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2008 Women's Volleyball Roster


#16 Kelly Simpson

Position: OH
Class: Sophomore
Height: 6-1
Hometown: Modesto, CA
High School: Beyer HS


2009 Recorded just her second double-double of her career with 13 kills and 12 digs against Sacramento State on Sept. 5 ...

2008
Ranked third on the team in kills and kills per game, and fifth in total blocks ... Posted a season-high 14 kills and 16.5 points on Aug. 29 against North Dakota State ... Recorded a career-high eight total blocks against Cal State Northridge on Oct. 4 ...

2007 Saw her first action as a collegian vs. Iowa on August 31 ... Her 1.75 kills per game were the fifth highest average on the team and tops among reserves ... Her .226 attack percentage was second best on the team among qualifiers ... Averaged 2.00 points per game - the highest figure among Highlanders reserves ... Recorded a career-high 16 kills and 16.5 points vs. Army on September 8 ...

High School Was a three-year letter winner and team captain in 2005 and 2006 at Beyer High School ... As a senior, was named All-District MVP and All-Modesto Metro Conference MVP after leading the MMC with 261 kills and 164 digs as a senior ... Averaged 16.3 kills, 10.3 digs and 2.3 blocks per game that season ... Earned four all-tournament honors and was the Modesto Bee Athlete of the Week three times as a senior, helping the program to a 33-3 record and a 12-0 mark in league play ... Named team MVP in 2004, 2005, and 2006 ... Earned All-League honors in 2004 and 2005 ... Played with Club Pacific for Dave Johnson and Al Johnson ...

Personal Kelly Simpson is the daughter of Lane and Cindy Simpson ... Nicknamed “K.J.” ... Has not declared a major ... Roots for the Denver Broncos and Oakland Athletics ... Favorite athletes are Muhammad Ali and John Elway ... Favorite author is John Steinbeck ... Favorite book is “The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team” ... Enjoys eating Mexican food and sunflower seeds ... Enjoys watching “Friends” and “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” ... Favorite films are “Boondock Saints” and “Step Brothers” ... Enjoys listening to country music ... Hobbies include fishing, beach volleyball, camping and going to the lake ...


Career Stats
Year Team GP MP MS K K/G E TA Pct. A A/G SA SA/G SE Dig D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Pts Pts/G
2007 UCR 55 22 6 91 1.75 28 279 .226 8 0.15 4 0.08 6 70 1.35 6 1 16 17 0.33 2 1 104.0 2.00
2008 UCR 81 26 16 164 2.02 77 486 .179 13 0.16 0 0.00 1 38 0.47 7 4 36 40 0.49 2 2 186.0 2.30
2009 UCR 43 16 9 69 1.60 47 268 .082 5 0.12 7 0.16 29 71 1.65 9 1 7 8 0.19 1 5 80.5 1.87
  TOT 179 64 31 324 1.81 152 1033 .167 26 0.15 11 0.06 36 179 1.00 22 6 59 65 0.36 5 8 370.5 2.07


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