Taylor Voss

Kentucky

Oct 8 (Wed)

6:00 PM

Photo by: Ikeah Roque/Texas A&M Athletics

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Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Ikeah Roque/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Ikeah Roque/Texas A&M Athletics

Position:
Libero/Defensive Specialist
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
London
Hometown:
Corpus Christi, Texas

HONORS
2021

Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

2020

Fall AD Academic Honor Roll
Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

2019

Fall AD Academic Honor Roll
Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
Spring AD Academic Honor Roll

2018

First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

CAREER HIGHS

Category	Career High (as of 11/28/21)
Kills	1 (two times)
Attempts	1 (five times)
Hit% (min. 10 k)	n/a
Assists	3, (four times)
Aces	5 vs. Georgia (10/8/21)
Digs	21 vs. Mississippi State (11/5/20)
Solo Blocks	0
Assisted Blocks	0
Total Blocks	0
Points	5.0 vs. Georgia (10/8/21)

TEXAS A&M RECORDS
25-POINT RALLY SCORING ERA 2019 SEASON RECORDS (2008-PRESENT)
-8^th in Service Aces (29)
-10^th in Service Aces per set (.25)

25-POINT RALLY SCORING ERA CAREER RECORDS (2008-PRESENT)
-8^th in Service Aces (51)
-5^th in Service Aces per set (.21)

2021 (SENIOR)
Played in all 28 matches, recording 13 starts... Places fourth on the team in total digs with 197, booking eight double-digit dig efforts... Saw the floor in all five sets against Cal Poly, finishing with two digs (9/1)... Amassed 13 digs, an assist and a trio of service aces against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, playing in all three sets of the sweep (9/6)... Played all four sets against Houston, totaling 11 digs and a service ace (9/10)... Booked eight digs against UAlbany (9/11)... Had 12 digs in the back row against UTSA, clinching the Texas A&M Invitational (9/11)... Logged eight digs and an assist in the sweep of Texas State (9/14)... Played in all four sets in the match against No. 1 Texas, ending with six digs, two assists and a service ace (9/17)... Matched a season-high in digs with 13 in the four-set win over Alabama (9/22)... Saw her fifth double-digit kill performance in the sweep of South Carolina, booking 11 (9/26)... Dominated behind the service line, finishing with a career high five service aces to go along with seven digs against Georgia (10/8)... Earned 10 digs and a service ace against Ole Miss (10/13)... Recorded 12 digs in the second matchup with Auburn (11/5)... Had her eighth double-digit match with 12 digs in the five-setter against LSU (11/21).

2020-21 (JUNIOR)
Appeared in 16 matches and 50 sets, while earning seven starts…Earned a start and played in all three sets vs. LSU (10/17)…Logged two aces, three assists and 17 digs vs. LSU (10/18)…Finished with two assists and nine digs at Ole Miss (10/23)…Tallied three assists, three aces and three digs vs. Mississippi State (11/4)…Recorded three aces and 21 digs vs. Mississippi State in (11/5)…Logged two service aces at Arkansas (11/13)…Played in two sets and four digs at Arkansas (11/14)…Appeared in one set and served at South Carolina (2/11)… Compiled six digs and served vs Alabama (3/5)… Had five digs and an assist vs Alabama (3/6)…Recorded 11 digs and served at Georgia (3/12)…Finished with 12 digs at Georgia (3/13)…Logged two digs and served at Missouri (3/19)…Saw action in two sets and served at Missouri (3/20)…Appeared in two sets vs. Florida (3/24)…Recorded four digs vs. Florida (3/25).

2019 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in all 31 matches, while starting in 25...Played in 118 sets and averaged 1.80 digs per set...Registered double-digit digs seven times, while leading the Aggies in digs once...Finished fourth on the team in digs (212) and second on the team in aces (29)...Recorded a career-high four service aces vs. Dayton (Aug.30)…Had a season-high three assists and six digs at No. 25 Louisville…Tallied back-to-back double digit performances vs. UTRGV (Sept. 13) and Oklahoma (Sept. 17)…Recorded 11 digs vs. UTRGV, the first double-digit performance in her career…Amassed a career-high 18 digs in the Aggies’ five-set win over Oklahoma (Sept. 17)…Tallied her first collegiate kill vs. Alabama, while finishing with eight digs (Sept. 24)…Tallied two aces on the service line against South Carolina (Oct. 11)...Collected 12 digs and two assists in an outstanding performance against Mississippi State (Oct. 18)...Compiled 10 digs in the Aggies' five-set win over Ole Miss (Oct. 20)...Registered seven digs and an ace vs. Georgia (Oct. 27)...Dropped two service aces at No. 15 Kentucky (Nov. 1)...Finished with seven digs vs. No. 24 Mizzou (Nov. 3)...Logged four digs vs. Arkansas (Nov. 8), at LSU (Nov. 10) and vs. Auburn (Nov. 13)...Had a kill and seven digs vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 22)...Recorded 15 digs and an ace vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 24)...Logged two assists, two aces and 10 digs at South Carolina (Nov. 27)...Collected five digs and an assist at No. 15 Florida (Nov. 30)...Finished with six digs and two assists vs. St. John's (Dec. 5)...Compiled 11 digs and two assists vs. Rice (Dec. 6)...Logged three digs at No. 4 Wisconsin (Dec. 13).

2018 (FRESHMAN)
Made her career debut against Indiana, A&M’s fourth contest of the year, and played in 26 matches overall…Drew the first start of her career and the first of four consecutive starts against South Carolina (Nov. 9)…The first ace of her career clinched A&M’s sweep over Temple (Sept. 1)…Had a career-high seven digs at Mississippi State (Nov. 18).

PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a four-year starting libero for coach Melinda Wescott at London High School…Helped lead the Pirates to four consecutive district titles as well as four straight appearances in the regional semifinals of the state playoffs…Was a two-time member of both the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) Class 3A all-state team and the Corpus Christi Caller-Times All-South Texas first team…Also earned District 31-3A MVP honors as both a junior and a senior…Received district libero MVP honors as a freshman and sophomore…Was a member of the 2017-18 TGCA Legacy All-Star Team…Named to PrepVolleyball.com’s national list of Defensive Dandies third team as a senior and the fourth team as a junior…Played club ball for SA Magic…Coached by Albert Trevino, her 18s Elite team reached the finals in the 18 Open Division at the of the 2018 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships…Her 17s team tied for fifth in the 17 Open Division at the 2017 GJNC…Also competed in tennis at London High School…Was the 2017 girls doubles district champion and was named to the Caller-Times All-South Texas Tennis Team and the All-Region IV-3A All-Region first team.

PERSONAL
Is the first London High School athlete to commit to play sports at an NCAA Division I school…Is from a family of Aggies, including her grandfather, dad, mom and several cousins, as well as her brother, who is a current student...Began playing volleyball when she was 10 years old…Also played tennis but chose to pursue volleyball because “I have always played it at a more competitive level and it’s the sport that pushes me to be better.”… Most memorable moment of athletic career is winning second place in the 18 Open Division at the 2018 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships…Describes her decision to attend Texas A&M as an easy choice because, in addition to the traditions and the people, she was “born an Aggie.”…Wears No. 5 because that has been her number since she began playing volleyball…Most memorable athletic moment at Texas A&M was beating Rice in 2019 post season to advance to the Sweet 16...Hobbies include wakeboarding, snowboarding, shipping at Bath & Body works, going on walks, cooking/baking and playing games…Has participated in numerous volunteer and community activities, including Police Officer Christmas Angels (POCA) volunteer, Church Unlimited volunteer, Triumph Over Kid Cancer member, Hoopin’ for Homeless Basketball Tournament volunteer, serving as an Elementary Spring League volleyball coach, Sports Fest Camp coach and was a Baylor Scott & White Cart Volunteer…Also served as high school class vice president as a junior and senior…Member of FCA, Zeta Tau Alpha and Aggies for Haiti...Majoring in economics with a focus in marketing and minoring in sales and financial planning...Career ambition is to be a pharmaceutical sales representative or something Real Estate related...

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Favorites:

Favorite class subject: Math
Favorite quote: “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." - Matthew 6:33
Favorite volleyball player of all time: Stacy Sykora
Favorite athlete (any sport): Simone Biles
Favorite professional sports team: Tennis
Favorite social media site: Instagram
Favorite emoji: The one with the party hat and party favor #lit
Favorite type of music: Christian or Old Country
Favorite food: Mom's spaghetti squash or my dad's brussels sprouts or Mimi's peach cobbler
Favorite book: Bible
Favorite movie: The Longest Ride
Favorite Disney character: Olaf
Favorite animal: Cheetah
Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: The feeling you get after good defense or a serve receive ball
Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: Tennis
Favorite thing about A&M: The people
Favorite Aggie tradition: Aggie Ring
Favorite Karaoke song to sing: Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson
Favorite place to vacation: Anywhere tropical

Miscellaneous:

My nickname is: Tay
One word to describe me when I’m on the court: Energetic
One word to describe me away from the court: Loyal
The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: Both my mom and my dad
The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: Being a TAMU volleyball player
The Aggie volleyball I most idolized while growing up: Shelby Sullivan
The person I would most like to meet: Matthew McConaughey
People have told me that I look like: Dakota Fanning
The most famous athlete I have met: Stacy Sykora
The most famous non-athlete I have met: Jake Voss
The song title that best describes me: Walking on Sunshine
Best pump-up song: Texas A&M War Hymn
When I was little, I dreamed of being an: Aggie volleyball player
Early bird or night owl: Early Bird
The reality show I would most like to participate in is: The Bachelorette
I can’t believe I watch this show: That's So Raven
Few people know that I: don't binge watch movies or TV shows
My best non-athletic talents: Playing Uno
My most prized possession: My Bible
My superstitions: Drinking an iced vanilla coffee with almond milk, no ice before every game
If I had a million dollars, I would: Pay for the rest of my college, give some back to my parents and then buy a new car
Three things on my bucket list are:
- Go to Passion on NYE
- Go to Florida and order a drink out of a pineapple
- Go to Disney World
Being at A&M has taught me: How to be confident and comfortable in uncomfortable situations
Best piece of advice for your freshmen teammates: Work hard, be coachable, and be present in every role you're given no matter what the circumstances are
After I graduate, I plan to: Get my master's or get a full-time job
My dream job is: The host of the Bachelorette/Bachelor
I am most thankful for: God