#8 Amber Ryan
Middle Hitter
Height: 6-0
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Esko, Minn.
2007
Started 33 of 34 matches ... Season-best 16 kills in upset win against South Dakota ... Had at least 10 kills in nine 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
Personal Bio
Born Dec. 4, 1988 … parents are Kaye and Michael Ryan … has a brother, Adam, and a cat, Abby … attended the same high school as Northwest Head Coach Anna Tool
| 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 |
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