Simone Lee

Siimone Lee #22 OH 6’1″

Russ Rose Then (2015): “This spring, I thought Simone was our most improved player. She really picked up her confidence and was at times one of our best attackers. Her blocking is exceptional and she plays physical at the net.”

Russ Rose Now (2025):

2015 Stats Leaders

2015 Cumulative Team Stats

2015 Season (Sophomore)Season Recap: Played in 31 of 34 matches (18 starts) and 86 of 115 sets … totaled 158 kills, averaging 1.84 kills/set on .255 hitting … recorded a season-high 7 kills to go along with 3 digs and 3 blocks against No. 4 Nebraska (10/2) … matched a season-high mark with 7 kills on .353 hitting with 3 blocks against Iowa (10/3) … tied for team lead with a career-high 14 kills at Northwestern (10/10), adding 4 blocks … led the team in kills for the second straight match against Indiana (10/16) posting 10 kills for her second consecutive double-figure kill performance … led the team with 12 kills against No. 18 Purdue (10/17) … logged 13 kills, 3 digs and a pair of solo stuffs at No. 23 Michigan (10/21) … led the team with 10 kills at Michigan State (10/24) … posted 8 kills on .471 hitting at Rutgers (11/6) … tallied 10 kills at No. 4 Minnesota (11/14) while tying for 1st on the team with 4 blocks … served up a career-high 3 aces against Michigan (11/18) … recorded 7 kills on 12 perfect swings against Northwestern (11/25).

NCAA Tournament: Had 3 kills, 1 dig and 1 block in the NCAA First Round match against Howard (12/4) … posted 2 kills and 1 ace in the NCAA Second Round match against Dayton (12/5) … totaled 5 kills on .300 hitting in the NCAA Regional Semifinals against Hawaii (12/11).

2017 Season (Senior)

2016 Season (Junior)

2014 Season (Freshman)

2015 Season Highs Date Opponent
Kills 14 10/10/2015 Northwestern
Assists 1 11/18/2015 Michigan
Points 16 10/10/2015 Northwestern
Aces 3 11/18/2015 Michigan
Digs 7 11/14/2015 Minnesota
Total Blocks 5 11/05/2015 Maryland
2015 Match Stats
Date Opponent Score K E TA % AST E SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE TB BHE PTS
08/28/2015 vs Buffalo W 3 – 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
08/29/2015 vs Stony Brook W 3 – 0 0 1 4 -0.25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/2015 vs Villanova W 3 – 0 0 1 2 -0.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/2015 vs Colorado W 3 – 0 3 0 6 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
09/11/2015 vs Eastern Ky. W 3 – 0 2 1 5 0.2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
09/12/2015 at Mississippi St. W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/18/2015 at Auburn W 3 – 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/19/2015 vs St. John’s (NY) W 3 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2015 at South Fla. W 3 – 0 4 1 6 0.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
09/26/2015 vs Minnesota W 3 – 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10/02/2015 vs Nebraska L 2 – 3 7 6 26 0.038 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 8.5
10/03/2015 vs Iowa W 3 – 0 7 1 17 0.353 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 8.5
10/09/2015 at Illinois W 3 – 1 6 4 19 0.105 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 7.5
10/10/2015 at Northwestern L 2 – 3 14 5 31 0.29 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 16
10/16/2015 vs Indiana W 3 – 0 10 1 19 0.474 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 11.5
10/17/2015 vs Purdue W 3 – 0 12 4 24 0.333 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
10/21/2015 at Michigan W 3 – 2 13 6 29 0.241 0 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 15
10/24/2015 at Michigan St. W 3 – 0 10 4 29 0.207 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 12
10/28/2015 at Ohio St. W 3 – 0 3 3 9 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
10/30/2015 vs Ohio St. W 3 – 1 9 2 19 0.368 0 2 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 11.5
11/05/2015 at Maryland W 3 – 1 4 2 10 0.2 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 5 0 6.5
11/06/2015 at Rutgers W 3 – 0 8 0 17 0.471 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 10
11/11/2015 at Iowa W 3 – 0 6 1 13 0.385 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 7.5
11/14/2015 at Minnesota L 0 – 3 10 4 20 0.3 0 4 0 0 0 7 0 4 0 4 0 12
11/18/2015 vs Michigan L 1 – 3 3 2 13 0.077 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7
11/21/2015 vs Maryland W 3 – 0 6 2 18 0.222 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 7.5
11/25/2015 vs Northwestern W 3 – 0 7 0 12 0.583 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 3 0 8.5
11/28/2015 at Nebraska L 0 – 3 1 4 9 -0.333 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1.5
12/04/2015 vs Howard W 3 – 0 3 1 8 0.25 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3.5
12/05/2015 vs Dayton W 3 – 1 2 1 5 0.2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
12/11/2015 vs Hawaii L 0 – 3 5 2 10 0.3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Totals: 158 60 384 0.255 2 60 7 13 0 39 5 49 3 54 2 194.5
Career Offensive Statistics
Season Team Sp Mp K K/s E Ta Pct. A A/s Sa Sa/s Se
2014-15 Penn St. 64 26 135 2.109 53 350 0.234 1 0.016 0 0.000 2
2015-16 Penn St. 86 31 158 1.837 60 384 0.255 2 0.023 7 0.081 13
2016-17 Penn St. 121 34 503 4.157 174 1245 0.264 17 0.14 17 0.140 45
2017-18 Penn St. 123 35 478 3.886 137 1075 0.317 13 0.106 24 0.195 35
Totals: 394 126 1274 3.234 424 3054 0.278 33 0.084 48 0.122 95
Career Defensive Statistics
Season Team Dig D/s Re Bs Ba Tb B/s Be Bhe Pts Pts/s
2014-15 Penn St. 28 0.438 0 5 20 25 0.391 4 0 150 2.344
2015-16 Penn St. 39 0.453 0 5 49 54 0.628 3 2 194.5 2.262
2016-17 Penn St. 194 1.603 9 18 45 63 0.521 3 1 560.5 4.632
2017-18 Penn St. 283 2.301 38 20 51 71 0.577 6 0 547.5 4.451
Totals: 544 1.381 47 48 165 213 0.541 16 3 1452.5 3.687

Before Penn State: A 4-year starter and 2-year captain at Menomonee Falls … guided the Indians to a WIAA state championship title, picking up All-State honors following her sophomore and junior seasons … with her club team, Club Fusion, she earned 4 AAU all-tournament team honors … a member of the 2012 and 2013 USA Girls’ Youth National Team, helping the team to a 1st-place finish at the NORCECA U18 Continental Championships in 2012 and a 2nd-place finish at the FIVB U18 World Championships in 2013 … a 2013-14 Under Armour First Team All-American … 2013 Mizuno First Team All-American … 2013 Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year.

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