Colgate University Athletics

Position: Defense
Height: 5-5
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Mississauga, Ont.
High School: Toronto Jr. Aeros

Freshman Year (2008-09):Played in all 36 games ... Scored one goal against St. Lawrence on Jan. 31 ... Assisted on a season-high of two goals against New Hampshire on Nov. 29 ... Totaled one goal and six assists in the season, for seven points ... Served eight penalty minutes.

Before Colgate: Played for the Toronto Junior Aeros in 2007-08 ... helped guide the Aeros to a third-place finish in the Provincial Women's Hockey League (PWHL) ... played in 32 games and tallied one goal and chipped in 10 assists ... the squad was tournament champions of the Toronto Aeros Solid Gold Showcase and the Thanksgiving Showcase at Brown University ... played two years with the Oakville Jr. Ice (PWHL) and five years for the Mississauga Chiefs (NMGHL) prior to joining Toronto ... played for her varsity hockey team during her freshman and senior years ... also lettered in basketball, track and field, cross country, and volleyball ... a captain of the Team Ontario blue squad along with teammate Krista Dermott that competed at the 2007 Under 18 Women’s Hockey Championship ... a 2008 graduate of Iona Catholic Secondary School.

Personal: Full name is Amanda Margaret Kirwan ... parents are David and Susan Kirwan ... has one brother ... born May 22, 1990 in Oakville, Ontario ... major is undeclared.