#7 Simmone Collins 2015-16 Volleyball Roster

Career & Game-by-Game Stats 

HONORS & AWARDS

• Monogram Winner (2013, 2014)

AS A SENIOR (2016)

• Did not see any action in 2016

AS A JUNIOR (2015)

• Saw action in five matches with two starts while battling injuries throughout course of season
• Posted four kills and two blocks on year
• Had two kills and two blocks in season opener against Bowling Green (8/29)
• Participated in the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)

• Played in 16 matches on the year, earning nine starts in the middle
• Led or tied for the team lead in blocks four times
• Finished the year with 42 kills and 28 blocks
• Totaled five blocks each against Washington State (9/5) and Western Michigan (9/7)
• Registered a career-high seven kills versus TCU (9/12)
• Tied career high in kills (7) and blocks (6) against Wake Forest
• Hit a team and career-high .417 and had a team-high three blocks to go along with six kills against NC State (11/23)
• Was a member of the Notre Dame Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).
• Earned a monogram

AS A FRESHMAN (2013)

• Saw action in 22 matches and earned eight starts (51 sets total)
• Tallied 43 kills, four assists, 10 digs and 34 blocks (0.67 per game)
• Fourth on the team in blocks per set
• Produced five kills in eight chances at Kansas (9/22)
• Tallied season highs in kills (6), blocks (6) and points (9.0) in a home win against Virginia Tech (11/20)
• Earned a monogram

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL

• Pronounced “si-MOAN”
• Graduated from Pine Creek High School in the spring of 2013
• Earned four letters in volleyball
• Did not play during senior season due to a knee injury
• Earned first team Colorado Springs 5A All-Metro League and All-Area Team honors after leading team in kills and blocks as a junior
• Also was named First Team Academic All-State
• Helped squad win league and district championships
• Team won league, district and regional championships during sophomore year on way to finishing second in the state at the 5A level
• Played on the Colorado Juniors club team
• Named a top-100 Senior Ace by Prep Volleyball in 2011-12 (No. 82 recruit in nation)
• Competed at the Puerto Rico national championships in June 2013 with the Colorado Juniors 18-Kevin team
• Also competed at the Girl’s Junior National Championships in July 2013, helping squad to a top-10 finish
• Team placed fifth at the 17-Open President’s Day Classic and Colorado Crossroads in 2010-11
• Was named one of the top-85 junior recruits in the nation by Prep Volleyball after leading team in blocks
• Helped team win first place at Rocky Mountain Region and Rocky Mountain Region Junior National Qualifier in 2009-10
• Named regional all-star and junior national qualifier all-star
• Led team in blocks
• Earned special mention on the Best Sophomore List from Prep Volleyball
• Off the court, was a student council representative and a member of the Creek in the Community student club
• Was a nominee for People to People Ambassador program, and a national scholar nominee for Colorado
• Named to the Principal’s Honor Roll all four years.
• Full name is Simmone Rae Collins
• Born in Aurora, Colorado to Roy and Jennifer Collins
• Has a younger sister, Sydney
• Father, Roy, attended the Air Force Academy and played basketball
• Enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters and is majoring in psychology