena Vista | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 1 | Central (Iowa) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Oct 3 | Neb. Wesleyan | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. North Park | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 10 | at Wis.-Platteville | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 17 | at Wartburg | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 18 | at Coe | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Illinois Col. | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 31 | No. 20 Dubuque | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 1 | Loras | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -.500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Nov 5 | at Luther | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 11 | Wartburg | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 13 | at Coe | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 5 | -.200 | 1 | 0.03 | 5 | 0.16 | 89 | 5 | 40 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| 2025-26 | 25 | 91 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 14 | -.286 | 8 | 0.09 | 38 | 0.42 | 302 | 22 | 243 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 38.0 | 0.4 |
| Total | 39 | 122 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 19 | -.263 | 9 | 0.07 | 43 | 0.35 | 391 | 27 | 283 | 2.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 43.0 | 0.4 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 14 | -.286 | 8 | 0.09 | 38 | 0.42 | 302 | 22 | 243 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 38.0 | 0.4 |
| Conference | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 7 | -.286 | 2 | 0.07 | 16 | 0.53 | 79 | 7 | 76 | 2.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.0 | 0.5 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 5 | -.200 | 3 | 0.13 | 12 | 0.52 | 85 | 7 | 74 | 3.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.0 | 0.5 |
| Away | 9 | 32 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | 0.41 | 81 | 6 | 70 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13.0 | 0.4 | |
| Neutral | 10 | 36 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 6 | -.333 | 5 | 0.14 | 13 | 0.36 | 136 | 9 | 99 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13.0 | 0.4 | |
| Result | Wins | 17 | 63 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 12 | -.250 | 8 | 0.13 | 26 | 0.41 | 214 | 14 | 170 | 2.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 26.0 | 0.4 |
| Losses | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | -.500 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 0.43 | 88 | 8 | 73 | 2.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.0 | 0.4 | |
| Month | August | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| September | 12 | 46 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 7 | -.286 | 5 | 0.11 | 17 | 0.37 | 170 | 11 | 129 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.0 | 0.4 | |
| October | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 4 | -.250 | 1 | 0.04 | 14 | 0.50 | 82 | 7 | 72 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | 0.5 | |
| November | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 2 | 0.14 | 6 | 0.43 | 46 | 4 | 41 | 2.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 0.4 |
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