Troy University Athletics
2021 Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 6
Amara Anderson
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- S
- Hometown:
- Alpharetta, Ga.
- High School:
- Alpharetta HS
Bio
Senior (2022): All-Sun Belt First Team honors in her final season… Earned Sun Belt conference twice Setter of Week (10/18, 11/1) during the season… Appeared in 31 matches her senior season and in 121 sets… Recorded a .480 attack percentage with 58 kills throughout the season… She had 285 digs, with a 2.36 dig percentage per game… Recorded 1,286 assists on the season… Recorded 27 aces…Matched her career high with kills (6) against Louisiana (9/22) and career high of digs, (23), against Georgia Southern (11/12)… Finished the season with 100 points and 30 blocks… Set a new program record for career assists with 5,809… Set two new school records during the season with 10.63 assists per set and 1,286 assists… Finished her career with 5,809 assists and 1,302 digs, becoming the fourth Trojan to become part of the 3,000 assists/1,000 digs club.
Junior (2021): All-Sun Belt Second Team honors… Two-time Sun Belt Conference Setter of the Week recipient… Started in all 31 of the Trojan matches and played all 113 sets… Recorded 1,166 assists making it her third season, finishing with over 1,000 assists… Ranked second in the Sun Belt with 10.52 assists per set… Surpassed the 4000-career assist mark for her career and is the all-time assists leader in the rally score era at Troy… Recorded 59 assists against Georgia Southern, which was the most by a Sun Belt Player in any match during the season… Registered 72 kills, 34 aces and 46 blocks over the course of the year
Junior (2020): All-Sun Belt first team honors... Sun Belt Setter of the Week recipient... Played in all 20 matches and appeared in 78 sets during the season… Became the first Trojan to earn first-team honors in back-to-back seasons in Troy's Sun Belt history… Shared the team lead with 24 aces, which was sixth-best in the conference and had a season-high .714 attacking percentage against Appalachian State… Averaged 10.15 assists per set which led the team and averages 10.73 assists per set throughout her career, the second-best among all active Division I players… Had 10 or more digs in seven games, with her season-high 19 coming against Georgia Southern… Had 793 assists on the year which ranked fourth in the Sun Belt… … Improved to fifth place on Troy's all-time assists list with 3,336 career helpers and became the sixth Trojan in program history to record 3,000 career assists
Sophomore (2019): Garnered All-Sun Belt first team honors … Five-time Sun Belt Setter of the Week recipient … Played in all 33 matches and 120 sets during the season … Finished her season ranked 14th nationally in total assists (1,348) and 22nd nationally in assists/set (11.23) – both of which were league bests and were the fifth-best in a single season in school history … Climbed to No. 7 on Troy’s all-time assist list with 2,565 career helpers through her first two seasons … Registered 279 digs on her way to a team-best 13 double-doubles … Posted back-to-back double-doubles on three separate occasions … Tallied 32 service aces and 55 kills … Registered 56 and 54 assists against UT Arlington and Marshall, respectively, both of which are inside the top five for assists in a four-set match in school history … Posted a season-high 58 assists to go along with 13 digs against Arkansas State
Freshman (2018): Ranked second in the Sun Belt and 58th nationally in assists per set with 10.49 … Tallied 1,217 total assists which ranked 51st nationally … Notched 304 digs, 64 kills and 24 service aces during the season … Her 64 assists against Stetson led all Sun Belt players during the 2018 season and was the third most in a single match in school history … Recorded 50 or more assists in six matches during her freshman campaign … Played in all 116 sets for the Trojan
High School: Four-year letter winner at Alpharetta High School … Helped lead the Raiders from a sub-.500 season her freshman year to three consecutive state playoff appearances … Won back-to-back region championships and reached the AAAAAA state championship game in each of her final two years of high school … Named first team all-state her junior and senior seasons and was named the 2017 Georgia 6A Player of the Year … Selected to first team all-area all four years and was named the Max Preps Player of the Week multiple times … Set school record with 4429 career assists … Recorded 1336 assists in a single season, which ranks third in GHSA history … Career numbers also include 227 service aces, 1234 digs and 518 kills … Graduated with honors and a perfect 4.0 GPA
Personal: Full name is Amara Kaye Anderson … Born July 13, 2000, in Ashland, Ohio … Daughter of Lynn and Chris Anderson … Has two siblings, Colton and Alexa … Majoring in hospitality management
Junior (2021): All-Sun Belt Second Team honors… Two-time Sun Belt Conference Setter of the Week recipient… Started in all 31 of the Trojan matches and played all 113 sets… Recorded 1,166 assists making it her third season, finishing with over 1,000 assists… Ranked second in the Sun Belt with 10.52 assists per set… Surpassed the 4000-career assist mark for her career and is the all-time assists leader in the rally score era at Troy… Recorded 59 assists against Georgia Southern, which was the most by a Sun Belt Player in any match during the season… Registered 72 kills, 34 aces and 46 blocks over the course of the year
Junior (2020): All-Sun Belt first team honors... Sun Belt Setter of the Week recipient... Played in all 20 matches and appeared in 78 sets during the season… Became the first Trojan to earn first-team honors in back-to-back seasons in Troy's Sun Belt history… Shared the team lead with 24 aces, which was sixth-best in the conference and had a season-high .714 attacking percentage against Appalachian State… Averaged 10.15 assists per set which led the team and averages 10.73 assists per set throughout her career, the second-best among all active Division I players… Had 10 or more digs in seven games, with her season-high 19 coming against Georgia Southern… Had 793 assists on the year which ranked fourth in the Sun Belt… … Improved to fifth place on Troy's all-time assists list with 3,336 career helpers and became the sixth Trojan in program history to record 3,000 career assists
Sophomore (2019): Garnered All-Sun Belt first team honors … Five-time Sun Belt Setter of the Week recipient … Played in all 33 matches and 120 sets during the season … Finished her season ranked 14th nationally in total assists (1,348) and 22nd nationally in assists/set (11.23) – both of which were league bests and were the fifth-best in a single season in school history … Climbed to No. 7 on Troy’s all-time assist list with 2,565 career helpers through her first two seasons … Registered 279 digs on her way to a team-best 13 double-doubles … Posted back-to-back double-doubles on three separate occasions … Tallied 32 service aces and 55 kills … Registered 56 and 54 assists against UT Arlington and Marshall, respectively, both of which are inside the top five for assists in a four-set match in school history … Posted a season-high 58 assists to go along with 13 digs against Arkansas State
Freshman (2018): Ranked second in the Sun Belt and 58th nationally in assists per set with 10.49 … Tallied 1,217 total assists which ranked 51st nationally … Notched 304 digs, 64 kills and 24 service aces during the season … Her 64 assists against Stetson led all Sun Belt players during the 2018 season and was the third most in a single match in school history … Recorded 50 or more assists in six matches during her freshman campaign … Played in all 116 sets for the Trojan
High School: Four-year letter winner at Alpharetta High School … Helped lead the Raiders from a sub-.500 season her freshman year to three consecutive state playoff appearances … Won back-to-back region championships and reached the AAAAAA state championship game in each of her final two years of high school … Named first team all-state her junior and senior seasons and was named the 2017 Georgia 6A Player of the Year … Selected to first team all-area all four years and was named the Max Preps Player of the Week multiple times … Set school record with 4429 career assists … Recorded 1336 assists in a single season, which ranks third in GHSA history … Career numbers also include 227 service aces, 1234 digs and 518 kills … Graduated with honors and a perfect 4.0 GPA
Personal: Full name is Amara Kaye Anderson … Born July 13, 2000, in Ashland, Ohio … Daughter of Lynn and Chris Anderson … Has two siblings, Colton and Alexa … Majoring in hospitality management
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