SOURCE: USA Volleyball

Tammy Liley

Pronounced [LYE-lee]

Major International Competition:
1995 World Cup
1995 World Grand Prix (gold)
1995 Canada Cup (gold)
1995 Pan American Games (silver)
1994 World Championship
1994 World Grand Prix
1993 FIVB Grand Champions Cup
1993 NORCECA Championships (silver)
1992 FIVB Super Four (bronze)
1992 Olympics (bronze) 1991 World Cup
1991 NORCECA (silver)
1990 World Championship (bronze)
1990 Goodwill Games
1989 NORCECA (bronze)
1988 Olympics
1987 Pan American Games

Highlights With USA National Team:
First USA woman to play in 400 international matches

assets are versatility and quickness

led Team USA in kills (16), stuff blocks (3) and aces (4) in World Grand Prix win vs. Germany (8-26-94), co-leader in kills (20) vs. Netherlands (9-2-94), and co-leader in blocking (5) vs. Korea (8-21-94)

selected to all-tournament team at 1994 Canada Cup and BCV Volley Cup

named team captain in 1993, her first season as a full-time starter

1993 USOC Female Volleyball Athlete of the Year

recipient of most valuable player honors and Coaches Award in 1993

played key role in bronze medal performance at '92 Olympic Games, coming off the bench

played in all six 1992 Olympic matches (14 kills)

named to all-tournament team at '92 Hong Kong Cup

instrumental in helping USA qualify for Olympics ('91 World Cup vs. Peru)

collected 1990 Coaches Award

moved into starting lineup in 1989

saw action in all five 1988 Olympic matches (11 games)

trained with team for short time before breakinghand, then spent summer prior to her senior season at ASU, rehabilitating

model of hard work and determination

joined program in Jan.-1987 following an open tryout in 1986

Other Volleyball Achievements:
Named to Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball Tour all-league team in 1994 as a member of '94-champs, Team Sony Autosound

played for Racing Club in France during winter of 1991-92

member of 1985 World University Games team

College/High School:
All-America and All-Pac-10 Conference performer as junior and senior (1985-86) at Arizona State

earned honorable mention all-conference status as freshman and sophomore

although best known for offensive skills, finished in top 20 nationally as senior in digs per game

hit .346 with 489 kills as senior

earned All-America recognition from the National Strength and Conditioning Association for her work in the Sun Devil weight room

coached at ASU by Debbie Brown (former USA national team player and assistant coach)

a 1983 graduate of Ocean View High School in Huntington Beach, Calif.

played volleyball for three years and named first-team All-Sunset League as senior

also played for the Cal Juniors club team, while lettering in basketball, track and softball

named to 1983 Volleyball Monthly Fab 50 roster, and further honored as a member of All-Time Fab 50 elite

coached at OVHS by Tom Thorton

Personal:
Born in Long Beach, California

married Brad Liley in Sept.-1989

maiden name, Webb

currently employed by the Automobile Club of Southern California, through Olympic Job Opportunities Program

majored in social work at ASU