An all-around performer who can play in all six rotations...Possesses potential to carry a team offensively...Can attack the ball with power or finesse.

2008: Competed in all 31 matches and earned spot on MAC’s All-Freshman Team...Led team and all MAC rookies with 3.31 kills per set and ranked sixth overall in conference...Ranked second on team with 3.16 digs and 0.27 service aces per set...Received all-tournament team honors at Ohio State, Eastern Illinois and South Florida...Registered team-best 20 double-digit kill outings and 15 double-doubles in kills and digs...Notched six straight double-doubles from Sept. 13-Sept. 26...Recorded season-high 21 kills on five occasions — vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 6), vs. Harvard (Sept. 19), at South Florida (Sept. 20) and in back-to-back MAC contests vs. Ohio (Oct. 17) and Kent State (Oct. 18)...Earned MAC West Division Player of Week accolades for performance against Bobcats and Golden Flashes...Also tallied season-best 22 digs at Ball State (Nov. 6) and season-high five service aces vs. Youngstown State (Aug. 29).

Prep: A 2008 graduate of Plainfield North High School...Named to Chicago Sun Times All-Area Team and ranked among state’s Top 50 players as senior...Also received Chicago Tribune’s All-State Special Mention and earned Plainfield Enterprise Player of Year accolades...Tallied 327 kills, 292 digs, 64 service aces and 27 blocks along with an impressive .352 attack percentage as senior...Helped school to conference title in 2006 and 2007...Received all-league and team MVP honors as junior and senior and served as team captain each year.

Personal: Born Amber Marie DeWeerdt on February 9, 1990...Parents are Dennis and Susan DeWeerdt...Father is a supervisor and mother is a web programmer...Has younger brother, Jeremy (17)...Undecided on academic major.