Amanda Baker

	Class: Freshman
	Hometown: Neoga, Ill.
	High School: Neoga

	Height: 6-2
	Position: MH
	Major: Physical Therapy

01/25/2013

Oakland Places 73 on Summit League Academic Honor Roll

The Golden Grizzlies had 36 student-athletes named as Distinguished Scholars

12/31/2012

#FightOakland

The Best of 2012!

11/10/2012

Oakland Volleyball Clinches League Tournament Berth with 3-1 Win over WIU

Meghan Bray recorded her 21st double-double of the season.

11/02/2012

Oakland Volleyball Dominates Omaha in Straight Sets on Senior Night

The Golden Grizzlies finish 2012 with an 8-4home record.

10/27/2012

Oakland Volleyball Takes Down NDSU in Four Sets

It marks only the second time the Golden Grizzlies have defeated NDSU.

11/03/2012

Oakland vs. Omaha

The Oakland volleyball team took on Omaha on Senior Night Friday night in the Athletics Center O'rena

10/20/2012

Oakland vs. Kansas City

OU volleyball battled Kansas City Saturday night on Dig Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Night Saturday in the O'rena.

10/19/2012

Oakland vs. South Dakota

The Oakland volleyball team took on South Dakota in a Summit League match Friday inside the Athletics Center O'rena

10/02/2012

Oakland vs. IUPUI

The Oakland volleyball team faced off against IUPUI Tuesday night inside the Athletics Center O'rena.

09/29/2012

Oakland Volleyball vs. South Dakota State

The Golden Grizzlies fell to the Jackrabbits in five sets.

Match-By-Match Stats | Career Stats

2012
▪ Played in 114 sets in all 29 matches
▪ Finished fourth on the team with 144 kills and second with 71 blocks
▪ Ended season with a .223 hitting percentage
▪ Recorded a match-high 10 kills at Kansas City (Sept. 21)
▪ Finished with career-high six blocks at Omaha (Oct. 6) and against Fort Wayne in The Summit League semifinal match (Nov. 16)

High School
▪ Four-year letterwinner under coach Amy Hatton
▪ All-State honorable mention selection during her senior year
▪ Three-time All-conference selection
▪ Helped her club team qualify for the USA Volleyball Junior National Championships
▪ Won Sectionals and qualified for the Illinois state meet in the high jump as a sophomore

Academic Achievements
▪ Named valedictorian of her graduating class
▪ Voted National Honor Society President
▪ Awarded National Trial Conference Scholar Athlete Award

Top Athletic Performance
▪ Regional semifinal game performance of 13 kills, 16 digs, seven blocks and one ace

Personal:
Full Name: Amanda Marie Baker
Birthdate: Sept. 7, 1993
Parents: Jim and Jane Baker
Siblings: Michael
▪ Aunt, Andrea Yurs, played volleyball at Northern Illinois from 1989-92

Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland:
1. The volleyball program and coaching staff
2. Quality of the physical therapy program
3. The friendly people