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2014 Women's Volleyball

6 Taylor Erwin

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Woodlands College Park
  • Hometown Woodlands, TX

Biography

Career:
Through two seasons of action, she has recorded 288 setsof play over 78 matches ... Already ranks third on the school'sall-time list in digs with 1,283, just 39 shy of moving into theNo. 1 spot ... Has compiled 66 matches of double-figure digsincluding 28 of 20 or more.

Sophomore (2013):
A lynchpin of a solid Emory defense, she appeared in all39 matches and played in a team-leading 140 sets ... HonorableMention All-UAA ... Her play from her libero post helped limitopponents tp just a .129 hitting percentage, the second-best markin the UAA ... Registered 630 digs, good for the No. 2 spot on theschool's seasonal list (behind only the 653 she finished with in2012), while her 4.50 digs-per-set average led the team, rankedfifth in the UAA and was third on the Eagles' seasonal chart ...Named the UAA's Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 4) afterhelping Emory to a 4-0 record at the Emory National Invitational,averaging 4.94 digs per set ... Finished with a match-high 23 digsand contributed three assists in a 3-2 decision over No. 9 Juniata(Nov. 1) ... In the Emory National Invitational finale vs. Trinity(Nov. 2), she chalked up a match-high 25 digs, her third-highesteffort of the season, as the Eagles prevailed by a 3-2 margin ...Turned in a pair of season-high tying 28-dig efforts vs.Randolph-Macon (Sept. 7) and Southwestern (Sept. 14), whichrepresented her third-highest output at Emory ... Emory TournamentAll-Tourney selection (Sept. 27-28) after helping the Eagles to a4-0 mark, playing in all 16 sets and averaging 3.31 digs with hercontributions helping limit opponents to just a .116 attackpercentage ... Topped all players with 18 digs in a 3-2 verdictover Cornell College (Sept. 28) ... Led the squad with 46 serviceaces and was ninth in the UAA in aces per set (0.33 aps) ... Eight matches with two or more aces ... Paced the team indigs in 12 of the last 13 matches of the year including amatch-high 24 vs. Colorado College (Nov. 17) in the NCAA AtlantaRegional Championship contest ... Wittenberg InvitationalAll-Tournament Team honoree (Aug. 30-31) after an exceptionalthree-match run that saw her lead all players in digs in all threecontests and ending the weekend with a 5.42 per-set average ...Compiled 27 digs in the 3-2 victory over No. 1 St. Thomas (Aug. 30)before producing 21 digs in a 3-1 verdict over No. 3Wittenberg. 

Freshman (2012):
Enjoyed a fine rookie season for the Eagles, playing inall 39 of the team's matches and seeing action in all 148 sets ...Honorable Mention All-UAA selection ... Was tabbed as an HonorableMention pick to the AVCA All-South Region Team ... Her 653 digsestablished a school seasonal record while her 4.41 digs-per-setaverage led the squad, ranked eighth among UAA players and placedthird on the Eagles' seasonal chart ... Led or shared for teamhonors in digs in 27 matches ... Posted double-figures in digs in33 matches including 14 outings of 20 or more ... Topped the clubwith 49 service aces and her 0.33 aces-per-set average tied forsixth on the UAA ladder ... 33 digs vs. Washington University (Oct.14) was her personal high and the third-highest individual matcheffort in school history ... 13 contests of two or more aces ...Led all players with 31 digs, tying the fifth-highest individualEmory effort, in a five-set battle vs. Southwestern (Sept. 15) ...Compiled a match-high 13 digs vs. Maryville (Sept. 22) and her fiveaces in that encounter vs. the Scots represented the high-watermark by and Emory player during the year ... Named UAA DefensivePlayer of the Week (Oct. 22) after helping the Eagles to a 5-0record, averaging a team-high 4.65 digs per set -- led the team indigs in three matches during that stretch including back-to-backoutings of 20 defensive saves against Division II foe Slippery Rock(Oct. 16) and Point Park University (Oct. 17) ... Landed a berth onJuniata College's Wid Guisler Invitational (Oct. 19-20), racking upa team-high 14 digs in a 3-1 victory over No. 21 Juniata beforetotaling 18 vs. Heidelberg ... Came through with a match-high 26digs in a five-set bout vs. No. 5 Christopher Newport (Nov. 11) inthe NCAA Tournament ... Paced all performers with 27 digs andregistered two aces in a 3-1 outcome vs. Case Western (Nov. 2) atthe UAA Championships ... Her defensive play saw her record amatch-leading 21 digs and helped limit No. 1 Washington Universityto just a .125 hitting mark in a 3-1 triumph in the UAAChampionship match (Nov. 3) ... Female recipient of the EmoryAthletic Department's Freshman Impact Award. 

High School
:
Four-year member of the highly-regarded Woodlands College Parkvolleyball program where she was coached by Candice Collins … As a senior, she helped her squad to a 36-5 recordthat included area and district championships … WoodlandsCollege Park was ranked 16th in the nation byPrepVolleyball.com … Was chosen as her team's Co-Offensiveand Defensive MVP her senior season … Captured all-districtacclaim her junior and senior campaigns … Member of theGHVCA All-Star Team … Recorded 456 digs and 163 kills herfinal year … Served as her squad's captain her final twocampaigns … As a junior, she shared team MVP accolades whilebeing tabbed as the Defensive MVP … Played club volleyballfor Texas Pride 17 Elite where she was coached by Jeff Ham… Captured  a 16's American All-America berth atJO's.

Personal:
Daughter of Blane and Karen Erwin

Stats
 

YearGP-MPKKPGASADIGSDPG
2013140-3930.02102466304.50
2012148-3940.0381496534.41
TOTAL288-7870.021839512834.45

 

Taylor Erwin's Career-High Digs EmoryMatches 

OpponentGPDigsDate
Washington Univ.53310/14/2012
Southwestern5319/15/2012
Southwestern4289/14/2013
Randolph-Macon5289/7/2013
Trinity (TX)4279/7/2013
St. Thomas5278/30/2013
Case Western42711/2/2012
Christopher Newport52611/11/2012
Christopher Newport5269/14/2012

 

Quote:

"I chose Emory because it was the perfect fit for everything Iwanted in a college.  The location, the atmosphere, theacademics, but most of all the team and the players.  I havenever felt so much like a family on a team."

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Historical Player Information

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    2012Freshman

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    2013Sophomore

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    2014Junior

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