Amanda Otten

Northern Illinois

Oct 9 (Thu)

6 p.m.

Photo by: Marison Bilagody

Photo by: Kate Laney, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Avery Zuercher, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Kate Laney, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Jill Borthwick, BGSU Athletics

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Career Highlights:

2024 First Team All-MAC
2024 Academic All-MAC
Four-Time MAC Setter of the Week (Sept. 18, 2023; Oct. 7, 2024; Nov. 4, 2024; Sept. 15, 2025)
MAC Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 28, 2023)
Totaled 1,179 assists in 2024, seventh during Rally Scoring Era
Landed 38 aces in 2024, tied for eighth during Rally Scoring Era

2024 | Sophomore

Appeared in 34 of BGSU’s 35 matches with 32 starts, playing in 126 of the Falcons’ 133 sets
Recorded a team-leading 1,179 assists, placing seventh during the program’s Rally Scoring Era for assists in a single-season
Brought her career assist total to 1,436 to move into 10th on the Rally Scoring Era career assists list
Landed 38 aces, third on the team, to tie for eighth during the Rally Scoring Era for single-season aces
Led the Falcons in assists 30 times during the season with BGSU going 22-8 in those matches
Led the team in aces three times (3-0), digs three times (2-1) and blocks once (1-0)
Finished the season with a career-high 238 digs, finishing fourth on the team for the season
Tallied a career-high 92 blocks for the Falcons, finishing fourth on the team
Added a career-high 117 kills, coming in sixth on the team in the stat
Registered a team-high seven double-doubles over the course of the season
Logged a career-high 63 assists against Eastern Michigan (Oct. 10) to go along with 11 digs for a double-double
Recorded a career-high 14 digs twice, coming against Central Michigan (Oct. 11) and Northern Illinois (Nov. 8), both aiding in double-doubles
Landed a season-high five aces in the NIVC Semifinal match against St. John’s (Dec. 14)
Totaled 16 aces for the Falcons in the NIVC across five matches

2023 | Freshman

Played in 17 matches and 62 sets for Bowling Green
Made her collegiate debut against ETSU on Aug. 25
Finished second on the team with 257 assists
Logged 42 blocks for the Falcons
Landed 15 aces throughout the season
Registered season-highs in kills (17), digs (11) and aces (3) against Colorado State on Sept. 7
Concluded the season with two triple-doubles and two double-doubles
Tied for 11th in the nation for triple-doubles
Missed all matches after Oct. 7 due to an injury

Batavia, Ill.

Named to the AVCA Phenom List in 2019, 2020 and 2021
Named First-Team All-State as a senior in 2022
2021 Honorable Mention All-State
2021 Honorable Mention All-America by Prep Volleyball
Recorded 319 kills on a .274 hitting percentage in 2022. Added 254 assists, 187 digs, 60 aces and 59 blocks to her stat line.
Two-time Batavia High School MVP
2022 AVCA All-Region
2022 UA Camp Invite
Three-time All-Conference
Played club volleyball with Team One

Daughter of Nicholas Otten and Karma Forrestal
Both parents played basketball at Wheaton College
Plans to major in business with the career ambition of owning her own business or bakery