2009 All-Summit League second team
2009 Summit League All-Tournament team
2009 NFCA Scholar Athlete
2008, 2009 Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic team
2008, 2009 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
NDSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
2009 SEASON: Taylor started in all 57 games played ... Selected to the 2009 All-Summit League second team and Summit League All-Tournament team ... NFCA Schol Athlete ... Named to 2008-09 Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic team and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence ... Hit .259 with three doubles, a pair of triples and 14 RBI ... Scored 19 runs, walked 17 times and was 10 of 14 in stolen bases ... Had six sacrifice hits ... Made no errors in 81 fielding chances including seven outfield assists ... Matched her career-high with two runs scored twice, at UNI (3-30-09) and vs. Jackson State (2-13-09) .. Issued a career best two walks at UMKC (3-20-09) and vs. Tennessee-Martin (2-14-09) ... Came up with a career-high five putouts/fielding chances at Arizona State (5-22-09) in the NCAA Super Regional ... Had a career best two fielding assists vs. Eastern Illinois (3-7-09) ... Part of NDSU defense that was 8th in NCAA fielding percentage (.976) and 12th nationally in double plays (0.47 avg.).
2008 SEASON: Taylor started in all 53 games played ... Named to the 2007-08 Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic team and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence ... Member of NDSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... Hit .239 with 17 runs scored and eight RBI ... Cracked three triples and one double ... Had a pair of triples against Green Bay (2-10-08) to collect a career-high three RBI ... Second on team with nine sacrifice hits ... Added seven walks and six stolen bases.
2007 SEASON: Played in 34 games as a freshman, primarily in a pinch-running role ... Scored 10 runs and had three stolen bases in four attempts.Â
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Aragon High School ... Earned second team all-league honors as a senior ... Three-year starter in softball ... Played center field and shortstop ... Standout setter on the volleyball court, earning first team all-league honors as a senior ... Played on two volleyball teams that advanced to the Central Coast Sectional tournament ... Featured on CAL HIGH Sports ... Nominated for Aragon's Athlete of the Year ... Team captain for both softball and volleyball as a senior ... Two-time Scholar/Athlete award winner ... Played for the Northern California Strike Zone 18U Gold traveling team under coaches Don Ford and Roger Yee ... Hit .346 and had a .965 fielding percentage ... Member of California Scholarship Federation ... President's Award for Educational Excellence.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Craig and Jennifer Lynn ... Has one brother, Robert ... Majoring in exercise science with a minor in business ... After an internship this summer, plans include graduate school and possibly becoming a strength and conditioning coach ... Spent last summer working with the Fargo YMCA Fitness staff, managing and supervising the weight room ... Also taught speciality group exercise classes at the YMCA ... Hobbies include exercising, listening to music and shopping ... Prep coaches were Dave DiMatteo (sb), Kristin Coolidge Swanstrom (sb) and Dennis Hashiguchi (vb).
