Amber Mareski

Northern Illinois

Oct 9 (Thu)

6 p.m.

Position:
Setter
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
High School:
St. Clair
Hometown:
St. Clair, Mich.

2004 Finished the season with 12.23 assists per game which ranks third all-time in the BGSU record books...also finished her career with 3,119 career assists which is fourth all-time...saw action in 97 games, making 27 starts...had a season-high 62 assists in a win over Robert Morris...had a near triple-double versus Northern Illinois, where she posted nine kills (career-high), seven digs and 52 assists in the win...finished the year with 215 digs, including 10 double-figure performances...earned the Most Improved Player award, voted on by her teammates. 2003: Averaged 9.39 assists per game to lead the Falcons...was fourth on the team in hitting percentage with a .215...had a season-high 61 assists versus Akron and followed that up with 54 assists versus Western Michigan two nights later...she tied her career-high in kills with seven at Eastern Michigan...with 18 digs versus Eastern Michigan to open the MAC Tournament she established a new career-high.

2002: Appeared in 27 matches, starting 20 ... saw action in 101 games ... led the team in both assists (872) and assists per game (10.26) ... had 120 digs on the season which included 12 vs. Eastern Michigan ... had a season-best seven kills vs. Pittsburgh, with a hitting pct. of .583 (7-0-12) in that match ... hit .625 (5-0-8) in a win over Maine ... posted three service aces against Buffalo.

Prior to BGSU: Played one year at St. Clair County CC ... helped the Skippers to a 64-7 record and a third-place finish at the NJCAA Division II national championship ... named to the National All-Tournament Team ... was fifth in the country in hitting efficiency and eighth in assists per game (10.52) ... had 205 kills, 1316 assists, 317 digs and 94 blocks on the season.

High School: Earned three letters at St. Clair High School ([apos]01) ... a three-time All-Macomb Area Conference selection for the Saints, and was the league[apos]s MVP during the senior year ... helped SCHS to a perfect 12-0 conference record that year ... twice earned all-area first-team honors ... a four-time all-league pick in cross country, who also earned three letters in track ... qualified for the state meet all four years in cross country, and was a three-time all-area selection ... set every grade level record and still holds the school record in the 5K ... a four-time academic all-league pick in that sport, earning academic all-state in 1999 ... two-time All-MAC pick in track, and was a member of the three-time state qualifying and school record-holding 3200-meter relay team ... a Detroit Free Press Scholar-Athlete ... National Honor Society.

Personal: Amber Elizabeth Mareski was born Nov. 20, 1982 ... daughter of Ken and Beth Mareski ... an only child ... music education major ... had a 3.40 cumulative GPA in her first year on campus.

MARESKI[apos]S YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS:

YEAR       MP-MS/GP     K-  E- TA   PCT.  AST  SA  DIGS   BS-BA
2002      27-20/85      67-25-223   .188   872   13    120   7-25
2003      30-15/113    85-29-260   .215   1061  20    142   7-51
2004      27-28/97    100-32-258   .264   1186  19    215   1-46
Career    84-63/295  252-86-741   .224   3119  52    477   15-122

MARESKI[apos]S CAREER HIGHS:

Kills: 9 at Northern Illinois 10/9/04 Hitting %: .583 (7-0-12) at Pittsburgh 9/7/02 Assists: 69 vs Ohio 10/11/02 Aces: 4, vs. Miami 11/7/03 Digs: 18, vs. Eastern Michigan 11/18/03 BS: 2 at Western Michigan 11/22/02 BA: 6 at Wright State 9/17/04 TB: 7 at Wright State 9/17/04