Amber Bettenhausen

Kansas State

Sep 18 (Thu)

7 p.m.

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-4
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Irvine, Calif.
High School:
Northwood
Prev School:
Wake Forest University

2007 Big 12 All-Academic first team
2008 Big 12 All-Academic first team

SENIOR (2008): Bettenhausen was a key contributor to CU's NCAA Tournament run and Big 12 Tournament finals appearance, helping the Buffs post a 14-5-4 record. She started 10 games and appeared in 21, playing 1,016 minutes, and adding three goals. Her first score was the game-winner in a 4-1 win against San Francisco on Aug. 31. She backed that up with two goals in the next game, a 4-0 victory against James Madison on Sept. 7. Bettenhausen earned starts in the final four games of the season, including the three Big 12 Tournament matches and the first round of the NCAA Tournament against South Dakota State.

JUNIOR (2007): After redshirting her first year at Colorado to rehabilitate from a knee injury that she suffered prior to the 2006 season, she quickly became an important part of the midfield, seeing significant action in all of CU’s 22 games. Bettenhausen earned eight starts in her first season as a Buffalo, becoming a regular in the starting lineup late in the season during Big 12 play and finished the year starting in six-straight games at midfield. She recorded a game-high three points in the 3-2 win over Baylor as she scored the first goal and dished out an assist on the game-tying goal. Bettenhausen was one of three Buffs to be named to the 2007 Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

AT WAKE FOREST: Played in 14 games and earned one start, scoring one goal for two points. Closed the season with four shots, and knocked in her first career goal against Davidson. Took one shot against Florida State and made her first start against Maryland. Tore her ACL in the spring of her freshman year and did not play as a sophomore. As a freshman, Bettenhausen was a teammate of former CU assistant coach Alli Hunt, who was a senior.

IN THE CLASSROOM: A two-time Dean’s List selection at Wake Forest, Bettenhausen is a business major with an emphasis in finance and real estate at Colorado and a three-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll member. Bettenhausen received an award from the Multicultural Affairs department at CU for academic achievement and she was also one of three Buffaloes to be named to the 2007 Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Bettenhausen was a four-year letterwinner for Northwood H.S., and also earned three letters in track. She earned All-Pacific Coast League first team honors as a junior, helping her Timberwolves team to the PCL Championship. She played club soccer for the Southern California Blues, West Coast FC, Southern California United and Irvine Strikers. A multi-sport athlete at Northwood, Bettenhausen also lettered track her senior year, running in the CIF championships as a member of the 4x100 team.

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 15, 1986 in Newport Beach, Calif., Amber is the daughter of Paul & Jean Bettenhausen. She has one brother, Nathan, who attends law school at Loyola in Los Angeles, Calif.