Height: | 5-10 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Montgomery, AL |
High School: | Montgomery Academy |
Position: | OH |
Major: | Economics |
Career
After two seasons of action, she has played in 257 sets
over 76 matches ... Has recorded 15 matches of double-figure kills
... Four performances of 10 or more digs.
Junior (2009):
Took to the court in 36 matches and played in 124 sets ...
Second on the team with 315 kills and ranked third on the team on
club and 14th among UAA players with a 2.54 kills per-set average
... Captured First Team All-UAA honors ... Second on the squad with
a 2.49 kills per-set showing in league contests ... Posted nine
outings of double-figure kills ... Led the team with a season-high
16 terminations against UW-Plattville (Sept. 4) and hit 41.9
percent (16-3--31) in a 3-0 win ... Paced the Eagles in kills in
six matches ... Huge effort at the UAA Championships (Nov. 6-7)
where she hit 36.0 percent (47-7--111) and recorded 10 total blocks
(5-5) in helping the team to the title ... Blasted a team-high 15
kills, hit 46.4 percent (15-2--28) and contributed five total
blocks (2-3) vs. Washington University (Nov. 7) in the championship
match ... Earlier in the day, she produced a team-best 15
terminations against Chicago in the semifinals ... Named the MVP of
the Emory Halloween Tournament (Oct. 30-31) ... Racked up a
team-leading 14 kills and hit 59.1 percent (14-1--22) vs. Berry
College (Oct. 30) ... Four efforts of double-figure digs including
a pair of 11-dig performances, vs. Christopher Newport (Sept. 11)
and Alabama-Huntsville (Sept. 22).
Sophomore (2008):
First playing season after sitting out the 2007 campaign
saw her play in 40 matches and in a total of 133 games ... Fourth
on the team with a 1.87 kills per game average ... Earned a
honorable-mention berth on the All-UAA Team ... Finished with six
performances of double-figure kills ... Closed out the year with 10
or more terminations in the team's last four matches ... Led the
Eagles with a personal-best 17 kills and hit a squad-best 46.7
percent (17-3--30) vs. Saint Benedict (Nov. 20) in the
quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships ... Second high on the team
with 12 put-aways vs. LaVerne ( Nov. 22) in the national title
showdown ... Tied for team honors with nine kills in a 3-0 win over
No. 1-ranked Juniata (Oct. 31) ... 11 kills and a season-high four
blocks vs. Washington University (Oct. 18) in the UAA Round Robin
II ... Season-high tying seven digs vs. Colorado College (Nov. 14)
in the NCAA Tourney opener.
Freshman (2007):
Sat out the year after sustaining a knee injury during
fall preseason drills.
Prior to Emory
High School: Four-year member of the volleyball
team while at Montgomery Academy ... Played for Julie Sinclair ...
Enjoyed an honor-filled prep career that saw her capture the
Montgomery Advertiser Class 1A-4A Metro Player of the Year
as a senior (2006) and as a sophomore (2004) ... The Birmingham
News tabbed her as the No. 3 player in its 1A-6A Super
All-State Team ... Three-time co-captain of her squad ... As a
senior, she led Montgomery Academy to a 46-8 record and the
program's second consecutive state championship ... Three-time
Regional MVP ... Chosen as the MVP of the 3A state tournament ...
Also competed in basketball (averaged 21.9 points and 12.8 rebounds
as a senior) and track ... Played at the club level for the Auburn
Volleyball club.
Personal: Born May 14, 1989 ... Participated in
the 2007 Alabama Kidney Foundation's annual walk-a-thon in August
of 2007 and teamed with her mother, Faye, to raise $2,400 in
donations.
Stats
Year | GP-MP | K | KPG | A | SA | DIGS | DPG |
2008 | 133-40 | 249 | 1.87 | 5 | 6 | 85 | 0.64 |
2009 | 124-36 | 315 | 2.54 | 9 | 13 | 108 | 0.87 |
TOTAL | 257-76 | 564 | 2.19 | 14 | 19 | 193 | 0.75 |
Amelia McCall Career-High Kill Matches
Opponent | GP | Kills | Date |
St. Benedict | 4 | 17 | 11/20/2008 |
UW-Platteville | 3 | 16 | 9/4/2009 |
Washington Univ. | 3 | 15 | 11/7/2009 |
Chicago | 5 | 15 | 11/7/2009 |
Berry College | 3 | 14 | 10/30/2009 |
Thomas More | 3 | 14 | 9/25/2009 |
Ohio Northern | 5 | 13 | 11/21/2008 |
(Quote)
"I fell in love with Emory because I knew that I could get the best
of both worlds academically and athletically. Emory was a place
where I felt like I could grow in every aspect of my life."