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2024 Volleyball Roster
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Van Der Werff, Amelia
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Jersey Number 5
Amelia Van Der Werff
- Position:
- Middle Blocker/Right Side
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- High School:
- Lansing HS
- Hometown:
- Leavenworth, Kan.
Bio
2024 Season (Fifth Year)
• Tied a career-high of seven blocks vs Coppin State (9/20/24)
• Set a season-high eight kills vs Coppin State (9/20/24)
• Appeared in 33 sets throughout the 2024 season
• Had a season-high of one ace vs Northeastern (9/15/24)
• Had a season-high of 15 attempts vs Arizona State (11/2/24)
2023 (Senior)
• Saw action in 26 matches and starting 13 matches
• Posted season-high 13 kills, hitting .650 on the road at UCLA
• Recorded season-high seven blocks against Weber State
• Totaled 133 kills (1.68 kills per set)
• Recorded eight matches of at least five kills and a .333 hitting percentage or higher
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Athletic Director's Honor Roll
2022 (Junior)
• Saw action in all but one match, playing in 30 matches and starting 26 matches
• Posted season-high 12 kills on .417 against Milwaukee
• Recorded a team-best six blocks against Washington in just three sets
• Totaled 122 kills (1.53 kills per set)
• Recorded eight matches of at least five kills and a .333 hitting percentage or higher
• Finished third on the team with 63 blocks
• CSC Academic All-District
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Athletic Director's Honor Roll
2021 (Sophomore)
• Played in 23 matches and started 15 matches
• Recorded the best hitting percentage on the team, hitting .380 in her first season
• Ranked fifth in the Pac-12 with the .380 hitting percentage
• Totaled 129 kills and posted 1.95 kills per set
• Led the team with 1.05 blocks per set, which ranked seventh in the Pac-12, and recorded 69 blocks overall
• Posted season-high 12 kills against Colorado on .474 hitting
• Recorded 11 kills on 15 swings (.667) against Stanford and followed with eight kills on 12 swings at California (.667)
• Season-best .889 hitting percentage came vs. Arizona with eight kills and zero errors
• Hit above .300 and posted five or more kills in 10 matches
• Earned a season-high seven blocks against Arizona State and matched the mark in the NCAA Tournament against Utah Valley
• Posted five or more blocks in eight outings
Prior To Utah (Middle Tennessee)
2020 (Freshman)
• Third player in program history to be named to the C-USA All-Freshman team
• Started all 15 matches during her debut campaign at middle blocker with a team-leading .347 hitting percentage
• Second on the team in points (180.5)
• Second on the team in kills (149)
• Third on the team in blocks (36)
• Named C-USA Freshman of the Week on Feb. 23
• Was the first freshman in program history to receive a C-USA Freshman of the Week honor
HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-year starter and finished with the second most career-blocks at Lansing High School
• Named to the UKC All-Conference Team twice, the 2019 All-State Tournament Team and the 2019 All-Tournament Team at the Seaman Invitational in Topeka, Kan
• Her team also placed at the state volleyball tournament three years in a row
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Jay and Kelly Van Der Werff
• Has two brothers and three sisters
• Majoring in psychology
• Tied a career-high of seven blocks vs Coppin State (9/20/24)
• Set a season-high eight kills vs Coppin State (9/20/24)
• Appeared in 33 sets throughout the 2024 season
• Had a season-high of one ace vs Northeastern (9/15/24)
• Had a season-high of 15 attempts vs Arizona State (11/2/24)
2023 (Senior)
• Saw action in 26 matches and starting 13 matches
• Posted season-high 13 kills, hitting .650 on the road at UCLA
• Recorded season-high seven blocks against Weber State
• Totaled 133 kills (1.68 kills per set)
• Recorded eight matches of at least five kills and a .333 hitting percentage or higher
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Athletic Director's Honor Roll
2022 (Junior)
• Saw action in all but one match, playing in 30 matches and starting 26 matches
• Posted season-high 12 kills on .417 against Milwaukee
• Recorded a team-best six blocks against Washington in just three sets
• Totaled 122 kills (1.53 kills per set)
• Recorded eight matches of at least five kills and a .333 hitting percentage or higher
• Finished third on the team with 63 blocks
• CSC Academic All-District
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Athletic Director's Honor Roll
2021 (Sophomore)
• Played in 23 matches and started 15 matches
• Recorded the best hitting percentage on the team, hitting .380 in her first season
• Ranked fifth in the Pac-12 with the .380 hitting percentage
• Totaled 129 kills and posted 1.95 kills per set
• Led the team with 1.05 blocks per set, which ranked seventh in the Pac-12, and recorded 69 blocks overall
• Posted season-high 12 kills against Colorado on .474 hitting
• Recorded 11 kills on 15 swings (.667) against Stanford and followed with eight kills on 12 swings at California (.667)
• Season-best .889 hitting percentage came vs. Arizona with eight kills and zero errors
• Hit above .300 and posted five or more kills in 10 matches
• Earned a season-high seven blocks against Arizona State and matched the mark in the NCAA Tournament against Utah Valley
• Posted five or more blocks in eight outings
Prior To Utah (Middle Tennessee)
2020 (Freshman)
• Third player in program history to be named to the C-USA All-Freshman team
• Started all 15 matches during her debut campaign at middle blocker with a team-leading .347 hitting percentage
• Second on the team in points (180.5)
• Second on the team in kills (149)
• Third on the team in blocks (36)
• Named C-USA Freshman of the Week on Feb. 23
• Was the first freshman in program history to receive a C-USA Freshman of the Week honor
HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-year starter and finished with the second most career-blocks at Lansing High School
• Named to the UKC All-Conference Team twice, the 2019 All-State Tournament Team and the 2019 All-Tournament Team at the Seaman Invitational in Topeka, Kan
• Her team also placed at the state volleyball tournament three years in a row
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Jay and Kelly Van Der Werff
• Has two brothers and three sisters
• Majoring in psychology
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