2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Amber Seaman
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Brebeuf
- Hometown:
- Carmel, Ind.
End of Career Notes:
• Played in 116 of a possible 125 matches over her career
• Saw action in 423 of a possible 490 sets over her career
• 2018 MAC Setter of the Year
• 2018 First Team All-MAC
• Two-Time All-MAC Honorable Mention (2017 & 2019)
• Three-Time MAC Women’s Volleyball Distinguished Scholar Athlete (2017, 2018 & 2019)
• Three-Time Academic All-MAC (2017, 2018 & 2019)
• Eight-Time MAC West Division Setter of the Week (Aug. 27, 2018, Oct. 1, 2018, Oct. 8, 2018, Oct. 15, 2018, Oct. 29, 2018, Oct. 7, 2019, Nov. 11, 2019 & Nov. 18, 2019)
• Dished out a career-high 62 assists versus Bowling Green (Oct. 26, 2019)
• Her career-high 22 digs at Fort Wayne (Aug. 27, 2016) are the most for a Ball State setter in a match in the rally scoring era (2001-present)
• Recorded 30-or-more assists on 82 occasions, 40-or-more 47 times and 50-or-more in 16 matches
• Logged double-digit digs in 38 career matches, with 20-or-more digs in two career matches
• Has 38 career assist/dig double doubles
• In Ball State’s Career Records: 4th in service aces (140), 5th in assists (4,162), 6th in assists-per-set (9.84), T-14th in aces-per-set average (0.33), 19th in sets played (423), 19th in digs (939)
• In Ball State’s Single Season Records (highest ranking only): 12th in assists (1,223 in 2018), 12th in service aces (51 in 2018), 13th in assists-per-set average (10.79 in 2017), T-15th in aces-per-set average (0.43 in 2018).
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2019 (Sr.): Earned fourth letter at Ball State … All-MAC Honorable Mention ... Adacemic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete ... three-time MAC West Division Setter of the Week (Oct. 7, Nov. 11 and Nov. 18) ... played in 29 matches, seeing action in 96 of a possible 126 sets ... helped set a Ball State offense which led the league with a 13.63 kills-per-set average and ranked third in the conference with a .217 attack percentage ... ranked eighth in the MAC with a 8.92 assists-per-set average ... dished out 856 assists on the year, including a career-high 62 versus Bowling Green (Oct. 26) ... credited with 56 assists versus USF (Aug. 30), while handing out 48 versus Western Michigan (Oct. 5) ... recorded double-digit assists in all 29 matches she played, with 20-or-more 22 times, 30-or-more on 13 occasions and 40-or-more in seven contests ... dished out 43 assists to lead the Cardinals to a season-best .387 attack percentage versus Northern Illinois (Oct. 4) ... collected double-digit digs in six matches, including a season-high 18 vs. Wright State (Sept. 21) ... earned six assist/dig double-doubles on the year ... smashed a season-high five kills versus Buffalo (Nov. 2), while logging at least one kill in 25 matches ... tied for second on the squad with 26 service aces, including a season-high four at Ohio (Oct. 18) ... also served up three aces in the Oct. 4 win over the Huskies and in the MAC Tournament championship match victory over Bowling Green (Nov. 24) ... credited with 18 total blocks, including a season-high four versus USF.
2018 (Jr.): Earned third letter at Ball State ... became the first player in program history to earn Mid-American Conference Setter of the Year honors ... First Team All-MAC ... MAC Women’s Volleyball Distinguished Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MAC ... five-time MAC West Division Setter of the Week (Aug. 27, Oct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 15, Oct. 29) ... started all 32 matches as the team's setter ... saw action in 119 of a possible 120 sets ... led the Cardinals to the MAC-best .235 attack percentage for the season which was also the 12th-best single season mark in program history ... led the league with a 10.28 assists-per-set average, while also ranking third in the MAC with a 0.43 aces-per-set average ... handed out double-digit assists in all 32 matches, with 30-or-more on 29 occasions, 40-or-more 14 times and 50-or-more in three outings ... dished out a season-high 54 assists in the team's MAC Tournament quarterfinal victory over Ohio (Nov. 16) ... secured 52 assists in a four-set win over Oral Roberts (Sept. 1), while adding 53 in five sets against Indiana (Sept. 8) ... earned six assist/dig double-doubles on the year ... tallied a season-high 15 digs in the MAC Tournament win over the Bobcats ... recorded 12 digs in three matches ... served up 51 aces on the year, which is the 12th-best single season total in program history ... earned at least one dig in all 32 matches ... credited with a career-high six service aces in the regular season win over Ohio (Oct. 12), while earning four aces in the MAC Tournament semifinal match versus Miami (Nov. 17) ... tallied at least one ace in 27 matches ... scored 90 kills while hitting .316 for the season ... smashed a season-high six kills in three matches, while earning at least one kill in 29 matches ... registered 61 total blocks, including seven solo blocks and 54 block assists ... tied her career high with six total blocks (two solo and four assists) in the regular season finale win over Akron (Nov. 10) ... earned at least one block in 25 matches, including each of the last 13 ... hit a career-best .857 (6-0-7) at Western Michigan (Sept. 21) ... hit .300-or-better on 11 occasions ... named to the Dayton Invitational All-Tournament Team ... also a Preseason All-MAC West Division Team selection.
2017 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … All-MAC Honorable Mention … MAC Women’s Volleyball Distinguished Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MAC … played in 28 matches, earning 27 starts … saw action in 103 of a possible 118 sets ... ranked second in the MAC with a 10.79 assists-per-set average, while her 0.36 aces-per-set average was fourth in the league … handed out double-digit assists in all 28 matches she played, with 30-or-more on 17 occasions, 40-or-more 13 times and 50-or-more in six matches … helped guide the Ball State offense to a .212 attack percentage for the year, which ranked second in the MAC … dished out a season-high 55 assists in a four-set win at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 22) … handed out 54 assists versus Northern Illinois (Oct. 7) and Central Michigan (Oct. 27) … logged 52 assists at IUPUI (Sept. 5), while being credited with 51 assists in four-set wins versus Bowling Green (Oct. 20) and Toledo (Nov. 2) … collected 13 assist/dig double-double on the year, including five of the first six matches … credited with a season-high 17 digs versus Bradley (Sept. 1) … earned at least one dig in all 28 matches and finished the season ranked third on the team with 225 digs and a 2.48 digs-per-set average … led the Cardinals with 37 aces on the year, including a season-high four aes versus both NIU and Toledo … served up at least one ace in 19 matches … notched 34 blocks on the year, including a season-high five block assists versus CMU … earned at least one block in 19 matches … credited with 72 kills on the year, including a season-high six in the five-set win over Eastern Michigan (Oct. 28) … registered at least one kill in 25 matches, with three-or-more 16 times … hit a season-best .667 (4-0-6) versus Fort Wayne (Sept. 2) and at Ohio (Oct. 14) … hit .500-or-better in nine matches … named to the Indiana Invitational All-Tournament Team.Â
2016 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … played in 27 matches, earning 22 starts … saw action in 105 of a possible 126 sets … dished out 972 assists on the year … ranked sixth in the MAC with a 9.26 assists-per-set average … credited with a season-high 57 assists in five-set wins over Appalachian State (Sept. 10) and Central Michigan (Sept. 13) … handed out double-digit assists in 26 matches, with 30-or-more on 17 occasions, 40-or-more 13 times and 50-or-more in five matches … helped guide the Ball State offense to a .190 attack percentage for the year, which ranked eighth in the MAC … helped the squad hit .200-or-better in 13 of her matches at setter, including a .311 (54-17-119) rate of success at Buffalo (Oct. 1) … collected a career-high 22 digs at Fort Wayne (Aug. 27) which are the most for a Ball State setter in a match in the rally scoring era (2001-present) … earned double-digit digs in 13 matches, helping her lead the squad with 13 double-doubles on the year … opened the season with three consecutive assist/dig double-doubles, including a 45 assist and 22 dig effort at Fort Wayne … collected 21 digs versus Kent State (Oct. 14) … earned at least five digs in 25 matches … led the Cardinals with 26 service aces on the year, including a season-best four at Fort Wayne … served up three aces at Omaha (Sept. 2) and versus Valparaiso (Sept. 16) … collected at least one kill in 25 matches, including a career-high seven kills in the Sept. 13 win over Central Michigan … scored six kills on five occasions … hit a season-best .500 on five occasions, while finishing 15 matches with a .300-or-better attack percentage … collected a career-best six total blocks (two solo and four block assists) in Ball State’s first win of the season at Morehead State (Sept. 9) … finished the year with 24 total blocks, with at least one block in 15 matches.
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PREP CAREER: Joined the Ball State women’s volleyball program for the 2016 spring semester after completing her course work at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School a semester early … earned four letters in volleyball at Brebeuf for coach Brian Murray … helped the Chiefs turn in a 16-10 record her senior season by dishing out 443 assists and serving up 31 aces … two-time Academic All-State selection … helped lead Brebeuf to the 2013 IHSAA Class 3A State Championship … finished her playing career with 675 assists, 73 aces, 203 digs and 172 kills … played club volleyball for Team Indiana, where she was a 2010 AAU All-American.
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PERSONAL: Maintains a 3.918 grade-point average as a psychological science major … born Nov. 25, 1997 in Belleville, Ill. … daughter of Aaron and Debbie Seaman … has three sisters, Morgan, Payton and Delaney and one brother, Tanner … her father played football and baseball at Muskingum University … her mother played volleyball at Muskingum University ... her sister Morgan is a junior on the Miami (OH) women's volleyball team … full name is Amber Savannah Seaman.
