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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: Led the Huskies in kills in both matches last week ... had 13 kills and 9 digs against No. 12 Wisconsin ... another 13 kills, hitting .379, with a career-high 18 digs for a double-double at No. 22 USC.
2025 | Freshman
- Has led the Huskies in kills in the past three matches, and has double-figure kills in five-straight matches and seven of the past eight
- 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 … parents are Olivera and Darko Mateska … has one older brother, Luka … father and brother both played basketball … studied at University of Belgrade in 2024 after graduating high school … 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 Nation’s League … led Serbia’s U22 team in the summer of 2025 at European Championship qualifying, scoring 22 points in wins over both Croatia and Bulgaria … competed for Serbia at the 2024 European U20 Championships … played a significant role on the Serbian U19 team at the 2023 World Championships, scoring 115 points … played multiple years for Crvena Zvezda (“Red Star”), a club team in Belgrade, helping the club reach the semifinals of the 2025 Serbian Superleague … also played for U14 and U16 Serbian National Teams … planning to major in Statistics.
2025 | Freshman
- Has led the Huskies in kills in the past three matches, and has double-figure kills in five-straight matches and seven of the past eight
- 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 … parents are Olivera and Darko Mateska … has one older brother, Luka … father and brother both played basketball … studied at University of Belgrade in 2024 after graduating high school … 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 Nation’s League … led Serbia’s U22 team in the summer of 2025 at European Championship qualifying, scoring 22 points in wins over both Croatia and Bulgaria … competed for Serbia at the 2024 European U20 Championships … played a significant role on the Serbian U19 team at the 2023 World Championships, scoring 115 points … played multiple years for Crvena Zvezda (“Red Star”), a club team in Belgrade, helping the club reach the semifinals of the 2025 Serbian Superleague … also played for U14 and U16 Serbian National Teams … planning to major in Statistics.
Thank you, Tape! 🫡 Dawgs seal set three with an ace!
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Washington 3, Oregon 0 | Huskies Highlights
Saturday, November 01
Huskies for a Cure | Washington Athletics
Tuesday, October 28
There's ☝️ as Mateska crushes the final point of the third!
Sunday, October 26
