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#3 - Amanda Bigney
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Class: Senior
Height: 5-11
Position: Outside Hitter
Hometown: Cedar Springs, Mich.
High School: Cedar Springs

Personal: Born Nov. 3, 1989...Parents are Lloyd and Christine...Is an Art major...Named to the Dean's List in Spring 2009...Member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

2009: Achieved career-highs in kills (260) and digs (97) in 2009...Shouldered more responsibility on the court, playing more in the back row than ever before in her career...Played extremely well in the second half of the season, getting double-digit kills in eight of the team's last 13 matches...Turned in a brilliant performance against Ferris State in the GLIAC Tournament Quarterfinals, getting 16 kills with a .433 attack percentage...Had 13 kills against nationally ranked Indianapolis Oct. 16 and 13 kills vs. Ashland in the GLIAC Tournament Semifinals...Had career-high 11 digs in win at Michigan Tech Sept. 25.

2008: Saw action in 24 matches and finished third on the team with 2.68 kills per set...Was an effective offensive weapon when she was on the court...Had double figures in kills six times, and had a team-season high of 20 kills at Wayne State Sept. 20...Notched 16 kills against Bellarmine in the Findlay Tournament Sept. 5...Had a career-high 20 total blocks on the season.

2007: Emerged as a productive offensive player in the second half of the season...Had 24 kills in the team’s regional match vs. Indianapolis...Added 12 kills in the team’s GLIAC tournament first-round win over Saginaw Valley State...Had five or more kills in nine of the team’s last 12 matches of the season...Has excellent leaping ability and strength.

High School: Three-year starter at Cedar Springs High School, playing mostly at the left-side hitter position...Two-time All-Conference selection...Voted team captain and team MVP after her senior year...Rang up 473 kills and 76 service aces, both team-highs...Named to the “Advance” All-Area team for the Northern Michigan area...Also an outstanding track athlete...Four-time All-Conference track athlete, with multiple regional titles in the shot put event...Holds school record for most career points in girls track, and was a four-time state qualifier in track, one of two such athletes in Cedar Springs High School history...Holds and shares five school records in shot put, discus, 400 meter relay, 800 meter relay and the 100 meter dash...Played on two different AAU volleyball teams in the Cedar Springs area, and won a championship at a tournament held at Grand Valley State University in 2005...Youngest of four children.

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