Taylor Tashima

Class:
First-Year
High School:
New Trier
Hometown:
Wilmette, Ill.

2017: Played in all 32 matches ... Her 10.79 assists per set rate was top-50 in the nation and seventh-best in the Big Ten ... Her 37 service aces were 3rd most in the Big Ten ... Had her 10th double-double of the season with 31 assists and 11 digs against Maryland (11/24) ... Recorded her ninth double-double of the year as she registered 52 assists and 11 digs against Minnesota (11/17) ... Logged 54 helpers in Northwestern's five-set stunner of Michigan (11/10) ... Picked up another double-double in NU's three-set sweep of Rutgers (10/25) with 43 assists and 10 digs ... Registered her seventh double-double of the season against Nebraska (10/20), with 28 assists and 11 digs ... Set a career high with 62 assists against Maryland (10/13) ... Also picked up her sixth double-double of the season ... Notched her fifth double-double of the season in NU’s win over Indiana (10/6), recording 20 digs and a season-high 59 assists ... Moved into fourth all-time in Northwestern history in assists during NU’s match against Penn State (9/30) ... Picked up 32 helpers and three blocks in NU’s three-set sweep over Rutgers (9/29) ... Accounted for all 37 of Northwestern's assists in the Wildcats' loss to Illinois (9/23) ... Was named the MVP of the DePaul Invitational after NU went 3-0 ... Registered a double-double with 10 digs and 53 assists against Army (9/9) ... Recorded eight digs and 41 assists in Northwestern's three set sweep over UNCW (9/2) ... Notched her first double double of the season, with 10 digs and 46 assists in the Wildcats' four set victory over South Carolina (9/1) ... Collected 54 assists in Northwestern’s season-opening victory over South Florida (8/25), seven shy of her career-high ... Is the third-best performance in the conference so far ... Finished the opening weekend of the volleyball season with a .480 hitting percentage after committing just one error in 25 TAs ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2016: Finished the season with 1,008 assists, the ninth-most ever by a Northwestern junior ... Handed out a career high 61 assists in a five-set match against No. 3 Wisconsin (11/12) ... Slid into fifth-place in the Northwestern record books for assists in her career-high 61 assist performance against No. 3 Wisconsin (11/12) ... Moved past Andrea Proos in the top-10 list ... Surpassed Madalyn Shalter for 6th against Illinois (10/5) ... Moved past Kelli Meyer for 7th in the home-opener against Penn State (9/25) ... Passed Jackie Nunez for eighth against Ole Miss at the Lipscomb Invitational (9/10) ... Cracked the top-10 list with her 33rd and final assist of the match against Buffalo to get to 2,156 for her career (8/27) ... Ranks 12th in the Big Ten with 8.65 assists per set ... Put down a season-high six kills at Lipscomb (9/9) ... Served a career-high four aces against Virginia Tech (9/9) ... Also had a season-high 16 digs in that match (9/9) ... Posted a 49-assist match in the Cavalier Classic championship against Virginia (8/27) ... Opened the season with a 40-assist performance against George Washington (8/26) ... Led a Northwestern offense that hit .494 against the Colonials, the fourth-highest mark in program history and best since 1998.

2015: AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention ... Named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention ... Appeared in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” in the Sept. 7 issue ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Cleared 2,000 assists for her career in the season finale vs. Maryland (11/28) ... Finished fifth in the Big Ten with 10.89 assists per set ... Smashed down a season high eight kills vs. Purdue (11/15) ... Set a new season high with 16 digs vs. Minnesota (11/11) ... Registered 53 assists in that match for her eighth double-double ... Posted her seventh double-double of the season with 48 assists and 12 digs vs. Illinois (11/4) ... Tied a season high with seven kills in that match ... Set a season high with two aces in a win over Michigan State (10/31) ... Tallied 41 assists, six kills, five digs and four blocks in a win over Iowa (10/18) ... Recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 52 assists and 10 digs in Northwestern’s upset win over No. 3 Penn State (Oct. 10) ... Notched a double-double with 36 assists and 10 digs at Minnesota (9/30) ... Tied a season-high with five kills in Northwestern’s sweep at Rutgers (9/25) ... Named MVP of the Wildcat Challenge after averaging nearly 12.0 assists per set over both matches (9/20) ... Rewrote her personal record book with performances at the Holiday Inn University Plaza Invitational at Western Kentucky ... Broke her week-old assists career high with 57 vs. Missouri State ... Set new season highs for kills (5), hitting percentage (.833) and blocks (4) at Western Kentucky (9/11) ... Also set new marks in attempts (9) and digs (15) vs. Missouri State (9/12) ... Posted a double-double in all three matches of the invite at Western Kentucky ... Set a new career high with 54 assists in the Wildcats’ win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/5) ... Also tallied season bests with two blocks and eight digs in that match ... Recorded four kills on five attempts for a career best .800 hitting percentage in the Northwestern match at Boise State (9/5) ... Recorded a then-career high .750 (3-4) hitting percentage at Loyola (8/29) ... Totaled 32 assists and 7 digs vs. New Hampshire (8/28) ... Tallied more than 30 assists in all three matches at the Rambler Challenge.

2014: Finished the regular season ranked 10th in Big Ten with 8.38 assists per set ... One of four true freshman to see action for NU ... Ranked third and first among freshman in the Big Ten with 13 double-doubles for the season and tied for first in conference with two triple-doubles ... Tallied 29 assists, four kills and three blocks in season finale against Maryland (11/29) ... Handed out 21 assists and added five digs, five kills and three blocks in win over Iowa (11/22) ... Earned her second career triple-double when she tallied 12 kills, 17 assists and 15 digs in the Wildcats matchup at Minnesota (11/12) ... Also set a career-high hitting percentage at Minnesota (.706) .. Notched her 10th career double-double behind 15 assists and 11 digs at No. 9 Illinois (11/8) ... Earned her first career triple-double behind 10 kills, 23 assists and 11 digs in upset victory over No. 9 Illinois (11/5) ... Recorded her ninth career double-double behind 11 kill and 22 assists against Michigan (10/31) ... Also added a career-high six blocks against the Wolverines ... Posted a career-high 14 kills and added narrowly missed a triple-double with 26 assists and nine digs against Indiana (10/25) ... Put away nine kills and posted a career-high 20 digs against Purdue for her seventh career double-double (10/24) ... Had six kills and matched a career-high with 49 assists against Iowa (10/18) ... Had two kills, 22 assists and five digs against No, 13 Nebraska (10/15) ... Posted 29 assists and added four digs and one block and kill apiece against defending national champion Penn State (10/8) ... Averaged 14.5 assists per set in week against No. 6 Wisconsin and No. 18 Minnesota ... Handed out a career-high 49 helpers against the Gophers ... Added 11 digs in that match to secure sixth collegiate double-double ... Had three kills and handed out 38 assists against No. 6 Wisconsin (10/1) ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after posting back-to-back doubles-doubles, bringing her career total to five, against Rutgers and Maryland (9/29) ... Tallied 12 digs and six kills against Maryland (9/27) ... Posted 27 assists and 10 digs and added three blocks in first Big Ten win over Rutgers (9/26) ... Had a then career-high five kills on six swings and recorded her second double-double behind 37 assists and a career-high 12 digs against Loyola (9/12) ... Handed out 45 assists and notched eight digs and two aces in Wildcat's win over Youngstown State (9/12) ... Collected career-high three aces vs. Cal State Fullerton (9/5) ... Named to the NIU Invitational All-Tournament team (8/30) ... Recorded first career double-double in collegiate debut against Colorado with 46 assists and 11 digs (8/29) ... First career match took place on 18th birthday.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain at New Trier High School ... 2013 MaxPreps.com Second Team All-American ... Named to Volleyball Magazine 2014 Girls' Fab 50 list ... Led New Trier to third-place finish at IHSA Class 4A state tournament ... Helped Trevians finish 39-2 and as IHSA Class 4A runners-up in 2012 ... 2013 Central Suburban League South Player of the Year ... 2013 Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year ... Ranked No. 11 Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com ... Has extensive international playing experience ... Attended U-20 U.S. Women's Junior National Team tryout in June 2014 ... Served as team captain for 2013 USA Girls' Youth National Team that won a silver medal at the World Championships in Thailand ... Also captained 2012 USA squad that won gold at NORECA in Mexico and a fourth-place finish in Croatia at the European Global Challenge ... Played club with Wildcat Juniors VBC ... Member of Spanish National Honor Society ... Honor Roll student ... Reading and Writing Center tutor.

Personal: Daughter of Jennifer and Paul Tashima ... Mother, Jennifer, was a three-time MVP of Dickinson College's track team ... Father, Paul, played professional beach volleyball ... Economics major.