Elizabeth Tyler
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- Height:
- 5-5
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- Hometown:
- Mitchell, S.D.
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- Position:
- Def. Specialist
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Nickname:
- Lizzie
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- High School:
- Mitchell High School
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- Major:
- Elementary + Special Education
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- m
- 32
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- k/s
- 0.02
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- h %
- .000
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- a/s
- 0.42
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- b/s
- 0.00
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- sa/s
- 0.23
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- d/s
- 5.77
Bio
Awards & Honors
- GPAC Second Team All-Conference (2024)
- GPAC Honorable Mention (2023)
- GPAC Defender-of-the-Week (Oct. 14, 2025)
Junior (2025): Played in all 32 games for the Tigers...recorded 51 assists and 692 digs on the season
Sophomore (2024): Played in 29 matches for DWU in her second season in a more defensive role ... earned GPAC Second Team All-Conference honors ... recorded 673 total digs and 57 assists in her 2024 appearances ... set a career-high single-game mark with 44 digs vs. Carroll College (8/17/2024).
Freshman (2023): Played in all 34 matches for the Tigers ... earned GPAC Honorable Mention honors ... was the swiss army knife for the Tigers with her 220 kills, 385 digs, 21 aces, 20 blocks, and 11 assists ... had a season-high 14 kills with a .419 attack percentage vs. Mount Marty (10/14/23) ... was credited with a season-high 18 digs at No. 12 Jamestown (10/31/23) ... recorded double-digit digs in 23 of the 34 matches while also compiling five double-doubles on the season.
High School: Stayed home for college as the Mitchell native joins Tiger volleyball with numerous state and regional accolades after her five-year career on the court with the Kernels ... also competed in basketball for one season and track for six seasons ... finished her high school career with totals of 1,492 digs, 840 kills, 218 aces and 953 assists, helping her to secure a four-time Future 50 player recognition, two All-State accolades, an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention, an AVCA Best and Brightest and an AVCA All-Region VII Honorable Mention.
Parents Amy and John Tyler
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|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 32 | 16 |
| Sets | 120 | 57 |
| Kills | 2 | 1 |
| Kills per set | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Errors | 2 | 1 |
| Total Attacks | 21 | 12 |
| Total Attacks per set | 0.17 | 0.21 |
| Hitting Percentage | .000 | .000 |
| Assists | 51 | 17 |
| Assists per set | 0.42 | 0.30 |
| Service Total Attempts | 459 | 224 |
| Service Aces | 28 | 10 |
| Service Errors | 41 | 21 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.23 | 0.18 |
| Receptions | 554 | 271 |
| Reception Errors | 23 | 8 |
| Digs | 692 | 336 |
| Digs per set | 5.77 | 5.89 |
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 |
| Block Assist | 0 | 0 |
| Block Total | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks per set | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 30.0 | 11.0 |
| Points per set | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Matches started | 1 | - |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16 | vs. RV Valley City State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Aug 16 | vs. Dickinson State (ND) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Aug 22 | vs. No. 11 McPherson | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 22 | vs. Missouri Valley | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1.0 |
| Aug 23 | vs. Rocky Mountain (MT) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 2.0 |
| Aug 23 | vs. William Penn (IA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 29 | vs. No. 8 IU Kokomo | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1.0 |
| Aug 29 | vs. No. 2 Bellevue (NE) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. No. 10 Providence (MT) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. RV Benedictine (KS) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2.0 |
| Sep 2 | at No. 24 Dakota State (SD) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 6 | Waldorf | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -.167 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Sep 10 | at No. 6 Northwestern | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 17 | Dordt | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Sep 20 | Briar Cliff (IA) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep 24 | at RV Morningside | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep 27 | at No. 17 Midland | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct 3 | College of Saint Mary (NE) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 4 | Mount Marty | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Oct 10 | at Doane (NE) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 11 | at Hastings | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 2.0 |
| Oct 15 | Morningside | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 3.0 |
| Oct 18 | No. 4 Concordia (NE) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 22 | at Waldorf | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct 24 | No. 3 Northwestern | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oct 27 | No. 24 Dakota State (SD) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 3.0 |
| Oct 29 | at RV Dordt | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.0 |
| Nov 4 | at Briar Cliff (IA) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 8 | Dordt | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Nov 12 | at Northwestern | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Park | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4 | 2.0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Concordia (NE) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. The Master's | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 1.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16 | vs. RV Valley City State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16 | vs. Dickinson State (ND) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 22 | vs. No. 11 McPherson | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 22 | vs. Missouri Valley | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23 | vs. Rocky Mountain (MT) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23 | vs. William Penn (IA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 29 | vs. No. 8 IU Kokomo | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29 | vs. No. 2 Bellevue (NE) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. No. 10 Providence (MT) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. RV Benedictine (KS) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at No. 24 Dakota State (SD) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | Waldorf | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at No. 6 Northwestern | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | Dordt | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Briar Cliff (IA) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at RV Morningside | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at No. 17 Midland | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | College of Saint Mary (NE) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Mount Marty | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Doane (NE) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Hastings | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | Morningside | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | No. 4 Concordia (NE) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Waldorf | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | No. 3 Northwestern | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | No. 24 Dakota State (SD) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at RV Dordt | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Briar Cliff (IA) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | Dordt | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Northwestern | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Park | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Concordia (NE) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. The Master's | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16 | vs. RV Valley City State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Aug 16 | vs. Dickinson State (ND) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Aug 22 | vs. No. 11 McPherson | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Aug 22 | vs. Missouri Valley | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 5 |
| Aug 23 | vs. Rocky Mountain (MT) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Aug 23 | vs. William Penn (IA) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 29 | vs. No. 8 IU Kokomo | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Aug 29 | vs. No. 2 Bellevue (NE) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| Aug 30 | vs. No. 10 Providence (MT) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. RV Benedictine (KS) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at No. 24 Dakota State (SD) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | Waldorf | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | at No. 6 Northwestern | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | Dordt | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Briar Cliff (IA) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at RV Morningside | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at No. 17 Midland | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | College of Saint Mary (NE) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Mount Marty | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Doane (NE) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Hastings | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | Morningside | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | No. 4 Concordia (NE) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Waldorf | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Oct 24 | No. 3 Northwestern | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | No. 24 Dakota State (SD) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at RV Dordt | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | at Briar Cliff (IA) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | Dordt | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at Northwestern | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Park | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Concordia (NE) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | vs. The Master's | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 34 | 119 | 220 | 1.85 | 93 | 993 | 8.34 | .128 | 11 | 0.09 | 253.0 | 2.1 |
| 2024-25 | 29 | 114 | 4 | 0.04 | 7 | 42 | 0.37 | -.071 | 57 | 0.50 | 25.0 | 0.2 |
| 2025-26 | 32 | 120 | 2 | 0.02 | 2 | 21 | 0.17 | .000 | 51 | 0.42 | 30.0 | 0.3 |
| Total | 95 | 353 | 226 | 0.64 | 102 | 1056 | 2.99 | .117 | 119 | 0.34 | 308.0 | 0.9 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 32 | 120 | 2 | 0.02 | 2 | 21 | 0.17 | .000 | 51 | 0.42 | 30.0 | 0.3 |
| Conference | 16 | 57 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 12 | 0.21 | .000 | 17 | 0.30 | 11.0 | 0.2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 10 | 40 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 14 | 0.35 | .000 | 13 | 0.33 | 12.0 | 0.3 |
| Away | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | .000 | 10 | 0.29 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Neutral | 12 | 46 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 6 | 0.13 | .000 | 28 | 0.61 | 13.0 | 0.3 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 20 | 77 | 2 | 0.03 | 1 | 15 | 0.19 | .067 | 39 | 0.51 | 25.0 | 0.3 |
| Losses | 12 | 43 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 6 | 0.14 | -.167 | 12 | 0.28 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| August | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 0.13 | .000 | 14 | 0.45 | 10.0 | 0.3 |
| September | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 8 | 0.29 | -.125 | 8 | 0.29 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| October | 10 | 36 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 5 | 0.14 | .200 | 11 | 0.31 | 11.0 | 0.3 |
| November | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 3 | 0.20 | .333 | 8 | 0.53 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| December | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 | -1.000 | 10 | 1.00 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 32 | 120 | 692 | 5.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Conference | 16 | 57 | 336 | 5.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 10 | 40 | 244 | 6.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Away | 10 | 34 | 200 | 5.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neutral | 12 | 46 | 248 | 5.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 20 | 77 | 455 | 5.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Losses | 12 | 43 | 237 | 5.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 9 | 31 | 163 | 5.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| September | 7 | 28 | 140 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| October | 10 | 36 | 235 | 6.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| November | 4 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| December | 2 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 32 | 120 | 459 | 28 | 0.23 | 41 | 554 | 23 |
| Conference | 16 | 57 | 224 | 10 | 0.18 | 21 | 271 | 8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 10 | 40 | 167 | 11 | 0.28 | 14 | 163 | 3 |
| Away | 10 | 34 | 125 | 5 | 0.15 | 10 | 188 | 6 |
| Neutral | 12 | 46 | 167 | 12 | 0.26 | 17 | 203 | 14 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 20 | 77 | 314 | 23 | 0.30 | 27 | 367 | 16 |
| Losses | 12 | 43 | 145 | 5 | 0.12 | 14 | 187 | 7 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 9 | 31 | 117 | 10 | 0.32 | 15 | 150 | 11 |
| September | 7 | 28 | 100 | 5 | 0.18 | 7 | 151 | 4 |
| October | 10 | 36 | 157 | 10 | 0.28 | 15 | 159 | 4 |
| November | 4 | 15 | 51 | 2 | 0.13 | 3 | 70 | 3 |
| December | 2 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
News mentions
Elizabeth Tyler and Kayleigh Hybertson earned Third-Team All-American honors from the NAIA for their 2025 performances.
Kayleigh Hybertson and Elizabeth Tyler earn distinctions from the AVCA for their performances this season.
Hybertson & Tyler take home weekly awards from the GPAC following stout performances in two matches.
