#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.