University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2008 (Sophomore): Played in 10 matches and 12 games...posted five kills, one dig, and seven blocks...averaged 0.42 kills per game...had two kills in her lone start vs. Wyoming (9/5) to go along with three blocks...also posted two kills vs. St. Mary's (9/11).

2007 (Freshman): Played in 14 matches as a middle hitter…averaged 0.75 kills and 0.31 blocks per game…had two kills, two digs and an ace vs. Oregon State (Aug. 26)…hit .667 with five kills vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 6).

National Team: Played on the U.S. Junior National A2 Team in the summer of 2007.

Prep: A 2007 graduate of Elk Grove High School in Illinois…lettered two years in volleyball…named the No. 57 top senior on the prepvolleyball.com Senior Aces list…named to the Volleyball magazine Fab-50 list…was on the honor roll…member of the National Honor Society…won the 2007 President’s Award for Educational Excellence…also played for Club Fusion.

Personal: Born Amanda Simmons in Milwaukee, Wisc…parents are Evelyn Simmons of Des Plains, Ill., and Michael Carlson of Minneapolis, Minn.