2009-10: Earned Team MVP and 2nd Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference honors for Seawolf club that finished 24-5 and advanced to NCAA Tournament 2nd Round … led Seawolves in 3FG% (.396), 3FGs made (74), total steals (57) and assist-turnover ratio (1.92) … ranked 10th in GNAC and 39th nationally in 3FG% … posted other GNAC ranks of 2nd in 3FGs per game (2.6, 33rd nationally) and minutes per game (32.9), 3rd in steals per game (2.0), 17th in scoring and 18th in FG% (.420) … on UAA single-season lists, ranked No. 2 all-time in 3FGs per game and No. 3 in 3FGs made … on Seawolf career lists, finished No. 3 in 3FGs per game (2.0), No. 5 in 3FGs made (125) and No. 6 in 3FG% (.391) … as a senior, committed only 25 turnovers in team-high 921 minutes (one per 36.8 minutes), easily surpassing school record … played full 40 minutes on five occasions … earned spot on Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team after helping Seawolves to ‘four-peat’ with wins over Div. I Coastal Carolina and Cincinnati; tallied 14 points (4-7 FG, 3-5 3FG, 3-3 FT), 5 rebounds and 4 steals in win over CCU and 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals in 49-48 win over Cincy … scored career-high 24 points (9-16 FG, 6-12 3FG) in win at Chaminade … reached 20-point plateau in three GNAC contests, including 21 points (8-13 FG, 5-10 3FG) in 66-65 road win over NW Nazarene … other top games included 21 points (8-13 FG, 5-10 3FG) and 2 blocks in home win over Central Washington; 20 points (7-10 FG, 6-9 3FG), 6 rebounds, 4 assists and career-high-tying 5 steals in road win over Saint Martin’s; and 13 points (3-8 3FG, 4-4 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 0 turnovers and 4 steals in NCAA 1st Round win over Cal Poly Pomona … earned spot on GNAC All-Academic Team with 3.91 overall GPA … took home Coaches’ Award at season-ending team banquet April 9 … 2009-10 UAA Athlete of the Year nominee.
2008-09: Third-leading scorer (7.0 ppg) for Seawolf team that posted school-best 31-4 record, reached NCAA Div. II Final 4, and won share of first Great Northwest Athletic Conference title ... ranked 2nd on team in three-pointers made (51) and 3FG% (.383), plus 3rd in steals (1.3 spg), FT% (.796), and minutes per game (25.1) ... team’s 2nd-leading scorer (8.6 ppg) in five NCAA Tournament games, along with stats of 3.0 rpg, 2.2 spg, .560 FG, and team-bests of .529 3FG and 32.8 mpg ... named to NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team after notching career-highs of 17 points (5-6 FG, 3-3 3FG, 4-6 FT) and 4 steals in title-game win at 5th-ranked Seattle Pacific; tallied 7 points (3-4 FG), 5 rebounds and 2 steals in regional semis victory over 10th-raked UC San Diego as UAA held Tritons to season-low 49 points ... scored double figures on nine occasions, with Seawolves going unbeaten in those contests ... boosted UAA to victory over Clayton State in NCAA Quarterfinals, scoring all 11 points (3-5 3FG, 2-2 FT) in 2nd half, along with 4 rebounds and 3 steals, as Seawolves erased 13-point deficit with 8 minutes left ... had solid Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout, totaling 16 points (4-5 3FG, 4-4 FT), 6 rebounds and 3 assists in victories over Div. I Cal State Northridge and Syracuse ... other top outings included 16 points (5-10 FG, 4-7 3FG, 2-2 FT) and 4 rebounds in 65-62 road win at NCAA qualifier Western Washington; 11 points (3-5 FG, 2-4 3FG, 3-4 FT) and 3 steals in 70-67 home victory over WWU; 12 points (4-8 3FG) and 3 steals in home win over Alaska Fairbanks; 14 points and season-high 6 assists in Dec. 15 home win over Mansfield; and 5 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals in home win over then-No. 14 Seattle Pacific ... helped Seawolves ranked No. 1 nationally in opponent FG% (.318) and No. 2 in scoring defense (49.1 ppg allowed) ... received team’s Most Inspirational Player award at season-ending banquet.
BEFORE UAA: Earned second-team All-State and first-team All-Big 8 Conference honors as a sophomore in 2007-08, averaging 17.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game ... shot 44.9 percent from the field, 42.8 percent on three-pointers and 95.8 percent (69-72) from the free throw line ... led Wolverines to 27-7 overall record and second-place finish (12-2) in the Big 8 ... featured in Sports Illustrated’s ‘Faces In the Crowd’ column of Dec. 31, 2007 for making 12 of 15 three-pointers in Sierra’s victory over Modesto; her 12 treys and 45 points in that contest were both school records ... earned third-team all-state honors as a freshman ... twice selected to Big 8 All-Academic Team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Multi-sport star at Vacaville High School ... three-time All-Monticello Empire League all-conference, including MVP as a senior in 2004-05 ... McDonald’s All-American nominee and team captain ... led Vacaville to 33-3 record as a junior, including MEL, San Joaquin Section and CIF North Division championships ... earned all-conference honors in cross country, won the league title in the 800 meters in track, and caught and hit clean-up for softball team ... lettered three times in both basketball and cross country, and twice in both softball and track & field.
PERSONAL: Born Tamar Raquel Gruwell on Feb. 16, 1987 in Oakland, Calif. ... daughter of Paul and Maria Gruwell ... history major.
Career Highs
Points: 24 vs Chaminade, 12/30/10
Rebounds: 8 vs Central Washington, 2/14/09
Assists: 6 vs Mansfield, 12/15/08
Blocks: 2, twice (last: vs Central Washington, 2/13/10)
Steals: 5, twice (last: at Saint Martin’s, 2/20/10)
Career Statistics
Year    GP-GS Min/Avg  FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR-DR- Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B  S Pts/ Avg
2008-09 33-18 827/25.1 71-176 .403 51-133 .383 39-49 .796 21- 76– 97/2.9 40-0 45 40 4 44 232/ 7.0
2009-10 28-28 921/32.9 102-243 .420 74-187 .396 34-39 .872 16- 68– 84/3.0 47-0 48 25 9 57 312/11.1
Totals  61-46 1748/28.7 173-419 .413 125-320 .391 73-88 .830 37-144-181/3.0 87-0 93 65 13 101 544/ 8.9
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