5 Rylea Simonich
Rylea Simonich
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    SO
  • Hometown:
    Phoenix, AZ
  • High School:
    Cactus HS
  • Position:
    MB
  • m
    27
  • k/s
    3.15
  • h %
    .205
  • a/s
    0.16
  • b/s
    0.49
  • sa/s
    0.26
  • d/s
    2.73

Bio

2024 First Team All-Region I Division II 

2023 Second Team All-ACCAC

2023 All-Region I Division II 

2024

Appeared in 27 matches and 104 sets as a sophomore ... earned First Team All-Region I Division II honors ... led SMCC with 328 kills and surpassed 500 for her career ... had 14 double-doubles on the year and finished the regular season third among all Region I Division II players with 328 kills ... in conference action, Simonich had 251 kills, an average of 3.49 per set, with a .210 hitting percentage and 221 digs in 18 matches ... had a career-high 22 kills twice (at Scottsdale on Sept. 4 and at Chandler-Gilbert CC on Sept. 13) and had 21 kills at Mesa CC on Sept. 19 ... set a new career high with 24 digs against Mesa CC on Oct. 16, had 11 other matches with at least 13, and concluded the year second on the squad with 284 over 27 matches ... totaled 51 blocks (15 solos, 36 assists), 27 service aces, and 17 assists ... became the first Cougar since 2018 to reach 500 career kills, and her 328 for the season ranks fourth in program history since 2012. 

2023

Appeared in 28 matches and 105 sets ... earned Second Team All-ACCAC and All-Region I Division II honors ... led all conference players with 66 solo blocks and added 212 kills (.331 hitting percentage in 532 attacks), 22 service aces, and 71 digs for the season ... had 116 kills and 20 errors in 282 attacks to finish with a .340 hitting percentage in 16 ACCAC matches ... added nine service aces, 43 digs, 41 solo blocks and 16 block assists over the conference slate ... recorded a season-high 10 solo blocks in a home victory over Ottawa (AZ) on Sept. 26 and had nine other matches with at least three solo blocks ... had six stuffs in a road win at Phoenix College and five in a five-set loss to Pima CC on Oct. 25 ... finished with 42 more solo blocks than her nearest competitor for the season and 21 more in the conference season ... had 10 matches with at least 10 kills and posted a season-high 15 in a five-set victory at Mesa CC on Sept. 22 ... recorded a season-high four service aces in a five-set home victory over Glendale CC on Oct. 11 ... produced a season-high 10 digs in a non-conference match at Chandler-Gilbert CC on Sept. 23. 

Cactus High School 

Earned First Team 4A All-Conference and All-Region honors ... named 4A West Valley Region Player of the Year ... ranked second in Arizona and seventh in the nation in hitting percentage. 

Personal

Daughter of Amber and Andrew Simonich ... has one sibling ... favorites include chicken wings, the movie "White Chicks," actor Kevin Hart, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, and the Phoenix Suns ... names her mother her personal hero because she paid for, took her and showed up to everything volleyball and has always pushed her to become better. 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 16 Mesa Community College L, 3-1
Oct 18 Phoenix College W, 3-0
Oct 23 at Scottsdale Community College L, 3-0
Oct 25 Pima Community College L, 3-2
Oct 30 at Glendale Community College L, 3-0
Nov 1 at Chandler-Gilbert Community College L, 3-2
  Overall Conf
Matches 27 18
Sets 104 72
Kills 328 251
Kills per set 3.15 3.49
Errors 101 74
Total Attacks 1109 844
Total Attacks per set 10.66 11.72
Hitting Percentage .205 .210
Assists 17 12
Assists per set 0.16 0.17
Service Aces 27 19
Service Errors 29 21
Service Aces per set 0.26 0.26
Receptions 477 366
Reception Errors 21 14
Digs 284 221
Digs per set 2.73 3.07
Block Solo 15 10
Block Assist 36 27
Block Total 51 37
Blocks per set 0.49 0.51
Block Errors 3 3
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 388.0 293.5
Points per set 3.7 4.1
Matches started 27 18
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 7 Benedictine Mesa   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 9 SMCC Alumnae   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 10 at Ottawa (AZ)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 15 at Central Arizona College   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 22 vs. Rock Valley College W, 3-2 1 5 9 6 50 .060 1 2 3 15 1 13 1 1 0 2 0 12.5
Aug 23 vs. Grand Rapids Community College L, 3-0 1 3 7 2 20 .250 0 0 1 11 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 8.5
Aug 23 vs. Gulf Coast State College L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 25 .200 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 6.0
Aug 23 vs. Parkland College L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 14 .286 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5.5
Aug 24 vs. Heartland Community College L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 12 .083 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3.0
Aug 24 vs. Kirkwood Community College L, 3-0 1 3 7 4 30 .100 2 1 1 22 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 9.5
Aug 28 Mesa Community College L, 3-2 1 5 19 5 56 .250 0 1 0 28 1 17 0 1 0 1 0 20.5
Aug 29 Williston State College W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 24 .542 0 0 0 7 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
Aug 29 Highland Community College - Kansas L, 3-1 1 4 15 8 45 .156 1 1 1 19 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 16.5
Sep 4 at Scottsdale Community College L, 3-1 1 4 22 4 66 .273 2 0 3 20 1 19 1 2 1 3 0 24.0
Sep 6 Pima Community College L, 3-1 1 4 13 3 46 .217 0 0 0 33 2 15 0 1 1 1 0 13.5
Sep 11 at Glendale Community College L, 3-0 1 3 14 1 45 .289 0 1 1 6 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 15.0
Sep 13 at Chandler-Gilbert Community College L, 3-2 1 5 22 7 56 .268 1 1 2 24 1 13 2 3 0 5 0 26.5
Sep 17 Phoenix College W, 3-1 1 4 11 4 43 .163 0 3 1 16 1 18 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Sep 19 at Mesa Community College L, 3-2 1 5 21 4 76 .224 0 1 1 39 1 14 1 2 0 3 0 24.0
Sep 24 at Central Arizona College L, 3-2 1 5 15 6 45 .200 1 4 2 25 2 11 0 2 0 2 0 20.0
Sep 25 at Phoenix College W, 3-2 1 5 19 7 66 .182 1 4 3 31 2 15 0 5 0 5 0 25.5
Sep 27 Scottsdale Community College L, 3-1 1 4 16 6 39 .256 0 0 1 18 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 16.0
Oct 2 at Pima Community College L, 3-0 1 2 0 1 5 -.200 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 4 Glendale Community College L, 3-0 1 3 7 4 30 .100 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 4 0 4 0 9.0
Oct 9 Chandler-Gilbert Community College L, 3-2 1 5 16 3 45 .289 4 2 4 30 0 16 3 1 0 4 0 21.5
Oct 16 Mesa Community College L, 3-1 1 4 10 7 61 .049 3 1 1 31 1 24 0 2 0 2 0 12.0
Oct 18 Phoenix College W, 3-0 1 3 13 3 41 .244 1 1 0 14 0 9 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Oct 23 at Scottsdale Community College L, 3-0 1 3 5 2 20 .150 0 0 0 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Oct 25 Pima Community College L, 3-2 1 5 15 4 50 .220 0 2 2 0 0 17 2 0 0 2 0 19.0
Oct 30 at Glendale Community College L, 3-0 1 3 10 4 32 .188 0 1 0 22 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 11.0
Nov 1 at Chandler-Gilbert Community College L, 3-2 1 5 18 5 67 .194 0 1 2 29 0 15 1 2 0 3 0 21.0
  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
2023-24 28 105 212 2.02 36 532 .331 1 0.01 22 0.21 20 5 71 0.68 66 34 100 0.95 317.0 3.0
2024-25 27 104 328 3.15 101 1109 .205 17 0.16 27 0.26 477 21 284 2.73 15 36 51 0.49 388.0 3.7
Total 55 209 540 2.58 137 1641 .246 18 0.09 49 0.23 497 26 355 1.70 81 70 151 0.72 705.0 3.4
    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
Event Total 27 104 328 3.15 101 1109 .205 17 0.16 27 0.26 477 21 284 2.73 15 36 51 0.49 388.0 3.7
Conference 18 72 251 3.49 74 844 .210 12 0.17 19 0.26 366 14 221 3.07 10 27 37 0.51 293.5 4.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 44 148 3.36 47 480 .210 9 0.20 11 0.25 197 5 154 3.50 5 14 19 0.43 171.0 3.9
Away 10 40 146 3.65 41 478 .220 5 0.13 13 0.33 220 11 100 2.50 5 16 21 0.53 172.0 4.3
Neutral 6 20 34 1.70 13 151 .139 3 0.15 3 0.15 60 5 30 1.50 5 6 11 0.55 45.0 2.3
Result Wins 5 20 65 3.25 20 224 .201 3 0.15 10 0.50 83 4 66 3.30 1 10 11 0.55 81.0 4.0
Losses 22 84 263 3.13 81 885 .206 14 0.17 17 0.20 394 17 218 2.60 14 26 40 0.48 307.0 3.7
Month August 9 32 81 2.53 26 276 .199 4 0.13 5 0.16 114 6 69 2.16 5 8 13 0.41 95.0 3.0
September 9 39 153 3.92 42 482 .230 5 0.13 14 0.36 212 10 121 3.10 4 17 21 0.54 179.5 4.6
October 8 28 76 2.71 28 284 .169 8 0.29 7 0.25 122 5 79 2.82 5 9 14 0.50 92.5 3.3
November 1 5 18 3.60 5 67 .194 0 0.00 1 0.20 29 0 15 3.00 1 2 3 0.60 21.0 4.2

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