Career: Four-year starter…tied for first in blocks (93)…seventh in field goal percentage (50.1) and steals (157)…eighth in rebounding (618)…ninth in games started (98)…scored 929 points…shot 71.5 percent from the free throw line…had 213 assists…played in 106 games…recorded career highs 27 points at Indianapolis and 15 rebounds at Lewis and five blocks at Saint Joseph’s.
2010-11: KWC Female Athlete of the Year…All-Great Lakes Valley Conference selection…led the GLVC in blocks with 1.2 per contest…leading rebounder with 5.4 boards a game, blocks with 30, steals with 47…tops in field goal shooting at 55.0 percent…second leading scorer with 10.5 points…scored in double figures in 11 contests…had three 20 point games…led KWC in blocks 14 times, scoring seven games, assists 12 times and steals in 11 games…helped the Panthers to their first NCAA basketball tournament appearance in history… collected 22 points and nine rebounds in her final KWC game at KWC against Quincy in the NCAA.
2009-10: Leading rebounder with 6.3 boards per contest, steals with 48 and blocks with 41…third leading scorer with 8.9 points…tops in field goal shooting at 48.2 percent and field goals with 96…shot 75.0 percent from the free throw line…third in assists with 43…made two three-pointers…averaged 24.5 minutes…started all 28 games… selected to North Georgia Chick-Fil-A Thanksgiving All-Classic team…scored a season-high 20 points at North Georgia on eight-of-10 shooting from the field on November 27…twice pulled down a team season-high 13 rebounds…recorded five assists twice…produced a team season-high four blocks at Lewis on January 28…collected three steals 10 times…played 37 minutes versus Bellarmine in overtime on December 5…scored in double-figures 12 games…recorded four double-doubles (pts-reb)…had five games over 10 rebounds…leading scorer in five contests…leading rebounder in 11 games…leading playmaker in five outings…leading shot blocker 20 times….first in steals 11 contests.
2008-09: First in field goal shooting at 46.1 percent…second leading rebounder at 6.1 boards a game, free throw shooting at 78.1 percent, steals with 26 and blocks with 13…averaged 8.3 points per contest…third in assists with 55 for a 2.1 average…shot 33.3 from the three-point arc…started all 26 contests…averaged 29.2 minutes…made two three-pointers…scored in double-figures 11 times…led the team in double-doubles with four – 16 points and 12 rebounds versus Ferris State; 13 and 10 against Mid-Continent; 11 and 10 at Bellarmine; and 10 and 15 versus Lewis…hauled down 10 or more rebounding in six outings…led the team in steals 11 times, rebounding 10 games, assists and blocks four times…recorded a season-high 16 points, eight free throws, six assists and 35 minutes versus Ferris State…grabbed a personal-best 15 against Lewis…collected three blocks and three steals at Quincy.
2007-08: Started all 27 games…third leading rebounder with 5.5 per game…averaged 7.5 points…second in steals with 36…fourth in minutes played with 28.6 a contest…shot 51.2 percent from the field and 40.0 percent from three-point territory…collected 55 assists and nine blocks…scored in double-figures six games…led KWC in steals eight times, rebounding and blocks four contests, and scoring and assists three times…posted season highs of 19 points and 38 minutes at Ferris State, 12 rebounds against Fayetteville State and five steals versus Southern Indiana and five assists twice.
High School: Second team All-Greater Miami Conference selection at Oak Hills in Cincinnati…average 8.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.8 steals and 2.6 assists in starting all 25 games.…shot 59.7 percent from the field…garnered honorable mention All-Cincinnati and all-district recognition… helped the Highlanders to a 22-3 record that won the conference and district titles plus reached the semifinals of the regional tournament… posted season highs of 20 points, 11 rebounds, eight steals, five assists and two blocks in 2007…earned team’s Best Defensive Player Award…coached by Andy Marx…voted school’s Most Outstanding Athlete…three-year starter…two-sport athlete…also started midfield for the soccer squad…member of National Honor Society… finished in the top five percent of her graduating class.
Personal: Born Amanda Harnist on December 28, 1988 in Cincinnati, Ohio…daughter of Doug and Terri Harnist…biology major…has one sister, Sarah.
Career Highs
Points: 20 at North Georgia, 11-27-09
Field Goals: 8, twice
3 Field Goals: 1, three times
Free Throws: 8 vs. Ferris State, 11-15-08
Rebounds: 15 vs. Lewis, 2-5-09
Assists: 6 vs. Ferris State, 11-15-08
Blocks: 4 at Lewis, 1-28-10
Steals: 5 vs. Southern Indiana, 12-1-07
Minutes: 38 at Ferris State, 11-24-07
2009-10 Season Highs
Points: 20 at North Georgia, 11-27-09
Field Goals: 8 at North Georgia, 11-27-09
3 Field Goals: 1 at North Georgia, 11-27-09
Free Throws: 7 vs. Maryville, 2-4-10
Rebounds: 13, twice
Assists: 5, twice
Blocks: 4 at Lewis, 1-28-10
Steals: 3, 10 times
Minutes: 37 vs. Bellarmine, 12-5-09
