2012: Played in 20 matches, starting four ... averaged 2.23 digs per set, third most on the team ... pulled up season-best and team-leading 18 digs in collegiate debut vs. Northwestern ... managed double-digit digs in nine matches ... made good on 94 percent of her 362 reception attempts ... served up 13 aces, including season-best three vs. Indiana ... dished out 29 assists, including eight against No. 12 Florida State in the NCAA second round... put down a kill from the back row against Northwestern.
High School: Garnered Journal and Courier Big School Player of the Year accolades as a senior after earning her third straight All-Hoosier Crossroads Conference honor and leading her team to the sectional title under coach Cheryl Sutter ... named to the 3A-4A Indiana North All-Star team and as McCutcheon team MVP after posting 392 kills, 303 digs, 52 aces and 40 blocks her senior year, prior to which she was named to the All-America Watch List ... earned first team all-conference honors her sophomore and senior years and honorable mention accolades as a junior ... a two-time Davis L. Ellison Mental Attitude Award honoree ... tabbed as team MVP and as a MAV Desire Award honoree her sophomore year ... a three-time all-conference honoree on the basketball court, including honorable mention accolades as a freshman ... was ranked among the Top 100 Indiana Elite All-Star basketball players as a senior ... a national honor society and honor roll member ... a Drug Free Coalition representative for Tippecanoe County ... played club volleyball for the Lafayette Area Volleyball Academy.
Personal: Given name is Amanda Lynn Neill ... born May 14, 1994 ... parents are Herman and Lonnette Neill ... has one brother, Mark.