Utah State University Athletics

AMANDA ORGILL-NIELSON
West Valley City, Utah
Volleyball (2004-07)


One of 11 volleyball players in school history to earn All-American honors, Amanda Orgill-Nielson is one of only two players to finish her career in the top five in both career kills and career blocks.
 
As a senior in 2007, Orgill-Nielson finished second in school history with 532 kills, third with 1,406 attempts and 12th with 38 service aces en route to earning first-team All-Western Athletic Conference accolades. Orgill-Nielson was also named AVCA All-West Region and academic All-WAC as a senior. That year, she ranked in the top 10 in the nation in kills per set.
 
Utah State also recorded one of its biggest wins in school history during Orgill-Nielson's senior season as the Aggies posted a 3-0 win at No. 10 Hawai'i to snap a 108-match homecourt winning streak for the Rainbow Wahine that dated back to 1993.
 
As a junior, Orgill-Nielson led the Aggies with 465 kills, 1,390 attempts and 39 aces en route to earning second-team All-WAC honors. Those totals rank sixth, fourth and 11th in school history, respectively, in a single season. Orgill-Nielson also holds the school record with six service aces in a four-set match against Eastern Washington on Aug. 25, 2007.
 
During her sophomore season, Orgill-Nielson helped Utah State to its second-ever NCAA Tournament.
 
Orgill-Nielson ranks fourth all-time in school history in career kills with 1,369 and sixth in career blocks with 359. She also finished her career in the top six in four other statistics, including third in career attempts (3,991), fourth in matches played (121), fifth in career aces (116) and sixth in block assists (337).