2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster
Amanda Cahill
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Clyde, Ohio
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
HONORS
All-Big Ten Second Team (2017-18)
CoSIDA Academic All-American (2018)
WNIT All-Tournament Team (2018)
Academic All-Big Ten (2017-18)
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2017-18)
Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award (2017-18)
Senior CLASS Award Top 30 (2017-18)
Cheryl Miller Award Preseason Watch List (2017-18)
CoSIDA Academic All-American (2017)
CoSIDA Academic All-District (2016-17, 2015-16)
All-Big Ten Second Team (2016-17)
Academic All-Big Ten (2016-17, 2015-16)
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2016-17)
WBCA Good Works Team Nominee (2016-17)
Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 26, 2016)
Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll (2/20/17)
All-Big Ten Second Team (Media, 2015-16)
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches, 2015-16)
SENIOR YEAR (2017-18)
Played and started in all 37 games including all 135 games of her career … named CoSIDA Academic All-American for the second-straight season and IU’s sixth selection overall with a 3.92 GPA in Elementary education … earned All-Big Ten second team honors … was a Top 30 candidate for the Senior CLASS Award and named to the Cheryl Miller Award Preseason Watch List … became a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and was IU’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner … finished her career fourth all-time in points scored (1,884), first in 3-point field goal percentage (38.7 percent), second in rebounds (1,115), third in 3-pointers made (200), fifth in 3-pointers attempted (517) eighth in steals (tied for ninth in points per game (14.0), 10th in assists (331) … averaged 15.2 points and a team-high 8.0 rebounds per game … dished out multiple assists in 25 games, averaging 2.8 dishes per game … was ninth in the nation by averaging 38.0 minutes per game and second in minutes played overall (1,407) … shot a team-high 48.7 percent from the floor and team-high 40.2 percent from 3-point range … also was best for IU at the free throw line, going 84.5 percent … also had a team-high 52 blocks (1.4 per game) … had a team-high 11 double doubles, five of which she posted in the first five games of the season … her 11 double-doubles ranks tied for seventh in a single season … scored 34 games in double figures … had five games with 20 points or more … started off the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds with three assists, a block and a steal against Arkansas State … had 15 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, four blocks and two steals in the win over Western Kentucky …. her double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds along with two assists, four blocks and three steals led IU to a win over UAB at the Hilton Concord Classic …. set a season-high seven assists with 12 points and nine rebounds versus Auburn … scored a team-high 18 points against Missouri at the West Palm Invite … dropped 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds at Penn State … shot 60 percent from the floor to go with 16 points, six assist and six rebounds in the first meeting against Purdue … turned around and shot 77.8 percent at Michigan, scoring 16 points … helped spark Indiana’s eight-game win streak with 17 points, nine rebounds, three assists, a block and steal while going 6-for-6 from the line at Michigan State … had 22 points and eight rebounds in a win over Wisconsin … played in 43 minutes of the overtime in over Northwestern with 17 points and six rebounds … led Indiana with 20 points, six rebounds and two blocks over Illinois … played every minute of IU’s first win in Mackey Arena since 2008 with a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds … had a Senior Day double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds with a career-high seven blocks and three assists to lead IU to a victory over Nebraska … her 38 points was a new career-high and tied for the fourth-most points in a single game in school history in the four overtime win at the Big Ten Tournament over Michigan State … shot 70 percent against the Spartans and drained a career-high five 3-pointers (71.4 percent) while grabbing nine rebounds, six assists, four blocks and four steals … her basket underneath as time expired in the first overtime tied the game at 91-all to force the second overtime and hit the deciding free throws with three seconds left to seal the win … closed out the final six games of her career by shooting 100 percent from the free throw line (21-for-21) … scored five games in double figures in the postseason WNIT, adding 14 points in the first round against Milwaukee … posted a double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds in the quarterfinals over UC Davis … had 14 points while shooting 62.5 percent from the floor to advance to the championship game against TCU … named to the WNIT All-Tournament team with 12 point, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in the championship game over Virginia Tech.
JUNIOR YEAR (2016-17)
Started in all 34 games … named CoSIDA Academic All-American, the first for Indiana since 1989 … named All-Big Ten Second Team for second-straight year … also earned Big Ten Sportsmanship Award … named a WBCA Good Works Team nominee … IU’s leading rebounder with 8.9 boards per game and finished fifth in the Big Ten … was second on the team averaging 14.8 points per game … became the 26th player in school history to record 1,000 points and ranks 14th all-time with 1,321 points … recorded 12 double-doubles, pushing her career total to 29 which ranks sixth all-time … she finished ranked 43rd in the nation in double-doubles and fifth-most in the Big Ten this season … named Big Ten Player of the Week on Dec. 26 after recording her 1,000th point in the Florida Sunshine Classic …. finished the season with 820 career rebounds, which is sixth on the all-time list … her 302 rebounds were the third-most in a single season … also finished the season ranked eighth all-time in blocks with 83 … scored in double figures in 33 of 34 games and the last 27 consecutive games … led the team in rebounds in 25 games and scoring in eight games … shot a team-high 39.3 percent from 3-point range (57-for-145), which was seventh in the Big Ten, and 47.7 overall from the floor … posted a double-double (12 points, 11 rebounds) in the season opener against Presbyterian … finished fourth in the Big Ten in offensive rebounds (3.1 per game) and sixth in defensive rebounds (5.7 per game) … posted four double-doubles in a row in wins over Valparaiso, Oakland, Florida and Stony Brook … pulled down a season-high 15 rebounds at Illinois and grabbed at least four rebounds in every game … set a new career-high 28 points against No. 14/13 Ohio State, one of three 20-plus performances … set a new career-high six assists in three games … also set a new career-high five steals as she averaged 1.5 steals (52) … drained a career-high four 3-pointers in back-to-back games against Penn State and Ohio State … hit a 3-pointer to force overtime against Iowa and scored 17 points in the double overtime win … averaged 13.2 points and 6.2 rebounds in IU’s WNIT run … scored a postseason-high of 17 points by going 5-for-8 from the floor and 3-for-4 from 3-point range against Saint Louis … has played and started in all 98 games of her career … averaged 32.6 minutes per game.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2015-16)
Named Second Team All-Big Ten (media) and Honorable Mention (coaches) in 2015-16 ... started all 33 games and averaged 14.7 points (21st in B1G), 8.5 rebounds (6th) and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 49.7 percent from the field and a team-best 40.8 percent (T-6th) from 3-point range ... had 11 double-doubles on the year, tying for the sixth most in a single year in school history and the most for an IU player since 2007-08 ... her 279 rebounds are the seventh most in a single year in IU history ... scored in double figures in 30 games and had seven or more rebounds 27 times ... in 12 games, she shot 62.5 percent or better from the field and seven times shot 71.4 percent or better ... shot 5-of-8 from the field and had 14 points with six rebounds, two blocks and two assists in Indiana's NCAA Tournament win over Georgia on March 19 ... notched her 11th double-double of the year against Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament with 23 points and 13 rebounds ... helped IU to remain unbeaten at home in the regular season finale win over Penn State with 14 points and 14 boards ... hit 5-of-6 field goals at Nebraska on Feb. 24 to finish with 15 points ... scored 22 points and collected 14 rebounds at Iowa on Feb. 21 ... tallied 15 points with 12 boards in win at Illinois on Feb. 10 and added four assists, three blocks and two steals ... in victory over Nebraska on Feb. 7, finished with 16 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and two steals ... scored a career-high 24 points in win over Iowa to go along with eight rebounds while shooting 10-of-14 from the field ... had 14 points and eight rebounds at No. 5 Maryland ... led IU to victory at No. 20 Northwestern on Jan. 24 with a double-double as she had 20 points and 11 rebounds with six assists ... tallied 17 points with eight board in victory over No. 18 Michigan State on Jan. 13 ... finished with 17 points an 10 boards at No. 5 Ohio State on Jan. 7 ... shot 6-of-9 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line for 19 points to go along with nine boards in first Big Ten win over the year over Michigan ... tallied back-to-back double-doubles against Yale (Dec. 28) and at Wisconsin (Dec. 31) ... skied for 11 boards and scored 19 points with three steals and a block in win over Samford ... was 7-of-13 from the field in IU's win over Georgia Tech over Austin Peay in the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament to tally 15 points with seven rebounds ... at No. 19 DePaul, had 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting with eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals ... shot 7-of-9 from the field in season-opening win over Tennessee State in the Preseason WNIT for 17 points.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2014-15)
Started in in all 31 games … was the only freshman in the Big Ten to average 10.8 points and 7.7 rebounds (12th in Big Ten) per game while shooting 77.5 percent from the free throw line (13th) … connected on 50.2 percent of her field goal attempts (11th) and added 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks per game … she had six double-doubles on the year, the most by an IU player since 2008-09 … she scored in double figures in 18 contests and grabbed 10 or more rebounds in 10 games … in her college debut vs. Gardner-Webb on Nov. 15, finished with 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block while shooting 6-of-8 from the field and 2-of-2 from 3-point range … finished with a game-leading 11 rebounds vs. Valpo on Nov. 18 and added six points, three assists and a block … accomplished her first career double-double with 11 points and 14 boards vs. Morehead State on Nov. 21 with two steals, two assists and a block … against Incarnate Word, achieved a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds with four assists and two steals … shot 5-of-6 from the field, 2-of-2 from 3-point range and 3-of-3 from the charity stripe to total 15 points vs. ETSU on Nov. 30 as well as three assists, three rebounds, two steals and a block … scored 13 points with 18 rebounds for her third double-double of the year vs. Indiana State on Nov. 30. The 18 boards ties for the third-most ever by an IU freshman … led IU with 10 boards at Boston College on Dec. 3 and also scored seven points in the win … against IUPUI on Dec. 7, led Indiana with 14 points, nine rebounds, three blocks and three steals … shot 4-of-7 from the field to score 10 points with five rebounds, three steals and two blocks vs. IPFW … just missed a double-double with 13 points and eight rebounds at Milwaukee on Dec. 14 … at Oakland on Dec. 20 finished with a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds with three steals and two blocks … had her fifth double-double of the year in Indiana’s win over No. 24 Michigan State on Dec. 31 with 13 points and 13 rebounds while shooting 6-of-7 from the field … just missed a double-double at Purdue on Jan. 4 with nine points and 12 rebounds … tallied 14 points against Ohio State on Jan. 8 with six rebounds, a block and a steal … scored 11 points with five rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal vs. Wisconsin on Jan. 11 … at Minnesota, scored 12 points while shooting 6-of-11 from the field with five rebounds, four assists and two steals … led Indiana with eight rebounds to go along with nine points, a steal and block at Michigan State on Jan. 28 … grabbed a team-high 12 boards vs. Northwestern on Feb. 5 and added seven points, two assists and a block … scored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds at Ohio State on Feb. 8 with two steals while shooting 3-of-6 from the field … stuffed the stat sheet vs. Illinois on Feb. 11 with 14 points, 10 rebounds, five blocks, three steals and three assists while shooting 6-of-8 from the field and 2-of-2 from 3-point range … at Iowa on Feb. 15, scored 10 points with five rebounds while shooting 2-of-3 from the field and 5-of-5 from the free throw line … just missed a double-double with 13 points and nine boards vs. Nebraska on Feb. 21 to go along with three assists, two steals and a block … scored eight points with nine rebounds, two blocks and a steal at Maryland on Feb. 26 … at Rutgers on March 1, scored 11 points with four rebounds and a steal … tallied 20 points in IU’s Big Ten Tournament win over Penn State on March 5, shooting 6-of-9 from the field, including nailing all three of her 3-point field goal attempts with two blocks and a steal … had eight points and six rebounds against Rutgers in the conference tournament.
PREP
Played four years at Clyde High School for head coach and father, John Cahill ... during her four years, CHS combined for a record of 99-6 (.943) and played in two final fours in the Ohio state basketball tournament ... three times was named Ohio D2 Player of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014) ... a runner-up for Ohio Ms. Basketball in 2014 ... scored over 2,000 career points and brought in over 1,000 career rebounds during her high school career ... as a senior, averaged 20.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 3.2 steals per game while shooting 68 percent from the field and 50 percent from 3-point range ... Clyde finished with a 24-2 record in 2013-14 and won a sectional title ... in 2012-13, Clyde went 27-1 en route to a state final four appearance as she averaged 20.8 points, 8.8 boards, 4.6 assists and 4.2 steals per game ... tallied 20.0 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 3.9 assists as a sophomore ... helped Clyde to a final four appearance as a freshman in 2010-11 by averaging 18.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.4 steals and 4.2 assists while earning second team All-Ohio honors ... also found success on the tennis court as she made it to the elite eight of the state championship tournament in doubles as a senior and was named Second Team All-Ohio in 2014 ... she was a first team all-league honoree three times in her tennis career ... she compiled an overall record of 34-2 in her final year, including a 9-0 mark in singles play ... played AAU basketball for SMAC.
PERSONAL
Birth date is June 8 ... the daughter of John Cahill and Elaine Comer ... major is Elementary education.
