2015 Volleyball Roster
vs
Southeastern Louisiana
Sep 18 (Thu)
6:00 PM
Jersey Number 5
Amy Nettles
- Position:
- Libero/Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Churchill
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
Bio
HONORS
2017
2017 (SENIOR)
The co-captain was named the team’s MVP for the season and received the Most Inspirational award as voted on by her teammates…Played in a school-record 362 consecutive sets from Oct. 15, 2014, to Nov. 22, 2017…Finished her career ranked fourth in A&M career records with 1,441 digs, having led the team in digs per set all four years and total digs each of the last three years…Was the starting libero in all 25 matches and appeared in 85 of 88 sets in 2017…Tallied 412 total digs and led the team and ranked ninth in the SEC with 3.86 digs per set for the full season…Also led the team and was eighth in the SEC with 4.03 digs per set in league matches only…Had 246 digs in conference matches only to finish her career as the A&M record holder for SEC career digs with 968…Took or tied for team-high honors in digs in a team-leading 19 matches…Had a career-high and a team season-high 34 digs against Tennessee, tying for sixth in the A&M all-time single-match records…Her 34 digs against the Volunteers also ranked third in the SEC for most digs in a match for the full season and second most in the SEC in a five-set match in 2017…Posted 20-plus digs twice overall in 2017…Tallied double-figure digs in a team-leading 19 matches…Led the team with 412 service reception attempts.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Was the designated libero in every set in 2016…Posted her 1,000th career dig in the win against Alabama on Nov. 3, with the dig falling in for a kill…Her 1,113 career digs ranks 15th in the A&M career records…Holds the A&M SEC career record for digs with 722… Led A&M and ranked sixth in the SEC with 3.67 digs per set for the full season…Also led A&M and was sixth in the SEC with 3.88 digs per set in SEC matches only…Led or tied for the team lead in digs in a team-high 22 matches…Posted double-figure digs in a team-leading 21 matches…Recorded 20-plus digs in a team-leading five matches…Her 20 digs against Arizona was the most by an A&M player in a three-set match in 2016 and tied for fifth most among players in the SEC…Broke the school record for most consecutive SEC sets played with 185…Ended the season having appeared in 280 consecutive sets overall dating back to Oct. 15, 2014 of her freshman year.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
The team’s anchor in the back row, served as the designated libero in every set and was the only player to appear in all 115 sets…Received the team’s Best Defensive Award for the second consecutive year after leading the Aggies and ranking ninth in the SEC with 3.86 digs per set for the full season…Also led Texas A&M and was 10th in the SEC with 3.82 digs per set in conference matches only…Led or tied for team-high honors in digs in all but two matches…Totaled 444 digs for the full season, ranking seventh in the Texas A&M all-time season records…Posted double-figure digs in 27 of 31 matches, including in a career-high 16 consecutive matches to close out the season…Recorded 20 or more digs three times, including a career-high 30 in Texas A&M’s five-set victory at Missouri on Nov. 25 to help the Aggies clinch the SEC championship…The primary passer helped initiate an Aggie offense that hit .272, marking the program’s second highest hitting percentage since 1985…Had a .962 service reception percentage, the highest on the team among those with 50 or more reception attempts…Was second on the team with 17 service aces…Holds the Texas A&M record for digs in an SEC career with 462…Has 717 career digs overall in only two seasons and needs only 283 more to become the 21st player in Texas A&M history to join the 1,000 Digs Club.
2014 (FRESHMAN)
Received the Texas A&M Best Defensive Player Award at the team’s annual awards banquet after leading Texas A&M and ranking 13th in the SEC with 3.03 digs per set for the full season…Also led the Aggies and was eighth in the SEC with 3.75 digs per set in SEC matches only…Appeared in 26 matches and 90 sets overall…Made four starts at defensive specialist early in the season, drawing the first start of her career in Texas A&M’s 3-2 comeback win vs. VCU on Sept. 6…Made her first appearance at libero in the third set against Florida State (Sept. 20)…Became a fixture at libero after playing the position for the final four sets in a 3-2 win against Georgia (Oct. 24) and finishing the match with a then personal-best 18 digs…Earned her first start at libero in the following match against Kentucky on Oct. 26 and tallied 26 digs in the 3-1 win against the 16th-ranked Wildcats, marking the most digs by a Texas A&M player in a four-set match in 2014…Named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 27 after averaging 4.88 digs per set in the back-to-back wins against Georgia and Kentucky…Had a career-high 27 digs in a five-set loss at Alabama to record consecutive 20-plus dig performances...Posted four 20-plus dig performances and totaled double-figure digs 12 times overall, all occurring over the last 13 matches…Finished the season having posted double-figure digs in eight consecutive matches…Led or tied for the team lead in digs in 10 matches overall, second most on the team.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a three-year starter as a libero and outside hitter for coach Jo Anne Hultgren at Churchill High School…Led the Chargers to three consecutive postseason appearances, including the state championship match in 2013… Garnered First-Team Defensive Dandy and High School All-American Special Mention from PrepVolleyball.com…Was a two-time member of the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) 5A All-State team and the San Antonio Express-News All-Area Super Team…Also was a two-time selection on the All-District 26-5 first team, including a unanimous selection as a junior…Named to the and 2013 TGCA All-State Academic Team and was selected to play in the TGCA All-Star match…Played club ball for Alamo Volleyball from 2007-14 and was most recently coached by Phil Jackson…Team was the runner-up in the National Division at the 2012 USA Volleyball Junior National Championship...Also had a third-place finish in the American Division at the 2008 Junior Nationals…Garnered AAU All-America honors in the 17 Open Division after team placed fifth at the 2013 AAU Junior National Championships… Most memorable moment of prep career is playing in the high school state championship match in 2013.
PERSONAL
Amy Elizabeth Nettles is the daughter of Liz and the late Tripp Nettles…Is the youngest of four children…Is the first person from her family to attend Texas A&M…Chose to go to Texas A&M because “of the girls, coaches, and traditions the school has. I wanted to be a part of all that A&M represents.”…Wears No. 5 because both her mom and oldest sister wore the number and wanted to keep the tradition going…Most memorable moment of Texas A&M volleyball career is being down 2-0 to Florida and coming back to win in five sets in 2015…Hobbies include reading books, especially her bible, watching Netflix, working out, hanging out with my friends and eating…Is a team representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)…Has gone on a mission to Haiti each of the last two years with other Texas A&M student-athletes…Has volunteered for the Big Event, the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation in which Aggies assist residents within the community, as well as at Texas A&M’s annual Residence Hall Move-In Assistance Day, helping new and returning Aggies move into their dorms…Also has helped with the Aggies CAN food drive…Majoring in university studies with a concentration in business and minoring in communication and psychology…Will receive her Aggie Ring in November and is slated to graduate in May…Career ambitions are to play professional volleyball and become a pediatric oncology nurse…Born October 28, 1995, in San Antonio, Texas.
NETTLES UP CLOSE
Favorites:
2017
- Texas A&M MVP
- Texas A&M Most Inspirational
- Team Co-Captain
- Texas A&M Best Defensive Player Award
- Texas A&M Best Defensive Player Award
- SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27)
2017 (SENIOR)
The co-captain was named the team’s MVP for the season and received the Most Inspirational award as voted on by her teammates…Played in a school-record 362 consecutive sets from Oct. 15, 2014, to Nov. 22, 2017…Finished her career ranked fourth in A&M career records with 1,441 digs, having led the team in digs per set all four years and total digs each of the last three years…Was the starting libero in all 25 matches and appeared in 85 of 88 sets in 2017…Tallied 412 total digs and led the team and ranked ninth in the SEC with 3.86 digs per set for the full season…Also led the team and was eighth in the SEC with 4.03 digs per set in league matches only…Had 246 digs in conference matches only to finish her career as the A&M record holder for SEC career digs with 968…Took or tied for team-high honors in digs in a team-leading 19 matches…Had a career-high and a team season-high 34 digs against Tennessee, tying for sixth in the A&M all-time single-match records…Her 34 digs against the Volunteers also ranked third in the SEC for most digs in a match for the full season and second most in the SEC in a five-set match in 2017…Posted 20-plus digs twice overall in 2017…Tallied double-figure digs in a team-leading 19 matches…Led the team with 412 service reception attempts.
2016 (JUNIOR)
Was the designated libero in every set in 2016…Posted her 1,000th career dig in the win against Alabama on Nov. 3, with the dig falling in for a kill…Her 1,113 career digs ranks 15th in the A&M career records…Holds the A&M SEC career record for digs with 722… Led A&M and ranked sixth in the SEC with 3.67 digs per set for the full season…Also led A&M and was sixth in the SEC with 3.88 digs per set in SEC matches only…Led or tied for the team lead in digs in a team-high 22 matches…Posted double-figure digs in a team-leading 21 matches…Recorded 20-plus digs in a team-leading five matches…Her 20 digs against Arizona was the most by an A&M player in a three-set match in 2016 and tied for fifth most among players in the SEC…Broke the school record for most consecutive SEC sets played with 185…Ended the season having appeared in 280 consecutive sets overall dating back to Oct. 15, 2014 of her freshman year.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
The team’s anchor in the back row, served as the designated libero in every set and was the only player to appear in all 115 sets…Received the team’s Best Defensive Award for the second consecutive year after leading the Aggies and ranking ninth in the SEC with 3.86 digs per set for the full season…Also led Texas A&M and was 10th in the SEC with 3.82 digs per set in conference matches only…Led or tied for team-high honors in digs in all but two matches…Totaled 444 digs for the full season, ranking seventh in the Texas A&M all-time season records…Posted double-figure digs in 27 of 31 matches, including in a career-high 16 consecutive matches to close out the season…Recorded 20 or more digs three times, including a career-high 30 in Texas A&M’s five-set victory at Missouri on Nov. 25 to help the Aggies clinch the SEC championship…The primary passer helped initiate an Aggie offense that hit .272, marking the program’s second highest hitting percentage since 1985…Had a .962 service reception percentage, the highest on the team among those with 50 or more reception attempts…Was second on the team with 17 service aces…Holds the Texas A&M record for digs in an SEC career with 462…Has 717 career digs overall in only two seasons and needs only 283 more to become the 21st player in Texas A&M history to join the 1,000 Digs Club.
2014 (FRESHMAN)
Received the Texas A&M Best Defensive Player Award at the team’s annual awards banquet after leading Texas A&M and ranking 13th in the SEC with 3.03 digs per set for the full season…Also led the Aggies and was eighth in the SEC with 3.75 digs per set in SEC matches only…Appeared in 26 matches and 90 sets overall…Made four starts at defensive specialist early in the season, drawing the first start of her career in Texas A&M’s 3-2 comeback win vs. VCU on Sept. 6…Made her first appearance at libero in the third set against Florida State (Sept. 20)…Became a fixture at libero after playing the position for the final four sets in a 3-2 win against Georgia (Oct. 24) and finishing the match with a then personal-best 18 digs…Earned her first start at libero in the following match against Kentucky on Oct. 26 and tallied 26 digs in the 3-1 win against the 16th-ranked Wildcats, marking the most digs by a Texas A&M player in a four-set match in 2014…Named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 27 after averaging 4.88 digs per set in the back-to-back wins against Georgia and Kentucky…Had a career-high 27 digs in a five-set loss at Alabama to record consecutive 20-plus dig performances...Posted four 20-plus dig performances and totaled double-figure digs 12 times overall, all occurring over the last 13 matches…Finished the season having posted double-figure digs in eight consecutive matches…Led or tied for the team lead in digs in 10 matches overall, second most on the team.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a three-year starter as a libero and outside hitter for coach Jo Anne Hultgren at Churchill High School…Led the Chargers to three consecutive postseason appearances, including the state championship match in 2013… Garnered First-Team Defensive Dandy and High School All-American Special Mention from PrepVolleyball.com…Was a two-time member of the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) 5A All-State team and the San Antonio Express-News All-Area Super Team…Also was a two-time selection on the All-District 26-5 first team, including a unanimous selection as a junior…Named to the and 2013 TGCA All-State Academic Team and was selected to play in the TGCA All-Star match…Played club ball for Alamo Volleyball from 2007-14 and was most recently coached by Phil Jackson…Team was the runner-up in the National Division at the 2012 USA Volleyball Junior National Championship...Also had a third-place finish in the American Division at the 2008 Junior Nationals…Garnered AAU All-America honors in the 17 Open Division after team placed fifth at the 2013 AAU Junior National Championships… Most memorable moment of prep career is playing in the high school state championship match in 2013.
PERSONAL
Amy Elizabeth Nettles is the daughter of Liz and the late Tripp Nettles…Is the youngest of four children…Is the first person from her family to attend Texas A&M…Chose to go to Texas A&M because “of the girls, coaches, and traditions the school has. I wanted to be a part of all that A&M represents.”…Wears No. 5 because both her mom and oldest sister wore the number and wanted to keep the tradition going…Most memorable moment of Texas A&M volleyball career is being down 2-0 to Florida and coming back to win in five sets in 2015…Hobbies include reading books, especially her bible, watching Netflix, working out, hanging out with my friends and eating…Is a team representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)…Has gone on a mission to Haiti each of the last two years with other Texas A&M student-athletes…Has volunteered for the Big Event, the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation in which Aggies assist residents within the community, as well as at Texas A&M’s annual Residence Hall Move-In Assistance Day, helping new and returning Aggies move into their dorms…Also has helped with the Aggies CAN food drive…Majoring in university studies with a concentration in business and minoring in communication and psychology…Will receive her Aggie Ring in November and is slated to graduate in May…Career ambitions are to play professional volleyball and become a pediatric oncology nurse…Born October 28, 1995, in San Antonio, Texas.
NETTLES UP CLOSE
Favorites:
- Favorite class subject: Psychology
- Favorite quote: “It will rain on the just and unjust. Peace is not the absence of trouble, it is the presence of Christ.”
- Favorite volleyball player of all time: Getting to practice against Russel Corbelli for three years makes him my favorite. He is so good and his technique is amazing!
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Tim Duncan or LeBron James
- Favorite professional sports team (any sport): San Antonio SPURS
- Favorite social media site: Twitter
- Favorite emoji: The laughing emoji or the rolling eyes emoji
- Favorite type of music: That is hard. I don’t think I can pick one type. Right now, I listen to a lot of alternative music and hip hop
- Favorite food: Mexican.
- Favorite binge watching TV show: FRIENDS no doubt.
- Favorite book: With This Heart by R.S. Grey
- Favorite movie: I don’t like this question. I have a lot of favorites. The Fault in Our Stars or The Lion King
- Favorite Disney character: I can’t pick one
- Favorite animal: Dogs
- Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: Playing with my best friends and scoring a point everyone worked hard for is always a great feeling.
- Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: Basketball
- Favorite thing about A&M: The Aggie Network
- Favorite Aggie tradition: The 12th Man
- Favorite Karaoke song to sing: My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
- Favorite place to go: The beach
- Favorite Corbelli quote (Laurie and/or John): “Relax” John Corbelli and “Get on the line” and “I have so much faith in you” Laurie Corbelli
- My nickname is: Anetts and Am (pronounced Aim)
- One word to describe me when I’m on the court: Fiery
- One word to describe me away from the court: Humorous
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: My family
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: Becoming a child of God and being baptized in the Caribbean Sea
- The Aggie volleyball player I most idolized while growing up: Angela Lowak
- The person I would most like to meet: Miley Cyrus
- People have told me that I look like (name of celebrity): Alexis Ren
- The most famous athlete I have met: David Robinson
- The song title that best describes me: “I Can’t be Tamed”- Miley Cyrus
- Best pump-up song: A plethora of rap songs
- Musical instruments that I play: None
- When I was little, I dreamed of being a: Pop star and Olympian
- Early bird or night owl: It just depends on what I’m doing the next day
- The reality show I would most like to participate in is: The Voice or Family Feud
- I can’t believe I watch this show: The Real Housewives...But I am not ashamed
- Few people know that I: Have been in several musicals and have been skydiving
- My best non-athletic talent(s): I can kind of sing Ave Maria opera style
- My most prized possession: A cross I took from a bouquet at my dad’s funeral
- My most annoying habit: Procrastination
- My pet peeve: When people pop their necks
- My superstitions: I don’t really have any
- If I had a million dollars, I would: Put half in savings, buy a new car, take my family with me on a vacation
- Three things on my bucket list are:
- Go on a mission trip to Africa
- Go skydiving in an exotic place
- Be in a band
- Being at A&M has taught me: To be open and how important it is to build real relationships with others
- Best piece of advice for your freshmen teammates: The next four years go by way faster than you expect. Don’t just use this time to go through the motions. Build relationships, work your butt off, and don’t over stress because there is so much to be thankful for.
- After I graduate, I plan to: Play volleyball in Europe and then go to nursing school
- My dream job is: A nurse
- I am most thankful for: My family and friends
Teammate who:
- The teammate who will surprise people the most this year: Our outside hitters
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Gabby
- The teammate who dominates in the weight room: Kiara
- Teammate most likely to be on People’s “Best Dressed” list: Maddie
- Teammate most likely to become president: Amanda
Teammate who would be the best candidate for:
- America’s Next Top Model: Blake
- Cake Wars: Erin
- Chopped: Kiara
- Dancing with the Stars: Not Ashlie
- Fear Factor: Gabby
- Flip or Flop: Maddie
- Jeopardy: Elli
- Impractical Jokers: Gabby
- Last Comic Standing: I’m not sure what this is
- The Price is Right: Hayley
- Shark Tank: Houser
- So You Think You Can Dance: Kiara
- Survivor: Gabby
- The Voice: I say me, haha, but Maddie and Hayley can sing way better than I can
- Wheel of Fortune: Ashlie
- Wipeout: Houser
- Corbelli imitation contest: Me
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