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Amber Beals

Class:
Senior
Position:
DS/L
Height:
5-2
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
Worthington Kilbourne

Senior (2022)
• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 22 matches, playing 59 sets
• Totaled 86 digs on the season, good for 1.46 digs per set
• Also tallied six service aces and five assists
• Had seven matches with at least five digs, including two matches with at least 10
• Had one kill in three different matches
• Recorded a career-high 14 digs and two assists against Utah Tech (Aug. 27)
• Had 10 digs at North Carolina (Sept. 10)
• Had a career-high two service aces against Purdue (Nov. 18)

Junior (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Finished the season with 56 digs, four assists and one kill
• Appeared in 15 matches (40 sets)
• Had five matches with at least five digs
• Totaled a season-best 12 digs at Minnesota (Sept. 26)

Sophomore (Spring 2021)
• Saw action in nine matches, totaling 27 sets
• Recorded 33 digs on the season, averaging 1.2 digs per set
• Had season-high eight digs against Indiana (March 12)
• Totaled seven digs at Ohio State (March 19)

Freshman (2019)
• Collegiate debut: August 30 vs. Northern Arizona
• Played in nine matches on the season
• Finished the campaign with seven digs and one service ace
• Put up a season-high four digs against Missouri (Sept. 6)
• Had her first career ace against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 15)

Prep
• Four-year letterwinner at Worthington Kilbourne (2019)
• 2018 Team Captain
• 2018 OCC Player of the Year
• 2018 First Team All-OCC
• 2018 First Team All-District
• 2018 Third Team All-State
• 2018 Prep Volleyball All-American
• 2018 JVA All-National Team
• 2017 Team Captain
• 2017 OCC Player of the Year
• 2017 First Team All-OCC
• 2017 First Team All-District
• 2017 USAV All-Tournament Team
• 2017 Prep Volleyball All-American
• 2017 JVA All-National Team
• 2016 OCC Second-Team
• 2016 All-District Honorable Mention
• 2016 Prep Volleyball All-American
• 2016 JVA All-National Team
• 2016 NJC All-Tournament Team
• Four year Scholar Athlete
• Member of National Honor Society

Club/Junior
• Played for Mintonette Sports (2015-2019)

Personal
• Amber Elizabeth Beals
• Born September 21, 2000
• Daughter of Greg and Kathy Beals
• Father played baseball and mother played basketball at Kent State University
• Has two sisters
• Enrolled in School of Kinesiology, Applied Exercise Science major