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2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 24
Shantay Taylor
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Columbia, S.C.
- High School:
- Spring Valley
Bio
Career Awards/Honors:
Graduate (2020-21): Missed the season due to injury.
Senior (2019-20): Saw action in five games for the Owls before sitting out the rest of the season due to injury... Played a season-best 20 minutes against No. 4 UConn where she went 2-for-2 from the foul line (Nov. 17)... Registered a season-high four points against North Carolina (Nov. 28).
Junior (2018-19): Started in 20 of 26 games played for Temple... Pulled down a career-best eight rebounds at #24/22 Miami (Nov. 25)... Set career highs in points (14), steals (3), and minutes (32) with a career high tying nine rebounds in a start at #25 South Carolina (Dec. 21)... Notched her first career double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds against La Salle (Dec. 30)... Tallied eight points and four rebounds at Duquesne (Jan. 2)... Pulled down six rebounds against Tulane (Jan. 8)... Had six points and five rebounds at Houston (Jan. 12)... Tallied seven points with seven rebounds against ECU (Jan. 26)... Notched a career-best three blocks to go along with five boards and four points at Tulsa (Jan. 29)... Tallied eight points with 10 rebounds at Wichita State (Feb. 2)... Recorded her second-career double-double against Cincinnati with 12 points and 11 rebounds (Feb. 17)... Finished with six points and seven rebounds at UCF (Feb. 23)... Set a career-high 16 points and tied a career best with three blocks at Memphis (Mar. 6)... Tied career-high of 16 points in the American Athletic Conference First Round game against Memphis and pulled down 14 rebounds for a double-double (Mar. 8).
Sophomore (2017-18): Played in 28 games for the Owls... Averaged 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game... Finished tied for second on the team with 11 total blocks... Pulled down five or more rebounds in six different games... Had a career-best two steals at La Salle (Nov. 22)... Scored a season-best eight points against #4 South Carolina (Dec. 21) and Cincinnati (Jan. 13)... Tied her career high with a pair of blocks at SMU (Jan. 31).
Freshman (2016-17): Appeared in 26 games for the Owls making one start... Made her collegiate debut in the season opener at Saint Joseph’s (Nov. 11)... Started her first collegiate game against Vermont (Dec. 4)... Scored a career-high nine points at Harvard (Dec. 1)... Collected eight points and seven rebounds at Kennesaw State (Jan. 4).
High School: An All-State, All-Conference and All-Region player out of Spring Valley High School... Led the Vikings to back-to-back South Carolina Class 4A State Championship titles... Named to the North-South All-Star team... As a junior, averaged 9.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.9 blocks, and 1.0 assists per game, while helping her team to a 25-4 record... Carried a 3.5 GPA while taking honor courses.
AAU: Played AAU ball for the NC Spartans.
Personal: Majoring in Recreational Therapy with a minor in Public Health.
- Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week (1/1/19).
Graduate (2020-21): Missed the season due to injury.
Senior (2019-20): Saw action in five games for the Owls before sitting out the rest of the season due to injury... Played a season-best 20 minutes against No. 4 UConn where she went 2-for-2 from the foul line (Nov. 17)... Registered a season-high four points against North Carolina (Nov. 28).
Junior (2018-19): Started in 20 of 26 games played for Temple... Pulled down a career-best eight rebounds at #24/22 Miami (Nov. 25)... Set career highs in points (14), steals (3), and minutes (32) with a career high tying nine rebounds in a start at #25 South Carolina (Dec. 21)... Notched her first career double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds against La Salle (Dec. 30)... Tallied eight points and four rebounds at Duquesne (Jan. 2)... Pulled down six rebounds against Tulane (Jan. 8)... Had six points and five rebounds at Houston (Jan. 12)... Tallied seven points with seven rebounds against ECU (Jan. 26)... Notched a career-best three blocks to go along with five boards and four points at Tulsa (Jan. 29)... Tallied eight points with 10 rebounds at Wichita State (Feb. 2)... Recorded her second-career double-double against Cincinnati with 12 points and 11 rebounds (Feb. 17)... Finished with six points and seven rebounds at UCF (Feb. 23)... Set a career-high 16 points and tied a career best with three blocks at Memphis (Mar. 6)... Tied career-high of 16 points in the American Athletic Conference First Round game against Memphis and pulled down 14 rebounds for a double-double (Mar. 8).
Sophomore (2017-18): Played in 28 games for the Owls... Averaged 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game... Finished tied for second on the team with 11 total blocks... Pulled down five or more rebounds in six different games... Had a career-best two steals at La Salle (Nov. 22)... Scored a season-best eight points against #4 South Carolina (Dec. 21) and Cincinnati (Jan. 13)... Tied her career high with a pair of blocks at SMU (Jan. 31).
Freshman (2016-17): Appeared in 26 games for the Owls making one start... Made her collegiate debut in the season opener at Saint Joseph’s (Nov. 11)... Started her first collegiate game against Vermont (Dec. 4)... Scored a career-high nine points at Harvard (Dec. 1)... Collected eight points and seven rebounds at Kennesaw State (Jan. 4).
High School: An All-State, All-Conference and All-Region player out of Spring Valley High School... Led the Vikings to back-to-back South Carolina Class 4A State Championship titles... Named to the North-South All-Star team... As a junior, averaged 9.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.9 blocks, and 1.0 assists per game, while helping her team to a 25-4 record... Carried a 3.5 GPA while taking honor courses.
AAU: Played AAU ball for the NC Spartans.
Personal: Majoring in Recreational Therapy with a minor in Public Health.
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