SHOP
MSU
MSUSpartans.com
 
WEB
 
 
 
  • print
  • email
  • font +
  • font -
  • rss
 
  Amy Dentlinger
Amy Dentlinger

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Arcadia, Iowa

High School:
Kuemper Catholic

Height:
6-1

Position:
OH/RS

Amy Dentlinger CH

CAREER HIGHS
Kills
3 - vs.Albany, 8/29/09
Total Attacks
8 - vs.Albany, 8/29/09
Hitting Pct
.400 (2-0-5), vs. Duquesne, 9/11/09
Digs
1 - vs. Furman, 9/18/09
Block Assists
1 - vs.Albany, 8/29/09
Total Blocks
1 - vs.Albany, 8/29/09

2009: Played in four matches ... Made her collegiate debut against Albany (8/29) in the second match of the season ... Recorded six kills ... Tallied three kills on eight attacks vs. Albany (8/29), two vs. Duquesne (9/11) and one vs. Georgia State (9/12) ... Recorded a .400 (2-0-5) hitting percentage vs. Duquesne (9/11) ... Posted one dig vs. Furman (9/18) ... Had a block assist vs. Duquesne (9/11).

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Kuemper Catholic under head coach Jeanne Spieler ... Led Keumper Catholic to a 19-1 overall record during her senior season with its only loss coming to Aplington-Parkersburg in the State Championship quarterfinals ... Dentlinger finished that match with 27 kills, 15 digs and two service aces ... Finished her senior season with 330 kills while averaging 4.34 kills per set, eighth-best in Iowa Class 2A in 2008 ... Also posted 100 service aces on the season, which ranked her 15th in the state amongst all classes ... Unanimous First Team All-State honoree at the Class 2A level and was named to the All-Iowa All-Star Team in 2008 ... Averaged 4.44 kills per set while hitting .487 with 1.33 aces per set and 2.46 digs per set in her junior season, helping Kuemper qualify for the Iowa State Tournament in 2007 ... Represented the State of Iowa in the Tri-State Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin Volleyball All-Star Game in 2007 and was selected to play in the Iowa Girls Coaches Association Senior Volleyball Classic ... Unanimous First Team All-Western Iowa during her junior season and was a second team selection as a sophomore ... Two-time all-district selection in both her sophomore and junior seasons and was honorable mention all-state during her junior year ... An unanimous first team all-conference selection during her junior season ... Voted MVP and Best Offensive Player during her sophomore season ... Member of eight all-tournament teams in her three years of competition at Kuemper ... Three-time letterwinner in basketball and track ... Holds a 4.51 grade-point-average, ranking first in her class ... Member of National Honor Society and was a member of student council during her junior and senior years ... Earned superior honors during every semester of high school.

Club: Honored as a first team All-American at the 2008 AAU National Championships as a member of the Top Ten 18 Elite team, based out of Council Bluffs, Iowa ... Team finished fifth at the AAU Championships in Orlando, Fla. in 2007 and 10th in 2006.

Personal: Daughter of Joel and Sheila Dentlinger ... Born March 11, 1991 ... Expected to be a pre-med major.

Cathy George on Dentlinger:
"Athletically, she brings a lot of potential. She has athleticism and leaping ability. She has also competed at a very high level, earning All-America honors at the AAU Championships in Florida. She is very competitive and there is really no limit to what she can bring to our program."

Amy Dentlinger

CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR
M
S
K
K/S
E
TA
PCT
A
SA
SE
2009
4
6
6
1.00
5
22
.045
0
0
0
TOTALS
4
6
6
1.00
5
22
.045
0
0
0
YEAR
RE
Digs
D/S
BS
BA
TB
B/S
BE
BHE
2009
0
1
0.17
0
1
1
0.17
0
0
TOTALS
0
1
0.17
0
1
1
0.17
0
0