2017 Volleyball Roster
Taylor Borup
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Leesburg, Va.
- High School:
- Loudoun County
Career Honors:
2016:
» ACC All-Freshman Team
» TCU Horned Frog Challenge All-Tournament Team
2017 (Sophomore): Played in 20 matches (68 sets), making 12 starts • Missed eight consecutive matches early in the season due to injury • Totaled 143 kills (2.10 kps), 26 digs and 28 blocks, hitting .174 • Recorded six double-digit kill matches • Matched her career high with 17 kills (.273) in a five-set victory over Georgia Tech (11/9) • Hit .429 with 15 kills in a five-set win against Wake Forest (10/8).
2016 (Freshman): Played in 29 matches as a true freshman (77 sets), making seven starts • Posted a total of 164 kills, 51 digs, 45 blocks and five aces, hitting .247 • Had a breakout performance off the bench against No. 5 Minnesota, tallying 17 kills and four blocks, two solo • Earned a place on the TCU Horned Frog Challenge All-Tournament Team after hitting .455 with 11 kills and just one error against TCU (9/17) • Posted five double-digit kill matches • Served up two aces, the first two of her career, in her first-ever start vs. Sam Houston State • Hit .524 with 13 kills at Louisville • Neared a double-double with 13 kills and a personal-best nine digs at Pitt • Recorded the best hitting percentage of the season (10+ TA) against Clemson (11/11), hitting .700 with eight kills on 10 swings to help UNC register the second-highest team hitting percentage (.489) of the rally-scoring era • Hit .438 with seven kills and no errors against Coastal Carolina to help the Heels set a new NCAA Tournament match record with a .310 team attack clip • ACC All-Freshman Team.
Prep: A three-year starting outside hitter for Loudoun County High School, she totaled 1,193 kills, 144 blocks and 55 service aces over a total of 310 high school sets played • Led the Raiders to four consecutive state championships with a nearly flawless 112-5 record over her high school career • The first player in the state of Virginia ever to win four state championships in any sport • Ranked No. 17 on PrepVolleyball.com’s list of Senior Aces • 2015 Under Armour All-America Second Team • 2015 MaxPreps Medium Schools All-America Second Team • 2015 PrepVolleyball.com All-America • 2015 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 Recruit • 2015 VHSL 4A State Player of the Year • 2015 VHSL 4A West Region Player of the Year • 2015 VHSL Conference 21B Player of the Year • Two-time VHSL All-State, All-North Region and All-Conference First Team (2014, 2015) • Two-time Washington Post First Team All-Met (2014, 2015) • 2015 American Family Insurance All-USA Third Team • Hit .449 with 401 kills, 220 digs and 42 blocks as a senior at LCHS • The first Raider ever to record 1,000 career kills, she posted the three highest single-season kills marks in school history, while registering the highest-ever hitting percentage as a senior • Voted most athletic female athlete at LCHS in 2015 • Played final three seasons of club for Metro 18s under coach Silvia Johnson • Led Metro to the 2015 USAV Junior Nationals 18 National Division title and was named tournament MVP • Followed by winning the 2016 Sports Performance National Junior Classic 18 Open division and earning MVP.
Personal: Born Taylor Ann Borup on March 11 • Daughter of Raymond and Susan Borup • Has an older brother, Quad • Father Ray played football at American International College • Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy in the Rising Stars program • Two-time National Honor Society member and four-year honor roll student in high school • Majoring in economics.
Career Highs:
Kills: 17, 2x-last vs. Georgia Tech (11/9/17)
Attacks: 44 vs. Georgia Tech (11/9/17)
Assists: 2, 2x-last at Louisville (10/16/16)
Aces: 2, 2x-last at Pittsburgh (10/30/16)
Digs: 9 at Pittsburgh (10/30/16)
Solo Blocks: 2 vs. Minnesota (9/10/16)
Blocks: 5, 2x-last at Pittsburgh (10/30/16)
