2025 Volleyball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 5
Simona Mateska
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Belgrade, Serbia
- High School:
- Gimnazija Patrijarha Pavle
- Previous College:
- University of Belgrade
Last Week: Double-double with 15 kills and 13 digs, hitting .263, in the five set loss to Michigan ... in the home finale, led UW with 13 kills, hitting .270, serving up 3 aces and earning 9 digs, as the Huskies swept UCLA
2025 | Freshman
- Her 298 kills are the most by a Husky freshman since former National Player of the Year and current assistant coach Krista Vansant in 2011
- Has had double-figure kills in 12 of the past 13 matches
- Has led or shared the lead in kills for UW in seven of the past 11 matches
- In the 3-2 win over No. 17 Penn State on 10/17, had 13 kills, hitting .393 (13-2-28) with career-high 14 digs for a double-double
- Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Husky Invitational after averaging 3.38 kills per set on a .297 percentage with 2.38 digs per set and 0.75 blocks per set
- Breakout match against San Diego (9/14), with 19 kills, hitting .366 plus 3 aces, 9 digs, and 4 blocks to score team-high 24.5 points
- Five double-doubles, in wins over Ohio State (10/3), Iowa (10/4), and Penn State (10/17), and in losses to Minnesota (10/18) and USC (10/26)
- First collegiate kills came against Colgate (8/31) where she had 6 kills on 11 swings to hit .545 plus 2 aces and 1 block
- Made first start and had first double-figure kills total with 13 at No. 11 SMU, adding 2 aces and 6 digs
High School and Personal
Born in Belgrade, Serbia โฆ parents are Olivera and Darko Mateska โฆ has one older brother, Luka โฆ father and brother both played basketball โฆ studied at University of Belgrade in 2024 after graduating high school โฆ has been a consistent member of the Serbian National Team for age groups, as well as part of the senior team roster for the 2024 Volleyball Nationโs League โฆ led Serbiaโs U22 team in the summer of 2025 at European Championship qualifying, scoring 22 points in wins over both Croatia and Bulgaria โฆ competed for Serbia at the 2024 European U20 Championships โฆ played a significant role on the Serbian U19 team at the 2023 World Championships, scoring 115 points โฆ played multiple years for Crvena Zvezda (โRed Starโ), a club team in Belgrade, helping the club reach the semifinals of the 2025 Serbian Superleague โฆ also played for U14 and U16 Serbian National Teams โฆ planning to major in Statistics.
2025 | Freshman
- Her 298 kills are the most by a Husky freshman since former National Player of the Year and current assistant coach Krista Vansant in 2011
- Has had double-figure kills in 12 of the past 13 matches
- Has led or shared the lead in kills for UW in seven of the past 11 matches
- In the 3-2 win over No. 17 Penn State on 10/17, had 13 kills, hitting .393 (13-2-28) with career-high 14 digs for a double-double
- Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Husky Invitational after averaging 3.38 kills per set on a .297 percentage with 2.38 digs per set and 0.75 blocks per set
- Breakout match against San Diego (9/14), with 19 kills, hitting .366 plus 3 aces, 9 digs, and 4 blocks to score team-high 24.5 points
- Five double-doubles, in wins over Ohio State (10/3), Iowa (10/4), and Penn State (10/17), and in losses to Minnesota (10/18) and USC (10/26)
- First collegiate kills came against Colgate (8/31) where she had 6 kills on 11 swings to hit .545 plus 2 aces and 1 block
- Made first start and had first double-figure kills total with 13 at No. 11 SMU, adding 2 aces and 6 digs
High School and Personal
Born in Belgrade, Serbia โฆ parents are Olivera and Darko Mateska โฆ has one older brother, Luka โฆ father and brother both played basketball โฆ studied at University of Belgrade in 2024 after graduating high school โฆ has been a consistent member of the Serbian National Team for age groups, as well as part of the senior team roster for the 2024 Volleyball Nationโs League โฆ led Serbiaโs U22 team in the summer of 2025 at European Championship qualifying, scoring 22 points in wins over both Croatia and Bulgaria โฆ competed for Serbia at the 2024 European U20 Championships โฆ played a significant role on the Serbian U19 team at the 2023 World Championships, scoring 115 points โฆ played multiple years for Crvena Zvezda (โRed Starโ), a club team in Belgrade, helping the club reach the semifinals of the 2025 Serbian Superleague โฆ also played for U14 and U16 Serbian National Teams โฆ planning to major in Statistics.
Seniors Markley and Hani team up to extend the match with the rejection!! ๐ค
Friday, November 28
Washington 3, Maryland 0 | Huskies Highlights
Thursday, November 27
Thatโs the game โ
Thursday, November 27
Two sets down for the dawgs ๐ฎโ๐จ
Thursday, November 27

















