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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Richardson, Texas
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| High School:
L.V. Berkner
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| Height:
6-1
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| Position:
Forward/Center
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| Birthdate:
06/09/1982
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SOONER HONORS
- OU Pace and Jay Myers Award Winner, 1998
- Two-time Academic All-Big 12
- Five-time Sooner Scholar
- Four-time Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Three-time Dean's List
CAREER AT OKLAHOMA
A three-year letterwinner and one-year starter ... one of two seniors on this year’s team ... has played in 86 career games, starting 34 ... career averages are 5.7 points and 3.2 rebounds in 15.6 minutes of action per game ... ranks 14th in OU’s record books for most career offensive rebounds (131) ... is 60 defensive boards shy of breaking into OU’s all-time top 15 ... has given solid contributions both as a starter and as a reserve ... can play both the power forward and center positions ... one of the strongest players on the team.
AS A JUNIOR - 1999-2000
Averaged 4.2 points and 2.7 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game ... played in all 33 games and started the first three of the season ... shot 52.9 percent from the field, third best on the team ... also ranked fifth in free throw accuracy (.701) and rebounds per game (2.7) ... scored in double figures three times ... tied a career-best 20 points against Arkansas-Little Rock (Dec. 11) ... also dished out a career-high five assists against UALR ... recorded 15 points vs. North Texas (Jan. 5) and 12 points at Texas A&M (Jan. 26) ... was flawless at the foul line against North Texas, hitting all nine shots ... matched a career-high 10 rebounds, including a personal-best seven offensive boards vs. San Diego (Dec. 21) ... equalled a career-high five defensive boards vs. Nebraska (Feb. 5) ... improved her free throw percentage from .632 as a sophomore to .701 as a junior ... set or tied eight career-best figures ... led the team in rebounding three times, assists and steals twice and scoring once ... netted 67 of her 139 points against conference foes.
AS A SOPHOMORE - 1998-99
Averaged 4.1 rebounds and 9.6 points per game ... played and started all 29 games ... scored a career-high 20 points against Denver (Dec. 28) and Texas A&M (Feb. 6) ... was ranked among the Big 12 Conference best in scoring for most of the season (9.6 ppg) ... scored in double figures 14 times ... had 10 points and 10 rebounds at Texas (Jan. 23) for her only double-double performance of the season ... was one of the team’s top rebounders as she finished the season ranked third in offensive boards (60), fourth in defensive boards (58) and overall rebounds (118) ... also ranked fourth in scoring (9.6 ppg) and fifth in blocked shots (4) ... went from averaging 2.1 ppg and 2.8 rpg to 9.6 ppg and 4.1 rpg as a sophomore ... also improved her field goal percentage from .369 (24-of-65) to .577 (97-of-168) ... ended the season with a team-best field goal percentage (.579) for players who averaged 10-plus minutes per game ... was named to her second consecutive Academic All-Big 12 first team.
AS A FRESHMAN - 1997-98
Averaged 2.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per game ... played against Texas A&M (Jan. 3) and Texas (Jan. 7) before finding out her index finger was broken ... scored a season-high 11 points and hit 5-of-6 shots from the field against the Aggies despite the broken finger on her shooting hand ... earned her first collegiate start against Southwest Missouri State (Dec. 3) ... was a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... was one of only two women's basketball players in the league to own a perfect 4.0 grade point average ... named the 1998 Oklahoma Jay Myers and PACE Award winner.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named one of the top 25 basketball players in Texas by USA Today as a senior ... averaged 16.1 points, 10.2 rebounds and shot 60 percent from the field her final prep campaign ... also contributed 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per outing ... was a two-time first-team all-city selection (1996, 1997) ... voted to the all-city second team as a sophomore ... L.V. Berkner's Most Valuable Player in 1997 ... earned three letters in basketball, lettered twice in volleyball and once in track ... was captain of her basketball teams as a junior and senior.
PERSONAL
Majoring in chemical engineering ... born in New London, Conn., on June 9, 1979 ... daughter of Russell and Florence Taylor ... has a brother, Jesse (17) and sister, Tess (7) ... family moved from Texas to Maryland during the summer of 1999 ... interned at the U.S. Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Center this past summer ... is a member of the minority engineering program, FCA and the Student Athletic Advisory Board.
Taylor's Career Highs
| Points | 20 three times, last vs. UALR (12/11/99) |
| Rebounds | 10 twice, last vs. San Diego (12/21/99) |
| Offensive Rebounds | 7 twice, last vs. San Diego (12/21/99) |
| Defensive Rebounds | 5 four times, last vs. Nebraska (2/5/00) |
| Field Goals Made | 9 vs. Jackson State (12/7/99) |
| Field Goals Attempted | 13 at Texas A&M (2/6/99) |
| Free Throws Made | 9 twice, last vs. North Texas (1/5/00) |
| Free Throws Attempted | 14 at Nebraska (1/31/99) |
| Assists | 5 vs. UALR (12/11/99) |
| Steals | 2 five times, last vs. Oklahoma State (3/1/00) |
| Blocked Shots | 1 13 times, last vs. Nebraska (2/5/00) |
| Minutes Played | 40 vs. Iowa State (1/22/99) |
Taylor's Career Statistics
| Year | GP-GS | Min. Avg. | FG-FGA | Pct. | 3P-3PA | Pct. | FT-FTA | Pct. | OR | DR | TReb. | Avg. | PF | AT | TO | BK | ST | Pts. | Avg. |
| 1997-98 | 24- 2 | 303 12.6 | 24-65 | .369 | 0-0 | .000 | 22-38 | .579 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 2.8 | 45 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 2.9 |
| 1998-99 | 29-29 | 628 21.7 | 97-168 | .577 | 0-0 | .000 | 84-133 | .632 | 60 | 58 | 118 | 4.1 | 112 | 15 | 68 | 4 | 12 | 278 | 9.6 |
| 1999-00 | 33-3 | 412 12.5 | 46-87 | .529 | 0-0 | .000 | 47-67 | .701 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 2.7 | 78 | 24 | 37 | 6 | 13 | 139 | 4.2 |
| Total | 86-34 | 1343 15.6 | 167-320 | .522 | 0-0 | .000 | 153-238 | .643 | 131 | 142 | 273 | 3.2 | 235 | 41 | 131 | 13 | 27 | 487 | 5.7 |
