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2018 Volleyball Roster

7 Taylor Smith

  • Position Outside Hitter/Setter
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Mattoon
  • Hometown Mattoon, Ill.
  • Major Elementary Education

Biography

2018: All-OVC Second Team
2017: All-OVC First Team
2016: EIU Female Newcomer of the Year (2015-16)
2015: OVC All-Newcomer Team 

2018 (SENIOR):
All-OVC Second Team..suffered an injury that limited her time on the court during her senior season..finished second in the NCAA in triple-doubles with five on the season..appeared in 71 sets during her final season at EIU..finished second on the team in assists with 228 and a 3.21 assists-per-set average..collected 159 kills on the season and a 2.24 kills-per-set average..tied for second on the team in service aces with 19..on the defensive side of the court she collected 223 digs with a 3.14 digs-per-set average...also earned 42 blocks on the season..had her season-best 15 kills against SEMO on November, 3rd..earned her season-high for assists with 22 against SIUE on October 24th.. OVC Top 10: ranked 9th in service aces with 19... OVC Medal of Honor...

2017 (JUNIOR): All-OVC First Team....Pioneer Classic & Indiana State Tournament ...led the NCAA in triple-doubles with ten..tallied a combined twelve double-doubles on the year... appeared in 30 matches, starting in all 30 games as a junior...finished first on the team in total assists with 662, finished second in digs (331) and blocks (103), and finished third in kills with 272...broke her own school record of most triple-doubles in a season with nine, twice against UT Martin, Bradley, Niagara, Chicago State Kentucky, Jacksonville State, SIUE, and Southeast Missouri... had her season best in kills (17), points (21), aces (3) against Southeast Missouri...collected 20 digs against SIUE...scored a season-high 36 points against Tennessee Tech....OVC Top 10: ranked 10th in assists with 662 in 113 sets with a 5.86 assist-per-set average.

2016 (SOPHOMORE):  Country Inn & Suites Green Bay Invitational & EIU Panther Classic All-Tournament Teams... Appeared in 28 matches, making 27 starts as a sophomore... finished second on the team in total assists with 444, while finishing in third in kills (203) and digs (293)... broke her own school record of most kill-assist-dig triple-doubles in a season with eight, twice against Louisiana Tech, vs. Jackson State, at Western Illinois, vs. Drake, vs. Troy, at UT Martin, and vs. UT Martin... tied for the most triple-doubles in the nation at the end of the regular season... scored first career kill-assist double-double vs. Butler... recorded seven assist-dig double-doubles... hit above .450 twice with a season-high mark of .588 at UT Martin... recorded a season-high of 17 kills vs. Butler... totaled 15+ digs on four different occasions, with a season-best of 22 vs. UT Martin... accumulated 5+ total blocks four times with a high total of eight at Tennessee Tech... scored 15+ points four times, including 21 vs. UT Martin...

2015 (FRESHMAN): OVC All-Newcomer Team... Oakland Golden Grizzly Invitational All-Tournament Team... OVC 'Newcomer of the Week' [10/19/15] & [10/26/15]... Played in all 31 games, while making 26 starts in her stellar freshman campaign... totaled the most kills-assists-digs triple-doubles in program history with seven... added seven assists-digs double-doubles on the year... set a new freshman mark with 130 sets played... hit a season-best .516 in the match against Austin Peay... totaled 15+ kills and points twice during the season... scored 15+ digs six different times... accumulated 5+ total blocks in four different matches... EIU Top 25: Most triple-doubles in a season (7)... most sets played as a freshman (130)... 12th in sets played in a season (130)...  OVC Top 10: Ranked 1st for triple-doubles during the season overall (7) and in OVC games only (4)... ranked 10th for assists-per-set (6.58) for OVC-only play... OVC Academic Medal of Honor...

HIGH SCHOOL: The former local Mattoon HS standout earned multi-sport honors in volleyball (four-time letterwinner), basketball (2-letters) and track (4-letters) for coach Jackley... in volleyball, she was a three-time all-conference honoree during her sophomore thru seniors campaigns... also earned Honorable Mention Top 100 and Top 50 All-State kudos as a sophomore and junior, respectively... tabbed to multiple all-tournament teams throughout her four-year prep career... set numerous Green Wave school marks for kills, aces and digs... MHS advanced to the IHSA Sweet 16 and Elite 8 following respective outstanding sophomore and junior years... in track, she earned All-Conference honors as a sophomore, ran as a member of the Big 12 champion 4x800-Meter unit... earned three IHSA state medals, in the 4x800, 300-Meter hurdles and triple jump... also secured all-league award in basketball as a sophomore, as she also competed in the state 3-Point contest... four-year high honor member of the Honor Roll... also member of the National Honor Society, Key Club and Student Council.

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2015Freshman

    Outside Hitter/Setter
    6'0"
    7
  • 7

    2016Sophomore

    Outside Hitter/Setter
    6'0"
    7
  • 7

    2017Junior

    Outside Hitter/Setter
    6'0"
    7
  • 7

    2018Senior

    Outside Hitter/Setter
    6'0"
    7
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