#23 Jessica Taylor |
| Position: Guard |
| Height: 5-8 |
| Class: Junior |
| Hometown: Northumberland, Va. |
| Previous School: Woodbridge |
WHILE WITH THE RAMS:
● CONSISTENT CONTRIBUTOR: One of the top Rams’ reserves, Taylor saw action in all 33 contests and made one start as a sophomore in 2008-09, averaging 14.1 minutes per game. During her freshman campaign, Taylor appeared in 19 of the final 23 contests after missing the first 11 games of the season.
● DEFENSIVE FORCE: Taylor has a reputation of being a hard-nosed, defensive-minded player. She finished last season with 51 steals, tied for third-most on the team, and logged 3.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per outing.
● FINDIN’ THE GROOVE: Taylor had a career day in a home win over North Carolina Central (Dec. 21, 2008) with career-highs in points (14), minutes (21), field goals (6) and three-pointers (2). She posted a career-best six rebounds and five assists in a home victory against Morgan State (Dec. 15, 2008), while logging a career-high 27 minutes off the bench against American (Dec. 30, 2008). She also contributed 11 points, three rebounds and a pair of blocks against the Eagles.
● PAWING WITH THE PANTHERS: As a freshman, Taylor scored a career-best seven points at Georgia State (Feb. 17, 2008). She knocked down her first career three-pointer and recorded four steals in the victory against the Panthers, before suffering an ankle injury late in the second half.
PRIOR TO VCU:
● ALL-AROUND ATHLETE: Taylor played four years of basketball, one year of softball and ran one year of cross country while at Woodbridge High School. She was voted second team all-district her sophomore and junior seasons with the Vikings’ basketball program and was selected first team all-district during her senior season.
● STAR LIGHT: Alongside current teammate junior Ebony Patterson, Taylor experienced a successful run as a member of the Fairfax Stars AAU program.
JESSICA TAYLOR - CAREER STATISTICS
|
| Year |
GP-GS |
Min.
|
FG-FGA
|
Pct.
|
3FG-ATT
|
Pct.
|
FT-FTA
|
Pct.
|
Off-Def-Tot
|
Avg.
|
PF-FO
|
Ast.
|
TO
|
Blk.
|
Stl.
|
Pts.-Avg.
|
| 2007-08 |
19-0 |
5.6 |
6-28 |
.214 |
1-12 |
.083 |
1-2 |
.500 |
8-9-17 |
0.9 |
14-0 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
14 |
14-0.7 |
| 2008-09 |
33-1 |
14.1 |
51-138 |
.370 |
14-51 |
.275 |
7-12 |
.538 |
33-41-74 |
2.2 |
41-0 |
50 |
46 |
3 |
51 |
123-3.7 |
TOTALS |
52-1 |
11.0 |
57-166 |
.343 |
15-63 |
.238 |
8-14 |
.571 |
41-50-91 |
1.8 |
55-0 |
56 |
56 |
4 |
65 |
137-2.6 |
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