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2022 Volleyball Roster

Larry Lawson
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Jaelle Johnson/Omaha Athletics
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Iowa State/Luke Lu

15 Sami Clarkson

15 Sami Clarkson

  • Position:
    Setter
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Concordia
  • Hometown:
    Omaha, Neb.

Summary

Biography

Honors and Awards
Summit League Setter of the Year (2021)
First Team All-Summit (2019, 2021)
All-Summit Honorable Mention (2020, 2022)
Summit League All-Freshman Team (2019)
Academic All-Summit League (2021, 2022)
Summit League Championship All-Tournament Team (2019)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21)
Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2020-21)
CSC Academic All-District (2022)

As a Senior (2022)
Appeared in all 31 matches starting each one and playing all 117 sets…Recorded the fifth most assists in the league with 1046…Became the fourth Maverick in history to top 4000 career assists, finishing third all-time with 4201…Had a single season-best 32 service aces this year to finish ninth in the league and bring her to 101 aces in her career…Also topped 100 career total blocks and 800 digs this season…Earned six double-doubles...Reached at least 50 assists seven times, tying her career high with 61 vs. Creighton (Sept. 10).

As a Junior (2021)
Started all 30 matches this season playing in 109 sets...Led the Mavericks with 1,219 assists averaging 11.18 per set...Led the league in assists per set and ranked second on total assists... finished the season with 30 aces for a team high and ranked 14th in the league...Tallied 218 digs for 2.0 per set...Finished with 48 kills and 48 blocks...Notched seven double-doubles this year...Recorded 40 assists and 12 digs for her first of the season at Nebraska (Sept. 3)...Oosted 47 assists and 11 digs vs. Weber State (Sept. 16)...Added another 45 assists and 10 digs vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 25)...Tallied two straight double-doubles at Oral Roberts (Nov. 18) with 42 assists and 10 digs followed by at Kansas City (Nov. 21) with 45 assists and 11 digs...Recorded a season-high 61 assists vs. Oral Roberts (Nov. 26) in the Summit League semifinals...Recorded a season-high four kills vs. Denver (Oct. 2) and vs. South Dakota (Oct. 14)...Made a career-high six blocks vs. South Dakota State (Oct. 16).

As a Sophomore (2020)
Started all 19 matches for the Mavericks, appearing in all 72 sets…Named All-Summit Honorable Mention…Totaled 761 assists, 172 digs, 22 kills and 21 service aces and blocks…Recorded nine double-doubles on the season…Finished regular season as the league leader with 10.61 assists per set…Had nine matches with 40 or more assists, including three matches with at least 50 assists…Garnered a career-high 60 assists with 11 digs in win at North Dakota State (March 12)…Posted double-double with 39 assists and career-high 15 digs against Kansas City (Feb. 8)…Collected season-high three service aces at South Dakota (Feb. 15) and vs. South Dakota State (March 5)...Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

As a Freshman (2019)
Appeared in 26 matches with 22 starts as a setter…Named to The Summit League All-Freshman Team and garnered All-Summit Honors Also earned Summit League Championship All-Tournament Team honors… Recorded 10 double-doubles on the season…Made her debut against Creighton (Sept. 13) with 15 assists and five digs in two sets…Recorded her first-career double-double against Drake (Sept. 14) with 39 assists and 11 digs…Followed up with 51 assists and 10 digs the next day against High Point…Registered a career-high 58 assists twice…Had 58 assists and 11 digs in the win over North Dakota State (Sept. 29) …Recorded 58 assists with 13 digs against Purdue Fort Wayne (Sept. 13)…Averaged 11.52 assists per set which ranked second in The Summit League…Had back-to-back 50-plus assist matches in The Summit League Tournament and recorded a double-double of 41 assists and 12 digs in the championship final against Denver (Nov. 24)…Had a career-high of four blocks Nov. 8 at Purdue Fort Wayne…Finished the season with  11 matches of 50 or more assists.

Concordia Junior/Senior High School
Four-year letter winner at setter for Concordia Junior/Senior High School…Three-time Class C1 All-State honoree at setter…Set her school’s career assist record as a senior...Garnered Under Armour All-American Honorable Mention and Centennial Conference All-Tournament accolades…Won the 2017 Centennial Conference title as a junior along with qualifying for state…Volleyball team captain and broke her single-match and season assists records as a junior in 2017…Also named Centennial All-Tournament, All-Conference and All-Omaha Area Honorable Mention…Won the Class C1 State Championship as a sophomore where she also garnered Class C1 All-Tournament, All-State, Centennial Conference All-Tournament, All-Omaha Area Honorable Mention and Prep Volleyball honorable mention honors…Also named to the AVCA Phenom List…2015 Prep Volleyball Freshman 59 list honorable mention as a freshman…Also lettered in swimming where she qualified for state in over 10 events…Volleyball Academic All-State, two-time swimming academic all-state, Dwight D. Eisenhower Outstanding Junior Award winner...Member of the National Honor Society.

Club Volleyball
Played under head coach Shannon Smolinski for Premier Nebraska Volleyball…Played at the 2016 USA Girls Junior National Championship, Prep Volleyball 15 National Supernova, 2017 Colorado Crossroads… Made the Prep Volleyball Stars Who Shines Class of 2019 Watch List…Finished third in her national division at the 2016 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship.

Personal
Born April 9, 2001 in San Diego Calif…Daugherty of Jeff and Tricia Clarkson…Has a sister, Sydney, and a brother, Jake…Majoring in biology…Hobbies include playing different sports, reading and traveling.
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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2019Freshman

    Setter
    5'11"
    15
  • 15

    2020Sophomore

    Setter
    5'11"
    15
  • 15

    2021Junior

    Setter
    5'11"
    15
  • 15

    2022Senior

    Setter
    5'11"
    15