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2019 Volleyball Roster

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Yvonne Landis ‘86
Austin Sun

8 Taylor Flaherty

8 Taylor Flaherty

  • Position:
    Middle Blocker/Right Side
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Previous Team:
    Westlake
  • Hometown:
    Austin, Texas
  • Major:
    Molecular Biology

Summary

Biography

CAREER STATISTICS

Career

Matches/Sets/Starts: 116/392/81
Stats Through End of 2019: 706 kills, 1.80 kills per set, 275 total blocks, 176 digs, 35 aces, 23 assists
 
Awards
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll – 2017, 2018, 2019
Raider Academic Honor Roll - 2017, 2018, 2019
Harvard All-Tournament Team - 2019
Ellis Rowland All-Tournament Team - 2019
Eighth in Program History with 237 career block assists
T-Program Record for Block Assists in a Five-Set Match - vs. Marist (Aug. 31, 2019) 

2019 (Senior)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 32/111/12
Stats: Marked 187 kills while hitting .212 … posted 64 total blocks behind seven solos and 57 block assists … also marked 49 digs, seven service aces, and four assists.
Best Matches: Recorded her first double-double in her career behind 15 kills and 11 total blocks against Marist (Aug. 31) … the 15 kills were a season-high and just one short of her career-best of 16 at Navy (Oct. 28, 2017) … behind one solo and 10 block assists, posted a career-high performance against Marist, surpassing her previous best of seven (vs. La Salle, Sept. 16, 2017) … marked double-digit kills on four occasions, including 11 in the sweep of Lehigh (Oct. 11) while hitting .421 … had an outstanding attack in the sweep of Lafayette (Nov. 8) with 10 kills paired with a .714 hitting percentage … also earned a career-high of four service aces against Radford (Sept. 20).
Honors: Ranks eighth in program history with 237 career block assists … named to the Harvard All-Tournament Team and Ellis Rowland Memorial All-Tournament Team … tied the program record for block assists in a five-set match with 10 against Marist (Aug. 31) ... named to the Patriot League Honor Roll ... named to the Raider Academic Honor Roll.
 
2018 (Junior)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 26/76/21
Stats: 124 kills, .290 hitting percentage, 41 total blocks, 10 aces, 40 digs
Best Matches: Marked three double-digit kill matches, including a season-high of 11 in the 3-0 sweep at Lehigh (Nov. 9) … in that same match, swung for a hitting percentage of .526 … earned a pair of multi-ace matches at Maryland (Sept. 8) and at Army (Sept. 22) … posted a season-best of four total blocks on four occasions, two of which came in the final two matches of the season (Nov. 11, 17) … her 41 blocks rank third-most on the Colgate squad … had a hitting percentage of over .500 on seven occasions … also had eight assists on the year, and 40 total digs.
 
2017 (Sophomore)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 29/105/21
Stats: 225 kills, 2.14 kills per set, .251 hitting percentage, 74 total blocks, 44 digs, 7 aces, 6 assists
Best Matches: Finished second on the team in total blocks (74) and third in kills (225)…tallied eight double-digit kill matches, including five straight from Oct. 13 to Oct. 28…registered a career-best 16 kills while hitting an outstanding .583 in a five-set win at Navy (Oct. 28)…stuffed seven total blocks in a straight-set win over La Salle (Sept. 16).
 
2016 (Freshman)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 29/100/27
Stats: 170 kills, 1.70 kills per set, .237 hitting percentage, 96 total blocks, 43 digs, 11 aces, 5 assists
Best Matches: Recorded nine kills and three blocks in her first collegiate match on Aug. 27 against UConn…Registered three matches in double-figure kills, including a season-high 13 against Army West Point on Oct. 24 and Bucknell on Nov. 1…Notched a season-high six blocks against Holy Cross on Sept. 23, then came back two matches later and did it against Navy on Sept. 30…Logged nine kills and nine blocks in her first Patriot League Tournament…Ended the year averaging 0.97 blocks per set, good for fifth overall in the Patriot League and second on the team.
 
Before Colgate
Attended Westlake High School…Totaled 225 kills her senior season, earning her a hitting percentage of .400…Also notched 31 aces and 85 blocks during her senior campaign…Helped her team become Regional Finalists in the 2014 season and Regional Quarter-Finalists in the 2013 and 2015 seasons…Served as captain of the squad during her senior year…Tallied 523 kills, 89 aces and 247 blocks during her career…Boasted a career .410 hitting percentage…Earned Academic All-District honors in 2013 and 2014…Took home First Team All-District accolades in her junior and senior seasons…Was a Lonestar High Performance A1 Team selection in 2014…Named LonestarVolleyball.com Player of the Week in her junior year…Earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team at the 2014 Lonestar Circle of Champions Volleyball Tournament…Named Academic All-American in her senior year…Named to the Fraunleinfest All-Tournament Team in 2015…Led her squad in blocks and aces during her junior year…Earned the 2015 Coaches Award…Also lettered in swimming…Member of National Honor Society, National Charity League, Senior Girls, and Teen Teaching.   
 
Personal
Born: Taylor Rowe Flaherty in Austin, Texas
Family: Parents are Kenneth and Karen Flaherty…has two brothers.
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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2016First Year

    Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    8
  • 8

    2017Sophomore

    Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    8
  • 8

    2018Junior

    Middle Blocker/Right Side
    6'1"
    8
  • 8

    2019Senior

    Middle Blocker/Right Side
    6'1"
    8