#4 -
Taylor Smith
Position: Middle blocker
Year: Senior
Hometown: Denton, Texas
High School: Liberty Christian
Height: 6-0
Major: Sports and exercise science
HONORS &
AWARDS
2009 All-Big Sky Conference Honorable
Mention: Nov.
26, 2009
2009 Big Sky Conference Player of the
Week: Nov.
9, 2009
2009 Big Sky Conference Player of the
Week: Aug. 31,
2009
2009 North Texas Mean Green Classic
All-Tournament Team: Aug. 29,
2009
2009 NSCA All-American
Team: July 28,
2009
2008 All-Big Sky Conference Honorable Mention: Nov.
27, 2008
2008: Finished year with first All-Big Sky
Conference postseason award (honorable mention)... Led Northern
Colorado with 91 total blocks (nine solos) on the season... Her
.321 hitting percentage was the best on the team among players with
100 or more attacks... Played in all 27 of the Bears' matches and
was one of six to play in 100 or more sets... Finished third on the
team with 558 attacks and 252 kills and 2.52 kills per set... Had
season-high 18 kills in Northern Colorado's victory against
Montana... Stonewalled season-best eight blocks in Bears' loss at
Denver... Had double-digit kills in 13 of Northern Colorado's 27
matches... Hit at a .373 clip and had nearly a block per set (0.93)
in Bears' 17 victories.
2007: Was one of four Bears to play in all of
Northern Colorado's 30 matches and 114 games... Led the team with
122 blocks, 116 block assists and 1.07 blocks per game... Had a
season-high 19 kills against Eastern Washington on Nov. 3.
2006: Saw action in 27 of the team's 106 games,
notching 38 kills and 13 blocks... Tallied a career-high nine kills
against No. 11 Wisconsin... Had a career-best three blocks at home
against Montana on Sept. 30... Averaged 1.41 kills per game as a
true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played all three hitting positions
during her career... Earned 2005 Texas Association of Private and
Parochial Schools 5A All-State honors her senior year... Was also
district player of the year and named to the all-area team... Was
Liberty Christian's Female Athlete of the Year in 2004-05... Also
competed in basketball, softball and track & field... Member of
the Key Club, Spanish Honor Society and Student Council.
PERSONAL: Born Oct. 1, 1987 in Dallas, Texas...
Only daughter of Bregg and Ann Smith... Has three brothers.