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Colgate University Athletics

2024 Volleyball Roster

Olivia Hokanson

16 Taylor Cigna

16 Taylor Cigna

  • Position:
    Libero
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • Previous Team:
    Oakland Catholic
  • Hometown:
    Glenshaw, Pa.
  • Major:
    Women's Studies

Summary

Biography

Awards/Honors 
  • Patriot League Tournament MVP – 2023
  • 2x Patriot League All-Tournament Team – 2022, 2024
  • Patriot League Academic All-League – 2024
  • 3x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
  • 3x Raider Academic Honor Roll

2024 (Fifth Year)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 21/76/0
  • Reached 1,000 career digs in Colgate's victory over Buffalo (9/7)
  • Finished eighth in the Patriot League with 292 digs and fourth with 3.84 digs per set; leading the team in both categories
  • Recorded double digit digs in 14 matches, including over 20 digs in five matches
  • Totaled a season-high 9 assists in a five-set match win at Bucknell (11/16)
  • Racked up career-best 30 digs in season opener at Duke (8/30)
  • Posted four assists, a service ace, and 18 digs in five-set match against UConn (9/6)

2023 (Senior)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 27/82/6
  • Appeared in 27 matches with six starts
  • Emerged down the stretch with six consecutive double-digit dig performances to finish the season
  • Finished second on the team in digs per set (2.49) and service aces (27)
  • Totaled 16 digs against Creighton in NCAA tournament (12/1)
  • Registered a season-high 22 digs in reverse sweep at Navy (11/3)
  • Posted four service aces against Cornell (9/9)

2022 (Junior)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 107/30/0
  • Standout season at Libero as one of four players to appear in every match
  • Led the team in digs (444) and digs per set (4.15)
  • Tied for the team lead with 30 service aces
  • Totaled a team-best 439 receptions for a .909 reception percentage
  • Posted at least 10 digs in 24 of the team’s 30 matches
  • Registered a season-high 27 digs in opener vs Villanova (8/26)
  • Tallied 19 digs in Patriot League championship win over Navy (11/20) to earn All-Tournament honors for the first time in her career.
  • Totaled a season-high four service aces in three different matches, including the regular season victory over Lehigh (11/12)

2021 (Sophomore)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 25/87/1
  • One of three players on the team with more than 200 digs
  • Third on the team in digs (211) and tied for the team lead in digs per set (2.43)
  • Paced the team with 22 service aces
  • Registered a season-high 19 digs in sweep against UAlbany (9/3)
  • Posted four aces against Navy (11/6)
  • Tallied three assists against Cleveland State (9/11)
  • Racked up 11 digs in NCAA tournament match against Wisconsin (12/3)

2020-21 (First Year)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 10/37/1
  • Posted 83 total digs for the third-best digs per set on the team at 2.24
  • Added 10 assists and five service aces on the year
  • Marked a season-high of 14 digs in the sweep of Lehigh (Feb. 26)
  • Earned a season-best of two aces in the sweep at Holy Cross (March 7)
  • Hit double-digit digs in four of the season’s 10 matches
  • Had a season-high of four assists in the win against Holy Cross (March 5)
 
Before Colgate
A 2020 graduate of Oakland Catholic High School … tallied 296 digs in her senior season … also competed with the Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball Association … served as team captain at Oakland Catholic her senior season and two seasons with her club team … a two-time WPIAL Class 4A Section 2 First Team honoree, All-WPIAL Class 4A First Team, and to the PIAA All-State Team in both 2018 and 2019 … also participated in the environmental club and campus ministry.
 
Personal
Born: Taylor Ann Cigna in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Family: Daughter of John and Laurie Cigna … has one brother Zach, and one sister Maddy.
 
Cigna on why she chose Colgate: “I chose Colgate because the academics and athletics offer unparalleled opportunities that will help me grow as a student, athlete, and person for the rest of my life. In addition to that, the team environment is so uplifting and competitive, and I can't wait to be a part of it.”
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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2020-21First Year

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'9"
    16
  • 16

    2021Sophomore

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'9"
    16
  • 16

    2022Junior

    Libero
    5'9"
    16
  • 16

    2023Senior

    Libero
    5'9"
    16
  • 16

    2024Fifth Year

    Libero
    5'9"
    16