| Height: | 5-6 |
| Year: | Gr. |
| Hometown: | Rockton, Ill. |
| Position: | L |
| Previous School: | Hononegah Community HS |
| Club Team: | VC United |
2022 (Junior): Taylor participated in all 31 of the team’s tilts on the year, appearing in 90 of 118 total sets… racked up 10 service aces, 37 digs, and seven assists… delivered a season-high two aces twice, once at Southeast Missouri (Oct. 21) and again against UT Martin (Nov. 12)… produced a season-high six digs at Eastern Illinois (Nov. 4)… chipped in five digs at Tennessee State (Sept. 30)… secured multiple digs in 11 matches.
2021 (Sophomore): Taylor competed in two of the team’s 30 matches, totaling two of 114 sets of action… posted one reception on the year… competed against Western Carolina (Sept. 17) and against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 22).
2020-21 (Freshman): Taylor played in two of Tech’s 16 matches, appearing in two of 61 sets overall… totaled five total serves on the year… made her collegiate debut against Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 21).
High School: Taylor was a four-year letterwinner at Hononegah Community High School in Rockton, Ill., playing one season for head coach Jaci Krizka and three seasons for head coach Kaylee Libby… was a three-time JVA Ultra Ankle College Watch List honoree and one-time AVCA Phenom List honoree… named All-Northern Illinois Conference Honorable Mention as a senior… racked up 361 digs, 433 receptions, and 39 service aces during her senior campaign… as a junior, totaled 306 digs, 382 receptions, and 37 service aces… led HCHS to an outright conference title in 2016 and a share of conference titles in 2017 and 2018… also helped lead Hononegah to regional championships in 2017 and 2019.
Personal: Daughter of Jason and Katie Sauter… born in DeKalb, Ill. on December 9, 2001… full name is Olivia Nicole Taylor… aunt, Johanna Hoffmann, played volleyball at Rock Valley College for four years.
Academic: Pursuing a master’s degree in professional studies with a concentration in public safety… earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology with a concentration in criminal justice from Tech in May 2023… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll six times and to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll three times.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | at Southern Indiana | W, 3-2 |
| Nov 4 | at Southern Indiana | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 7 | Morehead State | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 10 | Southeast Missouri | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 11 | Southeast Missouri | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Lindenwood | L, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 29 | 17 | ||
| Sets | 99 | 60 | ||
| Kills | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total Attacks | 3 | 0 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .000 | - | ||
| Assists | 6 | 2 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.06 | 0.03 | ||
| Service Aces | 7 | 2 | ||
| Service Errors | 19 | 9 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.07 | 0.03 | ||
| Receptions | 43 | 7 | ||
| Reception Errors | 4 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 46 | 21 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.46 | 0.35 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Total | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Block Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 7.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Points per set | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Matches started | - | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | vs. Bellarmine | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 25 | vs. William & Mary | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Aug 26 | at App State | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 1 | ETSU | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 1 | Kennesaw State | L, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 2 | Cincinnati | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Alcorn St. | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. South Dakota State | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 9 | at Ole Miss | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 14 | at Wyoming | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Idaho State | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 22 | Tennessee State | L, 3-2 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 23 | Tennessee State | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 29 | at Little Rock | W, 3-2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 30 | at Little Rock | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 6 | Lindenwood | L, 3-2 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 7 | Lindenwood | W, 3-2 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 10 | at Morehead State | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 13 | at SIUE | L, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 14 | at SIUE | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 20 | Eastern Illinois | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 21 | Eastern Illinois | L, 3-2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 26 | at Western Illinois | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 27 | at Western Illinois | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 3 | at Southern Indiana | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 4 | at Southern Indiana | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 7 | Morehead State | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 10 | Southeast Missouri | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 11 | Southeast Missouri | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Lindenwood | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | 90 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 0.08 | 10 | 0.11 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.0 | 0.1 |
| 2023-24 | 29 | 99 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6 | 0.06 | 7 | 0.07 | 43 | 4 | 46 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 0.1 |
| Total | 64 | 193 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 13 | 0.07 | 17 | 0.09 | 50 | 5 | 83 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.0 | 0.1 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 29 | 99 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6 | 0.06 | 7 | 0.07 | 43 | 4 | 46 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 0.1 |
| Conference | 17 | 60 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0.03 | 2 | 0.03 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0.05 | 3 | 0.08 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Away | 12 | 40 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0.07 | 2 | 0.05 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| Neutral | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 0.09 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
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| Wins | 13 | 46 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 0.04 | 31 | 1 | 28 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 16 | 53 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4 | 0.08 | 5 | 0.09 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
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| August | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 0.09 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| September | 11 | 33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.12 | 40 | 3 | 22 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| October | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| November | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
