2018 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Witherspoon, Amber
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Jersey Number 12
Amber Witherspoon
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Lincoln Park
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
Bio
Notables: 2018 Second Team All-ACC ... Tied Syracuse record for blocks in four-set match at Virginia Tech in 2018 (14) ... Had the second-highest single-season blocks per set in program history in 2018 (1.53) ... 162 blocks in 2018 is the fifth-most by a Syracuse student-athlete under the 25-point scoring format ... Holds program record for highest career blocks per set (1.36).
Redshirt Senior Year - Volleyball (2018): Opened the season with eight kills and six blocks against New Hampshire ... Recorded 11 kills and eight blocks at UConn ... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the UConn Invitational ... Contributed two blocks against BYU ... Had six blocks and four kills against USC ... Added nine kills against Marquette, Wyoming and Iowa ... Tallied 11 kills at Iowa State ... Recorded 10 kills and 10 blocks against Georgia Tech ... Totaled 11 kills with three blocks against Clemson ... Notched eight blocks at Wake Forest ... Put up six blocks at Duke followed by five at Pittsburgh ... Had seven blocks and five kills against Florida State ... Tallied nine blocks at Notre Dame ... Had eight kills and five blocks at Louisville ... Had a season-high 14 blocks at Virginia Tech along with 10 kills and a .556 hitting percentage ... Recorded 12 kills at Georgia Tech while adding five blocks ... Had a season-best .667 hitting percentage in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with nine kills and six blocks ... Contributed two kills and three blocks against Penn State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Junior Year - Volleyball (2017): Had six kills and a match-leading 7 total blocks against Siena … Tallied nine kills and five blocks versus Grand Canyon ... Totaled match-highs with 11 kills and a .667 hitting percentage against Niagara ... Racked up eight kills and two block assists against Colgate ... Totaled three kills and a match-high three blocks against Wisconsin ... Had six kills and three block assists at Kansas State … Tallied four kills and blocked one shot versus Arkansas ... Totaled seven kills and a .538 hitting percentage at Dartmouth ... Totaled eight kills and five block assists at Pittsburgh ... Recorded nine kills and two blocks at Duke … Tallied four kills and blocked six shots at Wake Forest ... Tallied eight kills with a match-high seven block assists at Georgia Tech … Recorded five kills and three blocks at Clemson ... Totaled seven kills with a match-high six block assists versus Virginia Tech … Recorded five kills and added a match-high six blocks against Virginia ... Produced six kills and a three blocks at North Carolina State … Recorded three kills and three blocks at North Carolina ... Finished with 11 kills and four blocks at Florida State … Produced seven kills and five blocks at Miami ... Recorded a team-high 13 kills with a .526 hitting percentage to go along with five blocks versus Wake Forest … Finished with 12 kills, six blocks and two digs against Duke … Produced 11 kills and a match-high 16 blocks versus Notre Dame … Recorded a team-high 12 kills and nine blocks against Louisville … Tallied six kills and two blocks versus Albany in the NIVC … Totaled 11 kills and four blocks against Towson in the NIVC … Tied for a team-high eight kills with six blocks at West Virginia in the NIVC.
Sophomore Year - Volleyball (2016): Racked up six kills, two digs and three blocks against UConn … Had six kills and three blocks against Colgate ... Totaled four kills against Oregon State at the Nebraska Invite ... Made one block assist against Iowa State at the Nebraska Invite ... Totaled one kill and three blocks against Hofstra … Totaled four kills and eight blocks against Siena … Totaled one kill and five blocks against Penn State ... Had four kills and three blocks against Northwestern … Tallied one kill and five blocks against UNI ... Totaled one kill with a .500 hitting percentage, followed by two blocks against NC Stat ... Had five kills with a .333 hitting percentage, followed by one block against Florida State … Had five kills, one dig and six blocks against Miami ... Had one kill, one dig and one block against Notre Dame ... Totaled three kills and 11 blocks against Notre Dame.
Freshman Year - Volleyball (2015): Had two blocks against LIU Brooklyn ... Recorded two blocks against Navy ... Contributed one kill against Clemson ... Posted one kill against NC State.
Freshman Year - Basketball (2014): Participated on the Syracuse women's basketball team as a center for one year.
Personal: Major is human development and family sciences in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Redshirt Senior Year - Volleyball (2018): Opened the season with eight kills and six blocks against New Hampshire ... Recorded 11 kills and eight blocks at UConn ... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the UConn Invitational ... Contributed two blocks against BYU ... Had six blocks and four kills against USC ... Added nine kills against Marquette, Wyoming and Iowa ... Tallied 11 kills at Iowa State ... Recorded 10 kills and 10 blocks against Georgia Tech ... Totaled 11 kills with three blocks against Clemson ... Notched eight blocks at Wake Forest ... Put up six blocks at Duke followed by five at Pittsburgh ... Had seven blocks and five kills against Florida State ... Tallied nine blocks at Notre Dame ... Had eight kills and five blocks at Louisville ... Had a season-high 14 blocks at Virginia Tech along with 10 kills and a .556 hitting percentage ... Recorded 12 kills at Georgia Tech while adding five blocks ... Had a season-best .667 hitting percentage in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with nine kills and six blocks ... Contributed two kills and three blocks against Penn State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Junior Year - Volleyball (2017): Had six kills and a match-leading 7 total blocks against Siena … Tallied nine kills and five blocks versus Grand Canyon ... Totaled match-highs with 11 kills and a .667 hitting percentage against Niagara ... Racked up eight kills and two block assists against Colgate ... Totaled three kills and a match-high three blocks against Wisconsin ... Had six kills and three block assists at Kansas State … Tallied four kills and blocked one shot versus Arkansas ... Totaled seven kills and a .538 hitting percentage at Dartmouth ... Totaled eight kills and five block assists at Pittsburgh ... Recorded nine kills and two blocks at Duke … Tallied four kills and blocked six shots at Wake Forest ... Tallied eight kills with a match-high seven block assists at Georgia Tech … Recorded five kills and three blocks at Clemson ... Totaled seven kills with a match-high six block assists versus Virginia Tech … Recorded five kills and added a match-high six blocks against Virginia ... Produced six kills and a three blocks at North Carolina State … Recorded three kills and three blocks at North Carolina ... Finished with 11 kills and four blocks at Florida State … Produced seven kills and five blocks at Miami ... Recorded a team-high 13 kills with a .526 hitting percentage to go along with five blocks versus Wake Forest … Finished with 12 kills, six blocks and two digs against Duke … Produced 11 kills and a match-high 16 blocks versus Notre Dame … Recorded a team-high 12 kills and nine blocks against Louisville … Tallied six kills and two blocks versus Albany in the NIVC … Totaled 11 kills and four blocks against Towson in the NIVC … Tied for a team-high eight kills with six blocks at West Virginia in the NIVC.
Sophomore Year - Volleyball (2016): Racked up six kills, two digs and three blocks against UConn … Had six kills and three blocks against Colgate ... Totaled four kills against Oregon State at the Nebraska Invite ... Made one block assist against Iowa State at the Nebraska Invite ... Totaled one kill and three blocks against Hofstra … Totaled four kills and eight blocks against Siena … Totaled one kill and five blocks against Penn State ... Had four kills and three blocks against Northwestern … Tallied one kill and five blocks against UNI ... Totaled one kill with a .500 hitting percentage, followed by two blocks against NC Stat ... Had five kills with a .333 hitting percentage, followed by one block against Florida State … Had five kills, one dig and six blocks against Miami ... Had one kill, one dig and one block against Notre Dame ... Totaled three kills and 11 blocks against Notre Dame.
Freshman Year - Volleyball (2015): Had two blocks against LIU Brooklyn ... Recorded two blocks against Navy ... Contributed one kill against Clemson ... Posted one kill against NC State.
Freshman Year - Basketball (2014): Participated on the Syracuse women's basketball team as a center for one year.
Personal: Major is human development and family sciences in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
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