Norfolk State University Athletics

2011-12 (Senior Year)
Competed in all 29 games, starting the last nine games of the season … Finished fifth on the team with 5.4 points per game, including 10.1 per contest in those nine starts … Also added 61 rebounds (2.1 per game), 29 assists (1.0 per game), 18 steals and one block … Shot 62-of-156 for the season (39.7 percent) and 31-of-43 (72.1 percent) from the charity stripe … Scored in double figures in five games, including 18 points on 5-of-10 shooting with an 8-of-9 effort from the charity stripe and five rebounds and two steals at Delaware State Feb. 4 … Tied her career high for points in the process … Added 12 points and four rebounds the next game at UMES Feb. 6 and 11 points and three steals against Hampton Feb. 11 … Also scored in double figures with 12 points against Hampton March 7 in the MEAC tournament and 10 at North Carolina A&T March 1 … Tied her career high with seven rebounds to go along with three assists at A&T … Tied her career high with four assists and added nine points against Delaware State Feb. 18 … Also scored nine points at USC Upstate Nov. 21, at Coppin State Jan. 16 and at Florida A&M Feb. 27 … Shot 20-of-22 from the charity stripe over the last nine games of the season.

2010-11 (Junior Year)
Competed in 28 games and started nine of the last 10 games of the season … Saw her role increase in the second half of the year … Averaged 4.2 points and 1.8 rebounds in 19.0 minutes per game … Totaled 118 points and 51 rebounds … Added 23 assists, 23 steals and four blocks … Shot 42-of-120 (35.0 percent) from the floor and 9-of-29 (31.0 percent) from 3-point range … Connected on 25-of-41 free throw attempts … Had a season-high 14 points, including a perfect 7-of-7 from the charity stripe, at Coppin State Jan. 31 … Posted 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting with three steals in a win over South Carolina State Jan. 24 … Reached double figures in scoring for the third time on the year with 12 points at North Carolina Central Feb. 19 … Totaled nine points, four rebounds and three steals at home against Hampton Feb. 12 … Had a season-high three assists with four points and two rebounds at William & Mary Dec. 15.

2009-2010 (Sophomore Year)
Recipient of the team’s Unsung Hero Award … One of two players to compete in and start all 27 games … Ranked fourth on the team with 6.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game … Totaled 184 points and 92 rebounds on the season … Led the team with nine blocks … Also added 28 steals and 21 assists … Shot 42.3 percent from the floor (69-of-163) to finish third on the team … Went 46-of-63 (73.0 percent) from the free throw line … Averaged 26.8 minutes per game … Scored in double figures on seven occasions … Totaled a season-high 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting with four rebounds and two steals against Hampton Jan. 16 … Scored 14 points against Maryland Eastern Shore Feb. 6, including a career high 10-of-12 from the free throw line … Also scored 14 at Bethune-Cookman Jan. 9 and at Winston-Salem State Jan. 23 … Had a career-high seven rebounds with 12 points at Morgan State Feb. 27 … Set a new career high with five steals against Winston-Salem State Feb. 20 … Tied her career high with four assists at George Mason Nov. 13.

2008-2009 (Freshman Year)
Played in 26 games with 17 starts … Averaged 5.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.8 assists in 24.0 minutes per game … Led the team in assists (47) and assists per game … Ranks third among returning players in minutes per game and fourth in free-throw percentage (73.7 percent) … Scored in double figures in three games … Was perfect from the charity stripe on five occasions … Scored a career-high 18 points and added three rebounds, three assists and three steals against Winston Salem State Jan. 26 where she played a career-high 43 minutes … Had 16 points, four rebounds and two assists at South Carolina State Jan. 24 … Scored eight points, dished out four assists, pulled down four rebounds and added two steals at Stetson Nov. 16.

High School
Led Southwest Guilford to the Piedmont Triad 3-A conference championship and a No. 1 seed in the state playoffs as a senior in 2007-08, while averaging 17.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 2.1 assists per game … Was a three-time all-conference selection, scored 1,200 career points and was named the 2007-08 Piedmont Triad 3-A Player of the Year … Earned High Point Enterprise and Greensboro News & Record All-Area recognition and Winston-Salem Journal All-Northwest Region honors as a senior … Averaged 17.6 points per game, helping the team to a 19-8 record as a junior in 2006-07 …  Named to the Piedmont Triad 3-A All-Conference team as a sophomore after she averaged 14.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.

Personal
Full name is Tyisha L. Bridges … Often goes by “Ty” … Born on Aug. 22, 1990 … Daughter of Greg and Rumonda Bridges … Has two older sisters, Tesheria and Temerill, and three younger brothers, Gregory Jr., Raymond and Herbert … Majoring in mass communications … Wants to pursue a career in broadcasting/television … Enjoys singing, shopping and eating.