Bridgewater College

Amanda Kyger exhibited excellence throughout her four year tenure with the Bridgewater College women’s basketball team.
 
Kyger spent four seasons with the women’s basketball team as a post player for the Crimson and Gold where she was a dominant presence on both ends of the court and was named First Team All-ODAC for her performances during the 1998-99 and 1999-00 campaigns. While with the Eagles, the team jumped out to an 88-23 overall record and dominated the ODAC with a 66-14 mark across the four seasons. During her time at BC, the team qualified for the NCAA tournament in three consecutive seasons (1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99) including the team’s first-ever bid following the 1996-97 campaign. She was a member of the historic 1997-98 NCAA tournament where she put together a double-double (24 points and 16 rebounds) to help defeat Christopher Newport 90-87 in the Round of 32 and push BC to its first-ever Sweet 16 appearance.
 
She averaged 13.5 points per game while shooting at a 52.8 percent clip as a junior to help the Eagles to the ODAC Championship. Kyger recorded an impressive 45 blocked shots and 7.7 rebounds per game on her way to her first All-ODAC selection as a part of the first team. BC finished the season 22-6 on its way to the conference tournament crown. The Eagles avenged a pair of losses to Roanoke during the regular season with a 78-60 victory over the Maroons in the tournament semifinal before taking down Randolph-Macon, 75-71, in an overtime thriller for the championship.
 
Kyger backed up her junior season numbers with 15.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game to go along with 54 blocks and 47 assists as a senior.
 
Kyger is regarded as one of the most accurate shooters in program history averaging 51.6 percent from the field which ranks her second in program history. Over her career, Kyger finished with 1,374 points, which is the sixth-most in program history. Her 159 career blocked shots is also the fourth-most in Eagles’ history. 
 
Finally, Kyger averaged 6.7 rebounds throughout he 106 games played to haul in a total 711 rebounds which is fourth in program history.
 
After graduating from Bridgewater College in 2000, Amanda discovered a joy in retail and fashion merchandising, where she quickly found her niche in growing businesses and developing talent. Her leadership and business acumen earned national recognition during her employment with several Fortune 500 companies. In 2020, Amanda decided to forge a new path away from retail multi-unit management and into Human Resource Consulting. This strategic pivot allowed Amanda to continue
utilizing her skills and expertise in a more flexible role. Most importantly, it has enabled her to spend more time with family and be more involved with her church.