Shippensburg University Athletics

2024 (Junior): Played in a total of 29 matches and made 15 starts…emerged as one of the Raiders’ top servers…ranked seventh in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) with an average of 0.47 service aces per set…tied for seventh in the conference and tied for second on the team with 49 total aces…ranked fourth on the team with 220 total digs…produced double-digit digs on 11 occasions…recorded two or more aces 12 times and four or more in five contests…piled up a season-high 18 digs to go along with four aces in a home sweep of East Stroudsburg (Nov. 2)…tallied a season-best six service aces in a four-set road victory over those same Warriors (Oct. 5).
 
2023 (Sophomore): Saw action in 28 games, including eight starts as a defensive specialist…produced 187 digs (2.13 digs per set) and 28 service aces…registered double-digit digs in nine matches, reaching a season-high 20 digs against Millersville (Oct. 28) and Pitt-Johnstown (Oct. 24)…produced multiple service aces in six matches, including a season-best four aces on two occasions (Oct. 28 vs. Millersville, Nov. 11 vs. Kutztown)…contributed 28 assists…dished out a season-high four assists against West Chester (Oct. 27.) and Shepherd (Oct. 20).
 
2022 (Freshman): Appeared in 28 matches during her debut season making three starts for the Raiders…worked primarily as a defensive specialist while also seeing time at other positions…served 32 aces to rank third on the team…contributed multiple aces in 11 matches, including a season-high four aces on two occasions…ranked fifth on the team with 150 digs, including four or more digs in 20 matches and double-digit digs twice; a season-high 12 digs twice against Kutztown…finished fourth on the team with 31 assists, including multiple assists in eight matches…tallied 10 kills, including a season-high three against Chowan…played in 107 sets.
 
Williamsport High School: Totaled three varsity letters for the Wildcats under head coach Karen Hampton…competed at the club level with Liberty Elite for coach Taylor Belella…earned All-CMC Conference First Team honors as a senior…helped the Wildcats win their 16th Maryland 1A State Championship during her senior season…set the Maryland State Tournament rally scoring record of 13 aces in a single set and 19 aces in a match…was a two-time nominee for “Herald-Mail Player of the Week” in her senior season…was part of the 2022 JVA Players to watch list…led her team in aces during her senior season with 53 aces…averaged 8.2 assists per set…was listed on Prepvolleyball.com as “Class of 2022 Players to Watch” and on “2020 AVCA Phenom Watch list” as a sophomore…earned All-County and All-CMC Conference Second Team honors as a sophomore…also earned two varsity letters for lacrosse.
 
About Simmons: Full name is Berkley Mary Simmons…is the daughter of Jason and Amy Simmons…has two brothers and a sister.