21 Amber Legare
21 - Amber Legare
Height: 5-11
Year: So
Hometown: Chicopee, Mass.
High School: Chicopee Comprehensive
Position: F

The Legare File

2012-13 Basketball: Started in all 24 games … Averaged 11.6 points with a team-best 7.4 rebounds and 25 blocks … Had 24 assists and 17 steals … Was 39% (99-254) from the floor … Shot 75% (69-92) from the free throw line … Averaged 27.5 minutes per game … Posted a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds in a 70-44 win over Mount Ida at the Keene State Tip-Off Tournament (11/16) … Poured in 14 points and 12 11 rebounds in 70-51 win over Simmons  (1/03) … Recorded 22 points with 10 rebounds, and four blocks in a 67-54 loss at WPI (1/10) … Had 10 points and 16 rebounds in a 64-55 lost at Smith (1/23) …Among the overall NEWMAC leaders, ranked fifth in free throw percentage ... Sixth in free throws and rebounds per game ... Eighth in total rebounds (171) and blocks (25) ... Nineth in defensive rebounds (116) and points per game (11.6) ... 10th in total points (267)  (333) ... Keene State Tip-Off All-Tournament Team ...

2012 Soccer: Did not play due to injury ...

2011-12 Basketball: Played in all 24 games, including 23 as a starter … Averaged 9.7 points with a team-best 7.3 rebounds … Had 19 assists and team-bests in blocks and steals with 38 and 36, respectively … Was 37.8% (93-246) from the floor … Shot 66.7% (46-69) from the free throw line … Averaged 29.9 minutes per game … Tallied 11 points with six rebounds in a 67-41 loss to Amherst (11/22) … Had 12 points and 12 rebounds with two blocks in a 70-59 loss to Clark (12/6) … Recorded 14 points with seven rebounds, three blocks and three steals in a 72-49 loss to Worcester State (12/13) … Had 21 points and four blocks in a 59-57 win over the Coast Guard Academy (2/11) …

2011 Soccer: Started all 16 games … Recorded three goals for six points … Had 37 shots, including 10 on goal … Score in a 2-1 loss at WPI (10/18) … Tallied in a 5-1 win at Elms (10/20) …

Before Mount Holyoke: Played soccer all four years … Captain … Four-time All-League … All-State … All-Western Mass … Team won 2010 Western Mass Division I Championship … Played in Senior All-Star Game … Member of basketball team all four years … Captain … All-Western Mass … Team Most Valuable Player … Played in Senior All-Star Game … Four-year member of outdoor track & field team … Two-time captain … Three-time Most Valuable Player … All-Western Mass three times … Three-time All-State … Division I Champion in 100-m hurdles twice … 2011 Division I Champion in long jump … 2009 Western Mass Champion in 100-m hurdles …

Personal: Undeclared major … Member of the Mount Holyoke soccer team … Daughter of Cynthia and Donald Legare.

Getting to Know Amber

  • Favorite Sports Movie - Love and Basketball
  • Best Sporting Event Ever Attended - Celtics Playoff Game 7
  • Favorite Pro Sports Team - Boston Celtics
  • Favorite TV Show - Revenge
  • Favorite Athlete(s) - Mia Hamm
  • Childhood Idol - My dad
  • Best Concert You Ever Attended - Backstreet Boys
  • Biggest Fear - Robbers and Spiders 
  • Most Famous Person Ever Met - Robin Roberts 
  • Most Prized Possession - Heart Necklace 
  • Place You'd Like to Visit - Paris, France 
  • Pre-Game Rituals - Same stretching routine 
  • Best Advice From a Coach - Play like a champion, don't settle for anything less.