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Simpson Named All-Region Honorable Mention
December 06, 2016 | Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. — University of Colorado volleyball player Gabby Simpson was selected to the AVCA All-Pacific South Honorable Mention team, which was released on Tuesday.
"I'm very proud of Gabby and happy to see her get recognized for the success she had this season," CU head coach Jesse Mahoney said. "She is a special player with a very unique skillset - to be an elite performer in both the attacking and setting roles is something that you don't often see in today's game."
Simpson, a 6-3 setter and right side hitter from Colorado Springs, Colo., had an excellent junior season despite missing eight matches, three at the start of the season and five at the end, due to injury. She was second on the team in kills (2.47) and assists (5.48) and was fourth in digs (2.38) and blocks (0.64).
A Pac-12 Preseason Team selection, Simpson was named the CU Athlete of the Week on Sept. 27 after recording CU's first-ever 20-20 double-double in kills and assists. The 20-20 double-double was also part of a triple-double (22 kills, 25 assists and 10 digs). Simpson started in every match she played during the season (22) and saw time in 87 sets.
During the 2016 campaign, Simpson set a pair of CU triple-double records. She recorded four straight triple-doubles to start the Pac-12 season, which broke the former record of two. Simpson tallied a total of seven triple-doubles during the season, breaking the previous CU record of six. Her seven triple-doubles led the Pac-12 and ranked fourth in the NCAA.
This is the first all-region honor for Simpson, but it is her second post-season award this year as she was named to the All-Pac-12 honorable mention team for the second straight season last week. Simpson has also excelled in the classroom and earned her second consecutive Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention honor last week.
"I'm very proud of Gabby and happy to see her get recognized for the success she had this season," CU head coach Jesse Mahoney said. "She is a special player with a very unique skillset - to be an elite performer in both the attacking and setting roles is something that you don't often see in today's game."
Simpson, a 6-3 setter and right side hitter from Colorado Springs, Colo., had an excellent junior season despite missing eight matches, three at the start of the season and five at the end, due to injury. She was second on the team in kills (2.47) and assists (5.48) and was fourth in digs (2.38) and blocks (0.64).
A Pac-12 Preseason Team selection, Simpson was named the CU Athlete of the Week on Sept. 27 after recording CU's first-ever 20-20 double-double in kills and assists. The 20-20 double-double was also part of a triple-double (22 kills, 25 assists and 10 digs). Simpson started in every match she played during the season (22) and saw time in 87 sets.
During the 2016 campaign, Simpson set a pair of CU triple-double records. She recorded four straight triple-doubles to start the Pac-12 season, which broke the former record of two. Simpson tallied a total of seven triple-doubles during the season, breaking the previous CU record of six. Her seven triple-doubles led the Pac-12 and ranked fourth in the NCAA.
This is the first all-region honor for Simpson, but it is her second post-season award this year as she was named to the All-Pac-12 honorable mention team for the second straight season last week. Simpson has also excelled in the classroom and earned her second consecutive Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention honor last week.
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