2008 (W) Volleyball Roster
Roster
Amanda Cvejdlik
- Position:
- Right Side Hitter/Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Millard North HS
2007 ? Averaged 1.83 kills while playing in 19 matches, including 11 starts ...Had appendix removed on Oct. 18 and missed 10 of last 11 matches ...Led team with 12 kills against Montana State and 15 kills against Stephen F. Austin (Aug. 25) ...Had five kills and three digs off the bench in season finale against UNI (Nov. 23) ...Dean’s List.
2006 ? One of the MVC’s premier offensive players, she led Creighton with 45 aces (with just 47 serving errors) and was second with 415 kills ...Ranked fifth in the MVC with 3.58 kills per set and third with 0.39 aces per set ...Ranked 184th nationally in aces per set and 224th in kills per set ...Only MVC player to open the season with 12 straight matches of 10 or more kills ...Had 10 kills or more in 26 matches ...Had career-best 20 kills against Iowa (Sept. 2), which she tied against Bradley (Oct. 7) ...Had 19 kills and career-high nine blocks against Jacksonville State (Sept. 1) ...Had 11 kills and hit .391 while tying best with six digs against #1 Nebraska (Sept. 24) ...Had seven blocks in MVC Tourney vs. Illinois State (Nov. 24) ...Named to the Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team ...Set a school record with an ace in 15 straight matches (Sept. 29-Nov. 18) ...Had at least one ace in all 18 MVC contests ..MVC-best 34 aces in league action only.
2005 ? Led all MVC freshmen with 2.85 kills per set and ranked fourth among classmates with 225 kills ...In MVC-only matches, led all league frosh with 192 kills as well as 3.20 kills per set ...Named MVC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 14 after she had 14 kills and hit .526 vs. Southern Illinois (Nov. 11), then hit .600 with 14 kills in two sets one night later vs. Evansville ...Had 10 or more kills in 11 straight matches (Oct. 14-Nov. 19), the best streak by a Creighton freshman ever and tied for fourth-longest by any Bluejay ever at the time ...Had 15 kills and hit .385 in her second start vs. South Dakota State (Oct. 4) ...Posted 14 kills and four blocks off the bench vs. Northern Iowa (Sept. 17) ...Had 14 kills and hit .632 in 19 swings vs. Indiana State (Oct. 22), the best hitting percentage by a freshman in Creighton history and best in the MVC by a freshman in 2005 ...Had a season-high 18 kills in 35 swings at #25 Wichita State (Oct. 29), then matched that with 18 putaways at Bradley (Nov. 19) ...Had 13 kills and season-best seven blocks in win at Northern Iowa (Nov. 18) ...One of the team’s hardest hitters, 334 of her 480 attacks (69.6 percent) ended in either a kill or error.
HIGH SCHOOL: Had 428 kills, 118 blocks and hit .351 for the Mustangs while earning first-team all-Metro and all-state honors as a senior ...Team went 23-12 as a senior ...A second-team all-Metro and honorable-mention all-state honoree as a junior, when she ranked among the state leaders with 4.1 kills per set, 1.14 blocks per set and hit .331 ...Also started as a sophomore, finishing with 200 kills, 52 blocks and hit .276 ...Received recruiting interest from more than 40 colleges nationwide ...Began playing volleyball in 2001 ...Coached by Dave Cork ...Played for the Nebraska Elite her final two years, and made the all-tourney team at a national event in Houston.
Career Highs
Kills 20 (2x) last vs. Bradley 10/7/06
Attempts 54 vs. Illinois State 10/28/06
Attack Pct. .632 vs. Indiana State 10/22/05
Assists 3 at Southern Illinois 10/15/05
Digs 8 at Southern Illinois 11/17/06
Aces 5 vs. Drake 9/22/06
Blocks 9 vs. Jacksonville State 9/1/06
Points 25.0 vs. Iowa 9/2/06
Creighton Awards & Honors
2005 MVC Freshman of the Week, Nov. 14
2006 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2007-08 Dean’s List
2007-08 MVC Honor Roll
More About Amanda
Full Name: Amanda Michele Cvejdlik
Birthday: Nov. 18, 1986
Birthplace: Omaha, Neb.
Parents: Ken & Mikki Cvejdlik
Brothers: Jason (25) and Michael (23)
Major: Organizational Communications with a specialty in Public Relations
Nicknames: Cved, Cveddy, Mander, Mandy
Favorite class: Gender Studies by Dr. Sheri Shuler
Favorite Athlete: Andy Roddick
Favorite Memory of 2007 Season: Beating UNI in five sets on their home court
Matchday Superstition: Locker room dancing
Favorite Spot on Campus: The mall
2008 Summer Job: Worked for Mutual of Omaha, promoting US Olympic Swim Trials in Omaha
Hobbies: Shopping, watching movies, being with family and friends and watching re-runs of Full House
Career Ambition: Be successful and happy in whatever I do
Did You Know? Dad was a pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization and once won 24 straight games in high school
