Russ Rose Then (1994): “Samantha’s the heir apparent to our setting position. Samantha’s a very good athlete. She’s got real good hands and has a real nice disposition. Samantha’s as good as any setter at this point in her development that we’ve ever brought in. The setters have improved here and I’m confident that Salima (Davidson) will take her under her wing and a year from now, when it’s Samantha’s team, we’ll be comfortable with that transition.”
1994 Season (Redshirt Season). Amanda Spink took 1994 as a redshirt season and did not play in any matches for Penn State.
Before Penn State: Spink, the setter for Coeur d’Alene HS, led the Vikings to a 3rd-place finish in the 1993 Idaho state tournament and received 1st-Team All-State honors .. .Spink was named Athlete-of-the Year by her high school and the Spokane Sportscasters … she played for the S.P.E.C.S. Elite Club team … contributed to the Vikings’ state basketball championship and a 3rd place finish during her career … she received basketball All-State honorable-mention honors in 1994 and was the Vikings’ MVP, as well as MVP of the East/West District I All Star game … Spink also was a three-year Outstanding State Scholar-Athlete with a 4.0 grade-point average and earned the A.VC.A. Scholastic National Award in 1993.
“Lady Spiker Spink transfers to WSU,” The Daily Collegian, Jan. 20, 1997
“Spink finds a second home,” The Daily Collegian, Sep. 7, 1995