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Jersey Number 9
Neele’ge’ Sims
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Owosso, Mich.
Honors: MVC Freshman of the Week (11/6/23)... CSC Academic All-District (2024)...Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025)...MVC Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)
Junior (2025)
• Played in 17 sets over the course of nine matches
• Had season totals of 13 kills, nine blocks, six digs and three service aces
• Tallied multiple kills in five matches with a high of three versus New Mexico State (10/18)
• Had two blocks in three separate matches
• Served two aces against Incarnate Word (8/30)
Sophomore (2024)
• Started 30 of 32 matches in the middle for the Bears, averaging 1.29 kills and 0.67 blocks per set with a .268 hitting percentage
• Had four matches with at least 10 kills, hitting .389 or better in each
• Season high of 11 kills came against Robert Morris (8/31), UAPB (9/6) and SEMO (9/20), with an efficiency at .500 or better in each
• Hit .300 or better in 12 matches
• Collected three or more blocks 14 times with a high of six at Indiana State (10/18)
• Led the Bears in blocking 15 times
• Served 26 aces against only 17 errors with a high of five aces against SIUE (9/21)
Freshman (2023)
• Started 14 matches and appeared in 19 as a true freshman
• Averaged 0.84 blocks per set to go with 45 total kills and 22 aces
• Tallied seven blocks in the season opener against Texas A&M-Commerce (8/25), repeating that at Evansville (10/27) and Belmont (11/4)
• Served eight aces at Murray State (11/3), the most for a Bear since Sept. 22, 2006; the most in the MVC in 2023; tied for fifth overall and first among freshmen nationally in 2023
• Hit .412 with eight kills against Kansas City (8/31), and matched that season high while hitting .636 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/2)
• Had seven kills on an error-free .778 hitting against UIC (10/20)
• Served multiple aces in four matches
Background
• Four-year starter and four-time academic all-state honoree for Corunna High in Owosso, Mich.
• Tallied 1,058 kills, 147 aces, 197 blocks an 614 digs during prep career
• Four-time all-conference selection, including first-team citations her final three seasons
• Had 449 kills as a junior and 342 as a senior
Personal
• Born December 9, 2004 in Owosso, Mich.
• Daughter of Charles and Jennifer Sims
• Exercise science major
Junior (2025)
• Played in 17 sets over the course of nine matches
• Had season totals of 13 kills, nine blocks, six digs and three service aces
• Tallied multiple kills in five matches with a high of three versus New Mexico State (10/18)
• Had two blocks in three separate matches
• Served two aces against Incarnate Word (8/30)
Sophomore (2024)
• Started 30 of 32 matches in the middle for the Bears, averaging 1.29 kills and 0.67 blocks per set with a .268 hitting percentage
• Had four matches with at least 10 kills, hitting .389 or better in each
• Season high of 11 kills came against Robert Morris (8/31), UAPB (9/6) and SEMO (9/20), with an efficiency at .500 or better in each
• Hit .300 or better in 12 matches
• Collected three or more blocks 14 times with a high of six at Indiana State (10/18)
• Led the Bears in blocking 15 times
• Served 26 aces against only 17 errors with a high of five aces against SIUE (9/21)
Freshman (2023)
• Started 14 matches and appeared in 19 as a true freshman
• Averaged 0.84 blocks per set to go with 45 total kills and 22 aces
• Tallied seven blocks in the season opener against Texas A&M-Commerce (8/25), repeating that at Evansville (10/27) and Belmont (11/4)
• Served eight aces at Murray State (11/3), the most for a Bear since Sept. 22, 2006; the most in the MVC in 2023; tied for fifth overall and first among freshmen nationally in 2023
• Hit .412 with eight kills against Kansas City (8/31), and matched that season high while hitting .636 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/2)
• Had seven kills on an error-free .778 hitting against UIC (10/20)
• Served multiple aces in four matches
Background
• Four-year starter and four-time academic all-state honoree for Corunna High in Owosso, Mich.
• Tallied 1,058 kills, 147 aces, 197 blocks an 614 digs during prep career
• Four-time all-conference selection, including first-team citations her final three seasons
• Had 449 kills as a junior and 342 as a senior
Personal
• Born December 9, 2004 in Owosso, Mich.
• Daughter of Charles and Jennifer Sims
• Exercise science major
Baseball Postgame vs. Liberty (5/24/26)
Sunday, May 24
Baseball Postgame vs. DBU (5/22/26)
Saturday, May 23
Baseball Postgame at Kennesaw State (5/21/26)
Friday, May 22
Baseball Postgame at Kennesaw State (5/16/26)
Saturday, May 16
