Amanda Dachs

Photo by: Sean Taylor

Height:
6-1
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Northview HS
Hometown:
Johns Creek, Ga.

2017: Recipient of the Michael A. Kahn Volleyball Scholarship.

2016: Returned to the court to see action in 24 matches, including 20 starts, to play in 81 sets...Missed seven non-conference games due to injury...Finished the year with 144 kills, 162 digs and 16 aces...Posted three double-doubles coming against UNC Asheville (13 kills, 17 digs), Texas A&M (15 kills, 12 digs) and at LSU (16 kills, 13 digs)...Collected seven double-digit kill matches, including a season-best 16 at Arkansas and LSU, just one shy of her career high...Recorded double-digit dig efforts five times, tying her career high with 17 against UNC Asheville...Tied her personal best with three aces in win over South Carolina...Named to SEC and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.

2015: Started first 17 matches of the year before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Mizzou...Finished the year with 157 kills, 129 digs, 23 blocks and 10 aces...Had five double-doubles while totaling eight double-digit kill games and six double-figure dig performances...Named to the Benson Hospitality Invitational and Demon Deacon Classic All-Tournament teams...Inducted into UGA’s Student-Athlete Leadership Academy...Had first double-double of year with 14 kills and 12 digs against Georgia Southern...Notched career-high 17 kills against Wake Forest to go with three blocks and eight digs...Set a career best with 17 digs versus LSU, as she had a double-double with 15 kills.

2014: Played in all 31 matches, making 24 starts...Third on the team with 238 kills...Averaged 2.00 kills per set...Had a double-double against Georgia Tech...Recorded seven service aces...Added 118 digs...Posted 49 blocks...Earned a career-best 16 kills against NC State...Had career-best 45 attempts against South Carolina...Posted a .484 attack percentage against NC State...Finished with a then career-best three aces against Auburn...Notched a career-best five blocks against South Carolina...Earned a then career-high 14 digs against Kennesaw State...Had 12 double-digit kill performances.

2013: Redshirted.

High School/Club: Four-year letterwinner at Northview High School...Two-time MVP for Northview...Senior All-Star selection...Named an Under Armour All-American her senior season...Named to the Frosh 59 and Senior Aces 150...First-Team All-State selection...Area 7 Region Player of the year...Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year...Finished her senior season ranked first in the State AAAAA classification in kills (523) and kills per game (5.0)...Held 17 Northview top-10 school records...Member of the A5 club team...Named the MVP of the Junior National Championships.

Personal: Daughter of Gary and Patty Dachs...Has two sisters, Kaitlyn and Sydni...Born January 2...Graduated in May with a finance degree...Pursuing a master’s in kinesiology.