Amy Ridge

Class:
Freshman
Position:
C
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Randwick, NSW, Australia
High School:
St. Catherine's School

At Michigan
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts and is undecided on a major

Freshman (2016)
• ACWPC All-Academic team
• CWPA Scholar-Athlete
• Joined the team in January
• Played in all 38 games with 20 goals and 10 assists
• Made her collegiate debut against No. 7 Hawaii
• Scored a goal in all three NCAA tournament games, helping Michigan to its highest finish (4th) in school history
• Tallied five steals in the CWPA Tournament, helping hold No. 14 Indiana to just two goals in the championship game
• Posted her first hat trick to go with one assist in a win over No. 12 Pacific at the ASU Invite
• First career goal came along with two assists against No. 24 Cal Baptist
• Recorded four steals against No. 19 Cal State Northridge
• Put one goal in against No. 2 UCLA at the UCI Invitational
• Notched two steals and two drawn exclusions in a win over No. 3 Cal, just the second top five win in school history
• Tallied two goals and one steal against George Washington in the Wolverine Invitational
• Two goals and one assist in the conference opener against No. 15 Indiana
• Won her first career sprint against No. 6 Arizona State in the NCAA quarterfinals

National
• Member of the Australian Youth World Championships team in 2014
• Took part in the Water Polo Australia Junior Talent Academy Program in 2014
• Won the National Championship with the New South Wales U18 team in 2014
• Second place at the 2015 U20 National Championships
• On the Australian B96 team that won a test match vs. New Zealand in 2012
• Member of the NSW Institute of Sport Emerging Athlete Program in 2012 and 2013

Prep
• Attended the University of New South Wales in 2015
• Graduated from St. Catherine's School in Waverly, New South Wales in 2014
• Australian All Schools champions in 2013
• Won the IGSSA Championship in 2012 and 2013 and was runner-up in 2014
• Awarded the Lenthal Cup for Sports
• Captain of the water polo team in final year
• Played for the Cronulla Sharks club team (U18 and National league) from 2013-16 and the UNSW Killer Whales (U14, U16, U18 and National League) from 2009-13
• Placed fourth in the National Water Polo league in 2014-15
• Ladies First Grade champions in 2013-14
• Finished third at the U18 National Club Championships and second at the U18 State Club Championships in 2014
• Received the Pierre de Coubertin Award from the Australian Olympic Committee in 2014
• Ruth Hackney Memorial Award for outstanding achievement and selection in an Australian team
• Also a member of the CIS swimming team for four years
• Earned the Year 12 Academic Prize for first place in PDHPE in 2014

Personal
• Amy Christine Elizabeth Ridge was born August 15, 1996
• Daughter of Stuart and Cathy Ridge
• Has one sibling, Meggie

Career Stats