2014 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Taylor Olden
- Position:
- Outside Hitter/Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lincoln, Ill.
- High School:
- Lincoln Community HS
2014: First Team All-OVC selection … second on the team and fifth in the OVC with 345 kills and 3.38 kills per set … hit .227 on the season … tied for third on the team with 18 service aces … averaged 2.28 digs per set and was fourth on the team with 30 total blocks … had 19 matches with double-digit kills and seven double-doubles on the year … had a season-best 19 kills on two separate occasions against Liberty (9/5) and Jacksonville State (10/31)
2013: Played and started in all 30 matches … Led the Racers with 30 service aces … Finished third on the team in kills (305), digs (329) and blocks (41) … Recorded 11 double-doubles … Had a season-high 17 kills against Tennessee Tech and a career-high 24 digs in the season opener against Evansville.
2012: Appeared in 25 of 26 matches and 79 sets … Led the team with 254.5 points … Finished second on the team with 223 kills, a 2.82 kills per set average and 15 service aces … Recorded a team-tying-best 20 kills in a five-set match at West Virginia (Sept. 16)… Logged 11 double-digit kill performances and two double-doubles … Her 21 points at West Virginia (Sept. 16) were the most by a Racer in 2012 … Was named to the OVC All-Newcomer Team.
BEFORE MSU: A four-year member of the varsity squad at Lincoln Community HS ... Helped the Railers to three straight conference co-championships in 2009-2011 ... Was a two-time Central State Eight First-Team All-Conference selection in 2010 and 2011 ... Was a three-time Lincoln Courier All-Area first-team honoree in 2009-2011 ... Earned three MaxPreps/AVCA Player of the Week awards in 2011 ... Was a 2011 Under Armour All-American nominee ... Was named 2011 Player of the Year by Decatur Herald & Review, the Central State Eight Conference, the Springfield State Journal Register and the Lincoln Courier ... Named to Bloomington Pantagraph All-Area first-team and earned special mention to the Champaign News Gazette All-State team.
PERSONAL: Born Taylor Alyse Olden, Feb. 14, Lincoln, Ill. ... Daughter of Debra and Charles Olden ... Has one brother, Joseph Olden (17) ... Majoring in sociology.
| YEAR | SP | MP | K | K/Set | E | TA | PCT | A | A/Set | SA | RE | Digs | D/Set | BS | BA | TB | B/Set |
| 2012 | 79 | 25 | 223 | 2.82 | 134 | 642 | .139 | 5 | 0.06 | 15 | 12 | 95 | 1.20 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 0.39 |
| 2013 | 118 | 30 | 305 | 2.58 | 187 | 1034 | .114 | 41 | 0.35 | 30 | 34 | 329 | 2.79 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 0.35 |
| 2014 | 102 | 31 | 345 | 3.38 | 127 | 962 | .227 | 25 | 0.25 | 18 | 35 | 233 | 2.28 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 0.29 |
| Totals | 299 | 86 | 873 | 2.92 | 448 | 2,638 | .161 | 71 | 0.24 | 63 | 81 | 657 | 2.20 | 20 | 82 | 102 | 0.34 |
