Completed Event: Volleyball versus Bellarmine on September 5, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 0 , (27-25, 25-18, 25-20)
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Jersey Number 9
Amanda Snead
- Position:
- Libero
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mills Godwin
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
Bio
As a Senior: JMU Athletic Director Scholar Athlete... CAA Commissioner's Academic Award... Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 Dean's List... had 15 digs against Towson... had six digs versus Colorado State... tallied nine digs against Towson... racked up eight digs in win over UNC Asheville... had eight more digs in victory over Duquesne... posted six digs and a team high two aces in win over Canisius... had three aces and four digs in win over Georgia State... tallied two aces and 13 digs against Liberty... notched two aces and 11 digs versus William and Mary... had 10 digs in win over VCU... had an ace and 13 digs in victory over Radford... tallied 14 digs over Towson... had two service aces and ten digs versus VCU... notched nine digs over William and Mary and Northeastern
As a junior: Served her 32nd ace of the season and notched 10 digs at Delaware... posted 10 digs and served two aces against Towson... turned in 15 digs while serving a match-high four aces in win against VCU... posted three digs against William and Mary... matched a team-high with three aces and tallied four digs at UNCW...served two aces and tallied three digs at Georgia State... had one kill and posted an assist and four digs against Mason... posted five digs and one assist against Northeastern... notched eight digs, one assist, and had a team-high three service aces against Hofstra... registered three assists and five digs against Towson... knocked in a kill and served a match-high six aces against Delaware... posted an ace and four digs against the Tribe of William and Mary... netted a kill and two digs against VCU... served a match-high two aces and added four digs versus UNCW... had one kill and five digs in win at Liberty... dug a match-high 10 attack attempts versus Mason at the JMU Invitational... picked up 14 digs at Hofstra... tied for team lead with three aces while adding eight digs in CAA opener against Northeastern... notched a team-high with 45 digs over 18 games at the UIC Invitational... had match-high 18 digs versus Denver... recorded 14 digs and three assists in season opener versus GWU... two –time recipient of CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... JMU Scholar-Athlete during sophomore campaign.
As a sophomore: JMU Scholar-Athlete... CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... Spring Dean’s List... credited with 11 digs at Delaware and 10 at Hofstra... career best 17 digs at William and Mary... posted 13 digs versus VCU... turned out eight digs and a pair of aces against Delaware... averaged 3.6 digs for 10 games the week of Sept. 20... turned in 12 digs versus Liberty, nine against UMBC and a match-high 15 in CAA opener versus VCU... posted 31 digs for a team-best average 2.82 digs per game in the Days Inn Invitational... shared match-high dig honors with 11 against Campbell... tallied 14 digs against Buffalo for team-high honors... recorded 23 digs and team-best five aces in the Texas State tournament... had three assists, seven digs and a career-best six aces against NSU.
As a freshman: CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... Dean’s List both semesters... had seven matches with double-figure digs... pair of kills and five digs in collegiate debut, against Temple... 11 digs and tied for match-high honors with four service aces in second meeting against Oregon... 10 digs, three assists and a service ace against Georgia Southern... eight digs and a pair of service aces against Tennessee-Martin... nine digs, one service ace and an assist versus Toledo... eight digs at Liberty... 10 digs in first meeting at VCU... four digs and a pair of service aces against Towson... seven digs and two service aces in home win over Mason... four digs and two service aces in home win over William and Mary... four digs, a pair of assists, and a service ace in second meeting with VCU... 15 digs and three service aces in home win over Delaware... 16 digs in match at home against Hofstra... 11 digs in second meeting with William and Mary... match-high 23 digs and a pair of service aces in win at UNCW... eight digs in CAA semifinal match against Mason.
Before JMU: Central Region and Colonial District Player of the Year as a senior for coach Skip Weston and the Eagles of Mills Godwin High School... led Godwin to back-to-back Virginia High School League Group AAA state semifinals, boasting an overall record of 50-3... first-team all-state, all-district and all-region... Richmond Times Dispatch Metro Player of the Year... all-academic for district and region... played in the 2003 VHSL All-Star match and earned MVP honors for the East squad... played on Richmond Volleyball Club National 18’s team... selected for the USA Developmental Camp in Colorado Springs in 2002... first-team all-district, all-metro, all-academic and second-team all-region as a junior... starting outside hitter and middle back for 25-1 squad that finished third in the state... received Eagle Award from MGHS team... starting OH for Central Region team that won the Gold medal at the Commonwealth Games... represented the Old Dominion Region at the USA Volleyball Girls’ Development Camp in Louisville, Ky.... played her sophomore season at J.R. Tucker High School in Richmond... first-team all-district and all-academic... member of RVC National 16 team... played for Old Dominion Region at Nationals in Salt Lake City, Utah... National team finished third at the Northeast qualifier at Penn State... also played on 17-and-under team representing Richmond at the Commonwealth Games... National Honor Society and Beta Club member... vice president of freshman and sophomore classes.
Personal: Daughter of Lynn and Mark Snead... Interdisciplinary Social Science major... brother, John, is a 2005 JMU graduate and played for the Dukes’ tennis team... father is a 1982 JMU graduate.
PERSONAL VOLLEYS
Why JMU? I choose to come to JMU for a number of reasons. I
had family ties to the University: my Dad came here and my
brother, John Snead, was a student and athlete here. I also
really liked the volleyball program and thought that the
school in general had a lot to offer.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Teaching and
Coaching Volleyball
Something that few people know about you: I have a scar
above my right eye.
Best class you’ve taken at: JMU:ISS 200 (Equality Focus)
with Dr. Spivey: I learned more in this one class that I
will use in my daily life than I have learned in all of my
other classes combined.
Favorite place you’ve traveled to: Chicago
First time you played volleyball: I started playing when I
was 12.
What influenced you want to play volleyball? My mom took me
to see one of her friends daughters play when I was in
eighth grade. The girl was state player of the year. I
fell in love with the fast pace of the game and signed up to
play that year.
Favorite place on campus: Our team locker room. I have
great memories of my teammates hanging out there (usually
sleeping between practices) during preseason, doing a
pregame “pump-up” dance, or just hanging out before practice.
Favorite quote: “In kindergarden, we all start out thinking
we can be anything we want to be, but by the time we get
there we’ve somehow lost that feeling. We’ve all started to
believe that whatever our parents or our friends have told
us about what we can achieve and who we can be in life and
we’ve forgotten about that possibility we had when we were
younger. If you believe in yourself, even when the odds
seem stacked against you, anything is possible.” And "No,
despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours
through Christ, who loved us" Romans 8:37
Advice for kids who want to play volleyball: Go for it, and
have fun!
As a junior: Served her 32nd ace of the season and notched 10 digs at Delaware... posted 10 digs and served two aces against Towson... turned in 15 digs while serving a match-high four aces in win against VCU... posted three digs against William and Mary... matched a team-high with three aces and tallied four digs at UNCW...served two aces and tallied three digs at Georgia State... had one kill and posted an assist and four digs against Mason... posted five digs and one assist against Northeastern... notched eight digs, one assist, and had a team-high three service aces against Hofstra... registered three assists and five digs against Towson... knocked in a kill and served a match-high six aces against Delaware... posted an ace and four digs against the Tribe of William and Mary... netted a kill and two digs against VCU... served a match-high two aces and added four digs versus UNCW... had one kill and five digs in win at Liberty... dug a match-high 10 attack attempts versus Mason at the JMU Invitational... picked up 14 digs at Hofstra... tied for team lead with three aces while adding eight digs in CAA opener against Northeastern... notched a team-high with 45 digs over 18 games at the UIC Invitational... had match-high 18 digs versus Denver... recorded 14 digs and three assists in season opener versus GWU... two –time recipient of CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... JMU Scholar-Athlete during sophomore campaign.
As a sophomore: JMU Scholar-Athlete... CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... Spring Dean’s List... credited with 11 digs at Delaware and 10 at Hofstra... career best 17 digs at William and Mary... posted 13 digs versus VCU... turned out eight digs and a pair of aces against Delaware... averaged 3.6 digs for 10 games the week of Sept. 20... turned in 12 digs versus Liberty, nine against UMBC and a match-high 15 in CAA opener versus VCU... posted 31 digs for a team-best average 2.82 digs per game in the Days Inn Invitational... shared match-high dig honors with 11 against Campbell... tallied 14 digs against Buffalo for team-high honors... recorded 23 digs and team-best five aces in the Texas State tournament... had three assists, seven digs and a career-best six aces against NSU.
As a freshman: CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... Dean’s List both semesters... had seven matches with double-figure digs... pair of kills and five digs in collegiate debut, against Temple... 11 digs and tied for match-high honors with four service aces in second meeting against Oregon... 10 digs, three assists and a service ace against Georgia Southern... eight digs and a pair of service aces against Tennessee-Martin... nine digs, one service ace and an assist versus Toledo... eight digs at Liberty... 10 digs in first meeting at VCU... four digs and a pair of service aces against Towson... seven digs and two service aces in home win over Mason... four digs and two service aces in home win over William and Mary... four digs, a pair of assists, and a service ace in second meeting with VCU... 15 digs and three service aces in home win over Delaware... 16 digs in match at home against Hofstra... 11 digs in second meeting with William and Mary... match-high 23 digs and a pair of service aces in win at UNCW... eight digs in CAA semifinal match against Mason.
Before JMU: Central Region and Colonial District Player of the Year as a senior for coach Skip Weston and the Eagles of Mills Godwin High School... led Godwin to back-to-back Virginia High School League Group AAA state semifinals, boasting an overall record of 50-3... first-team all-state, all-district and all-region... Richmond Times Dispatch Metro Player of the Year... all-academic for district and region... played in the 2003 VHSL All-Star match and earned MVP honors for the East squad... played on Richmond Volleyball Club National 18’s team... selected for the USA Developmental Camp in Colorado Springs in 2002... first-team all-district, all-metro, all-academic and second-team all-region as a junior... starting outside hitter and middle back for 25-1 squad that finished third in the state... received Eagle Award from MGHS team... starting OH for Central Region team that won the Gold medal at the Commonwealth Games... represented the Old Dominion Region at the USA Volleyball Girls’ Development Camp in Louisville, Ky.... played her sophomore season at J.R. Tucker High School in Richmond... first-team all-district and all-academic... member of RVC National 16 team... played for Old Dominion Region at Nationals in Salt Lake City, Utah... National team finished third at the Northeast qualifier at Penn State... also played on 17-and-under team representing Richmond at the Commonwealth Games... National Honor Society and Beta Club member... vice president of freshman and sophomore classes.
Personal: Daughter of Lynn and Mark Snead... Interdisciplinary Social Science major... brother, John, is a 2005 JMU graduate and played for the Dukes’ tennis team... father is a 1982 JMU graduate.
PERSONAL VOLLEYS
Why JMU? I choose to come to JMU for a number of reasons. I
had family ties to the University: my Dad came here and my
brother, John Snead, was a student and athlete here. I also
really liked the volleyball program and thought that the
school in general had a lot to offer.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Teaching and
Coaching Volleyball
Something that few people know about you: I have a scar
above my right eye.
Best class you’ve taken at: JMU:ISS 200 (Equality Focus)
with Dr. Spivey: I learned more in this one class that I
will use in my daily life than I have learned in all of my
other classes combined.
Favorite place you’ve traveled to: Chicago
First time you played volleyball: I started playing when I
was 12.
What influenced you want to play volleyball? My mom took me
to see one of her friends daughters play when I was in
eighth grade. The girl was state player of the year. I
fell in love with the fast pace of the game and signed up to
play that year.
Favorite place on campus: Our team locker room. I have
great memories of my teammates hanging out there (usually
sleeping between practices) during preseason, doing a
pregame “pump-up” dance, or just hanging out before practice.
Favorite quote: “In kindergarden, we all start out thinking
we can be anything we want to be, but by the time we get
there we’ve somehow lost that feeling. We’ve all started to
believe that whatever our parents or our friends have told
us about what we can achieve and who we can be in life and
we’ve forgotten about that possibility we had when we were
younger. If you believe in yourself, even when the odds
seem stacked against you, anything is possible.” And "No,
despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours
through Christ, who loved us" Romans 8:37
Advice for kids who want to play volleyball: Go for it, and
have fun!
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