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Taylor Head
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Winter Garden, Fla.
- High School:
- West Orange
Bio
Honors and Awards
Graduate Student (2024):
Earned 2024 AVCA All-Southeast Region Honorable Mention...Played in 114 sets for the Noles..Led the team with 334 digs and was also third on the team with 319 kills...Produced 33 kills, 29 digs, 4 assists, and 4 aces between three games in the Seminole Invitational... recorded 22 kills, 22 digs, four assists, and two aces within three games in the Auburn Invitational... tallied 21 kills, 15 digs, and one assist between two games in the Seminole Classic... notched 10 kills, 10 digs, one assist, and one ace versus #16 Florida... registered 16 digs, eight kills, one ace, and one assist against Alabama... collected 30 digs, 14 kills, four assists, and one ace between two games versus #25 Miami... delivered four digs and one kill versus Virginia... reported eight digs and seven kills against Virginia Tech... added 15 kills, 12 digs, and one assist versus #4 Louisville... recorded 23 digs and 11 kills against Notre Dame... produced 18 kills, 13 digs, two assists, and one ace versus Boston College... logged six digs, four kills, and one assist against Syracuse... notched 17 kills, 15 digs, two aces, and one assist versus #25 UNC... tallied 15 digs, 11 kills, and one ace against Duke... registered 11 kills and four digs against California... collected 11 kills, seven digs, and one ace versus #5 Stanford... delivered eight digs and four kills against Wake Forest... reported 22 digs, 12 kills, and one ace versus NC State... added four kills and three digs against #1 Pitt... recorded 11 kills, six digs, and three assists against #10 SMU... produced 23 digs and 13 kills versus #15 Georgia Tech... logged 17 kills, 10 digs, one assist, and one block against Clemson... notched 12 kills and seven digs versus #10 SMU... tallied 14 kills, 14 digs, two aces, and one assist versus Wake Forest... registered 18 kills, 12 digs, three aces, and two assists against Ole Miss...
2023 at Arkansas
2023 Third Team All-American, AVCA All-South Region, and All-SEC… Started every match and played every set for the Hogs… Came in second on the team in kills (494) and kills per set (3.89)… Finished in second in digs (406) and digs per set (3.20)…. Concluded her Razorback career with 1,537, fifth-highest ever, and 1,272 digs, sixth-best ever… Led the team in double-doubles with 22 and is No. 2 all-time in double-doubles for Arkansas with 60… Set a new career high in service aces (4) and digs (24) against Wisconsin on Aug. 30… Entered the program career top 10 list in kills in October and has 1,359 total… Tallied a new career high in kills of 24 at No. 12 Tennessee on Oct. 20 and also added 21 digs, Arkansas’ first 20-20 in two seasons… Matched her high of 24 two nights later against No. 20 Kentucky and had another double-double with 18 digs… Finished the season with five straight double-digit kill matches, four of which were double-doubles… Had match point against TCU on Dec. 2 to send Arkansas to its first-ever Elite 8.
2022 at Arkansas
Started every match for Arkansas and played in all but one set… 2022 All-SEC, AVCA All-South Region and AVCA All-America Honorable Mention… Arkansas’ first All-America nod since 2017… Led Arkansas in total kills on the season with 390, tied for first in kills per set with 3.61… Had a team-high 16 double-doubles, ninth-best in a single season in program history… 39 career double-doubles is sixth-best all-time… Led the Hogs in kills in 15 matches on the season, tied for first… Had a team-best 25 matches with 10+ kills and 17 with 10+ digs… Set a season high hitting percentage (.583) with 8 kills on 12 swings and one error against Alabama State… Tied her career high of three aces against Colorado on Sept. 11… Posted a 2022 best 18 digs against LSU on Sept. 21… Tallied a new season and career high in kills with 23 against Texas A&M on Oct. 19, added 11 digs for a double-double and hit .362, which earned her SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 24…. Had two matches with four blocks and finished the year with new single season high of 51 total blocks… Became the 18th member of the Arkansas 1,000-kill club on Nov. 25, 2022 at Auburn, and currently has 1,043 total… Led the Arkansas offense in the team’s first NCAA Tournament run in nine years, with 27 kills, 3.86 kills per set, three service aces, and 19 digs over the two matches, all team bests.
2021 at Arkansas
Started every match for Arkansas and played in all but one set… Finished the season second on the team in total kills (411) and kills per set (3.57) and was second on the team in hitting percentage (.226)… Led the Razorbacks in kills in nine matches and had 25 with 10+ kills… Set a season and career high in match kills with 20 against Auburn (Oct. 10)… Set or matched career game highs in kills (20), attempts (54), assists (three), aces (three), digs (20), blocks (five), block solos (two), block assists (five) and hitting percentage (.636)… Had 13 double-doubles on the season, which includes a 20-dig performance at Utah State (Sept. 3)… Placed on Arkansas Classic All-Tournament Team in opening weekend of the season with 35 kills and a .468 hitting clip… Named Bobcat Classic MVP with 40 kills, a .304 hitting percentage and seven aces… Registered three zero-error performances, including Arkansas’ sweep over Stephen F. Austin in the second round of the NIVC.
2020 at Arkansas
Six-rotation starter for the Hogs, appearing in all 83 sets on the year… SEC Freshman of the Year, SEC All-Freshman Team selection and AVCA All-South Region Team selection… Was the SEC’s leader in double-doubles with 13 in 22 matches (five-straight to start her rookie campaign)… 16 matches with double-digit kills with a season-best 18 kills vs South Carolina (March 19) and 17 matches with double-digit digs with a season-best 20 at Mississippi State (Oct. 18)… 2nd on the team and 9th in the SEC in digs (3.17 digs per set)… Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week.
High School/Club
#85 on PrepVolleyball’s Top 100 Senior Aces recording 1,285 kills, 1,010 digs and 200 aces in her career. Led her high school team to FHSAA State Championships in 2017 and 2019 and regional titles in 2016 and 2018. Selected as a 2019 Under Armour Honorable Mention All-American.
- 2024 AVCA Southeast All-Region Honorable Mention
- 2023 Third Team All-American,
- 2023 AVCA All-South Region
- 2023 All-SEC Team
- 2022 All-SEC Team
- 2022 AVCA All-South Region
- 2022 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
- 2020 SEC Freshman of the Year
- 2020 SEC All-Freshman Team
- 2020 AVCA All-South Region
Graduate Student (2024):
Earned 2024 AVCA All-Southeast Region Honorable Mention...Played in 114 sets for the Noles..Led the team with 334 digs and was also third on the team with 319 kills...Produced 33 kills, 29 digs, 4 assists, and 4 aces between three games in the Seminole Invitational... recorded 22 kills, 22 digs, four assists, and two aces within three games in the Auburn Invitational... tallied 21 kills, 15 digs, and one assist between two games in the Seminole Classic... notched 10 kills, 10 digs, one assist, and one ace versus #16 Florida... registered 16 digs, eight kills, one ace, and one assist against Alabama... collected 30 digs, 14 kills, four assists, and one ace between two games versus #25 Miami... delivered four digs and one kill versus Virginia... reported eight digs and seven kills against Virginia Tech... added 15 kills, 12 digs, and one assist versus #4 Louisville... recorded 23 digs and 11 kills against Notre Dame... produced 18 kills, 13 digs, two assists, and one ace versus Boston College... logged six digs, four kills, and one assist against Syracuse... notched 17 kills, 15 digs, two aces, and one assist versus #25 UNC... tallied 15 digs, 11 kills, and one ace against Duke... registered 11 kills and four digs against California... collected 11 kills, seven digs, and one ace versus #5 Stanford... delivered eight digs and four kills against Wake Forest... reported 22 digs, 12 kills, and one ace versus NC State... added four kills and three digs against #1 Pitt... recorded 11 kills, six digs, and three assists against #10 SMU... produced 23 digs and 13 kills versus #15 Georgia Tech... logged 17 kills, 10 digs, one assist, and one block against Clemson... notched 12 kills and seven digs versus #10 SMU... tallied 14 kills, 14 digs, two aces, and one assist versus Wake Forest... registered 18 kills, 12 digs, three aces, and two assists against Ole Miss...
2023 at Arkansas
2023 Third Team All-American, AVCA All-South Region, and All-SEC… Started every match and played every set for the Hogs… Came in second on the team in kills (494) and kills per set (3.89)… Finished in second in digs (406) and digs per set (3.20)…. Concluded her Razorback career with 1,537, fifth-highest ever, and 1,272 digs, sixth-best ever… Led the team in double-doubles with 22 and is No. 2 all-time in double-doubles for Arkansas with 60… Set a new career high in service aces (4) and digs (24) against Wisconsin on Aug. 30… Entered the program career top 10 list in kills in October and has 1,359 total… Tallied a new career high in kills of 24 at No. 12 Tennessee on Oct. 20 and also added 21 digs, Arkansas’ first 20-20 in two seasons… Matched her high of 24 two nights later against No. 20 Kentucky and had another double-double with 18 digs… Finished the season with five straight double-digit kill matches, four of which were double-doubles… Had match point against TCU on Dec. 2 to send Arkansas to its first-ever Elite 8.
2022 at Arkansas
Started every match for Arkansas and played in all but one set… 2022 All-SEC, AVCA All-South Region and AVCA All-America Honorable Mention… Arkansas’ first All-America nod since 2017… Led Arkansas in total kills on the season with 390, tied for first in kills per set with 3.61… Had a team-high 16 double-doubles, ninth-best in a single season in program history… 39 career double-doubles is sixth-best all-time… Led the Hogs in kills in 15 matches on the season, tied for first… Had a team-best 25 matches with 10+ kills and 17 with 10+ digs… Set a season high hitting percentage (.583) with 8 kills on 12 swings and one error against Alabama State… Tied her career high of three aces against Colorado on Sept. 11… Posted a 2022 best 18 digs against LSU on Sept. 21… Tallied a new season and career high in kills with 23 against Texas A&M on Oct. 19, added 11 digs for a double-double and hit .362, which earned her SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 24…. Had two matches with four blocks and finished the year with new single season high of 51 total blocks… Became the 18th member of the Arkansas 1,000-kill club on Nov. 25, 2022 at Auburn, and currently has 1,043 total… Led the Arkansas offense in the team’s first NCAA Tournament run in nine years, with 27 kills, 3.86 kills per set, three service aces, and 19 digs over the two matches, all team bests.
2021 at Arkansas
Started every match for Arkansas and played in all but one set… Finished the season second on the team in total kills (411) and kills per set (3.57) and was second on the team in hitting percentage (.226)… Led the Razorbacks in kills in nine matches and had 25 with 10+ kills… Set a season and career high in match kills with 20 against Auburn (Oct. 10)… Set or matched career game highs in kills (20), attempts (54), assists (three), aces (three), digs (20), blocks (five), block solos (two), block assists (five) and hitting percentage (.636)… Had 13 double-doubles on the season, which includes a 20-dig performance at Utah State (Sept. 3)… Placed on Arkansas Classic All-Tournament Team in opening weekend of the season with 35 kills and a .468 hitting clip… Named Bobcat Classic MVP with 40 kills, a .304 hitting percentage and seven aces… Registered three zero-error performances, including Arkansas’ sweep over Stephen F. Austin in the second round of the NIVC.
2020 at Arkansas
Six-rotation starter for the Hogs, appearing in all 83 sets on the year… SEC Freshman of the Year, SEC All-Freshman Team selection and AVCA All-South Region Team selection… Was the SEC’s leader in double-doubles with 13 in 22 matches (five-straight to start her rookie campaign)… 16 matches with double-digit kills with a season-best 18 kills vs South Carolina (March 19) and 17 matches with double-digit digs with a season-best 20 at Mississippi State (Oct. 18)… 2nd on the team and 9th in the SEC in digs (3.17 digs per set)… Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week.
High School/Club
#85 on PrepVolleyball’s Top 100 Senior Aces recording 1,285 kills, 1,010 digs and 200 aces in her career. Led her high school team to FHSAA State Championships in 2017 and 2019 and regional titles in 2016 and 2018. Selected as a 2019 Under Armour Honorable Mention All-American.
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