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2021 Volleyball Roster

4 Maya Taylor

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • High School Idaho Falls
  • Hometown Idaho Falls, Idaho
  • Major Leadership & HR Management

Biography

2021 • Senior
• Utilized her additional year of COVID-19 eligibility this season
• Landed on the Atlantic 10 All-Conference first team and All-Academic team
• Three-time A-10 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 27, Oct. 4, Oct. 25)
• Was named a Senior CLASS Award Top 30 Candidate
• Career rankings at SLU: first in attack attempts (5,024); third in kills (1,844); fourth in matches played (128); fifth in points (2,023.0); seventh in kills per set (3.80) and sets played (481); 10th in points per set (4.20)
• Led the Billikens in kills and attack attempts in all five seasons
• A-10 rankings: first in attack attempts (1,322); second in attack attempts per set (11.50), kills per set (3.94), points (504.0), points per set (4.38) and total kills (453)
• Season highs: 25 kills at VCU; 64 attack attempts at Fordham; .346 hitting percentage vs. Louisiana-Monroe; four assists vs. Duquesne; six service aces vs. Tulane; one solo block vs. two opponents; 21 digs vs. Fordham
• Collected six 20-kill matches
• Registered double-digit kills in 28-of-30 contests
• Had a double-double in 10 matches, including the last three of the season and four of the last five
• Became the fifth Billiken to reach the 1,500-kill milestone on Sept. 10 against Tulane


2020-21 • Senior
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference first team and All-Academic team
• Season highs -- 25 kills vs. VCU; 65 attack attempts vs. two opponents; .528 hitting percentage vs. Davidson; four assists vs. VCU; four service aces vs. Dayton; two solo blocks vs. Davidson; 19 digs at VCU
• SLU rankings -- first in kills (238) and attack attempts (718); third in service aces (20); fifth in digs (128, 1.94 per set)
• A-10 rankings -- third in kills (3.61 per set)
• Finished the season ranked seventh all-time at SLU with 1,391 career kills and with 3,702 attack attempts
• Posted two double-doubles
• Recorded four matches with 20+ kills
• Collected 18 kills and 17 digs at No. 24 Marquette
• Had a season-best 25 kills vs. VCU, while also adding nine digs and three service aces
• A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll


2019 • Junior
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference second team
• Two-time A-10 Offensive Player of the Week award winner
• Three-time All-Tournament team member
• Marcia E. Hamilton Tournament MVP
• Recorded her 1,000th career kill against Rhode Island on Oct. 18
• At conclusion of junior year, she ranked 10th in SLU history with 1,153 kills
• Named the the Atlantic 10 Championship All-Tournament team
• Finished the year as the team-leader in kills (403) and kills-per-set (3.91)
• Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll


2018 • Sophomore
• Played in 98 sets and started in 24 games
• Voted team captain for the 2018 season
• Led the Billikens with 4.11 kills per set and 4.45 points per set
• Recorded a career high and the led the team with 403 kills
• Awarded A-10 first-team All-Conference
• A-10 All-Academic team
• Named A-10 Offensive Player of the Week in October
• Awarded All-Tournament team at the A-10 Championships
• Awarded All-Tournament team at the Billiken Invitational
• Voted All-Tournament team at Miami Best Western Sycamore Inn Invitational
• Recorded a season high of 22 kills against Davidson on September 30, 2018


2017 • Freshman
• Played in 26 matches and started in 22
• Led the Billikens as a freshman with 347 kills
• Ranks third All-Time in Kills per set among freshmen with 3.51
• Ranks fourth All-Time in Attack Percentage among freshmen with .245
• Named A-10 Rookie of the Year, the fifth student-athlete in team history to receive the honor.
• Ranked fourth on the team in total digs with 106 


At Idaho Falls
• 2015 Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year
• Four-time All-State performer and 2016 Prep Volleyball High School All-American
• Led team to four consecutive district championships, back-to-back state championships and a pair of runner-up finishes
• IHSAA Outstanding Individual Scholastic Award 12 times (four times each in volleyball, basketball and track)

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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    4
  • 4

    2018-19Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    4
  • 4

    2019Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    4
  • 4

    2020Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    4
  • 4

    2021Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    4