16 Chelsea Simmons
16 - Chelsea Simmons
Height: 5-11
Year: Graduate Student
Hometown: Newton, Mass.
High School: Newton North
Position: Setter/Opposite
Major: Public Policy
m 29
k/s 1.98
h % .240
a/s 5.09
b/s 0.61
sa/s 0.69
d/s 2.26

Career Single-Game Highs
Kills:
17, vs. Salve Regina (Sept. 14 2023)
Attack Percentage: 
.636 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) (Nov. 4 2023)
Assists: 29, vs. Mass.-Boston (Oct. 25 2023)
Aces:
5, at Wentworth (Sep. 1 2023); vs. Bay Path (Sept. 9 2023); vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) (Nov. 4 2023)
Digs: 
18, vs. Manhattanville (Sept. 2 2023)
Total Blocks:
5, twice (vs. Salve Regina) (Sept. 14 2023) and (at. Smith)(Sept. 16 2023)
Solo Blocks:
1, vs. Endicott (Sept. 5 2023)
Block Assists:
 4, vs. Manhattanville (Sept. 2 2023)
Points:
20.5, vs. Salve Regina (Sept. 14 2023)

2023: Appeared in 29 of 30 matches… Became Simmons' second player in program history to be selected the GNAC Player of the Year ... Ranked ninth in the nation in triple doubles with four on the season ... Named to the All-GNAC first team ... Registered 13 double-doubles on the season... Named to the GNAC Honor Roll (Sept. 11), GNAC Honor Roll (Sept. 17), GNAC Honor Roll (Oct. 2), GNAC Honor Roll (Oct. 9), and GNAC Honor Roll (Oct. 30)... Selected GNAC Setter of the Week (Oct. 23)... Tallied 10 kills against Wentworth (Sept. 1) … Recorded 12 kills against Endicott (Sept. 5) … Tallied 12 kills against Bay Path (Sept. 9), 17 kills against Salve Regina (Sept. 14)... Scored 11 kills against Lasell (Oct. 21)... Tallied 14 Kills against Lasell (Nov. 9)... Registered 12 digs against Wentworth (Sept. 1)... Scored 18 digs against Manhattanville (Sept. 2)... Registered 13 digs against Salve Regina (Sept. 14)... Recorded 10 digs against Smith (Sept. 16)... Registere 14 digs against Lasell (Oct. 21)... Recorded 12 digs against Dean (Oct. 20)... Registered 12 digs against Emmanuel (Mass.) (Nov. 1)... Registered 5 aces against Wentworth (Sept. 1)... Recorded 4 aces against Saint Joseph (Conn.) (Nov. 4)... Registered 5 total blocks against Salve Regina (Sept. 14)... Scored 5 total blocks against Smith (Sept. 16)... Recorded 11 digs against Mitchell (Sept. 30)... Registered 11 digs against Saint Joseph’s College of Maine (Oct. 11).

  • Triple-Doubles
    • vs. Wentworth (Sept. 1) -- 10 Kills, 18 Assists, 12 Digs
    • vs. Salve Regina (Sept. 14)-- 17 Kills, 28 Assists, 13 Digs.
    • at Smith (Sept. 16)-- 12 Kills, 20 Assists, 10 Digs.
    • vs. Lasell (Oct. 21)-- 11 Kills, 26 Assists, 14 Digs.
  • Double-Doubles
    • vs. Wentworth (Sept. 1) -- 10 Kills, 18 Assists, 12 Digs
    • vs. Endicott (Sept. 5) -- 12 Kills, 19 Assists.
    • vs. Salve Regina (Sept. 14)-- 17 Kills, 28 Assists, 13 Digs.
    • at Smith (Sept. 16)-- 12 Kills, 20 Assists, 10 Digs.
    • at Brandeis (Sept. 20)-- 17 Assists, 12 Digs.
    • vs. Mitchell (Sept. 30)-- 16 Assists, 11 Digs.
    • vs. Saint Joseph's College of Maine (Oct. 11)-- 18 Assists, 11 Digs.
    • at Dean (Oct. 20)-- 14 Assists, 12 Digs.
    • vs. Lasell (Oct. 21)-- 11 Kills, 26 Assists, 14 Digs.
    • Mass.-Boston (Oct. 25)-- 29 Assists, 10 Digs.
    • at Emmanuel (Mass.)-- 21 Assists, 12 Digs.
    • vs. Johnson & Wales (RI)-- 22 Assists, 10 Digs.
    • vs. Lasell-- 14 Kills, 18 Assists.

Before Simmons: 
Transferred from the University of Tampa ... Played four years of Division II volleyball ... Registered 113 kills, 381 assists, 104 digs, and 20 aces ... Helped the Spartans to the 2021 Division II National Championship, appearing in 17 matches totallying 124 assists, four aces and 30 digs ... Named to the SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Two-sport Varsity letterwinenr at Newton North High School ... Played four years of Varsity volleyball ... Captained the Tigers as a senior in 2018 ... Guided the Tigers to back-to-back State Titles in 2017 and 2018 ... Selected as a Boston Globe All-Scholastic ... Named to the All-State team ... Member of SMASH Volleyball club team ... Member of the 18s Open National Qualifications ... Also was a member of the Newton North track and field program ... Daughter of Una and Ethan Simmons ... Has two sisters: Tess and Katelin ... Works for a plant-based company to replace red solo cups ... Lists "The Things We Never Got Over" as her favorite book ... Enjoys watching basketball and playing soccer. 

Recent Games
Oct 27 at Anna Maria W, 3-1
Nov 1 at Emmanuel (Mass.) W, 3-0
Nov 4 Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 3-0
Nov 4 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0
Nov 7 No. 9 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0
Nov 9 No. 4 Lasell L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 29 14
Sets 103 46
Kills 204 81
Kills per set 1.98 1.76
Errors 77 33
Total Attacks 529 203
Hitting Percentage .240 .236
Assists 524 252
Assists per set 5.09 5.48
Service Aces 71 31
Service Errors 37 20
Service Aces per set 0.69 0.67
Receptions 12 5
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 233 111
Digs per set 2.26 2.41
Block Solo 12 6
Block Assist 51 25
Block Total 63 31
Blocks per set 0.61 0.67
Block Errors 3 1
Ball Handling Errors 6 4
Points 312.5 130.5
Points per set 3.0 2.8
Matches started 24 13
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 at Wentworth L, 3-2 - 5 10 5 30 .167 18 5 0 3 0 12 0 3 0 3 0 16.5
Sep 2 at Emerson L, 3-1 - 4 3 7 18 -.222 19 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Sep 2 vs. Manhattanville L, 3-2 1 5 7 5 24 .083 22 3 1 1 0 18 0 4 0 4 0 12.0
Sep 5 Endicott L, 3-1 1 4 12 2 26 .385 19 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 4 1 14.5
Sep 9 at Eastern Conn. St. W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 19 .421 15 3 1 1 0 7 0 1 0 1 1 12.5
Sep 9 vs. Bay Path W, 3-0 1 3 12 2 21 .476 8 5 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 17.0
Sep 14 Salve Regina L, 3-2 1 5 17 1 37 .432 28 1 3 0 0 13 0 5 0 5 0 20.5
Sep 16 vs. Mt. St. Vincent W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 .000 14 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 16 at Smith L, 3-2 1 5 12 4 41 .195 20 2 3 1 0 10 5 0 0 5 0 19.0
Sep 20 at Brandeis W, 3-1 - 4 8 3 17 .294 17 2 1 0 0 12 0 2 0 2 0 11.0
Sep 23 at Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 9 5 20 .200 11 3 2 0 0 8 0 4 0 4 0 14.0
Sep 23 vs. New England Col. W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 9 .333 20 0 2 0 0 7 1 1 0 2 0 5.5
Sep 30 at Regis (Mass.) W, 3-1 1 4 3 5 13 -.154 27 3 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 3 2 8.5
Sep 30 vs. Mitchell W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 16 .250 16 1 1 0 0 11 0 2 0 2 0 7.0
Oct 6 at Elms W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 11 .091 19 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 10 at Babson L, 3-0 - 3 4 5 21 -.048 7 1 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Oct 11 Saint Joseph's College of Maine W, 3-1 1 4 8 2 16 .375 18 3 2 0 0 11 1 1 0 2 1 12.5
Oct 14 at Albertus Magnus W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 10 .500 7 4 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 11.5
Oct 14 vs. Norwich W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 10 .100 14 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Oct 20 at Dean W, 3-0 - 3 8 7 22 .045 14 0 1 1 0 12 0 3 0 3 0 9.5
Oct 21 Lasell W, 3-2 1 5 11 5 31 .194 26 4 2 1 0 14 0 4 0 4 0 17.0
Oct 21 Clark University W, 3-0 1 3 7 3 16 .250 18 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 11.5
Oct 25 Mass.-Boston W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 5 .600 29 2 0 0 0 10 0 1 1 1 0 5.5
Oct 27 vs. Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 8 .375 18 7 3 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 11.0
Oct 27 at Anna Maria W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Emmanuel (Mass.) W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 13 .538 21 0 2 0 0 12 0 2 0 2 0 9.0
Nov 4 Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 13 .154 22 3 1 0 0 10 0 2 1 2 1 8.0
Nov 4 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 11 .636 19 1 1 0 0 8 0 4 0 4 0 11.0
Nov 7 No. 9 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 12 .417 20 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 10.0
Nov 9 No. 4 Lasell L, 3-1 1 4 14 6 36 .222 18 4 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 19.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2023-24 29 103 204 1.98 77 529 .240 524 5.09 71 0.69 12 0 233 2.26 12 51 63 0.61 312.5 3.0
Total 29 103 204 1.98 77 529 .240 524 5.09 71 0.69 12 0 233 2.26 12 51 63 0.61 312.5 3.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 29 103 204 1.98 77 529 .240 524 5.09 71 0.69 12 0 233 2.26 12 51 63 0.61 312.5 3.0
Conference 14 46 81 1.76 33 203 .236 252 5.48 31 0.67 5 0 111 2.41 6 25 31 0.67 130.5 2.8
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Home 10 37 89 2.41 22 203 .330 217 5.86 26 0.70 1 0 81 2.19 2 26 28 0.76 130.0 3.5
Away 12 43 81 1.88 44 235 .157 195 4.53 26 0.60 9 0 94 2.19 8 18 26 0.60 124.0 2.9
Neutral 7 23 34 1.48 11 91 .253 112 4.87 19 0.83 2 0 58 2.52 2 7 9 0.39 58.5 2.5
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Wins 21 68 125 1.84 42 296 .280 373 5.49 53 0.78 6 0 161 2.37 6 32 38 0.56 200.0 2.9
Losses 8 35 79 2.26 35 233 .189 151 4.31 18 0.51 6 0 72 2.06 6 19 25 0.71 112.5 3.2
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September 14 54 111 2.06 42 294 .235 254 4.70 32 0.59 6 0 122 2.26 9 27 36 0.67 165.5 3.1
October 10 33 54 1.64 25 150 .193 170 5.15 26 0.79 6 0 72 2.18 3 13 16 0.48 89.5 2.7
November 5 16 39 2.44 10 85 .341 100 6.25 13 0.81 0 0 39 2.44 0 11 11 0.69 57.5 3.6