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#14 - Amanda Geelhoed
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Class: Senior
Height: 6-0
Position: Middle Hitter
Hometown: Grand Rapids, Mich.
High School: Lowell

Personal: Born Aug. 19, 1989...Parents are Dan and Cinda...Has two sisters, Hannah and Samie...Is a double major in Physical Education and Marketing Management...Named to the Dean's List in Fall 2008...Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team in 2010...Member of Chi Omega.

2010: Rotated between middle hitter and right-side hitter during the season and was a big part of one of Division II's best blocking teams...Ranked seventh in the GLIAC and third on the team with 68 total blocks on the season...Set career-highs in every category, including kills, digs, assists and blocks...Had season-high seven total blocks in win over Northwood Oct. 8 and had five or more blocks four times...Picked up season-high seven kills in victory at Lake Superior State Oct. 10.

2009: Returned to active duty after stting out the 2008 season with an injury, and had 21 kills in 49 sets played on the season as a right-side hitter...Played some of her best matches in big-time situations, getting three kills in the GLIAC Tournament championship match vs. Saginaw Valley State as well as the regional semifinal match vs. the University of Indianapolis...Tied her season-high with four total blocks in those two matches also...A tough and smart player who has team leadership potential in her next two seasons...Played for the Hillsdale College women's basketball team in 2009-10, playing in 16 games and averaging 3.3 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.

2008: Sat out season as a medical redshirt...Is expected to return to the court in 2009 as one of the team's best middle and right-side hitters.

2007: Another one of the rapidly improving young players on the team...Plays with strength and intelligence in the middle, and has outstanding court awareness...Role in offense grew as season went along...Had 15 kills in her final five matches of the season, her most productive stretch of the 2007 campaign...Was second on team with 1.03 blocks per game.

High School: Highly successful two sport athlete at Lowell High School...Named OK White All-Conference in 2006...Led Red Arrows volleyball team to district title in 2005-06 and conference title in 2006-07...Was also a key part of strong girls basketball team that won back-to-back conference, district and regional championships in 2005 and 2006...Starter on basketball team that made the state semifinals in 2006...Played for USA Michigan and InSide Out club teams.


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