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2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 8
Taylor Slover
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Tulare Union HS
- Hometown:
- Visalia, Calif.
Bio
Updated through 2018 season
Fresno State Accolades
• 2018 Academic All-MW
• 2018 All-Mountain West
• 2017 Academic All-MW
• 2016-17 MW Scholar-Athlete
• 2016 Academic All-MW
• 2015-16 MW Scholar-Athlete
• 2015 Academic All-MW
Career Notes: Eighth in program history with 2,955 attacks
2018 (Senior): All-Mountain West ... MW Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 5) ... started all 33 matches and played in all 130 sets ... one of four Bulldogs to play in all 130 sets, tied for the fourth most sets played in a season in program history ... led the team and ranked second in the MW and 37th in NCAA Div. I with 480 kills ... ranked third in the MW with 3.69 kills per set ... led the MW and ranked 33rd in NCAA Div. I with 1,345 attacks, tied for the sixth most attacks in a season in program history ... had double-digit kills in 30 of 33 matches, including 17 MW matches and both NIVC matches ... led the team in kills in 27 matches ... had 20 or more kills in five matches with a career-high tying 25 kills vs. San Jose State, tied for the fifth most kills in a four set match in program history ... her 70 attacks vs. San Jose State were the second most in a four set match in program history ... had double-digit kills in each of the last 16 matches of the season ... ranked second in the MW and 26th in NCAA Div. I with 555.5 total points ... ranked second in the MW with 14 double-doubles, the most by a Bulldog since 2014 ... had three straight matches with double-doubles twice ... ranked second on the team with 320 digs and 2.46 digs per set ... had double-digit digs in 11 matches with a career-high 22 digs at New Mexico ... also had 20 digs in the season opener vs. Valparaiso ... led the team in digs in two matches ... had at least four digs in every match ... led the team with 625 serve receptions ... ranked second on the team with 36 service aces, 0.28 aces per set, and 484 total serves ... had a season-high four service aces against American ... served the 'Dogs to nine straight points, including three aces, to win the second set vs. American 26-24 after trailing 24-17 ... had at least one ace in each of Fresno State's first seven matches of the season ... had at least one ace in 23 matches ... led the team in aces in 11 matches to tie for the team lead ... ranked fourth on the team with 65 blocks and 0.50 blocks per set ... was second with 14 solo blocks ... had multiple blocks in 22 matches with a season-high 5.0 blocks vs. UC Santa Barbara in the NIVC ... had at least one block in 29 of 33 matches ... posted two solo blocks in two matches ... hit a season-best .429 with 20 kills in Fresno State's road win at Wyoming ... had a double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs in the Bulldog win over Colorado State ... earned MW Offensive Player of the Week honors on Nov. 5 after averaging 4.25 kills and 3.25 digs per set against Boise State and Utah State ... totaled 30 assists ... had a career-high four assists in her final collegiate match vs. UNLV in the NIVC ... had multiple assists in three other matches.
2017 (Junior): Started all 30 matches and played in all 113 sets ... one of four Bulldogs to start every match and one of five to play in every set ... was the team's only full six-rotation player ... led the team with 349 kills and 3.09 kills per set ... also led with 1,047 attacks, 413.0 points, and 3.65 points per set ... led the team in kills in 18 matches and had a team-high 18 matches with 10 or more kills ... recorded double-digit kills in 11 MW matches ... had at least three kills in every match ... had a career-high 25 kills in the season opener vs. Utah Valley, tied for the fifth most kills in a four-set match in program history ... accounted for a team season-high 32.5 points vs. Utah Valley (no Bulldog had more than 26.5 points in another match all season) ... hit .167 for the season with a season-best .514 hit percent vs. San Jose State with 21 kills and two errors on 37 swings ... tied for second on the team with 28 service aces with 0.25 aces per set ... had a career-high six aces vs. Utah Valley, tied for the second most aces in a match in program history ... led the team in aces in seven matches ... had multiple aces in six matches ... ranked third on the team with 195 digs and 1.73 digs per set ... had a career-high 11 digs twice, at San Francisco and at Nevada ... recorded at least one dig in every match and multiple digs in 29 of 30 matches ... had three double-doubles ... was third on the team with 13 solo blocks and had 59 total blocks with 0.52 blocks per set ... had a season-high five blocks twice, vs. CSU Bakersfield and at Utah State ... had at least one block in 26 matches and multiple blocks in 18 matches ... led the team with 681 serve receptions ... totaled 10 assists.
2016 (Sophomore): Appeared in 26 matches for the 'Dogs as a sophomore making eight starts ... played in 73 sets ... was one of seven 'Dogs with 100-plus kills ranking seventh on the team with 107 kills ... tied her career high with 10 kills in a four-set win over San Diego State (Nov. 5 )... tallied a .219 hitting percentage and went over .300 in nine matches, including four of the last five matches of the season ... finished fifth on the team with 30 blocks, three solo, and had back-to-back matches with four block assists each against Nevada (Nov. 3) and SDSU (Nov. 5) ... added two assists, three service aces and 25 digs ... matched her career-high five digs at Air Force (Nov. 12) ... added 126.5 points and had a season-high 12.0 points against SDSU (Nov. 5).
2015 (Freshman): Earned a starting position in exactly half of the team's 32 game slate as a freshman middle blocker ... paced the six-person freshmen class with 108 kills and 49 blocks, including five solo over 79 sets played ... on the season contributed two assists, three service aces, 25 digs and scored 138 points over a 28 game stretch ... had a top three game-high performance for the `Dogs, logging a personal-best seven blocks (1-6) at the net against Nevada (Oct. 8), and tied at fifth with five blocks (1-4) versus UC Davis (Sept. 19) during the `Dogs non-conference slate ... team-wise, she accounted for a second-best of four solo blocks during Mountain West play ... logged a personal season-best 10 kills (.444) against Western Carolina (Aug. 29) during the 2015 opening weekend, and had five or more kills on 10 occasions, with a high of 25 attempts during the home opener versus Cal Poly (Sept. 1) ... had 11 multi-block efforts, with four coming during conference play -- 2 vs. San Jose State (Sept. 24), 2 vs. Utah State (Oct. 1), 6 vs. Nevada (Oct. 8) and 3 vs. San Diego State (Oct. 10) ... capped her collegiate debut as one of only five Bulldogs to reach a triple digit kill figure, and among five members with 40 or more blocks on the season.
High School: Helped lead Tulare Union HS to four East Yosemite League titles ... prior to the 2014 Central Section playoffs, Slover was ranked No. 8 in the section with a .351 hitting percentage, No. 5 in kills (376), No. 2 in blocks (128) and No. 11 in aces (65) ... had a prep total of 962 kills, 152 aces, 466 blocks and 507 digs ... earned EYL All-League honors twice while being named the EYL MVP and an All-County second-team recipient in 2013 ... the tri-sport student-athlete played varsity basketball and softball during the volleyball off-season ... off the court, Slover remained active in the community, volunteering at senior citizen homes and churches while earning honor roll every semester.
Personal: Majoring in mathematics.
Slover Career Highs
Category: # -- Opponent (Date)
Kills: 25 -- 2x, Last vs. San Jose State (11/15/18)
Attempts: 70 -- vs. San Jose State (11/15/18)
Hitting: .583 -- vs. Colorado State (10/22/16)
Assists: 4 -- at UNLV (11/30/18)
Aces: 6 -- vs. Utah Valley (8/25/17)
Blocks: 7 -- vs. Nevada (10/8/15)
Digs: 22 -- at New Mexico (11/8/18)
Fresno State Accolades
• 2018 Academic All-MW
• 2018 All-Mountain West
• 2017 Academic All-MW
• 2016-17 MW Scholar-Athlete
• 2016 Academic All-MW
• 2015-16 MW Scholar-Athlete
• 2015 Academic All-MW
Career Notes: Eighth in program history with 2,955 attacks
2018 (Senior): All-Mountain West ... MW Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 5) ... started all 33 matches and played in all 130 sets ... one of four Bulldogs to play in all 130 sets, tied for the fourth most sets played in a season in program history ... led the team and ranked second in the MW and 37th in NCAA Div. I with 480 kills ... ranked third in the MW with 3.69 kills per set ... led the MW and ranked 33rd in NCAA Div. I with 1,345 attacks, tied for the sixth most attacks in a season in program history ... had double-digit kills in 30 of 33 matches, including 17 MW matches and both NIVC matches ... led the team in kills in 27 matches ... had 20 or more kills in five matches with a career-high tying 25 kills vs. San Jose State, tied for the fifth most kills in a four set match in program history ... her 70 attacks vs. San Jose State were the second most in a four set match in program history ... had double-digit kills in each of the last 16 matches of the season ... ranked second in the MW and 26th in NCAA Div. I with 555.5 total points ... ranked second in the MW with 14 double-doubles, the most by a Bulldog since 2014 ... had three straight matches with double-doubles twice ... ranked second on the team with 320 digs and 2.46 digs per set ... had double-digit digs in 11 matches with a career-high 22 digs at New Mexico ... also had 20 digs in the season opener vs. Valparaiso ... led the team in digs in two matches ... had at least four digs in every match ... led the team with 625 serve receptions ... ranked second on the team with 36 service aces, 0.28 aces per set, and 484 total serves ... had a season-high four service aces against American ... served the 'Dogs to nine straight points, including three aces, to win the second set vs. American 26-24 after trailing 24-17 ... had at least one ace in each of Fresno State's first seven matches of the season ... had at least one ace in 23 matches ... led the team in aces in 11 matches to tie for the team lead ... ranked fourth on the team with 65 blocks and 0.50 blocks per set ... was second with 14 solo blocks ... had multiple blocks in 22 matches with a season-high 5.0 blocks vs. UC Santa Barbara in the NIVC ... had at least one block in 29 of 33 matches ... posted two solo blocks in two matches ... hit a season-best .429 with 20 kills in Fresno State's road win at Wyoming ... had a double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs in the Bulldog win over Colorado State ... earned MW Offensive Player of the Week honors on Nov. 5 after averaging 4.25 kills and 3.25 digs per set against Boise State and Utah State ... totaled 30 assists ... had a career-high four assists in her final collegiate match vs. UNLV in the NIVC ... had multiple assists in three other matches.
2017 (Junior): Started all 30 matches and played in all 113 sets ... one of four Bulldogs to start every match and one of five to play in every set ... was the team's only full six-rotation player ... led the team with 349 kills and 3.09 kills per set ... also led with 1,047 attacks, 413.0 points, and 3.65 points per set ... led the team in kills in 18 matches and had a team-high 18 matches with 10 or more kills ... recorded double-digit kills in 11 MW matches ... had at least three kills in every match ... had a career-high 25 kills in the season opener vs. Utah Valley, tied for the fifth most kills in a four-set match in program history ... accounted for a team season-high 32.5 points vs. Utah Valley (no Bulldog had more than 26.5 points in another match all season) ... hit .167 for the season with a season-best .514 hit percent vs. San Jose State with 21 kills and two errors on 37 swings ... tied for second on the team with 28 service aces with 0.25 aces per set ... had a career-high six aces vs. Utah Valley, tied for the second most aces in a match in program history ... led the team in aces in seven matches ... had multiple aces in six matches ... ranked third on the team with 195 digs and 1.73 digs per set ... had a career-high 11 digs twice, at San Francisco and at Nevada ... recorded at least one dig in every match and multiple digs in 29 of 30 matches ... had three double-doubles ... was third on the team with 13 solo blocks and had 59 total blocks with 0.52 blocks per set ... had a season-high five blocks twice, vs. CSU Bakersfield and at Utah State ... had at least one block in 26 matches and multiple blocks in 18 matches ... led the team with 681 serve receptions ... totaled 10 assists.
2016 (Sophomore): Appeared in 26 matches for the 'Dogs as a sophomore making eight starts ... played in 73 sets ... was one of seven 'Dogs with 100-plus kills ranking seventh on the team with 107 kills ... tied her career high with 10 kills in a four-set win over San Diego State (Nov. 5 )... tallied a .219 hitting percentage and went over .300 in nine matches, including four of the last five matches of the season ... finished fifth on the team with 30 blocks, three solo, and had back-to-back matches with four block assists each against Nevada (Nov. 3) and SDSU (Nov. 5) ... added two assists, three service aces and 25 digs ... matched her career-high five digs at Air Force (Nov. 12) ... added 126.5 points and had a season-high 12.0 points against SDSU (Nov. 5).
2015 (Freshman): Earned a starting position in exactly half of the team's 32 game slate as a freshman middle blocker ... paced the six-person freshmen class with 108 kills and 49 blocks, including five solo over 79 sets played ... on the season contributed two assists, three service aces, 25 digs and scored 138 points over a 28 game stretch ... had a top three game-high performance for the `Dogs, logging a personal-best seven blocks (1-6) at the net against Nevada (Oct. 8), and tied at fifth with five blocks (1-4) versus UC Davis (Sept. 19) during the `Dogs non-conference slate ... team-wise, she accounted for a second-best of four solo blocks during Mountain West play ... logged a personal season-best 10 kills (.444) against Western Carolina (Aug. 29) during the 2015 opening weekend, and had five or more kills on 10 occasions, with a high of 25 attempts during the home opener versus Cal Poly (Sept. 1) ... had 11 multi-block efforts, with four coming during conference play -- 2 vs. San Jose State (Sept. 24), 2 vs. Utah State (Oct. 1), 6 vs. Nevada (Oct. 8) and 3 vs. San Diego State (Oct. 10) ... capped her collegiate debut as one of only five Bulldogs to reach a triple digit kill figure, and among five members with 40 or more blocks on the season.
High School: Helped lead Tulare Union HS to four East Yosemite League titles ... prior to the 2014 Central Section playoffs, Slover was ranked No. 8 in the section with a .351 hitting percentage, No. 5 in kills (376), No. 2 in blocks (128) and No. 11 in aces (65) ... had a prep total of 962 kills, 152 aces, 466 blocks and 507 digs ... earned EYL All-League honors twice while being named the EYL MVP and an All-County second-team recipient in 2013 ... the tri-sport student-athlete played varsity basketball and softball during the volleyball off-season ... off the court, Slover remained active in the community, volunteering at senior citizen homes and churches while earning honor roll every semester.
Personal: Majoring in mathematics.
Slover Career Highs
Category: # -- Opponent (Date)
Kills: 25 -- 2x, Last vs. San Jose State (11/15/18)
Attempts: 70 -- vs. San Jose State (11/15/18)
Hitting: .583 -- vs. Colorado State (10/22/16)
Assists: 4 -- at UNLV (11/30/18)
Aces: 6 -- vs. Utah Valley (8/25/17)
Blocks: 7 -- vs. Nevada (10/8/15)
Digs: 22 -- at New Mexico (11/8/18)
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