Academic Notes: Majoring in biomedical science with a minor in chemistry...Four-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient...Three-time Big Sky All-Academic selection...Capital One Academic All-District 8 Second Team in 2014...NAU Gold Axe Award Recipient.
Career Notes: Tied for sixth in program history in block average (0.97).
2014 (Senior): Appeared in 23 matches with 21 starts...Played in 74 sets...Ranked third on the team with 79 total blocks, 18 solo blocks and 1.07 blocks per set...Ranked seventh in the Big Sky in block average...Recorded at least one block in all 23 matches she played and had 11 matches with four or more blocks...Had three matches with at least six blocks...Season-high seven blocks vs. Weber State...Ranked third on the team and ninth in the Big Sky with a .307 hitting percentage...Hit .300 or better in 11 matches, .400 or better in 10 matches and .500 or better in seven matches...Hit a career-best .857 with six kills vs. Chattanooga...Ranked sixth on the team with 1.55 kills per set...Totaled 115 kills, fifth-most on the team...Had at least five kills in 14 matches...Recorded double-digit kills in two matches with season-high 12 kills vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi...Ranked fifth on the team with 2.30 points per set...Averaged 0.32 digs per set with season-high five digs vs. Lamar...Totaled 24 digs...Also totaled six service aces and six assists.
2013 (Junior): Started all 30 matches and played in all 110 sets...Led the team and ranked fifth in the Big Sky and 79th in the NCAA with 1.19 blocks per set...Recorded eighth best single season block average in program history...Totaled 131 total blocks, the seventh highest single season total in program history...Led the team with 25 solo blocks...Tied the fifth highest single season block assist total with 106...Recorded at least one block in all 30 matches and had 18 matches with four or more blocks...Had six matches with at least eight blocks...Recorded career-high nine blocks vs. Northern Colorado...Led the team and ranked fifth in the Big Sky with a .299 hitting percentage...Hit .300 or better in 15 matches, .400 or better in nine matches and .500 or better in seven matches...Hit a career-best .750 with seven kills vs. Campbell...Ranked fifth on the team with 1.70 kills per set and 187 total kills...Had at least five kills in 21 of 30 matches...Recorded double-digit kills in four matches with season-high 14 kills twice vs. Idaho State and at Northern Colorado...Ranked third on the team with 2.83 points per set and 18 service aces...Averaged 0.73 digs per set and had eight matches with at least four digs...Totaled 80 digs...Added nine assists.
2012 (Sophomore): Appeared in 14 matches with one start...Played in 28 sets...Ranked fourth on the team with 0.75 blocks per set, totaling 21 blocks for the season...Recorded career-high five blocks vs Fresno State and Weber State...Had two solo blocks and 19 block assists...Totaled 12 kills and 0.43 kills per set...Posted multiple kills in five matches...Added six digs and two service aces.
2011 (Freshman): Appeared in 17 matches with four starts...Played in 41 sets...Averaged 0.95 kills per set with 39 total kills...Career-high 15 kills at Eastern Washington...Averaged 1.05 digs per set with 43 total digs...Career-high 12 digs vs Utah Valley...Totaled 15 blocks, posting four blocks against both Sacramento State and Eastern Washington...Also recorded three service aces and a perfect 1.000 receiving percentage.
High School: Four-year starter and letterwinner at Scottsdale Christian Academy…Two-year captain for head coach Julie Southwick…Named 2A Metro Region Player of the Year…Two-time Most Valuable Player award recipient…Scholar-Athlete award winner…Senior Athlete of the Month in August 2010…Named to Desert Classic Girls’ Volleyball All-Tournament team…Earned Ceil Billings Invitational All-Tournament team honors.
Personal: Taylor Ann Stephens was born Nov. 26, 1992 in Phoenix, Ariz.…Daughter of Alan and Carrie Stephens…One brother, Bryan…Enjoys hiking, backpacking, and crafting...Aspires to be a physical therapist.
