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2012 RMU Volleyball Roster

5 Amanda Craig

5 Amanda Craig

  • Position:
    Opposite Hitter
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    St. Agnes Academy
  • Hometown:
    Houston, Texas

Summary

Biography

2011:

  • Selected to the RMU Holiday Inn Classic All-Tournament
  • Member of the WVU Mountaineer All-Tournament Team
  • Saw action in 91 sets for RMU
  • Finished her junior campaign with 201 kills
  • Recorded a season-high 17 kills on two occasions, Texas-Pan American (9/16) and Bryant (10/8)
  • Tallied eight matches with double-digit kills
  • Recorded at least three kills on every match she played
  • Hit a season high .571 versus Morgan State (9/16)
  • Delivered 49 assists on the season, a team second best
  • Dished out at least one assists in seven consecutive games on two separate occasions (8/28-9-9) and (9/16-10/1)
  • Registered 154 digs for the season
  • Tallied a season-high 18 digs against Lehigh (9/3)
  • Notched at least one dig in 24 of the 25 matches she played
  • Collected  56 blocks on the year, ranking third on the team
  • Claimed a season-high seven blocks against Central Conn. State (10/9)
  • Finished the season with at least one block in 21 or the 25 matches she played
  • Recorded two double-doubles on the season, at Lehigh (9/3) and Duquesne (9/6)

2010:

  • Notched 71 block assists, a mark that ranks 10th in single-season school history
  • One of three players to see action in all 129 sets played
  • Competed in every RMU match for the second consecutive season (69 total)
  • Along with block assists, topped freshman year totals in hitting percentage (.220), total blocks (78), solo blocks (7) and blocks per set (.60)
  • Posted a career-high .556 hitting mark in a NEC road match (9/26)
  • Recorded double-digit kills five times, including a season-high 12 against Tennessee State (9/4)
  • Hit at least .300 in 11 matches, including four straight (8/28 - 9/4)
  • Tallied at least five kills in 16 consecutive matches (9/18 - 11/6)
  • Raised hitting percentage, assists per set, digs per set and blocks per set in conference play
  • Put down eight kills and five blocks to help eliminate six-time defending champion Long Island in the NEC Semifinals (11/20)
  • Amassed a season-high five digs along with a season-best tying five blocks along with her lone ace of the year Oct. 9 in a road league match
  • Registered at least one kill in all 35 matches and at least one block in 34 matches
  • Collected at least one assist in a career-best 10 consecutive matches (10/2 - 10/30)
  • Claimed a season-high four assists against Montana State (8/27)
  • Entering 2011, ranks 10th in career block assists at RMU with 134

2009:

  • Named to the NEC All-Tournament Team to close the season after opening the year by landing NEC Rookie of the Week honors in the first week of the season (8/31)
  • Played in all 34 matches, totaling 118 games
  • Led the team with 251 kills and was second with 2.13 kills per game
  • Finished second on the team in assists (59) and assists per game (0.50), third in aces (27) and aces per game (0.23) and third in digs (244) and digs per game (2.07)
  • Collected 66 blocks, finishing fourth on the team
  • Earned NEC All-Tournament honors by collecting a team tournament-high nine kills to go along with three assists, four digs and a block
  • Earned Rookie of the Week honors for her play in the Duquesne / Robert Morris Invitational in which she amassed 37 kills (.276), 11 assists, three aces, 29 digs and 11 blocks
  • Recorded double-digit kills in seven matches and reached at least a .300 hitting percentage in eight matches
  • Compiled ten matches with double-digit digs, including four in which she also recorded at least ten kills
  • Recorded her first double-double by picking up 12 kills and 15 digs, along with an assist and four blocks, against Illinois-Chicago (9/27)
  • Amassed a season-high 16 kills to go along with 11 digs, three assists and three blocks against NEC foe Central Connecticut State (10/11)
  • Registered back-to-back double-doubles on consecutive days against league foes, collecting 12 kills and 15 digs, along with four assists and a season-high eight blocks, at Central Connecticut State and 11 kills and 12 digs, along with two assists, two aces and four blocks, at Bryant (10/31, 11/1)
  • Hit at a season-high .455 clip to go along with five assists, a dig and a block against Howard (8/29)
  • Collected a season-high seven assists to go along with four kills, an ace, nine digs and two blocks in a 3-1 win at Sacred Heart (11/15)
  • Recorded a season-high three aces to along with nine kills, 12 digs, an assist and a block in a sweep at St. Francis (N.Y.) (10/25)

High School:

  • Four-year letterwinner in volleyball while attending St. Agnes Academy
  • Led her team to perfect 10-0 conference records and district championships all four years of high school
  • Earned the Tiger Award in 2005 and 2008 and was named MVP of the St. Mary's Tournament in 2008
  • Named all-state first team and all-district first team in 2007 and 2008
  • Under the direction of head coach Lynn Kercheval, guided her team to a state championship in 2005 and a third-place finish in the state championships in 2007 and 2008

Personal:

  • Daughter of Donald and Karen Craig
  • Born Aug. 20, 1990
  • Has three brothers, Jordan, Taylor and Keaton
  • Major is environmental science
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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2009Freshman

    OPP
    5'11"
    5
  • 5

    2010Sophomore

    Opposite Hitter
    5'11"
    5
  • 5

    2011Junior

    Opposite Hitter
    5'11"
    5
  • 5

    2012Senior

    Opposite Hitter
    5'11"
    5