2021 Volleyball Roster
Stivrins, Amber
Jersey Number 21
Amber Stivrins
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Chaparral HS
- Hometown:
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
Bio
2022
Played 74 sets in 20 matches, making five starts… Missed most of the preseason… Recorded five double-digit kill matches… Her season-best 19 kills came against Alabama (10/22)… Concluded the season with 168 kills, 24 aces, 57 sigs, and 17 blocks… Had a season-best three aces at Missouri (10/29)… Nearly had a double-double against Alabama (10/22), finishing with seven digs… Member of 2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2021
Appeared in 112 sets and joined Phoebe Awoleye to start in all 29 matches… Finished the season with 313 total kills, averaging 2.79 kills per set, and hit .228 on the season… Aces opponents 47 times with a 0.42 aces per set clip… Concluded the regular season with an SEC-best 47 aces and finished second in the league with 0.42 aces/per… 47 aces ranked 25th nationally in the regular season… Finished the regular season 19th in the SEC with 2.79 kills per set… Recorded 109 total digs… Took a team-high 874 swings… Topped double-digit kills 17 times and once topped 20 kills… Earned Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team honors in Lincoln, Nebraska… Season-best 23 kills came at UCF (9/11)… Tied a career-best five aces twice on the season: at NC State (9/16) and at Texas A&M (10/8)… Had five three-ace matches… Strung together eight matches of double-digit kills… Recorded a career-best five blocks at Texas A&M (10/8)… Ended the season with 17 kills against LSU (11/27).
2020-21
Appeared in 60 sets in 16 matches, making 14 starts… Led the team with 212 kills with 3.53 kills per set in first season in a Bulldog uniform… Recorded 11 double-digit kill performances including four 20-kill matches… Picked up a new career-best 26 kills in second match of the season against South Carolina (10/18) while hitting .564… All-four 20 kill performances came in the fall portion of the schedule… Had 23 kills in second match at #5 Florida (11/21)… Took a team-high 699 attempts… Recorded 10 aces and recorded 103 digs… Earned a pair of double-doubles at Tennessee (10/29) and at Florida (11/21)… Finished the season with 21 blocks… Averaged 3.93 points per set.
2019 (Louisville)
Named a member of the ACC All-Freshman Team… Registered 169 total kills and ranked fourth on the team with 2.11 kills per set, registering a .243 hitting clip… Appeared in 80 sets across 24 matches with seven starts… In ACC play, Stivrins’ kills average went up over 13 matches to 2.55 per set, hitting .259 against conference opponents… The Cardinals finished third in the ACC with a 12-6 record and concluded the season 22-10 overall and with a final ranking of No. 14 in the AVCA Coaches Poll… In the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Louisville toppled #15 Western Kentucky on WKU’s home court in five sets… Stivrins picked up 13 kills with four blocks and eight digs in the match against the Hilltoppers… Followed it up with eight kills in the five-set upset of Texas in Austin in the Sweet 16, punching Louisville’s ticket to the Elite 8.
High School/Club
Played for the Arizona Storm Club… At Chaparral High School, she played varsity as a freshman and earned MVP honors for her 15s Club GJNC in both the Colorado and Salt Lake Triple Crown… Her team was the Southern California Qualifier winner in Open and won the MLK tourney in Arizona… She was on the 16s USA A1 Red team and the 17s USA A1 team… Was a two-time All-City team member and served as co-captain for her high school team the final three years of her career… Chaparral named her team MVP for both her sophomore and senior years… During her high school career, she amassed 1,495 kills, hitting .243, with 1,008 digs.
Personal
Daughter of Claire and Alex Stivrins… Father, Alex, played basketball at Creighton and Colorado followed by time in the NBA, including a stint with the Atlanta Hawks in 1993… Her sister Lauren is a two-time AVCA All-America middle blocker at Nebraska… Her brother Lucas played basketball at Nevada… Born Jan. 9, 2001… Majoring in Risk Management and Insurance at Georgia.
Played 74 sets in 20 matches, making five starts… Missed most of the preseason… Recorded five double-digit kill matches… Her season-best 19 kills came against Alabama (10/22)… Concluded the season with 168 kills, 24 aces, 57 sigs, and 17 blocks… Had a season-best three aces at Missouri (10/29)… Nearly had a double-double against Alabama (10/22), finishing with seven digs… Member of 2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2021
Appeared in 112 sets and joined Phoebe Awoleye to start in all 29 matches… Finished the season with 313 total kills, averaging 2.79 kills per set, and hit .228 on the season… Aces opponents 47 times with a 0.42 aces per set clip… Concluded the regular season with an SEC-best 47 aces and finished second in the league with 0.42 aces/per… 47 aces ranked 25th nationally in the regular season… Finished the regular season 19th in the SEC with 2.79 kills per set… Recorded 109 total digs… Took a team-high 874 swings… Topped double-digit kills 17 times and once topped 20 kills… Earned Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team honors in Lincoln, Nebraska… Season-best 23 kills came at UCF (9/11)… Tied a career-best five aces twice on the season: at NC State (9/16) and at Texas A&M (10/8)… Had five three-ace matches… Strung together eight matches of double-digit kills… Recorded a career-best five blocks at Texas A&M (10/8)… Ended the season with 17 kills against LSU (11/27).
2020-21
Appeared in 60 sets in 16 matches, making 14 starts… Led the team with 212 kills with 3.53 kills per set in first season in a Bulldog uniform… Recorded 11 double-digit kill performances including four 20-kill matches… Picked up a new career-best 26 kills in second match of the season against South Carolina (10/18) while hitting .564… All-four 20 kill performances came in the fall portion of the schedule… Had 23 kills in second match at #5 Florida (11/21)… Took a team-high 699 attempts… Recorded 10 aces and recorded 103 digs… Earned a pair of double-doubles at Tennessee (10/29) and at Florida (11/21)… Finished the season with 21 blocks… Averaged 3.93 points per set.
2019 (Louisville)
Named a member of the ACC All-Freshman Team… Registered 169 total kills and ranked fourth on the team with 2.11 kills per set, registering a .243 hitting clip… Appeared in 80 sets across 24 matches with seven starts… In ACC play, Stivrins’ kills average went up over 13 matches to 2.55 per set, hitting .259 against conference opponents… The Cardinals finished third in the ACC with a 12-6 record and concluded the season 22-10 overall and with a final ranking of No. 14 in the AVCA Coaches Poll… In the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Louisville toppled #15 Western Kentucky on WKU’s home court in five sets… Stivrins picked up 13 kills with four blocks and eight digs in the match against the Hilltoppers… Followed it up with eight kills in the five-set upset of Texas in Austin in the Sweet 16, punching Louisville’s ticket to the Elite 8.
High School/Club
Played for the Arizona Storm Club… At Chaparral High School, she played varsity as a freshman and earned MVP honors for her 15s Club GJNC in both the Colorado and Salt Lake Triple Crown… Her team was the Southern California Qualifier winner in Open and won the MLK tourney in Arizona… She was on the 16s USA A1 Red team and the 17s USA A1 team… Was a two-time All-City team member and served as co-captain for her high school team the final three years of her career… Chaparral named her team MVP for both her sophomore and senior years… During her high school career, she amassed 1,495 kills, hitting .243, with 1,008 digs.
Personal
Daughter of Claire and Alex Stivrins… Father, Alex, played basketball at Creighton and Colorado followed by time in the NBA, including a stint with the Atlanta Hawks in 1993… Her sister Lauren is a two-time AVCA All-America middle blocker at Nebraska… Her brother Lucas played basketball at Nevada… Born Jan. 9, 2001… Majoring in Risk Management and Insurance at Georgia.
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