6 Taylor Erwin
6 - Taylor Erwin
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."