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Bowling Green State University Athletics
2001 Volleyball Roster
Amber Vorst
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Kalida
- Hometown:
- Kalida, Ohio
2001: Saw action in 28 matches, making 15 starts ... played in a total of 85 games ... named to the MAC All-Tournament team ... hit .326 and tied her career best with 17 kills in league tourney match vs. Ball State ... that was her lone match of the year with double-digit kills ... had at least 10 digs on eight occasions, including a season-high 14 vs. Kent State ... had 185 digs on the year ... hit .545 vs. CMU, with eight kills and two errors in 11 attempts ... tied her career bests for solo blocks (two) and total blocks (five) in win at Buffalo.
2000: Saw action in 24 matches, starting five ... had 66 kills and 97 digs (2.16 dpg) on the year ... her 15 blocks included six of the solo variety ... had a season-high 12 kills, along with 15 digs, at Kent State ... hit .667, with eight kills in 12 attempts, in a win at Marshall ... was named the MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Oct. 3 after that MU match ... three double-digit dig efforts included a season-best 17 in a win over Cincinnati ... tied her career best with a pair of solo blocks vs. Ball State ... averaged 3.36 digs per game in the season's opening weekend, at Indiana[apos]s tournament ... named to the MAC Honor Roll.
1999: Played in 32 of BG[apos]s 33 matches, making 27 starts ... saw action in 107 games ... hit .196 with 1.79 kills, 2.67 digs and 0.41 blocks per game ... had nine matches of at least 10 kills, including four consecutive contests in late October ... had a season-best 14 kills in the MAC Tournament win over Miami, and added 13 against CMU ... had 12 matches with 10 or more digs, including a career best of 22 at Wright State ... had 19 against Eastern Michigan, as well as in that Miami win ... hit .400 or better in three-straight matches down the stretch, including .583 vs. Cleveland State and .579 at Buffalo ... her 44 blocks included a career-high five at Toledo.
1998: Earned BG[apos]s Rookie-of-the-Year and Most-Improved-Player awards ... played in 19 matches, starting eight ... moved into the starting lineup for the last seven matches of the year ... played in a total of 43 games ... had 66 kills, including three consecutive double-digit matches in early November ... had 17 kills vs. Ohio ... hit .320 (12-4-25) vs. Marshall ... had 20 digs vs. the Herd, one of four double-digit efforts ... had 99 digs on the year ... her 15 blocks included three vs. both Marshall and Ohio ... hit .161 on the year ... had four assists at Akron.
High School: Earned three letters at Kalida High School ('98) ... as a senior, earned All-Ohio Division IV Second-Team honors while helping the Wildcats to a 7-0 Putnam County League record and a 22-1 overall mark ... a two-time All-PCL pick ... the team won the league crown all three years ... was the league's Player of the Year as a senior, also earning District 8 P-O-Y honors for the second consecutive year ... KHS finished as regional runners-up in each of her final two years ... Wildcats were 59-8 overall and 20-1 in PCL action during her tenure ... National Honor Society member ... played club ball for Stars and Spikes.
Personal: Amber Danielle Vorst was born June 6, 1980 ... daughter of Dan and Lynne Vorst ... has a younger brother ... majored in communication disorders at BGSU ... minored in psychology ... had a 3.78 GPA ... member of the National Hearing & Speech Student Language Association ... completed a practicum at Waterville Elementary School, working as an aide.
VORST[apos]S YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS:
YEAR MP-MS/ GP K- E- TA PCT. AST SA DIGS BS-BA 1998 19- 8/ 43 66- 35- 192 .161 11 5 99 5-10 1999 32-23/107 191- 74- 597 .196 10 14 286 10-34 2000 24- 5/ 45 66- 39- 254 .106 6 1 97 6- 9 2001 28-15/ 85 120- 69- 388 .131 9 10 185 5-26 Career 103-51/280 443-217-1431 .158 36 30 667 26-79
VORST[apos]S CAREER HIGHS:
Kills: 17, twice (MR: vs. Ball State 11/23/01) Hitting %: .583 (8-1-12) vs. Cleveland State 11/16/99 Assists: 4 at Akron 10/24/98 Aces: 3 at Kent 10/22/99 Digs: 22 at Wright State 10/5/99 BS: 2, four times (MR: at Buffalo 10/05/01) BA: 5 at Toledo 11/12/99 TB: 5, twice (MR: at Buffalo 10/05/01)
