2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
Amber Gerdeman
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown/Previous School:
- Leipsic, Ohio
- Club Team:
- Oiler Attack
KENT STATE AWARDS & HONORS
• Letterwinner: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
• Academic All-MAC: 2016, 2017
CAREER MATCH HIGHS
Kills: 12 (two times, last: vs. Toledo, 11/17/16)
Attack Attempts: 27 (two times, last: Bowling Green, 9/29/17)
Hitting Percentage (min. 12 att.): .429 (Robert Morris, 9/6/16)
Aces: 2 (three times, last: at Louisville, 9/2/17)
Digs: 6 (vs. Toledo, 11/17/16)
Block Solos: 2 (twice, last: at Akron, 10/28/16)
Block Assists: 6 (two times, last: at Eastern Michigan, 11/12/16)
Total Blocks: 6 (three times, last: at Eastern Michigan, 11/12/16)
Points: 14.0 (at Akron, 10/28/16)
Matches with 10 or more kills: 3 (last: 12, vs. Toledo, 11/17/16)
Matches with 10 or more points: 7 (last: 11.0, Ball State, 10/13/17)
Matches with 5 or more blocks: 6 (last: 5, at Western Michigan, 10/20/17)
2017 - SENIOR SEASON
• Saw action in 19 matches and 57 sets, making 15 starts
• Totaled 63 kills, 40 total blocks, 18 digs, 3 aces and 3 assists on the season
• Posted a season-high eight kills against Ball State (Oct. 13)
• Registered a season-high five blocks at Western Michigan (Oct. 20)
2016 - JUNIOR SEASON
• Saw action in 22 matches and 75 sets, making 15 starts
• Averaged 1.53 kills per set with a .201 hitting percentage
• Totaled 115 kills, 45 total blocks, 26 digs, 7 aces and 2 assists on the season
• Posted double-digit kills three times
• Recorded five or more blocks five times
• Career-high 12 kills Bowling Green (Nov. 4) and in MAC Tournament first round vs. Toledo (Nov. 17)
• Career-high 6 total blocks at Akron (Oct. 28), vs. Ohio (Nov. 10) and at Eastern Michigan (Nov. 12)
2015 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Saw action in five matches and six sets
• Made first appearance of season vs. Albany (Sept. 5) and had season-high three kills
• Finished the season with four kills, one block, one dig and one service ace
2014 - FRESHMAN SEASON
• Saw action in 12 matches and 23 sets, making five starts
• Posted season-high three kills vs. Montana (Sept. 13) and at Toledo (Oct. 17)
• Totaled two kills and three blocks in collegiate debut vs. Mercer at CofC Invitational (Aug. 29)
• Finished the season with nine kills, 13 total blocks and three digs
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Four-year letterwinner at Leipsic High School under head coach Chelsea Rogers
• Helped guide the Vikings to an 83-18 record, four consecutive district championship appearances and three consecutive Putnam County League championships
• Named PCL Player of the Year following junior and senior seasons
• Selected to play in District 8 All-Star game following senior season
• Two-time all-district and three-time all-conference honoree
• Named to the Asics Midwest Power League all-tournament team in 2014 while competing for Oiler Attack Club
• Also a four-year letterwinner for Leipsic’s girls' basketball team and earned honorable mention All-Ohio honors as a senior
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Tim and Stacey Gerdeman
• Has two younger siblings, Brooke and Clay
• Majoring in integrated social studies
