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2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 5
Amber Weber
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Trinity Catholic HS
- Hometown:
- Ocala, Fla.
Bio
2019 (Senior)
2019 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week: Nov. 4
2020 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Appeared in and started all 28 matches … Played in all 101 sets during senior season … Floor and defensive leader for the Herd constantly communicating to teammates to get them in to position to succeed … Helped lead team to fourth place finish in 2019 after being picked to finish 10th in the preseason coaches’ poll … Tallied 498 digs, sixth-most in program history … Averaged 4.93 digs per set, second all-time in team history just behind her own record of 5.05 set in 2018 … 39th in the country in digs per set, 85th in total digs … Averaged 5.65 digs per set in Conference USA action … Total of 1,043 digs over last two seasons is second-most in Herd history for a two-year span … Career average of 4.05 digs per set is Marshall record besting mark of 3.99 by Maggie Arias (2004-07) … Totaled 1,272 digs in three years with Marshall, seventh all-time at MU, and 1,398 in collegiate career (126 as freshman at USF) … Recorded 1,000th collegiate dig at Saint Louis (Sept. 14) and 1,000th Herd dig vs. FIU (Sept. 29) … Finished career with 10 or more digs in 31-straight matches including every match of 2019 … Had 67 career matches with 10 or more digs, 25 with 20 or more and five with 30 or more … Season-high 30 digs twice, first at Morehead State (Sept. 19) and at Charlotte (Oct. 4) … Ended regular season with 20 or more digs in last four matches, all Marshall wins … Named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 4 after 12 digs in sweep of Louisiana Tech (Nov. 1) and 25 digs in sweep of Charlotte (Nov. 3), averaged 6.17 per set … Finished third on the team with career-high 114 assists … Recorded an assist in 26-of-28 matches … Season and career-high eight assists in home sweep of Louisiana Tech (Nov. 1) … Had seven assists to go along with 27 digs in five-set win at Florida Atlantic (Nov. 10) … Tallied 18 digs, six assists and one ace in five-set win at Georgetown (Sept. 6) … Had 11 aces for the year with season-high two vs. Troy (Sept. 14) … Finished collegiate career with 217 assists (11 at USF) and 49 aces (five at USF).
2018 (Junior)
2018 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week: Sept. 17
2018-19 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Only player to appear in all 29 matches as well as all 108 sets … Stepped up to become defensive voice and leader as the libero for the Herd … Finished season with 545 digs, second-most in a single-season in Herd history … Just the fifth player in team history to record 500 or more digs in a season … Recorded 10 or more digs in 26 matches, 20 or more digs in 15 matches and had 30 or more three times … Started year with 12 digs, two assists and one servicer ace in season-opener at Dayton (Aug. 24) … First match with 20 or more digs came in five-set win over Morehead State at home in Gullickson Gym (Aug. 28) … Followed up with 20 digs in sweep of Georgia State (Aug. 31) and 27 more in five-set victory over Furman (Aug. 31) … Recorded 24 digs and seven assists in win over Ohio at home (Sept. 5) … Was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 17) after recording 91 digs in three matches at the Bowling Green Invitational with 35 against Bowling Green, 25 versus Nicholls State and 31 against IUPUI as the Herd went 2-1 … Her 35 digs was a season-high and is tied for third-most in a single match in program history … Tallied 24 digs and three assists in first C-USA match of the season against Charlotte (Sept. 21) … Recorded 34 digs, good for fourth-highest in program history, and five assists in five-set victory over UTEP (Oct. 7) … Had 27 digs in narrow five-set loss to eventual Conference USA Champions Rice (Oct. 12) … Recorded her 500th dig of the season at home against Florida Atlantic (Nov. 2) … Had 21 digs, two assists and one service ace at West Virginia (Nov. 7) … Finished season with 10 digs at Charlotte (Nov. 9).
2017 (Sophomore)
Appeared in all 30 matches with 10 starts … Played in 105 sets … Finished third on the team with 229 digs and fourth in service aces with 16 … Made Herd debut appearing in all five sets against Missouri (Aug. 25) and recorded 16 digs and one service ace … Had 10 or more digs in the first four matches of the season with 15 against Austin Peay (Aug. 25), 10 versus UMKC (Aug. 26) and 13 at Morehead State (Aug. 29) … Earned first start of the year versus San Diego State (Sept. 2) … Recorded season-high 18 digs at Charlotte (Sept. 22) … Ended season with 10 or more digs in nine total matches … Had season-high four service aces and added 14 digs in five-set win over FIU at home (Oct. 20) … Tallied 12 digs in final start of the year at UTEP (Nov. 8) … Recorded 23 assists and six kills for the year.
PRIOR TO MARSHALL
Weber comes to Marshall after spending her freshman year at the University of South Florida … appeared in 23 matches and recorded 126 digs as a defensive specialist … recorded four double-digit dig matches with the Bulls … helped her high school become the 4A state runner up as a senior by recording 444 digs … excelled as a member of the Ocala Power United club and qualified for the USAV national tournament three times.
PERSONAL
Born on July 8, 1998 … daughter of Don and Lynn Weber … has two siblings, Allison and Anthony … major is dietetics.
2019 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week: Nov. 4
2020 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Appeared in and started all 28 matches … Played in all 101 sets during senior season … Floor and defensive leader for the Herd constantly communicating to teammates to get them in to position to succeed … Helped lead team to fourth place finish in 2019 after being picked to finish 10th in the preseason coaches’ poll … Tallied 498 digs, sixth-most in program history … Averaged 4.93 digs per set, second all-time in team history just behind her own record of 5.05 set in 2018 … 39th in the country in digs per set, 85th in total digs … Averaged 5.65 digs per set in Conference USA action … Total of 1,043 digs over last two seasons is second-most in Herd history for a two-year span … Career average of 4.05 digs per set is Marshall record besting mark of 3.99 by Maggie Arias (2004-07) … Totaled 1,272 digs in three years with Marshall, seventh all-time at MU, and 1,398 in collegiate career (126 as freshman at USF) … Recorded 1,000th collegiate dig at Saint Louis (Sept. 14) and 1,000th Herd dig vs. FIU (Sept. 29) … Finished career with 10 or more digs in 31-straight matches including every match of 2019 … Had 67 career matches with 10 or more digs, 25 with 20 or more and five with 30 or more … Season-high 30 digs twice, first at Morehead State (Sept. 19) and at Charlotte (Oct. 4) … Ended regular season with 20 or more digs in last four matches, all Marshall wins … Named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 4 after 12 digs in sweep of Louisiana Tech (Nov. 1) and 25 digs in sweep of Charlotte (Nov. 3), averaged 6.17 per set … Finished third on the team with career-high 114 assists … Recorded an assist in 26-of-28 matches … Season and career-high eight assists in home sweep of Louisiana Tech (Nov. 1) … Had seven assists to go along with 27 digs in five-set win at Florida Atlantic (Nov. 10) … Tallied 18 digs, six assists and one ace in five-set win at Georgetown (Sept. 6) … Had 11 aces for the year with season-high two vs. Troy (Sept. 14) … Finished collegiate career with 217 assists (11 at USF) and 49 aces (five at USF).
2018 (Junior)
2018 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week: Sept. 17
2018-19 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Only player to appear in all 29 matches as well as all 108 sets … Stepped up to become defensive voice and leader as the libero for the Herd … Finished season with 545 digs, second-most in a single-season in Herd history … Just the fifth player in team history to record 500 or more digs in a season … Recorded 10 or more digs in 26 matches, 20 or more digs in 15 matches and had 30 or more three times … Started year with 12 digs, two assists and one servicer ace in season-opener at Dayton (Aug. 24) … First match with 20 or more digs came in five-set win over Morehead State at home in Gullickson Gym (Aug. 28) … Followed up with 20 digs in sweep of Georgia State (Aug. 31) and 27 more in five-set victory over Furman (Aug. 31) … Recorded 24 digs and seven assists in win over Ohio at home (Sept. 5) … Was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 17) after recording 91 digs in three matches at the Bowling Green Invitational with 35 against Bowling Green, 25 versus Nicholls State and 31 against IUPUI as the Herd went 2-1 … Her 35 digs was a season-high and is tied for third-most in a single match in program history … Tallied 24 digs and three assists in first C-USA match of the season against Charlotte (Sept. 21) … Recorded 34 digs, good for fourth-highest in program history, and five assists in five-set victory over UTEP (Oct. 7) … Had 27 digs in narrow five-set loss to eventual Conference USA Champions Rice (Oct. 12) … Recorded her 500th dig of the season at home against Florida Atlantic (Nov. 2) … Had 21 digs, two assists and one service ace at West Virginia (Nov. 7) … Finished season with 10 digs at Charlotte (Nov. 9).
2017 (Sophomore)
Appeared in all 30 matches with 10 starts … Played in 105 sets … Finished third on the team with 229 digs and fourth in service aces with 16 … Made Herd debut appearing in all five sets against Missouri (Aug. 25) and recorded 16 digs and one service ace … Had 10 or more digs in the first four matches of the season with 15 against Austin Peay (Aug. 25), 10 versus UMKC (Aug. 26) and 13 at Morehead State (Aug. 29) … Earned first start of the year versus San Diego State (Sept. 2) … Recorded season-high 18 digs at Charlotte (Sept. 22) … Ended season with 10 or more digs in nine total matches … Had season-high four service aces and added 14 digs in five-set win over FIU at home (Oct. 20) … Tallied 12 digs in final start of the year at UTEP (Nov. 8) … Recorded 23 assists and six kills for the year.
PRIOR TO MARSHALL
Weber comes to Marshall after spending her freshman year at the University of South Florida … appeared in 23 matches and recorded 126 digs as a defensive specialist … recorded four double-digit dig matches with the Bulls … helped her high school become the 4A state runner up as a senior by recording 444 digs … excelled as a member of the Ocala Power United club and qualified for the USAV national tournament three times.
PERSONAL
Born on July 8, 1998 … daughter of Don and Lynn Weber … has two siblings, Allison and Anthony … major is dietetics.
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