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