Lauren Taylor

Position:
MB
Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
Plant

Sophomore Season: Appeared in 31 games for the Tar Heels • Used primarily as a service specialist, finishing the season with just two service errors in 16 matches.

Freshman Season: Appeared in eight matches in the middle • Recorded season highs of three block assists and four total blocks in the win over Coastal Carolina Sept. 10 • Finished the season with five kills and seven blocks in 12 games.

Prep: Member of a three-time state championship team • Her team also won both the regional and district tournaments all four years of her career • First-team all-county, first-team All-Suncoast and third-team all-state • National Merit Commended Scholar and a Morehead Scholarship nominee • Member of the National Honor Society, the Beta Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, the Anchor Club and FCA.

Personal: Plans to major in biology and sociology • Lists John Steinbeck as her favorite author and breakfast as her favorite meal • Lists "24" as her favorite TV show • Her grandfather played both golf and football at Duke • Lauren Frances Taylor is the daughter of Patti and Randy Taylor • Born Dec. 20, 1986 in Tampa.