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8 Amber Tygart

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Yucaipa, Calif.
  • High School Yucaipa HS
  • Major Kinesiology

Biography


2016 – Cal State Monterey Bay
  • Set career highs across the board as a junior, including matches (25) and sets (88) played.
  • Made 7 starts.
  • Literally doubled her career kill total with 156 as a in 2016.
  • Also set career highs for block assists (41) and total blocks (45).
  • Led all Otter outside hitters in attack percentage (.177) and total blocks (45).
  • Reached double–figure kills 6 times.
  • Career–high 17 kills came vs. Chico State (Oct. 14).
  • Matched her career high of 4 blocks on 4 occasions, last vs. Chico State (Oct. 14).
  • Career–high 4 digs in a win over Notre Dame de Namur (Sept. 8).
2015 – Cal State Monterey Bay
  • Played in 22 matches and 68 sets as a sophomore.
  • Reached double figures for the first time with 14 kills at Cal State San Bernardino (Oct. 30).
  • Season–high 4 blocks on 3 separate occasions, last at San Francisco State (Nov. 1).
  • Had at least 1 kill in 21 of her 22 appearances.
2014 – Cal State Monterey Bay
  • Had an impactful freshman season in which she appeared in 25 of 26 matches and made 7 starts.
  • Played primarily on the right side, where she recorded 63 kills and 38 blocks.
  • Also served 9 aces.
  • Matched her season–high of 7 kills against Azusa Pacific (Sept. 6) and Chico State (Sept. 20).
  • Blocked a season–high 5 balls twice, last in a 4–setter vs. Cal State L.A. (Nov. 1).
High School
  • Became an Otter in 2014 after polishing off her career as one of the top right side hitters in the Inland Empire at Yucaipa High School in 2013.
  • Hit .301 and led Yucaipa by averaging 2.3 kills per set as a senior en route to earning first team All–Citrus League honors.
  • Also named the Thunderbirds’ Best Offensive Player as a senior.
  • Named the YHS Most Improved Player and second team All–CBL as a junior.
  • Split her club time between Yucaipa VBC and 951 Elite.
Personal
  • Is majoring in kinesiology at CSUMB.
  • Plans to attend chiropractic school.
  • Was a 4–year scholar–athlete in high school, posting a 3.5 or better grade point average all four years.
  • Answers to the nickname Bams.
  • Parents are Rick and Shelley Tygart.


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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2014Freshman

    OH
    5'11"
    8
  • 8

    2015Sophomore

    OH
    5'11"
    8
  • 8

    2016Junior

    OH
    5'11"
    8
  • 8

    2017Senior

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    5'11"
    8