Taylor Adams
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Hometown:
- Covington, Ga.
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- Position:
- OH
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Eastside
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- m
- 17
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- k/s
- 1.32
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- h %
- .211
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- a/s
- 0.03
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- b/s
- 0.16
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- sa/s
- 0.00
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- d/s
- 0.19
Bio
2022 (Sophomore): Played in 17 matches and 31 sets registering 41 kills hitting .211... Piled up seven smashes on 15 swings in a sweep of Auburn-Montgomery on Sept. 2... Hit .500 with a team-high seven kills in a sweep at Catawba on Oct. 1.
2021 (Freshman): Hit the floor nine times with 16 sets played... Earned her first-career start in a sweep of UVA Wise piling up an ace and a solo block with four kills... Her season-high for kills came the match before with five at Tusculum on Sept. 24.
HIGH SCHOOL: Adams is a two-time team MVP from Eastside High School earning a spot on the first-team all-region unit three times. In 2017, the team reached the playoffs before advancing to the Sweet 16 in her junior and senior seasons. Adams was a member of the National Honors Society and is an avid CrossFit competitor ranking in the 50 in the World in 2018.
Her father, Lawrence, was a two-time Major League Baseball draft selection out of Florida Gateway College. He was taken in the 26th round of the 1996 MLB Draft and played 50 games in the minor leagues.
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 17 | 11 |
| Sets | 31 | 17 |
| Kills | 41 | 22 |
| Kills per set | 1.32 | 1.29 |
| Errors | 21 | 12 |
| Total Attacks | 95 | 55 |
| Total Attacks per set | 3.06 | 3.24 |
| Hitting Percentage | .211 | .182 |
| Assists | 1 | 1 |
| Assists per set | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| Service Total Attempts | 6 | 2 |
| Service Aces | 0 | 0 |
| Service Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Receptions | 20 | 17 |
| Reception Errors | 1 | 1 |
| Digs | 6 | 4 |
| Digs per set | 0.19 | 0.24 |
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 |
| Block Assist | 5 | 2 |
| Block Total | 5 | 2 |
| Blocks per set | 0.16 | 0.12 |
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 43.5 | 23.0 |
| Points per set | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Matches started | - | - |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Alabama Huntsville | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Aug 26 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 27 | vs. King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Aug 27 | vs. Christian Bros. | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 30 | at Tusculum | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 2 | vs. Aub.-Montgomery | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | .267 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sep 2 | at USC Aiken | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 3 | vs. Francis Marion | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. North Greenville | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 6 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 10 | at Limestone | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -.250 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Sep 13 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 23 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 24 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 1 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 14 | at #21 Wingate | L, 3-1 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -.100 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 15 | at Coker | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .444 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Oct 18 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | Lander | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | Augusta | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 22 | Georgia College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 25 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 1 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .222 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Nov 4 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -.500 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 7 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | vs. Tusculum | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | vs. Wingate | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | vs. #6 Flagler | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Alabama Huntsville | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 27 | vs. King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | vs. Christian Bros. | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 30 | at Tusculum | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 2 | vs. Aub.-Montgomery | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at USC Aiken | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 3 | vs. Francis Marion | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. North Greenville | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Limestone | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at #21 Wingate | L, 3-1 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Coker | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | Lander | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | Augusta | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | Georgia College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 25 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 1 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | vs. Tusculum | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | vs. Wingate | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | vs. #6 Flagler | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Alabama Huntsville | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 27 | vs. King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | vs. Christian Bros. | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 30 | at Tusculum | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 2 | vs. Aub.-Montgomery | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at USC Aiken | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 3 | vs. Francis Marion | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. North Greenville | W, 3-2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Limestone | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at #21 Wingate | L, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Coker | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | Lander | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | Augusta | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | Georgia College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 25 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 1 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | vs. Tusculum | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 12 | vs. Wingate | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | vs. #6 Flagler | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 1.13 | 14 | 57 | 3.56 | .070 | 1 | 0.06 | 22.0 | 1.4 |
| 2022-23 | 17 | 31 | 41 | 1.32 | 21 | 95 | 3.06 | .211 | 1 | 0.03 | 43.5 | 1.4 |
| 2023-24 | 28 | 95 | 220 | 2.32 | 133 | 618 | 6.51 | .141 | 5 | 0.05 | 257.0 | 2.7 |
| 2024-25 | 23 | 75 | 146 | 1.95 | 83 | 434 | 5.79 | .145 | 4 | 0.05 | 166.0 | 2.2 |
| Total | 77 | 217 | 425 | 1.96 | 251 | 1204 | 5.55 | .145 | 11 | 0.05 | 488.5 | 2.3 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 17 | 31 | 41 | 1.32 | 21 | 95 | 3.06 | .211 | 1 | 0.03 | 43.5 | 1.4 |
| Conference | 11 | 17 | 22 | 1.29 | 12 | 55 | 3.24 | .182 | 1 | 0.06 | 23.0 | 1.4 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 3 | 9 | 1.80 | -.111 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Away | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 10 | 49 | 3.77 | .204 | 1 | 0.08 | 21.0 | 1.6 |
| Neutral | 5 | 13 | 19 | 1.46 | 8 | 37 | 2.85 | .297 | 0 | 0.00 | 20.5 | 1.6 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 15 | 27 | 39 | 1.44 | 17 | 82 | 3.04 | .268 | 1 | 0.04 | 41.5 | 1.5 |
| Losses | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | -.154 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| August | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 2 | 7 | 1.40 | .286 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| September | 8 | 16 | 20 | 1.25 | 10 | 45 | 2.81 | .222 | 0 | 0.00 | 22.0 | 1.4 |
| October | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 7 | 32 | 4.00 | .219 | 1 | 0.13 | 14.0 | 1.8 |
| November | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | .091 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.5 | 1.8 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 17 | 31 | 6 | 0.19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.16 |
| Conference | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0.24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.12 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Away | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0.31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 |
| Neutral | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.23 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 15 | 27 | 5 | 0.19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.19 |
| Losses | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| September | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.25 |
| October | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| November | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 17 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Conference | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Away | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Neutral | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 15 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Losses | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| October | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| November | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
News mentions
EMORY, Va. – Carson-Newman tied the bow on a Mountain Division Championship in the South Atlantic Conference Tuesday night at the King Center hitting .330 to sweep Emory & Henry, 25-15, 25-17 and 25-12, in the penultimate regular-season match of the year.
SALISBURY, N.C. - Earning a fifth straight sweep, Carson-Newman avenged a late season loss in 2021 at Catawba by taking down the Indians in straight sets, 25-13, 25-20 and 25-15, Saturday at Goodman Gym in South Atlantic Conference action.
AIKEN, S.C. - Recording its longest winning streak since 2019, Carson-Newman swept Francis Marion 25-18, 25-13, 25-19 and held off North Greenville in five sets, 28-30, 28-26, 25-20, 15-25 and 15-12 to wrap up action on Saturday at the Pacer Invitational.
AIKEN, S.C. - Two matches, six sets. That's all Carson-Newman needed on day one of the Pacer Invitational to clobber Auburn-Montgomery, 25-19, 25-21 and 25-23, before smashing USC Aiken, 25-22, 25-17 and 25-20, on Friday at the Convocation Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With the 2022 Carson-Newman volleyball season opener just over a week away, it is time to break down the Eagles roster with the final of two position previews with a look at the outside hitters and middle blockers with senior Julia Wheeler.
















