Morgan State University Athletics

2012 (Sophomore): Named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team…Totaled seven kills, six digs and four blocks in 22 sets played…Tallied a season-high two blocks and tied a season-high two digs against Delaware State (11/4)…Had a season-best two kills and a block at Delaware State (10/5)…Finished with a solo block and a kill at Delaware (9/25)…Notched a kill and two digs in the season opener against St. John’s (8/24).
 
2011 (Freshman): Was a first-team Morgan State All-Academic team honoree…A member of the Alpha Lambda Honors Society and National Society of Collegiate Scholars…Played in 51 sets, totaling 54 kills, 24 blocks, 32 digs, three service aces and four assists…Led Morgan with a team-high and season-best 11 kills and had three blocks at Delaware State (10/7)…Totaled six kills, four blocks and an assist in a tough five-set loss at American (9/27)…Had five digs, three blocks and three kills in the MEAC opener at Coppin State (9/25)…Tallied five kills, two blocks and two digs at Navy (9/20)…Finished with six kills and two digs against Furman (9/9) in the opener of the Hilton University 49er Tournament…Recorded five kills, four digs, three blocks, two service aces and an assist against Loyola (Md.) in the opener of the Battle of Baltimore (9/3).
 
High School: Was a three-year letterwinner in volleyball and a two-year letterwinner in basketball at Roseville High...Started all four years on the Tigers’ volleyball team, helping the squad to an 11-1 mark and a Sierra Foothill League title as a freshman...Served as team captain during her junior and senior seasons...Garnered honorable mention All-Sierra Foothill League honors as a junior and senior...Named first-team All-League and honorable All-City honors as a senior...Named team MVP following senior season...Was coached by Michelle Burkhead as a freshman and Ron Grove her final three seasons...Helped the basketball team to a first-round playoff appearance...Coached by Ron Volk...Was a gold academic merit award recipient her sophomore through senior years and received the Presidential Education award.
 
Personal: Born on May 10, 1993...Daughter of Darcee and Vernon Durham...Mother played volleyball for two years at Sacramento State, while her father was a four-year letterwinner in basketball at Sacramento State...Major is sociology and minor is criminal justice...Career ambition is to work in criminal profiling or work with major case victims...Is in the Morgan State honors program…Hobbies include playing the piano.

SIMONE’S CAREER HIGHS
Attack Percentage                 .800 at Towson, 9/2/11          
Kills                                         11 at Delaware State, 10/7/11
Total Attempts                        28 at Delaware State, 10/7/11
Assists                                    1 twice; last at American, 9/27/11
Digs                                         5 at Coppin State, 9/25/11
Aces                                         2 vs. Loyola-Md., 9/2/11
Blocks                                     4 at American, 9/27/11