University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Hedges, Taylor
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Jersey Number 20
Taylor Hedges
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Dike-New Hartford
- Hometown:
- New Hartford, Iowa
Bio
2019: Played in all 129 sets...finished with 273 digs, 44 assists, and 2 service aces... finished with a season high 16 digs against Liberty (8/31/19)... recorded 15 digs against Creighton (9/6/19)... recorded her first point of the season with a service ace against Iowa State (9/10/19)... finished with 4 assists twice, against UMKC (9/13/19) and Indiana State (10/25/19).
2018: Played in 112 sets for the Panthers...ranked fourth on the team in digs with 293...recorded a season high 30 digs against Indiana (9/7/18)...season high 4 assists against Illinois State (11/3/18).
2017: Played in all but one set (130) ... fourth on the team for digs with 377 ... scored 24 points with 22 points coming off of service aces (the third most on the team) ... fourth on the team for assists with (56) ... had season high digs against South Dakota (9/8/17) with 19 in four sets ... was in double digits for digs in 22 of 36 matches ... season high ace serves with 3 at UMKC (9/9/17) and against Nebraska (9/16/17).
2016: Redshirted.
High School: All-state honorable mention honors as a senior ... earned second-team all-conference honors in helping the Wolverines to a state semifinal finish in 2015 ... a member of Wolverines’ 2012, 2013 and 2014 state championship squads in volleyball ... first-team all-region honors in basketball as a senior ... four-time state qualifier in track and field ... holds the school record in the 400-meter hurdles set in 2014 ... earned letters in volleyball (4), track (4), basketball (3) and softball (2) ... enjoyed a stellar club volleyball career as well by playing on CIA (2010-11; 2015-16), Six Pack (2011-12; 2013-2015) and Legit (2012-13).
Personal: Daughter of Sara Fails and Steve Hedges ... has one sibling, Madison ... majoring in biology pre-nursing.
2018: Played in 112 sets for the Panthers...ranked fourth on the team in digs with 293...recorded a season high 30 digs against Indiana (9/7/18)...season high 4 assists against Illinois State (11/3/18).
2017: Played in all but one set (130) ... fourth on the team for digs with 377 ... scored 24 points with 22 points coming off of service aces (the third most on the team) ... fourth on the team for assists with (56) ... had season high digs against South Dakota (9/8/17) with 19 in four sets ... was in double digits for digs in 22 of 36 matches ... season high ace serves with 3 at UMKC (9/9/17) and against Nebraska (9/16/17).
2016: Redshirted.
High School: All-state honorable mention honors as a senior ... earned second-team all-conference honors in helping the Wolverines to a state semifinal finish in 2015 ... a member of Wolverines’ 2012, 2013 and 2014 state championship squads in volleyball ... first-team all-region honors in basketball as a senior ... four-time state qualifier in track and field ... holds the school record in the 400-meter hurdles set in 2014 ... earned letters in volleyball (4), track (4), basketball (3) and softball (2) ... enjoyed a stellar club volleyball career as well by playing on CIA (2010-11; 2015-16), Six Pack (2011-12; 2013-2015) and Legit (2012-13).
Personal: Daughter of Sara Fails and Steve Hedges ... has one sibling, Madison ... majoring in biology pre-nursing.
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