Taylor Simpson

Arkansas

Sep 12 (Fri)

6 PM

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Buff team cheers after taking a point against Stanford

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Position:
Setter
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Calabasas, Calif.
High School:
Sierra Canyon High School
Major:
Finance

Awards:

2024 Big 12 Preseason Team
2024 Big 12 Athlete of the Month (October)
2024 Buffs Classic All-Tournament Team
2024 Buffs Invitational All-Tournament Team
2024 Buffs Invitational All-Tournament MVP
2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll

Career Highs:
Assists: 57 vs. Georgia (9/06/24)
Kills: 7 at UCF (10/13/24)
Aces: 3 vs. Arizona (11/21/24)
Digs: 15 at Arizona (11/23/22)
Blocks: 6 vs. Denver (9/17/23)

Cumulative Career Statistics:
Assists: 3060
Kills: 136
Aces: 64
Digs: 593
Blocks: 142
Double-Doubles: 9

2024 (SENIOR):

Played in 30 matches, making 118 set appearances
Finished the season with 1081 assists, 200 digs, 46 blocks and 22 aces
Averaged 9.16 assists per set over the season
Recorded double-digit assists in every match and recorded double-digit digs in five matches
Recorded five double-doubles and had 30+ assists in 21 matches
Had at least one block in 23 contests and at least one kill in 24 matches
Recorded her 2000th assist at North Texas (Aug. 30) in the third set. Finished the match with 48 assists, five digs and four blocks (one solo)
Reached a career-high 57 assists against Georgia (Sept. 6) and added 10 digs for her first double-double of the season
Earned Buffs Classic All-Tournament Team, Buffs Invitational All-Tournament Team and Buffs Invitational All-Tournament MVP with her performances in both tournament weekends
Had 36 assists against Texas Tech (Oct. 5) and 10 digs
Had 52 assists at Arizona (Oct. 16) and a season-high 13 digs
Had 30 assists against West Virginia (Oct. 23) and 12 digs
Had 25 assists at Baylor (Nov. 1) and 11 digs
Had a season-high four blocks four times (at North Texas, against Georgia, at UCF on Oct. 13, and against West Virginia)
Recorded her 3000th assist against Arizona State (Nov. 23) in the third set. Finished with 35 assists, one ace and six digs

2023 (JUNIOR):

Played in 30 matches, making 112 set appearances
Finished the season with 1068 assists, 170 digs, 63 blocks and 10 aces
Averaged 9.54 assists per set over the season
Recorded double-digit assists in every match and recorded double-digit digs in four matches
Recorded four double-doubles and had 30+ assists in 21 matches
Had at least one block in all but five contests and had at least one kill in 23 matches
Had a season-high 54 assists at Colorado St. (Sept. 15) and added a season-high 13 digs
Had 47 assists against Kansas (Sept. 8) and 10 digs
Had 42 assists against Oregon State (Oct. 8) and 10 digs
Had 44 assist at Oregon State (Nov. 3) and 10 digs
Had a career-high six blocks against Denver (Sept. 17)

2022 (SOPHOMORE):

Played in all 31 matches, making 114 set appearances
Finished the season with 897 assists, 220 digs, 33 blocks and 32 aces
Averaged 7.87 assists per set over the season
Recorded double-digit assists in every match
Recorded double-digit digs in seven matches
Had a season-high 47 assists against Denver (Aug. 27)
Had a career-high 15 digs at Arizona (Nov. 23)

2021 (FRESHMAN):

Saw action in eight matches and 11 sets
Totaled 14 assists and three digs

MAJOR:

Finance & Personal Finance Planning

HIGH SCHOOL:

Graduated from Sierra Canyon High School in 2021
Was named an AVCA All-Regional Performer and was ranked 73rd overall by Prepvolleyball.com
Arguably a top-three setter in the 2021 class, Simpson was one of 11 setters in the top-50 juniors ranking
Had an outstanding record of 107-22 her freshman through junior campaigns with a total of 3,127 assists, 535 digs, 342 kills and 194 aces in 347 total sets (9.04 assists/set, 1.54 digs/set, 0.56 aces/set and 0.98 kills/set)
Led her team to the CIF Division 2 State Championship in 2017
Named a MaxPreps Preseason All-American Second Team honoree
MaxPreps All-American 2017

PERSONAL:

Taylor Nadine Simpson was born in Thousand Oaks, Calif. and if the daughter of Gavin Simpson
Wants to travel to the Bahamas and Greece
Favorite foods are steak and pasta
Favorite musician is Morgan Wallen
After CU, wants to become a financial advisor
Chose to attend CU because she loves the location and the culture of the team