Abby Tamer

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
F/M
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Whitmore Lake, Mich.
High School:
Dexter

Senior/Junior (2024)
• Named the NFHCA's 2024 Division I National Scholar-Athlete
• Academic All-Big Ten; Big Distinguished Scholar
• NFHCA First Team All-American
• NFHCA All-West Region first team
• Unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten first team
• Started all 20 games at forward
• Led the Wolverines in scoring with 38 points; earning career highs with 12 goals and 14 assists
• Assisted on the game-winning goal early in the second half vs. #1 Northwestern (Nov. 10) in the Big Ten Tournament final
• Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 14)
• Scored a season-high two goals vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 15); had a hand in five goals vs. CMU
• Tallied two games with three assists -- vs. Central Michigan and at #16 Penn State (Oct. 18)
• Posted U-M's first and game-winning goal at Michigan State (Sept. 23)
• Registered eight goals over a six-game scoring streak from Sept. 1-23
• Scored the game-winning goal vs. #18 Wake Forest (Sept. 1) with :03 left in the third quarter

Summer 2024
• Represented the USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics; first Olympian in Michigan program history
• Started all five games at forward in Paris; led USA in scoring with two goals
• Tallied two goals in USA's 5-2 loss to Great Britain in pool play

Junior (2023)
• Olympic redshirted the 2023 season
• Contributed to Team USA's silver-medal finish at the Olympic Qualifier (Jan. 13-19, 2014) in Ranchi, India
• Scored the game-winning goal against Japan in the 55th minute of the Qualifier semifinal to qualify the USA to the 2024 Paris Olympics; also tallied the game-winner in a 1-0 win against India in the first pool game
• Captured silver with Team USA at the Pan America Games (Nov. 4)

Sophomore (2022)
• NFHCA Collegiate National Academic Team; NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
• Academic All-Big Ten; Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• NFHCA All-West Region second team
• Appeared in all 20 games, starting 19 at forward
• Registered a career-high nine goals with four assists and 22 points; ranked second on the team in scoring
• Scored three game-winning goals, including the first and game-winning mark early (1:59) at #19 Rutgers (Sept. 25)
• Posted first collegiate hat trick vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 4); also scored twice vs. Ball State (Oct. 2)
• Scored early (4:05) and late (55:41) in U-M's 3-1 win vs. #20 Wake Forest at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Aug. 28);
• Also scored U-M lone goal against #2 North Carolina at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Aug. 26)

Freshman (2021)
• NFHCA Collegiate National Academic Team; NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
• Appeared in 19 games, starting nine at forward
• Led the Wolverine freshmen with 13 points, posting four goals and five assists
• Scored first collegiate goal in the third quarter at Central Michigan (Sept. 5)
• Also fired off a career-high five shots vs. CMU
• Posted a goal and assist in a 3-0 win against #3 Rutgers (Oct. 22)
• Made collegiate debut against Central Michigan (Sept. 5)
• Contributed to Team USA's bronze-medal finish at the Junior Pan American Championship (Aug. 28)

Prep
• Graduated from Dexter High School (December 2020)
• Named a 2019 NFHCA First Team All-American
• Three-time NFHCA Midwest/West Region first team selection (2018, '19, '20)
• Twice named Michigan High School Field Hockey Association's Player of the Year (2019, '20)
• Two-time MHSFHA Dream Team selection (2019, '20)
• Four-time Michigan All-State first team selection (2017, '18, '19, '20)
• Posted 117 career goals, including 49 as a junior
• Helped guide Dexter High School to back-to-back Michigan state titles (2019, '20)
• Four-time Dexter offensive MVP; two-time Dexter team co-captain (2019, '20)
• Also earned two varsity letters in soccer
• NFHCA National Academic Squad Scholar of Distinction (2019, '20)
• Four-time Scholar Athlete Award recipient
• Max Field Hockey Class of 2021 Top 10 Player

Club/Junior Team
• Played with Pinnacle Field Hockey
• Member of the USA U17 Junior National Team (2019); traveled to Germany with team in 2019
• Also a member of the Rise Junior National Team (2020); traveled to Chula Vista with team in 2020
• National Futures Championship (2015-19) and Junior Olympics (2017, '18) participant

Personal
• Graduated with bachelor's degree in applied exercise science in April 2025; currently pursuing a master's in sport management
• Born on July 9, 2003
• Daughter of Chris and Keely [Libby] Tamer
• Father played ice hockey at Michigan (1989-93) and for 11 years in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers and Atlanta Thrashers
• Mother played field hockey at Michigan (1989-93), twice serving as team captain
• Has two older siblings, Emma and Christopher
• Sister, Emma, also played field hockey at Michigan (2018-21)