2019: Armstrong was second on the team with 364 kills after playing in 37 matches. She had 22 assists, led the Lady Panthers with 31 aces, second on the team tallying 307 digs and boasted 28 blocks (5 solo, 23 assisted). Scored 411.5 points.
Armstrong's best game was against Alabama State in a five set thriller. She boasted a career high of 27 kills and 28 points during the first of the two SWAC Roundups hosted on Prairie View A&M campus on 9/28/19. On the same day she tallied a season high of 18 digs vs. Alabama A&M. Armstrong was named to the All-SWAC Second Team as well as the 2019 SWAC All-Tournament Team.
2018: Appeared in 30 matches. She had 129 kills, 272 digs, 25 assists, and twenty-one served aces. She earned SWAC Volleyball weekly honors during the last week of the season where she posted a career-high 21 kills with a scorching .364 hitting percentage. She tallied 47 kills and 46 digs over the week. Armstrong posted 15 kills and 15 digs against Grambling and followed that with 11 kills, 14 digs and three block assists in a sweep over rival Texas Southern. The 5'9 hitter added 17 digs in the four-set win over UAPB.
Arkansas-Little Rock 2017 : Played in 20 games and in 42 sets... Had 33 kills and 12 total blocks for the season... Tallied season highs for kills (8), attacks (25), digs (5) and total blocks (3) at ULM (Sept. 29)... Hit a season-high .300 against Georgia State as she earned four kills with one error on 10 attacks (Oct. 28).
Bryan HS: Earned numerous accolades during her high school career including 2016 District MVP, 2016 Brycol Offensive MVP, two First Team All-District honors, 2014 Third Team All-State and 2014 Rudder High School Offensive MVP... Named a 2015 AVCA Phenom and was named to the 2016 Under Armour All-American Watch List... Was a member of the 2014 Lone Star High Performance championship team... Racked up 493 kills, 47 blocks and 326 digs as a senior... Named to the Academic All-District Team for three years and took All-Academic honors in the Brazos Valley for three years.
Club: Played for Woodlands Revolution and Brazos Valley Juniors.
Season Highs:
2019:
| Kills |
27 |
9/28/19 |
Alabama State |
| Assists |
3 |
9/6/19 |
vs. La-Monroe |
| Points |
28 |
9/28/19 |
Alabama State |
| Aces |
3 |
10/16/19 |
Huston-Tillotson |
| Digs |
17 |
9/28/19 |
Alabama A&M |
| Total Blocks |
3 |
9/13/19 |
Abilene Christian |
2018
Career Highs:
Personal
Nickname: T or T-Mo
Birth Date: December 12
Parents: Demetria and Adan Yañez
Siblings: Kya and Lauren Yañez
See your self in 5 years: Getting Masters degree to become a Dietitian
Fun Facts about Tamaira:
Favorite Entertainer: Beyonce
Favorite Food: Chicken Alfredo / Crawfish
Favorite Hobbies: Listening to music
/ spending time with family
The Best Move I've Seen: Black Panther
People would never guess: I like to sing
Favorite Words to live by: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"
-Philippians 4:13
If I weren't a volleyball player I would have been: A Softball player
