Hawk Item...
Missed a total of 53 games with ACL injuries from 2009-11.
2012-13 as a Junior...
Started all 34 games... named team's Most Improved Player... set new career-highs in points (22), field goals made and attempted (8-of-16), 3-pointers made and attempted (4-of-6) and minutes played (36) against Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament (March 8)... tallied two double-doubles... collected a career-high 11 rebounds twice, against Illinois State (Nov. 11) and at Purdue (Feb. 17)... scored Iowa's first six points in overtime in a win against Ohio State (Jan. 3)... scored double figures 12 times.
2011-12 as a Redshirt Sophomore...
Played in all 31 games... season-high 14 points, along with six rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes of play vs. California... 10 points and tied a career-high with three steals in win over Michigan State... had missed a total of 53 games with ACL injuries from 2009-11.
2010-11 as a Sophomore...
Suffered third ACL tear in 20 months during preseason practice...did not see any action during season.
2009-10 as a Freshman...
Played in 10 games with eight starts before suffering season-ending knee injury against South Dakota State (Dec. 22)... recorded 16 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three blocks in first career start against William & Mary (Nov. 24)... scored 12 points, including eight in the final two minutes, in win at Northern Iowa (Nov. 22).
High School...
Finalist for 2009 Miss Minnesota Basketball playing for St. Paul Central High School... Associated Press and Pioneer Press first team all-state selection her senior year... named 2009 St. Paul City Conference Player of the Year... 2009 Minnesota Girls Basketball Association 4AAAA All-Star... 2009 Athena Award winner... also a Star Tribune first team all-Metro honoree, averaging 18.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.6 steals and 2.8 assists in 2009... amassed 1,740 career points... helped Central to an 81-11 record... led her conference in scoring and free throw percentage as a senior... tied twice most points scored in a league contest (33 points)... named her team's 2009 MVP... two-time honorable mention Associated Press and Pioneer Press all-state honoree... helped guide Central to two 4AAAA state championships, including a perfect 32-0 record her sophomore campaign... four-time all-conference selection... led the St. Paul Conference in scoring as a freshman at Como Park... named to the Wells Fargo All-Tournament team as a sophomore and junior, including being named MVP of the tournament and the gbbrecruit Player of the Week during the tournament in 2008... during Central's 2008 championship run, Taylor broke the state tournament free throw record... averaged 14 points her junior year.... a two-time team captain, she was named in the 2009 All-Star Report top five in the Midwest region... 2007 and 2009 Pat Paterson all-Tournament team... played on the 2005 AAU state championship team... also ran track as she was the track conference leader in the 200 meters in 2007... National Honor Society member... McDonald's all-American nominee her senior year.
Personal...
Parents are Michelle and Theodore Taylor... has one sister, Erikka... athletic training interest.
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