2014 MAC All-Freshman Team, 2014 MAC All-Tournament Team
2017 SEASON:
MAC All-Academic Team… Started 17 games in goal, posting a 1.20 goals against average… Made five saves in NIU’s season-opening 1-0 win at Western Illinois on Aug. 18… Recorded her first shutout of the season in a 0-0 double overtime draw against New Mexico State on Aug. 20… Made six saves in the Huskies’ 2-1 double overtime win at UIC on Aug. 30… Made five saves for her second clean sheet of the season, a 3-0 win at Green Bay on Sept. 3… Had a season-high eight saves in NIU’s 2-0 win at Buffalo on Sept. 24… Posted her fourth clean sheet of the season on Oct. 15, needing to make just one save in a 1-0 win over Ohio.
2016 SEASON:
Appeared and started in 14 games in goal for the Huskies…made 64 saves for a .821 save percentage and allowed 14 goals for a 0.94 goals against average in 1335 minutes played…recorded six shutouts, including four through 110 minutes of play through two overtime periods…made a season-high 11 saves against Arizona State (Sept. 11)…played two other games where she recorded double-digit saves, in the season opener against UIC (Aug. 19) where she made 10 save and against Ohio (Oct. 2) where she also made 10 saves…she injured her knee late in a double overtime 0-0 draw against Buffalo to miss the final six games of the year…named to the Academic All-MAC Team.
2015 SEASON:
Started 14 games for the Huskies as a sophomore...made 89 saves with a 1.98 goals against average in almost 1,300 minutes of action...posted two shutouts consecutively against Miami (Oct. 18) and Bowling Green (Oct. 23)...named MAC Defensive Player of the Week and MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week for her performances against Bowling Green and Eastern Michigan (Oct. 25) after posting 12 saves against the Eagles...had a career-high 17 saves at Ohio (Oct. 2), the most by an NIU goalkeeper since 1993...led the MAC with 7.22 saves per game in conference play after making 65 stops in nine matches.
2014 SEASON:
Started all 21 games for NIU...one of three Huskies to start every match in 2014...recorded five shutouts and made 115 total saves, the most by an NIU goalkeeper since Carrie Dvorak in 2004...Set a season-high with 11 saves at Illinois State (Aug. 22) and Toledo (Sept. 28)...named MAC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 29 for her performances that helped the Huskies win at Central Michigan and Toledo...at one point, she recorded the third-longest shutout streak in school history at 362 minutes, stretching through four games...made six stops at Miami (Nov. 2) in the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals...then saved two penalty kicks as the Huskies knocked off the No. 2 seed Red Hawks and advanced to the MAC Semifinals for the first time since 2007...selected to MAC All-Tournament Team and MAC All-Freshman Team.
OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-time letter winner and two-time captain ... Team MVP in 2012 ... All-Conference in 2012 and 2013 ... All-Sectional in 2012 ... Produced 10 shutouts in 2013.
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Daughter to Rhonda and Jerry ... Majoring in accounting ... sister is a former Academic All-American gymnastics athlete who competed from 2005-10 ... Member of National Honor Society in 2013 ... National Math Society Vice President in 2012 ... Member of high school math team... Volunteer tutor, soccer coach, and with Church Youth Group ... Enjoys music and boating ... Most admires her sister because "she came back from two ACL replacements to compete in collegiate gymnastics."
COACH ROSS ON ANNALA:
"Amy is a fearless goalkeeper who puts her body on the line for her team. She organizes her team with efficient communication skills. She is a quality shot stopper, which is strongly attributed to her technical abilities."
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