Amber Thomas - Juniata
Junior, Outside Hitter, 5-10 (Ephrata, Pa. - Conestoga Valley High School)
Photo courtesy Juniata athletics.
Amber Thomas, a junior
outside hitter for then-No. 2 Juniata, has been named the Sports Imports/AVCA
Division III National Player of the Week. She earned the award for her
strong performance at the Teri Clemens Invitational at Washington University
in St. Louis last weekend, while helping lead the Eagles to wins over three
nationally-ranked opponents. In the match against host and then-No. 4 Wash
U., Thomas scored her first of three double-doubles on the weekend,
garnering 24 kills and 11 digs in the 3-2 win. She followed that up with 17
kills and 11 digs with a .405 hitting percentage in the sweep of then-No. 3
Wisconsin-Whitewater. Thomas then closed out the tournament with 24 kills,
16 digs and three total blocks in the 3-1 win over then-No. 14 La Verne. For
the week, Thomas averaged 5.4 kills, 7.6 digs and 5.7 points per game, while
hitting .292. Thomas’ honor marks 12th time an athlete from Juniata has been
named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division III National Player of the Week.
Katie Laucks was the last Eagles player to earn the award back on October
24, 2005. Juniata is coached by Larry Bock.
