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Oct 3 (Fri)

7pm

Amanda Rice warming up pre game - 2024 season

Photo by: Kerrigan Zambrana

Photo by: Kerrigan Zambrana

2024 Volleyball Team Photo - Athletes Only

Vollyball celebrating a point against UNC 10/11/24

Wolfpack celebrating after a point in set one at Notre Dame 10/18/24

Volleyball finishes up in a huddle against UVA 9/29/24

Amanda Rice Kill vs Drake at the Bluejay Invitational 8.31.24

Pregame Huddle in Season Opener at No. 12 Creighton 8.30.24

Volleyball Team post Exhibition Match - 8.24.24

Leoniak, Cropper, Rice Blocking v Clemson

Amanda Rice, 500 kills vs George Washington

Photo by: Chris Downey

Amanda Rice

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lemont, Ill.
High School:
Lemont
Height:
6-1

Honors/Awards
ACC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
CAT Scholar Athlete (2022)
Utah Valley Invitational All-Tournament Team (2023)
Bobcat Invitational MVP (2023)
ACC Offensive Player of the Week (10/30/23)
All-ACC Academic Team (2023)
All-ACC Second Team (2023, 2024)
AVCA East All-Region (2023, 2024)
Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team (2024)
AVCA All-American Honorable Mention (2024)
VolleybalMag.com All-American Honorable Mention (2024)

2024 - Senior Season

Started all 29 matches
Ranked in the top 20 in the nation for most kills per set amongst D1 opposite hitters throughout the entire season
Recorded her 1,000th career kill against No. 10 SMU (11/22/24) to become the only active player on the roster to achieve the milestone and first under head coach Luka Slabe
Tallied three 20+ kill matches throughout the season
Recorded a season high 23 kills in the five-set win at No. 10 SMU (11/30/24)
Tied a career high four service aces in the five-set win at Wake Forest (11/16/24)
Tallied seven blocks in three matches to set a new career high

2023 -- Senior Season

Started 27 matches and 102 sets, missing only two matches due to illness
Finished the season averaging a career high 3.25 kills per set
Recorded her 500th career kill against George Washington (9/13/23)
Recorded three consecutive 20+ kill matches, becoming the first person in program history to do so
Recorded a career high 27 kills at Duke (10/27/23) and hit .455
Recorded a .667 hitting percentage at UVA (11/22/23) after recording 16 kills on 24 attempts with zero errors
Earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week after totaling 47 kills, hitting .447, and averaging 5.22 kills per set the week of Oct. 13
Earned All-ACC Second Team and AVCA East All-Region honors

2022 -- Sophomore Season

Appeared in 103 sets and all 29 matches
Tallied a career high 17 kills against Tennessee (9/3/22)
Recorded 11 matches with double digit kills
Recorded 52 kills on 96 attempts for a .406 hitting percentage in the last five matches of the season

2021 - Freshman Season

Played in 26 matches
Finished the season with 122 kills, 28 blocks and four service aces
Tallied double-digit kills in two matches highlighted by a season-best 12 kills on .524 hitting (10/17)
Recorded season highs in blocks (5) and aces (3) against Virginia (9/24)

High School / Prep Career

Attended Lemont High School, was a four-year varsity starter
Competed for Adversity Volleyball Club and Michio Chicago VBC
Starting opposite for Adversity 18 Adidas, who was ranked eighth in preseason nationally and the 2020 Windy City Power League 17/18 Open Champions
Earned PrepVolleyball Soph79 Special Mention & Frosh59 Honorable Mention
Member of the PrepVolleyball 10 Foot Club
Nominated to AVCA Under Armour All-America Watch List in 2020
Also on the AVCA Phenom List in 2017, 2018 and 2019 in addition to PrepVolleyball Class of 2021 Watch List
Earned All-State Honorable Mention, All-Area, All-Conference and All-Tournament after averaging 4 kills/set in her junior season
Led Illinois Large School Class (3A/4A) pin hitters in hitting percentage (.403) in 2019
Led Lemont High School to an unbeaten conference record and No. 1 state sectional seed for first time in school history