| Height: | 6-0 |
| Year: | Jr. |
| Hometown: | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| High School: | Coronado HS |
| Position: | L |
| Major: | Psychology |
Career: TU career digs per set leader (1.59)... Second-most digs (230)... Third-most assists (75), most for a non-setter... Fourth-most sets played (145) and matches played (42).
2022: Played in 85 sets across 24 matches... Collected six kills, 41 assists, and 136 digs (second-most on the team and for single-season)... Dig per set rate of 1.60 is best for a program single season... Match-highs include: six kills (Mar. 12 vs. Indiana Tech), five assists (Mar. 27 at Limestone), and 13 digs (Mar. 31 at King) (most in a three-set match in program history)... Had 11 matches with multiple assists... Reached double-digits in digs five times.
2021: Off the Block National Freshman of the Week... Lone Pioneer to play in all 18 matches, seeing action in 60 sets... Totaled one kill, 34 assists (third-most on the team, most by non-setter), and team-high 94 digs (program record)... Match-highs include: one kill (Jan. 30 vs. Belmont Abbey), seven assists (Apr. 9 vs. Alderson Broaddus), and 12 digs (twice)... Team MVP... Tied for program dig record (three sets) with his 12 at Campbellsville.
High School: Graduated from Coronado HS in Colorado Springs, Colo... Coached by Chrissy Leondhart and Shelly Small... Lettered in volleyball... 2019 All-State first team... Played for Front Range (Colo.) club team.
Personal: Nickname "Tay"... Born May 23, 2002 in Colorado Springs, Colo... Son of Katy and Johnny West and John Phillips... Sibling: Shelby West (18)... Mother played at UC-Colorado Springs... Psychology major with a criminal justice minor... Hobbies: Playing volleyball and spending time with friends and family... Favorite class at TU: Criminal procedures... Favorite midnight snack: Peanut butter pretzels... Favorite musical artist: NBA YoungBoy... Favorite song: "Changed" by NBA YoungBoy... Favorite sports team: USA women's volleyball... Can't imagine a week without: Food, phone, friends, bed... Favorite athlete: Erik Shoji... Advice to kids: "Stay humble"... Favorite color: Aqua or teal... Favorite food: Sushi... Most famous person ever met: Taylor Sander... When he was a kid, he tried to be like: His mom.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-0 |
| Apr 4 | at King (Tenn.) | |
| Apr 7 | at Barton | L, 3-2 |
| Apr 8 | at Mount Olive | L, 3-1 |
| Apr 14 | vs. Maryville | L, 3-2 |
| Apr 15 | vs. Alderson Broaddus | L, 3-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 26 | 7 | ||
| Sets | 94 | 24 | ||
| Kills | 24 | 0 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.26 | 0.00 | ||
| Errors | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total Attacks | 49 | 0 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .306 | - | ||
| Assists | 29 | 11 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.31 | 0.46 | ||
| Service Aces | 2 | 0 | ||
| Service Errors | 9 | 0 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.02 | 0.00 | ||
| Receptions | 576 | 158 | ||
| Reception Errors | 26 | 8 | ||
| Digs | 105 | 25 | ||
| Digs per set | 1.12 | 1.04 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 1 | 0 | ||
| Block Total | 1 | 0 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.01 | 0.00 | ||
| Block Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Points | 26.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Points per set | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Matches started | 2 | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6 | at Erskine | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Jan 7 | at Emmanuel (Ga.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 12 | Mount Olive | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 13 | Barton | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 17 | Erskine | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 19 | at North Greenville | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 21 | at #6 Ball St. | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 24 | King (Tenn.) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 27 | at Alderson Broaddus | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 28 | at Charleston (W.V.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 4 | at Princeton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 5 | at NJIT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 9 | Queens (N.C.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 10 | Limestone | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 14 | Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 24 | at Fort Valley St. | L, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 25 | at Morehouse | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Feb 28 | at Lees-McRae | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 10 | North Greenville | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 11 | Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 17 | Fort Valley St. | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 22 | Lees-McRae | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 24 | at Limestone | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 25 | at Queens (N.C.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 1 | vs. Alderson Broaddus | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 1 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 4 | at King (Tenn.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 7 | at Barton | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 8 | at Mount Olive | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 14 | vs. Maryville | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 22 | .318 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 |
| Apr 15 | vs. Alderson Broaddus | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 | .150 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 18 | 60 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 34 | 0.57 | 0 | 0.00 | 324 | 25 | 94 | 1.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2021-22 | 24 | 85 | 6 | 0.07 | 8 | 24 | -.083 | 41 | 0.48 | 0 | 0.00 | 448 | 20 | 136 | 1.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| 2022-23 | 26 | 94 | 24 | 0.26 | 9 | 49 | .306 | 29 | 0.31 | 2 | 0.02 | 576 | 26 | 105 | 1.12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 26.5 | 0.3 |
| 2023-24 | 30 | 102 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 12 | -.083 | 47 | 0.46 | 0 | 0.00 | 603 | 36 | 134 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 98 | 341 | 32 | 0.09 | 19 | 88 | .148 | 151 | 0.44 | 2 | 0.01 | 1951 | 107 | 469 | 1.38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 34.5 | 0.1 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 26 | 94 | 24 | 0.26 | 9 | 49 | .306 | 29 | 0.31 | 2 | 0.02 | 576 | 26 | 105 | 1.12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 26.5 | 0.3 |
| Conference | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 0.46 | 0 | 0.00 | 158 | 8 | 25 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 11 | 41 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 0.29 | 0 | 0.00 | 258 | 10 | 40 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 13 | 44 | 5 | 0.11 | 0 | 7 | .714 | 13 | 0.30 | 0 | 0.00 | 278 | 14 | 54 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Neutral | 2 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 9 | 42 | .238 | 4 | 0.44 | 2 | 0.22 | 40 | 2 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 21.5 | 2.4 |
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| Wins | 7 | 27 | 4 | 0.15 | 0 | 5 | .800 | 7 | 0.26 | 0 | 0.00 | 164 | 5 | 23 | 0.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Losses | 19 | 67 | 20 | 0.30 | 9 | 44 | .250 | 22 | 0.33 | 2 | 0.03 | 412 | 21 | 82 | 1.22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 22.5 | 0.3 |
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| January | 10 | 40 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 8 | 0.20 | 0 | 0.00 | 277 | 15 | 37 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0.36 | 0 | 5 | .800 | 4 | 0.36 | 0 | 0.00 | 64 | 3 | 9 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| March | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0.27 | 0 | 0.00 | 125 | 3 | 19 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 5 | 21 | 19 | 0.90 | 9 | 42 | .238 | 11 | 0.52 | 2 | 0.10 | 110 | 5 | 40 | 1.90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 21.5 | 1.0 |
