2009: Saw action in four matches off the bench for the Wildcats ... Made her Northwestern debut against Western Carolina (8/29) ... Recorded a kill on three attempts while also adding a block assist ... Notched a kill at Ohio State (11/13) while also tallying her first career dig ... Saw action for the Wildcats in the season finale at Minnesota (11/27) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2008: Did not see action for the Wildcats.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Torrey Pines ... Helped lead Falcons to the CIF quarterfinals in 2006 and followed it up with a semifinal appearance in 2007 ... Earned 2007 All-Palomar League Honorable Mention honors ... Competed for both Encinitas Wave and Solana Beach VBC club teams ... Participated in junior olympics with Wave in 2006 ... Also competed in soccer for the Falcons for three seasons ... Named Torrey Pines Scholar Athlete award as a junior and senior ... Union-Tribune All-Academic Team selection in 2006 and 2007 ... Member of National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation and Principal's Honor Court.

Personal: Born Natalie Elisabeth Taylor ... Daugher of Bill and Carolyn Taylor ... Father won two NCAA championships in water polo at Stanford ... Chose Northwestern over UCLA, Middlebury and Claremont McKenna ... Competed against fellow Wildcat freshman Alexandra Ayers in high school ... Anticipated major is undecided.

Taylor's Career Statistics