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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Ankeny, Iowa
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- Position:
- S/RS
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Ankeny Centennial
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- Previous College:
- Dubuque
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- m
- 27
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- k/s
- 1.63
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- h %
- .212
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- a/s
- 5.66
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- b/s
- 0.32
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- sa/s
- 0.36
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- d/s
- 2.21
Bio
Honors & Awards
- One-time A-R-C first team All-Conference (2025)
- One-time A-R-C Athlete of the Week (9/22/25)
- One-time A-R-C Offensive Player of the Week (9/22/25)
- CSC Academic All-District (2024)
- Academic All-Conference (2024)
- One-time Simpson Athlete of the Month (9/25)
- 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
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 27 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 107 | 32 | ||
| Kills | 174 | 28 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.63 | 0.88 | ||
| Errors | 57 | 14 | ||
| Total Attacks | 552 | 119 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 5.16 | 3.72 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .212 | .118 | ||
| Assists | 606 | 228 | ||
| Assists per set | 5.66 | 7.13 | ||
| Service Total Attempts | 433 | 130 | ||
| Service Aces | 39 | 6 | ||
| Service Errors | 26 | 7 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.36 | 0.19 | ||
| Receptions | 7 | 3 | ||
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 236 | 84 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.21 | 2.63 | ||
| Block Solo | 11 | 6 | ||
| Block Assist | 23 | 7 | ||
| Block Total | 34 | 13 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.32 | 0.41 | ||
| Block Errors | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 3 | 1 | ||
| Points | 235.5 | 43.5 | ||
| Points per set | 2.2 | 1.4 | ||
| Matches started | 27 | 8 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | .583 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Bethany Lutheran | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | .333 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Knox | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 17 | .353 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. Carleton | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 21 | .381 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Sep 5 | at Wis.-River Falls | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 29 | .241 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. North Park | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 25 | .280 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Bethel (Minn.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | .111 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Caltech | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 31 | .290 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Sep 13 | at Macalester | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 24 | .500 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Bethany Lutheran | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | -.130 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sep 17 | Grinnell | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 26 | .346 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Webster | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 42 | .238 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Concordia Wisconsin | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 50 | .120 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16.0 |
| Sep 20 | at No. 7 Washington (Mo.) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 40 | .300 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17.5 |
| Sep 24 | at Buena Vista | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 28 | .107 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Oct 1 | Central (Iowa) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 26 | -.038 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Oct 3 | Neb. Wesleyan | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | .136 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Oct 10 | vs. North Park | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | .053 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 10 | at Wis.-Platteville | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | .050 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 17 | at Wartburg | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | .250 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 18 | at Coe | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .182 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Illinois Col. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .333 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 31 | No. 20 Dubuque | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .250 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Nov 1 | Loras | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Nov 5 | at Luther | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Nov 11 | Wartburg | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .222 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Nov 13 | at Coe | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .000 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Conference | 8 | 32 | 28 | 0.88 | 14 | 119 | .118 | 228 | 7.13 | 6 | 0.19 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 2.63 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.41 | 43.5 | 1.4 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 6 | 25 | 24 | 0.96 | 8 | 99 | .162 | 190 | 7.60 | 10 | 0.40 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 2.88 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.32 | 39.0 | 1.6 |
| Away | 9 | 34 | 60 | 1.76 | 19 | 174 | .236 | 192 | 5.65 | 9 | 0.26 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 2.12 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0.44 | 79.0 | 2.3 | |
| Neutral | 12 | 48 | 90 | 1.88 | 30 | 279 | .215 | 224 | 4.67 | 20 | 0.42 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 1.92 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.23 | 117.5 | 2.4 | |
| Result | Wins | 19 | 76 | 134 | 1.76 | 41 | 403 | .231 | 409 | 5.38 | 33 | 0.43 | 5 | 0 | 158 | 2.08 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0.32 | 184.0 | 2.4 |
| Losses | 8 | 31 | 40 | 1.29 | 16 | 149 | .161 | 197 | 6.35 | 6 | 0.19 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 2.52 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.32 | 51.5 | 1.7 | |
| Month | August | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 1 | 24 | .458 | 23 | 3.83 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1.83 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 | 16.0 | 2.7 |
| September | 13 | 54 | 129 | 2.39 | 41 | 374 | .235 | 232 | 4.30 | 26 | 0.48 | 4 | 0 | 126 | 2.33 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.30 | 165.5 | 3.1 | |
| October | 8 | 33 | 27 | 0.82 | 13 | 127 | .110 | 229 | 6.94 | 6 | 0.18 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 2.09 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.33 | 40.5 | 1.2 | |
| November | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0.43 | 2 | 27 | .148 | 122 | 8.71 | 5 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2.14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.36 | 13.5 | 1.0 |
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