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#8 Amber Ryan

Middle Hitter
Height: 6-0

Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Esko, Minn.
Major: Undecided

ABOUT AMBER

Born: Dec. 4, 1988 Parents: Michael and Kaye Ryan Brother: Adam Dog: Abby Nickname: Ambi, Bur Goals for the Season: Make it to regionals, beat some top-ranked teams Best Thing About Maryville: The awesome people Favorite Place on Campus: The Union Favorite Restaurant: La Bonita Favorite Pro Athlete: Joe Mauer Favorite Pro Team: Minnesota Twins Favorite Movie I’ve Seen This Year: “Iron Man” Favorite TV Show: “Grey’s Anatomy” Favorite Music Artist: Dierks Bentley Current Cell Phone Ring: “Damaged” - Danity Kane Sports You’re Least Successful At: Golf Person You’d Switch Places For a Day: Taylor Swift Dream Job: Pro beach volleyball player in Hawaii First Job: Hostess at a restaurant If You Could Travel Anywhere in the World: Europe Something You Have to Do Before Turning 40: Travel a lot If You Could Have Any Talent: To be a good singer My Parents Were Right When They Told Me: College years are the best years of your life Biggest Pet Peeve: Sounds of someone or something touching Styrofoam Most Influential Person: Both of my parents If You Won The Lottery, You Would: Own homes all around the world Most Prized Possession: My car...and cell phone Most Memorable Match: Nebraska-Omaha Best Thing About Coach Tool’s Practice: They always serve a purpose - there’s a reason for everything we do Best Thing About Home Matches: The home crowd Best Thing About Road Matches: Free food

Coach Tool on Amber

“Ryan will be pushing for time as a middle hitter this fall after being thrown into an outside hitting role her first year at Northwest. Ryan is a natural middle with potential to put up a huge block and to run a very quick-tempo offense. Ryan’s emphasis during spring training was the middle so she should be ready to push both Bohnker and Falcone for a spot on game day.”

2008

• First Fall Practice - Aug. 12
• Meet Amber Ryan - Sept. 4

In the first three matches, recorded a hitting percentage greater than .300 ... recorded her first career double-double with 21 kills and 14 digs, both career-highs, at Southwest Baptist (9/27) ... followed that performance with another double-double at South Dakota (10/2) with 12 kills and 11 digs ... ninth in MIAA statistics with 3.47 points per set for matches through Oct. 12 ... leading Northwest with 253 points, 208 kills, 61 blocks and a .267 hitting percentag

2007

Played in 34 matches, starting 33 ... recorded 16 kills, 50 attacks, two assists and 19.5 points against South Dakota (9/27), all season-bests ... reached double-digit kills nine times, leading Northwest to a 7-2 record in those matches ... averaged 10 kills per match in final four matches

Esko High School

Three-sport athlete … named Duluth News Tribune All-Area Volleyball Player of the Year in 2006 … all-state selection as a senior … led Esko to the sectional finals in 2005 and 2006 and a state tournament appearance in 2004 … All-section 5AA selection and all-academic team member 2004-06 … was a member of the Gold Digger club team, which went 45-12 in 2006 and competed in the junior national tournament … competed in both the Polar League and Bernick’s Pepsi All-Star games … was a three-year letterwinner in basketball and made two state tournament appearances … first-team all-conference and all-section honors in basketball in 2005 and 2006 … also a five-year letterwinner in track … Minnesota All-State Class IIA track team member in 2006 ... attended same high school as Head Coach Anna Tool

Career Stats

Year	GP	MP-MS	K	K/G	E	TA	Pct.	A	A/G	SA	SA/G	SE	DIG	D/G	RE	BS	BA	TB	B/G	BE	BHE	PTS	PTS/G
2007	125	34-33	271	2.17	153	934	.126	7	0.06	0	0.00	3	48	0.38	2	3	40	43	0.34	3	3	294.0	2.35