Height: | 5-10 |
Weight: | 5-10 |
Year: | Fr. |
Hometown: | Woodlands, TX |
High School: | Woodlands College Park |
Position: | L |
Freshman (2012):
Enjoyed a fine rookie season for the Eagles, playing in
all 39 of the team's matches and seeing action in all 148 sets ...
Honorable Mention All-UAA selection ... Was tabbed as an Honorable
Mention pick to the AVCA All-South Region Team ... Her 653 digs
established a school seasonal record while her 4.41 digs-per-set
average led the squad, ranked eighth among UAA players and placed
third on the Eagles' seasonal chart ... Led or shared for team
honors in digs in 27 matches ... Posted double-figures in digs in
33 matches including 14 outings of 20 or more ... Topped the club
with 49 service aces and her 0.33 aces-per-set average tied for
sixth on the UAA ladder ... 33 digs vs. Washington University (Oct.
14) was her personal high and the third-highest individual match
effort in school history ... 13 contests of two or more aces ...
Led all players with 31 digs, tying the fifth-highest individual
Emory effort, in a five-set battle vs. Southwestern (Sept. 15) ...
Compiled a match-high 13 digs vs. Maryville (Sept. 22) and her five
aces in that encounter vs. the Scots represented the high-water
mark by and Emory player during the year ... Named UAA Defensive
Player of the Week (Oct. 22) after helping the Eagles to a 5-0
record, averaging a team-high 4.65 digs per set -- led the team in
digs in three matches during that stretch including back-to-back
outings of 20 defensive saves against Division II foe Slippery Rock
(Oct. 16) and Point Park University (Oct. 17) ... Landed a berth on
Juniata College's Wid Guisler Invitational (Oct. 19-20), racking up
a team-high 14 digs in a 3-1 victory over No. 21 Juniata before
totaling 18 vs. Heidelberg ... Came through with a match-high 26
digs in a five-set bout vs. No. 5 Christopher Newport (Nov. 11) in
the NCAA Tournament ... Paced all performers with 27 digs and
registered two aces in a 3-1 outcome vs. Case Western (Nov. 2) at
the UAA Championships ... Her defensive play saw her record a
match-leading 21 digs and helped limit No. 1 Washington University
to just a .125 hitting mark in a 3-1 triumph in the UAA
Championship match (Nov. 3) ... Female recipient of the Emory
Athletic Department's Freshman Impact Award.
High School:
Four-year member of the highly-regarded Woodlands College Park
volleyball program where she was coached by Candice Collins
… As a senior, she helped her squad to a 36-5 record
that included area and district championships … Woodlands
College Park was ranked 16th in the nation by
PrepVolleyball.com … Was chosen as her team's Co-Offensive
and Defensive MVP her senior season … Captured all-district
acclaim her junior and senior campaigns … Member of the
GHVCA All-Star Team … Recorded 456 digs and 163 kills her
final year … Served as her squad's captain her final two
campaigns … As a junior, she shared team MVP accolades while
being tabbed as the Defensive MVP … Played club volleyball
for Texas Pride 17 Elite where she was coached by Jeff Ham
… Captured a 16's American All-America berth at
JO's.
Personal:
Daughter of Blane and Karen Erwin
Stats
Year | GP-MP | K | KPG | A | SA | DIGS | DPG |
2012 | 148-39 | 4 | 0.03 | 81 | 49 | 653 | 4.41 |
TOTAL | 148-39 | 4 | 0.03 | 81 | 49 | 653 | 4.41 |
Taylor Erwin's Career-High Digs Emory Matches
Opponent | GP | Digs | Date |
Washington Univ. | 5 | 33 | 10/14/2012 |
Southwestern | 5 | 31 | 9/15/2012 |
Case Western | 4 | 27 | 11/2/2012 |
Christopher Newport | 5 | 26 | 11/11/2012 |
Christopher Newport | 5 | 26 | 9/14/2012 |
Quote:
"I chose Emory because it was the perfect fit for everything I wanted in a college. The location, the atmosphere, the academics, but most of all the team and the players. I have never felt so much like a family on a team."