2011 Volleyball News
August 7, 2012
Smith helps Iowa Select Club capture national championship
Smith led the Central Iowa Select 16-Under Maroons to a national championship in July.
July 27, 2012
Volleyball team earns national academic award
For the fourth time in as many years, the Storm volleyball team earned the AVCA Team Academic Award.
April 17, 2012
SAAC holds recognition banquet
Simpson's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee held its annual awards banquet Monday, April 16.
November 28, 2011
45 fall student-athletes named academic all-conference
Simpson placed 45 student-athletes on the fall academic all-conference list.
November 11, 2011
Simpson Storm Volleyball Coaches Show - Season Recap
Zach James talks with head coach Lana Smith about the 2011 season.
November 7, 2011
Dunlavy, Reinert named Student-Athletes of the Month
Senior volleyball player Megan Dunlavy and junior soccer player Jeremy Reinert earned Student-Athlete of the Month honors for October.
November 4, 2011
Dunlavy, Keller earn all-conference honors
Megan Dunlavy earned second team all-conference honors while Steph Keller was an honorable mention pick.
October 27, 2011
Storm end season on high note, beat BV 3-1
Megan Dunlavy had a career-high 25 kills in Simpson's 3-1 win over Buena Vista in the season finale Thursday night.
October 25, 2011
Dunlavy named IIAC Athlete of the Week
Megan Dunlavy earned Iowa Conference Athlete of the week for the perioed ending Oct. 23.
October 22, 2011
Simpson splits final day of Elmhurst Invitational
Simpson lost to Elmhurst in the first match of the day but closed out with a 3-1 win over North Central.
October 21, 2011
Storm split first day of Elmhurst Invitational
Simpson lost to No. 16 Chicago in the first match of the day before closing with a five-set win over Lawrence.
October 19, 2011
Dunlavy's record night fuels Storm sweep
Megan Dunlavy had 14 kills and no errors in 17 attempts Wednesday night, hitting .824.
October 18, 2011
Student-Athlete Spotlight: Megan Dunlavy
Tara Maurer shines this Student-Athlete Spotlight on Megan Dunlavy, a senior volleyball player from Bettendorf.
October 15, 2011
Storm split final day of Simpson Invitational
Megan Dunlavy made the all-tournament team at the Simpson Invitational, leading the team with 57 kills.
October 14, 2011
Storm split on first day of Simpson Invitational
Haley Danforth had 22 kills on the first day of the Simpson Invitational. Simpson beat William Penn 3-2 and lost to Nebraska Wesleyan 3-1.
October 12, 2011
Storm fall to Wartburg in three
Ashley Padget and Simpson fell to Wartburg 3-0 in Waverly on Wednesday night.
October 5, 2011
Keller's career day boosts Storm over Cornell
Steph Keller buried a career-high 24 kills in Simpson's 3-2 win over Cornell on Wednesday.
October 1, 2011
Storm close Wartburg Invitational 2-2
Megan Dunlavy led Simpson with 25 kills on Saturday as Simpson split the final day of the Wartburg Invitational.
September 30, 2011
Storm split on first day of Wartburg Invite
The Simpson volleyball team beat UW-River Falls 3-2 and lost to UW-Eau Claire 3-0 at the Wartburg Invitational on Friday.
September 28, 2011
Dubuque overpowers Storm in three
Simpson led early in the first and third sets but fell 3-0 against Dubuque on Wednesday.
September 24, 2011
Storm finish Luther Invite 3-1
Megan Dunlavy earned a spot on the all-tournament team as Simpson beat Knox and lost to Luther on Saturday.
September 23, 2011
Storm sweep first day of Luther Invitational
Simpson picked up a pair of much-needed win Friday at the Luther Invitational, beating Alverno and Waldorf.
September 21, 2011
Storm tripped up by Loras
Audrey Schuttler had a team-high 17 digs in Simpson's 3-0 loss to Loras on Wednesday.
September 17, 2011
Dunlavy helps Storm split Saturday at Blazer Invitational
Megan Dunlavy earned all-tournament honors at the Blazer Invitational, helping Simpson go 1-3 on the weekend.
September 16, 2011
Simpson drops first two matches of Blazer Invitational
The Simpson volleyball team got off to a slow start to the Blazer Invitational in St. Cloud, Minn. on Friday with 3-0 losses to Minnesota-Morris and St. Benedict.
September 14, 2011
Storm's fast start not enough against Coe
Simpson jumped out to a big lead in the first set but ended up on the short end of a 3-0 decsion against Coe on Wednesday.
September 7, 2011
Central snaps losing streak to Storm
It was a packed house at Cowles on Wednesday night, but Central kept the home crowd at bay with a 3-0 win in the Iowa Conference opener.
September 3, 2011
Storm open season with 1-3 start at Pacific Coast Classic
Steph Keller led the team with a .244 hitting percentage as Simpson went 1-3 at the Pacific Coast Classic last weekend.




