Assistant Coach

Amanda Heaton enters her first season as assistant coach after previously serving one year on the Tiger sideline as a graduate assistant coach.

During her time on the volleyball court as a player for West Alabama, Heaton set a single-season school record for kills with 562, shattering the record by more than a 100. She also earned Second-Team All-Gulf South Conference honors for the second straight year. During the 2004 season, Heaton led all players with 465 kills, while hitting .186 for the season.

Prior to coming to West Alabama, Heaton, a native of Portland, Ore., played at Western Oregon University. She totaled 81 kills and 98 digs as a sophomore, while adding five total blocks and four service aces.

In high school at Westview (Ore.), Heaton led the Wildcats to a 61-18 record over a four-year prep career, including a 21-2 mark as a senior.

She is the daughter of Barry and Barb Heaton and has two brothers who currently live in Oregon.

— First in Kills per game (4.24)

— First in Points per game (4.85)

— Second in Kills (997)

— Second in Points (1,139.5)

— Second in Attack Attempts (2,840)

— Fourth in Service Aces (111)

— Fifth in Service Aces per game (0.47)

— First in Attacks Attempts vs UAH (71) -- 2005

— First in Service Aces vs Miles (11) -- 2004

— First in Kills -- 3 games vs VSU (23) -- 2005

— First in Kills -- 5 games vs UM (28) -- 2005

— First in Attempts -- 3 games vs UWF (54) -- 2005

— First in Attempts -- 4 games vs UAH (65) -- 2005

— First in points -- 3 games vs Miles (30.0) -- 2004