Amber Calhoun Class: Sophomore Hometown: Houston, Texas High School: Second Baptist Height: 6-1 Position: MB Experience: 1L

2009: Named to the All-SLC First Team after finishing second in the conference in hitting percentage (.327) ... hit .364 during SLC matches ... led the team and ranked fourth in the Southland Conference in blocks, registering 104 stuffs in 101 sets of action (1.04 blocks per set) ... had 19 solo blocks and 85 assisted blocks ... tallied 178 kills (1.76 kills per set) ... named to the SMU All-Tournament Team after recording 21 kills, 12 blocks and 10 digs during the three-game tournament, helping Texas State to a 2-1 record ... earned SLC Defensive Player of the Week recognition after averaging 1.18 blocks per set during a three-game stretch in November ... had a career-high 12 kills with committing an error (.706 hitting percentage) against McNeese State (10/31) ... topped her career best with nine blocks against Lamar (11/21) ... finished with 10-or-more points in 10 matches ... recorded a season-high three solo blocks in the Bobcats' 3-1 victory against Syracuse...had 10 kills in three different matches, hitting above .350 on each occasion.

2008: Competed in 30 matches and 66 sets during her freshman year ... totaled 67 kills, hitting .301 ... logged 16 assists and 14 digs to go along with 45 blocks ... registered her first collegiate kill in the Bobcats first game of the season, helping lead the team to a 3-0 victory over ULM ... hit a season-high .833 against Texas ... recorded a season-high seven kills versus Nicholls to help the Bobcats to a 3-2 win over the Colonels ... appeared in more games than any other freshman ... was named to the Fall 2008 Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Second Baptist HS: Helped lead Second Baptist to the 2007 State title after advancing to the state semifinals in 2006 under head coach Sue Berg ... named First Team All-State in both 2006 and 2007 ... also an All-District pick both years ... was a team captain in the 2007 season ... also lettered in softball for three years.

Personal: Amber Noel Calhoun is the daughter of Jeff and Shelley Calhoun ... father is a pastor and baseball coach and spent five years in the major leagues as a member of the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies ... mother is an administrative assistant ... has three younger siblings ... major is undeclared.