2019 Women's Volleyball Roster
Cassedi Simon
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- West Liberty, Iowa
- Position:
- S
- High School:
- West Liberty
- Height:
- 5-9
CAREER HONORS
- Four-Time Academic All-Mountain West (2017, 2018, 2019)
2019 | SENIOR SEASON
HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West.STATISTICS (Notable Rankings): Tallied one kill, 20 assists (5th team), six service aces, 32 digs, three blocks with one solo and 9.0 points ... averaged 0.33 assists (3rd team) per set, 0.10 service aces, 0.53 digs and 0.15 points.
HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action in 25 matches with two starts as defensive specialist ... led team in service aces once ... six assists and two digs in victory over Saint Mary’s (Sept. 6) ... had two blocks, two assists and two digs in win over Austin Peay (Sept. 13) ... one kill and five assists against Wyoming (Oct. 19), the five assists pushed her past the 1,000 career assists mark making her the 17th Bronco in history to reach the milestone ... seven digs, one block, one assist in win at San Diego State (Oct. 24) ... team and season-high four service aces with three digs in home win over San Diego State (Nov. 23) on Senior Night ... five digs and two assists in NIVC match versus Weber State (Dec. 5).
2018 | JUNIOR SEASON
HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West.
STATISTICS (Notable Rankings): Completed season with 38 kills, career-high 611 assists (1st team / 8th MW), 16 service aces, 134 digs, 28 blocks and 68.0 points ... had a 41.8 assists percentage on 1,463 attempts ... averaged 7.73 assists (1st team / 6th MW), 1.7 digs per set ... has 987 career assists to rank 17th all-time at Boise State.
HIGHLIGHTS: Played in 26 matches with 13 starts at setter ... recorded three double-doubles on the year ... 10 contests with 30 or more assists, four with 40-plus ... three matches with double-digit digs ... led team in assists a team-high 15 times, service aces four and digs once ... distributed 35 digs in a sweep over UC Riverside (Sept. 1) ... recorded a double-double (43 assists, 10 digs) in victory at Idaho State (Sept. 1) ... distributed a career-high 49 digs at Wyoming (Oct. 13) ... tallied a career-high five service aces in win at Utah State (Oct. 16) ... second double-double (24 assists, 12 digs) of season was in win over Air Force (Oct. 20) ... last double-double was on 38 assists and career-high 14 digs in victory at Fresno State (Nov. 1) ... dished out 40 assists and recorded a career-high five blocks in win at San Diego State (Nov. 3) ... tallied 46 assists with nine digs in victory over Utah State (Nov. 13).
2017 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West.
STATISTICS (Notable Rankings): Recorded six kills, 186 assists, four service aces, 44 digs, six blocks and 13.5 points ... averaged 0.12 kills, 3.72 assists, 0.88 digs and 0.12 blocks per set.
HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action in 20 matches, including one start at setter ... led team in assists three times, service aces once and blocks once ... tallied a team-high 21 assists with eight digs in season opening victory over North Dakota State (Aug. 25) at Sun Devil Classic (Aug. 25-26) ... dished out a season-high 35 assists with nine digs in Broncos’ five-set victory over Sacramento State (Sept. 1) ... dished out 29 assists with six digs against Wyoming (Oct. 7) ... started at No. 20 Colorado State (Nov. 4) dishing out a team-high 34 assists.
2016 | FRESHMAN SEASON
STATISTICS (Notable Rankings): Tallied seven kills, 190 assists (2nd team), two service aces, 42 digs, seven blocks and 12.5 points ... averaged 6.55 assists (2nd team), 1.45 digs, 0.24 blocks and 0.43 points per set.
HIGHLIGHTS: As a freshman played in 13 matches with four starts at setter ... led team in assists four times ... first action as a Bronco came in season opener against Northwestern State (Aug. 27) in the TCU Invitational at Fort Worth, Texas, recording one assist and one dig ... tallied nine assists and two digs in win over Wright State (Sept. 2) ... first start at Boise State came against 10th-ranked Brigham Young (Sept. 9) in the Idaho State Invitational at Pocatello, Idaho, recording team-high 30 assists ... tallied 42 assists in start versus Missouri (Sept. 10) ... recorded her first career double-double on team-high 42 assists and 10 digs in the win over Portland State (Sept. 15), also had a season-high four blocks ... second double-double came in win over UC Davis (Sept. 16) on 44 assists and 11 digs, both then-career-highs.
WEST LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL
HONORS: MaxPreps 2015 Medium Schools All-American Girls Volleyball Second Team ... named to the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association 2015 Elite All-State Team made up of eight players from all five classifications ... IGCA 3A Player of the Year and all-state tournament team captain as a senior ... two-time all-state first team ... a three-time all-conference and three-time all-district honoree ... Iowa City Press Citizen Player of the Year ... Muscatine Journal’s 2015 Player of the Year as a senior and a four-time all-area first team member ... twice named to the Quad City Times All-Area First Team and once to the second team ... three-time team captain ... finalist for the Andy Collins Setter of the Year award ... academic standout as well being named a four-time member of the LCHS Blue Honor Roll.
HIGHLIGHTS: A 2016 graduate of West Liberty High School in West Liberty, Iowa ... a four-year starter at setter for the Comets’ varsity team coached by Ruben Galvan ... over the last three years WLHS’s combined record was 92-24 ... senior season team went 37-5, won the conference tournament championship and reached the state championship match, finishing as runners-up in the school’s first-ever appearance in title match ... during 2015 state tournament recorded 86 assists, 20 kills, 26 digs, five service aces and three blocks ... as a senior recorded 952 assists, 188 kills, 32 service aces and 229 digs ... as a junior the team went 36-6 and advanced to the state tournament, on the year she had 917 assists, 218 kills, 277 digs, 21 blocks and 43 service aces ... a four-sport athlete during prep career also competing in basketball, softball and track & field.
CLUB
Played her club ball for the Platform Elite Volleyball Club of Davenport, Iowa, where she was coached by Dawn Kerr for three years ... also played for the Iowa Rockets Volleyball Club of Iowa City ... during club ball career her teams reached the USVA Junior National Tournament three times in 2011, 2014 and 2015 ... in 2014 the Platform Elite team finished third at the Show Me Qualifier to reach the USAV Junior National Tournament ... in 2015 they placed second at the Crossroads Qualifier and won the Northern Lights Qualifier advancing to USAV Junior Nationals.
PERSONAL
Twin sister Maddie was on the team for 2016 and 2017 seasons ... was a two-sport athlete in 2016-17 and 2017-18 competing for both the indoor and beach volleyball teams, did not play for beach team as a junior or senior.
ACADEMIC
Majoring in business and economics.
