Academic Notes: Majoring in biomedical science with a minor in psychology...Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2022.

Career Notes (Entering 2024 season): Seventh in program history in kills per set (3.34)...Ninth in program history in aces per set (0.31)...Needs 97 digs to become seventh player in program history with 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs.

2023 (Redshirt Senior): Was sidelined first 19 matches due to injury...Appeared in eight matches...Started in three matches...Played in 20 sets...Over her final three matches, Jacobsen either matched or exceeded her season-high in kills...Had six kills in back-to-back matches at Idaho and vs. Weber State before a season-high seven kills in the home finale vs. Idaho State...Hit exactly .400 vs. Sacramento State with four kills on 10 attempts...Notched a season-best 10 digs at Montana State. 

2022 (Senior): Appeared and started in eight matches...Played 30 sets...Season cut short due to injury...Led Big Sky in points per set (5.63) and kills per set (5.13) at the time her season ended...Still ranked fourth on team with 169 total points and 174 kills...Recorded at least 15 kills in seven of her eight matches...Broke previous career-high in kills with 27 vs. New Mexico on Sept. 16 and 28 kills vs. Montana in her final match on Sept. 22...Recorded season-high 11 digs twice vs. California on Sept. 2 and vs. Montana on Sept. 22...Also had a season-high 30 points in same final match of her season vs. Montana.

2021 (Junior): All-Big Sky First Team...Appeared in 25 matches with 24 starts...Played in 91 sets...Named Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 27...Led the team and ranked second in the Big Sky with 3.63 kills per set...Led the team with 330 kills...Recorded double-digit kills in 19 matches and had at least nine kills in all 25 matches she appeared in...Recorded season-high 25 kills at Idaho State...Finished season with back-to-back matches with at least 20 kills...Had a .258 hitting percentage...Hit .200 or better in 10 matches and .300 or better in five matches...Hit a season-high .419 with 15 kills vs. Eastern Washington...Ranked second on the team with 2.67 digs per set and 243 digs...Posted double-digit digs in 11 matches...Led team with nine double-doubles...Recorded season-high 18 digs twice vs. Weber State and at Idaho State...Ranked 27th in the country with 0.44 aces per set and 75th with 40 total aces...Recorded multiple aces in 12 matches...Totaled career-high fives aces at Sacramento State...Averaged 0.34 blocks per set and totaled 31 blocks...Tied for team-lead with 11 solo blocks...Recorded multiple blocks in nine matches...Posted season-high four blocks vs. Idaho...Led the team, ranked second in the Big Sky and 82nd in the country with 4.30 points per set...Also totaled 18 assists.

Spring 2021 (Sophomore): All-Big Sky First Team...Appeared in and started all 16 matches...Played in all 61 sets...Named Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week on Jan. 26...Led the team, ranked second in the Big Sky and 72nd in the country with 3.93 kills per set...Led the team and ranked fourth in the Big Sky with 240 kills...Recorded double-digit kills in 14 of 16 matches and had at least nine kills in all 16 matches...Recorded career-high 26 kills at Montana State...Ranked second on the team with a .258 hitting percentage...Hit .200 or better in 11 matches and .300 or better in five matches...Hit a career-high .643 vs. Sacramento State...Tied for second on the team with 2.93 digs per set and 179 digs...Posted double-digit digs in 10 matches...Led team with 10 double-doubles...Recorded season-high 17 digs vs. Southern Utah...Averaged 0.21 aces per set and totaled 13 aces...Totaled at least one ace in seven matches and multiple aces in four matches...Recorded season-high three aces twice at Montana State and vs. Sacramento State in Big Sky quarterfinal...Averaged 0.44 blocks per set and totaled 27 blocks...Tied for second on the team with five solo blocks...Recorded at least one block in 15 of 16 matches and multiple blocks in 10 matches...Posted season-high four blocks at Northern Colorado...Led the team, ranked second in the Big Sky and 75th in the country with 4.41 points per set...Also totaled 14 assists.

2019 (Freshman): All-Big Sky Second Team...Appeared in and started all 32 matches...Played in 117 sets...Named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 25...Named Lumberjack Classic MVP...Ranked second on the team with 2.68 kills per set and 313 kills...Recorded double-digit kills in 18 matches...Recorded season-high 19 kills vs. Idaho in Big Sky quarterfinal...Had a .191 hitting percentage...Hit .200 or better in 13 matches and .300 or better in five matches...Hit a season-high .481 vs. Northern Colorado...Ranked third on the team with 3.37 digs per set and 394 digs...Posted double-digit digs in 22 matches 20 or more digs in three matches...Recorded season-high 26 digs at Idaho State...Led the team with 15 double-doubles...Ranked second on the team with 0.32 aces per set and third with 37 aces...Recorded at least one ace in 20 matches...Totaled season-high four aces twice vs. South Dakota State and Sacramento State...Averaged 0.46 blocks per set...Ranked second on the team with 15 solo blocks...Totaled 54 blocks...Recorded multiple blocks in 14 matches...Tallied season-high five blocks vs. Weber State...Ranked third on the team with 3.29 points per set...Also totaled 20 assists.

High School: Four-year letterwinner, three-year starter and two-year team captain at Hamilton HS...Averaged 3.5 kills, 3.2 digs, 0.6 blocks and 0.4 aces per set as a senior...Ranked sixth at 6A level and 17th in the state with 413 kills in 2018...Hit .236...Named to 6A Premier All-Region First Team and CUSD First Team...Helped team to 33-10 record, No. 3 rank in the state and 6A state semifinal appearance during senior season...Named MVP at Nike Tournament...Played with former NAU teammate Heaven Harris at Hamilton HS...Also played for Aspire Volleyball Club...3.9 high school GPA...Named to 2018 Sport360AZ All-Academic Team.

Personal: Taylor Rose Jacobsen was born Oct. 27 in Mesa, Ariz....Daughter of Theresa and Howie Jacobsen...One older brother, Eric...Two older sisters, Lauren and Sarah...Sister, Lauren, played volleyball at NAU from 2014-16...Brother, Eric, played basketball at Arizona State and is currently playing professionally overseas...Mother, Theresa, played basketball at Arizona State...Enjoys drawing...Lists most exciting event as holding a koala bear on a family trip to Australia...Chose NAU because she loves the small town, it is close to home and the great coaching staff and teammates.