2016 Volleyball Roster
Horsfall, Taylor
Jersey Number 1
Taylor Horsfall
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist/Libero
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Alvin
Bio
Career at Tulsa: Was a four-year letterwinner … started all 129 matches and 496 sets at Tulsa … while only starting at libero her final three seasons, she finished her career atop the Tulsa and American Athletic Conference record books with 2,489 career digs and 805 digs in a season ... ranks as the TU single-match record-holder with 44 digs ... was a two-time American Athletic Conference Libero of the Year award winner and a three-time All-American Athletic Conference recipient (2x first team, 1x second team) … earned 10 Defensive Player of the Week accolades in The American ... named an AVCA All-North Region honorable mention as a senior.
2019: Appeared in and started all 34 matches for the Golden Hurricane … became the third Golden Hurricane to record 2,000+ digs at SMU (10/4) … recorded a season-high 39 digs vs. Weber State (12/12), and finished the match as Tulsa and the American Athletic Conference's single-season and career digs leader ... named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-North Region honorable mention … led all Division I players with 805 digs, becoming the third player since 2011 to record over 800 digs in a single season ... was named The American's Libero of the Year for the second time in three seasons and was voted First Team All-Conference ... awarded The American's Defensive Player of the Week award six times and was named to the conference's inaugural all-tournament team ... recorded a double-double with 28 digs and 10 assists at Houston (11/1) ... tallied a career-high four service aces against UTSA (9/13), SIUE (9/14), and UC Davis (12/4) … finished the season with 154 assists, 63 points 46 service aces, and 17 kills.
2018: Second team American Athletic all-conference for her second all-conference honor of her career … earned American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week once on October 1 … Named to the conference weekly honor roll four times throughout the season … compiled 5.61 digs per set, which ranked tenth in the nation … finished the regular season ranked 16th in the country with 640 digs … posted a season-high 39 digs in a five-set victory over North Texas (09/26) … collected a career-high five kills in a win over Temple (11/18) … tallied a double-double with 11 assists and 18 digs against Bowling Green (08/24) … collected 20+ digs in 15 matches … finished third on the team with 21 service aces … added 130 assists, 30 total points and a .981 reception percentage.
2017: American Athletic Conference Libero of the Year … first-team all-conference … VolleyMob National Player of the Week (10/10) … three-time American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week … set a conference and TU record with 755 digs on the season … compiled 6.04 digs per set, which set a new program record and ranked sixth in the nation … finished the regular season ranked second in the country in digs … posted a career-high 44 digs against UCF (10/6) for a new program single-match record … achieved her first career double-double with a career-high 10 assists and 28 digs against Houston (11/5) … collected 20 or more digs in 20 matches … tied for a team-high 26 service aces … combined for 126 assists, 29 points and three kills.
2016: Appeared and started in all 32 matches … racked up 289 digs … had 12 matches with double-digit digs … put together her first double-digit dig performance against South Dakota (8/27) … recorded a career-high 17 digs twice, first in win over Stephen F. Austin (9/2) and again in win over Northwestern State (9/17) … pitched in 16 digs against UConn (10/6) … closed out the season with three straight double-digit dig performances … had a season-high two kills against Temple (11/25).
High School: Career digs record-holder at Alvin High School (2,125) … named to the PrepVolleyball.com Class of 2016 Senior Aces: Top 100 Complete list … racked up 393 kills, 93 service aces and 523 digs as a senior … first-team all-district as an outside hitter four times … team captain … named all-state in Texas three seasons … received the Alvin High School National Scholar-Athlete Award … listed as #53 on the PrepVolleyball Senior Aces list … honored on the Preseason Fab 50 list by Vype as a junior and senior … helped guide club team AVA 17 Rox to a 2015 national championship with fellow Hurricane teammate Mariah Pardo … set the Alvin HS record for digs in a season with 679 as a junior … named to the PrepVolleyball Defensive Dandies list as a junior and senior … tallied 532 digs and 71 aces as a sophomore.
Personal: Born Taylor Nicole Horsfall on Oct. 29, 1997, in Houston, Texas … daughter of Danny Horsfall and Toy Horsfall Dillard (Robert Dillard) … her father played basketball at San Jacinto College … part of the National Honor Society in high school … her dream car is a 1950s Ford truck … favorite movie is October Sky … lists Jennifer Lawrence as her favorite actress … lists the person she admires the most as her mom, Toy … favorite foods are spaghetti and meatballs and chocolate… The Hunger Games is her favorite book … most memorable place she has visited is Nicaragua … favorite summer job is working at volleyball camps and helping with lessons… started playing volleyball at the age of six… hobbies outside of volleyball include running, painting and napping … favorite professional volleyball player is Kerri Walsh … majoring in psychology.
2019: Appeared in and started all 34 matches for the Golden Hurricane … became the third Golden Hurricane to record 2,000+ digs at SMU (10/4) … recorded a season-high 39 digs vs. Weber State (12/12), and finished the match as Tulsa and the American Athletic Conference's single-season and career digs leader ... named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-North Region honorable mention … led all Division I players with 805 digs, becoming the third player since 2011 to record over 800 digs in a single season ... was named The American's Libero of the Year for the second time in three seasons and was voted First Team All-Conference ... awarded The American's Defensive Player of the Week award six times and was named to the conference's inaugural all-tournament team ... recorded a double-double with 28 digs and 10 assists at Houston (11/1) ... tallied a career-high four service aces against UTSA (9/13), SIUE (9/14), and UC Davis (12/4) … finished the season with 154 assists, 63 points 46 service aces, and 17 kills.
2018: Second team American Athletic all-conference for her second all-conference honor of her career … earned American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week once on October 1 … Named to the conference weekly honor roll four times throughout the season … compiled 5.61 digs per set, which ranked tenth in the nation … finished the regular season ranked 16th in the country with 640 digs … posted a season-high 39 digs in a five-set victory over North Texas (09/26) … collected a career-high five kills in a win over Temple (11/18) … tallied a double-double with 11 assists and 18 digs against Bowling Green (08/24) … collected 20+ digs in 15 matches … finished third on the team with 21 service aces … added 130 assists, 30 total points and a .981 reception percentage.
2017: American Athletic Conference Libero of the Year … first-team all-conference … VolleyMob National Player of the Week (10/10) … three-time American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week … set a conference and TU record with 755 digs on the season … compiled 6.04 digs per set, which set a new program record and ranked sixth in the nation … finished the regular season ranked second in the country in digs … posted a career-high 44 digs against UCF (10/6) for a new program single-match record … achieved her first career double-double with a career-high 10 assists and 28 digs against Houston (11/5) … collected 20 or more digs in 20 matches … tied for a team-high 26 service aces … combined for 126 assists, 29 points and three kills.
2016: Appeared and started in all 32 matches … racked up 289 digs … had 12 matches with double-digit digs … put together her first double-digit dig performance against South Dakota (8/27) … recorded a career-high 17 digs twice, first in win over Stephen F. Austin (9/2) and again in win over Northwestern State (9/17) … pitched in 16 digs against UConn (10/6) … closed out the season with three straight double-digit dig performances … had a season-high two kills against Temple (11/25).
High School: Career digs record-holder at Alvin High School (2,125) … named to the PrepVolleyball.com Class of 2016 Senior Aces: Top 100 Complete list … racked up 393 kills, 93 service aces and 523 digs as a senior … first-team all-district as an outside hitter four times … team captain … named all-state in Texas three seasons … received the Alvin High School National Scholar-Athlete Award … listed as #53 on the PrepVolleyball Senior Aces list … honored on the Preseason Fab 50 list by Vype as a junior and senior … helped guide club team AVA 17 Rox to a 2015 national championship with fellow Hurricane teammate Mariah Pardo … set the Alvin HS record for digs in a season with 679 as a junior … named to the PrepVolleyball Defensive Dandies list as a junior and senior … tallied 532 digs and 71 aces as a sophomore.
Personal: Born Taylor Nicole Horsfall on Oct. 29, 1997, in Houston, Texas … daughter of Danny Horsfall and Toy Horsfall Dillard (Robert Dillard) … her father played basketball at San Jacinto College … part of the National Honor Society in high school … her dream car is a 1950s Ford truck … favorite movie is October Sky … lists Jennifer Lawrence as her favorite actress … lists the person she admires the most as her mom, Toy … favorite foods are spaghetti and meatballs and chocolate… The Hunger Games is her favorite book … most memorable place she has visited is Nicaragua … favorite summer job is working at volleyball camps and helping with lessons… started playing volleyball at the age of six… hobbies outside of volleyball include running, painting and napping … favorite professional volleyball player is Kerri Walsh … majoring in psychology.
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