HONORS AND AWARDS
MVC Good Neighbor Award: (Fall 2016)
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: (2018)
MVC Honor Roll: (2018 & 2015)
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (6):Â Fall '14, Spring '15, Fall '15, Spring '16, Fall '17, Spring '18
2017Â (SENIOR)
One of five players to appear in all 32 matches in 2017 … Started 18 contests, seeing the bulk of her playing time in the back row … Became the 16th player in program history and first since 2005 with 500 career kills and 750 or more digs … Averaged 1.02 kills per set and was fifth on the team at 1.71 digs per set … Had 10 or more digs in seven contests and 36 times in her career, wrapping up her time on The Hilltop 29th all-time with 787 career digs … Collected a season-best 14 digs to go with nine kills against Illinois-Chicago … Notched a season-best 10 kills against Chicago State.Â
2016Â (JUNIOR)
Played in all 29 matches and made 16 starts … Ranked fourth on the team in digs (2.14 per set) and was fifth on the squad in kills … Earned the MVC Good Neighbor Award in Fall 2016 … Had a season-best 11 kills in the win at South Dakota State … Turned in a double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs in the sweep of Cornell … Reached double figures in kills twice and had 10 or more digs in seven outings, including four of the last seven contests.
2015Â (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 23 matches with 21 starts to her credit … Ranked fifth on the team with 121 kills and tied for third on the squad with 165 digs … Her 2.12 digs-per-set average was second on the team … Opened the year with a season-best 13 kills to help highlight a win at Toledo … Had 10 outings with 10 or more digs … Was the first Bradley player since Cindy Novak in 1992 & 1993 to collect at least 100 kills, 150 digs and 15 aces in each of their first two seasons on The Hilltop … Collected nine kills and 14 digs, while hitting at a .308 clip against Manhattan … Served up four aces at Southern Illinois … Matched her season-best with 14 digs vs. UTEP … Made 11 of her 21 starts at home … Averaged 2.33 digs per set in home matches
2014Â (FRESHMAN)
Started a team-high 25 matches and led the squad in kills with 231 … One of three players to appear in all 101 sets … Had a team-best 2.29 kills pet set average and led the team with 16 aces … Third on the team in digs (257) … Averaged 2.61 digs per set in MVC play … Eighth freshman in school history with 200 kills and 200 digs in a season … First player to lead the team in kills and aces in the same season since Lindsay Stalzer in 2005 and was the first freshman to do so … Led the team in kills eight times and had a team-high 13 double-digit kill outings … Became the third player since 1992 to reach 100 career kills in 10 or fewer matches … Tallied eight double-doubles, including the final two matches of the year … Reached double figures in kills in each of the first four matches, six of the first seven and 10 of the first 12 … Tallied a season-high 14 kills vs. Stony Brook and later matched it at Northern Iowa … Had eight consecutive matches with 10 or more digs … Her 231 kills ranked 11th among Bradley freshman marks and her 257 digs were 10th … Averaged 3.71 kills and 3.86 digs per set against Northern Iowa.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time first-team all-conference selection … Entered her senior year with career school records in both kills and digs … First-Team all-state Class B honoree by the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World Herald following junior and senior seasons … Selected for the Nebraska High School All-Star game … Earned honorable mention all-state recognition as a freshman and sophomore … Owns school records for kills in a match (29) and season (423) in addition to owning the school mark for digs in a match with 32 … Had 349 kills, 411 digs, 48 blocks and 30 aces while boasting a .340 attack percentage as a senior … Three-time all-conference selection in basketball … Clamed the state title in the 100-meter hurdles.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Ken and Lori Thiele, Taylor was born in Hastings, Neb. … Majored in chemistry.
