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2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

15 Amanda Desch

  • Position Setter
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Hayden Catholic
  • Hometown Topeka, Kan.

Biography

Junior star who ranks as one of the best all-round players in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association … Showcases great versatility with ability to switch between making a set and going on the attack in the same rally … Should once again see time at both setter and outside hitter, with the Bronchos expecting plenty of production from this proven veteran ... Vocal leader on the court and the team’s most experienced player.

2019: Second-team All-MIAA pick after leading the team in hitting percentage (.254), assists (635), total blocks (54) and service aces (25) while finishing second in kills (247) and digs (359) … Led NCAA Division II with nine triple-double matches (double-digits in kills, assists and digs) … Ranked 14th in the league in hitting percentage … Knocked down 10-plus kills 11 times, collecting career-high 15 in wins over Southern Nazarene and Fort Hays State … Hit .300 or better in 10 matches, capped by .600 performance against FHSU with 15 kills and no errors in 25 attacks … Had 17 matches with at least 20 assists, including career-best 36 in season-opening rout of Malone … Had double-digit digs 19 times, highlighted by career-high 26 against Missouri Southern … Made at least three blocks seven times … Served up career-best five aces in win over Southeastern Oklahoma … Started all 31 matches and played in all but one of UCO’s 109 sets … Named an MIAA Scholar-Athlete.

2018:  Opened the season as UCO’s starting setter and had 59 assists in the first two matches before moving into an outside hitter role … Played in 33 of 34 matches with 11 starts … Earned honorable mention All-MIAA honors after ending the year with 136 kills, 124 assists, 91 digs and 36 total blocks … Had 13 matches with at least five kills, highlighted by a pair of eight-kill outings … Hit .571 with eight kills and no errors in 14 assists against Midwestern State and also had eight kills in home sweep of Southwest Baptist … Notched two-plus blocks in 10 matches.

High School:  Enjoyed fabulous career at Hayden Catholic High School in Topeka, Kan. … Two-time Class 4A Division II All-State selection and was named Player of the Year as both a junior and senior … Led the Wildcats to three consecutive state championships, earning state all-tournament honors all three years … Racked up 1,025 kills and 226 total blocks during prep career … Also played on highly-successful club team that had top national finish in 2016 and 2017.

Personal:  Biomedical sciences major looking to become a surgeon … Names the Kansas City Royals as her favorite sports team … Enjoys baking as a hobby … Lists the Zac Brown Band as her top musical group … Class president three straight years at Hayden … Birthdate is Sept. 14, 1999.


 

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2018Freshman

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    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2019Sophomore

    S
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2020Junior

    Setter
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2021Junior

    Setter
    5'10"
    15