| Height: | 6-0 |
| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| High School: | Coronado HS |
| Position: | L |
| Major: | Psychology |
Career: Leader in digs (469), digs per set (1.38)... Second-most sets played (341), matches played (98).
2024: Played in a career-best 102 sets across 30 matches... Totaled one kill, a career-best 47 assists, and 134 digs (tied fourth-most in a TU season)... Reached double-digit digs twice... Notched at least one assist in 29-of-30 matches... Recorded at least two digs in every match played... Match highs include: three assists (three times), career-best 15 digs (at King on Jan. 18).
2023: Played in 94 sets across 26 matches... Totaled 24 kills on a .306 hitting percentage, 29 assists, two service aces, 105 digs (second-most on the team), and one block assist... Played a few matches as an outside hitter due to injuries... Recorded 19 kills in the IVA Tournament... Had three double-digit dig performances, including back-to-back (Apr. 7-8)... Credited with at least one assist in 17 matches... Match highs include: 11 kills, four assists, two aces, 14 digs, one block assist.
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... Had 11 matches with multiple assists... Reached double-digits in digs five times... 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).
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)... Team MVP... Tied for program dig record (three sets) with his 12 at Campbellsville... Match-highs include: one kill (Jan. 30 vs. Belmont Abbey), seven assists (Apr. 9 vs. Alderson Broaddus), and 12 digs (twice).
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, coached by Ryan and Dalton Ammerman.
Personal: Nickname "Tay"... Born May 23, 2002 in Colorado Springs, Colo... Son of Katy and Johnny West... Sibling: Shelby West... Mother played at UC-Colorado Springs... Psychology major with a criminal justice minor... Honor Roll... Plans after graduation: Come back for a masters in sport management... Hobbies: Go out with friends, being outdoors... Favorite class at TU: Abnormal psychology... Favorite midnight snack: Peanut butter pretzels... Favorite movie: "Pirates of the Caribbean"... Favorite musical artists: NBA YoungBoy, 21 Savage... Favorite sports teams: Hawai'i men's volleyball... Can't imagine a week without: Food, phone, friends, bed... Favorite athlete: Kobe Bryant... Advice to kids: "Learn from your mistakes, grades matter, and be respectful to others"... Favorite color: Aqua or teal... Favorite food: Sushi... Most famous person ever met: Matt Anderson... What people don't know about him: He has 12 tattoos and counting... When he was a kid, he tried to be like: His mom.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 28 | at Thomas More | W, 3-2 |
| Apr 1 | North Greenville | L, 3-2 |
| Apr 4 | at Catawba | W, 3-1 |
| Apr 11 | Catawba | L, 3-2 |
| Apr 12 | Thomas More | W, 3-1 |
| Apr 18 | vs. Missouri S&T | L, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 28 | 6 | ||
| Sets | 104 | 24 | ||
| Kills | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.01 | 0.00 | ||
| Errors | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total Attacks | 11 | 3 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 0.11 | 0.13 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | -.091 | .000 | ||
| Assists | 39 | 7 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.38 | 0.29 | ||
| Service Aces | 0 | 0 | ||
| Service Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Receptions | 557 | 130 | ||
| Reception Errors | 45 | 10 | ||
| Digs | 139 | 22 | ||
| Digs per set | 1.34 | 0.92 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Total | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Points per set | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Matches started | - | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9 | vs. #15 CSUN | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 10 | vs. #3 UC Irvine | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 11 | at #16 UC Santa Barbara | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 17 | at Erskine | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 19 | at Queens (N.C.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 19 | vs. Barton | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 21 | Quincy | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 28 | at North Greenville | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Jan 30 | at #8 Ball St. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 31 | at #8 Ball St. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 4 | at Lees-McRae | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 12 | at #17 Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 15 | Erskine | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 18 | Bluefield University | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 27 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 5 | Lees-McRae | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 8 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 11 | at Bluefield University | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 12 | Belmont Abbey | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 14 | at Charleston (W.V.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 15 | at Charleston (W.V.) | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 18 | #16 Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 26 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 28 | at Thomas More | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 1 | North Greenville | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 4 | at Catawba | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 11 | Catawba | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 12 | Thomas More | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 18 | vs. Missouri S&T | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 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 |
| 2024-25 | 28 | 104 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 11 | -.091 | 39 | 0.38 | 0 | 0.00 | 557 | 45 | 139 | 1.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 126 | 445 | 33 | 0.07 | 21 | 99 | .121 | 190 | 0.43 | 2 | 0.00 | 2508 | 152 | 608 | 1.37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 35.5 | 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 | 28 | 104 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 11 | -.091 | 39 | 0.38 | 0 | 0.00 | 557 | 45 | 139 | 1.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 7 | 0.29 | 0 | 0.00 | 130 | 10 | 22 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 11 | 41 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 19 | 0.46 | 0 | 0.00 | 214 | 17 | 52 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 13 | 48 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 8 | .000 | 15 | 0.31 | 0 | 0.00 | 252 | 17 | 63 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 5 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 91 | 11 | 24 | 1.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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| Wins | 15 | 57 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 24 | 0.42 | 0 | 0.00 | 267 | 17 | 80 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 13 | 47 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 6 | -.167 | 15 | 0.32 | 0 | 0.00 | 290 | 28 | 59 | 1.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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| January | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 16 | 0.47 | 0 | 0.00 | 208 | 22 | 60 | 1.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 79 | 5 | 28 | 1.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 8 | 32 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 4 | -.250 | 10 | 0.31 | 0 | 0.00 | 162 | 11 | 28 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 0.35 | 0 | 0.00 | 108 | 7 | 23 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
