TAYLOR ALTON season high 12 minutes at Indiana (1/3) ... Went 1-of-3 from behind the arc at Penn State (1/17). FRESHMAN (2008-09): Received the Spartan Character Award at the team’s postseason banquet ... Appeared in nine games ... Averaged 1.4 points and 1.2 rebounds in 6.6 minutes per game ... Scored first career basket in the opener against Niagara (11/14), also adding a season-high five rebounds ... Had season-high with six points against Quinnipiac (11/23), adding four rebounds ... Scored two points vs. Delaware State (12/18) ... Knocked down her first Big Ten basket, scoring two points and grabbing a rebound against Northwestern (1/8) ... Went 1-of-2 from the line at Northwestern (1/22). 2011-12 SPARTANS
HIGH SCHOOL: Led Highlands Ranch to Class 5A state title as a senior ... Team finished 25-3 with a perfect 12-0 record in league play ... Highlands Ranch closed the year ranked No. 7 nationally in the USA Today Super Top 25 rankings ... Team also ranked third overall by USA Today in the West region ... Highlands Ranch was ranked No. 10 nationally in the final Rivals.com poll ... One of five players named to the Denver Post Best of the Best All-Colorado Team ... First-team Class 5A all-state selection by the Denver Post ... Scored 10 points in the state championship game in the win over Regis Jesuit ... Scored 12 points in The Show 2008, a Colorado high school all-star game played at the Pepsi Center ... While playing for Lakewood High School as a junior, averaged 16.6 points and 11.5 rebounds a game ... Led team to a 19-5 record and a 9-1 league mark ... Also averaged 3.9 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.4 blocks ... Scored 20-plus points in seven games ... Had double-figure rebounding efforts in 14 contests, including 23 in one game.
2011-12 STAFF 2010-11 REVIEW SPARTAN HISTORY
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 7, 1990 ... Daughter of Jim and Karene Alton ... Has grandparents from Petoskey, Mich. ... An animal science major.
SPARTAN RECORDS
CAREER HIGHS: Points: 16, vs. Michigan (2/13/11) Field Goals: 5, four times, last vs. Northern Iowa (3/20/11) Free Throws: 4, vs. Michigan (2/13/11) 3-Point Field Goals: 4, four times, last vs. Northern Iowa (3/20/11) Rebounds: 6, at Penn State (2/10/11) Assists: 2, four times, last vs. Green Bay (3/22/11) Blocks: 2, vs. George Washington (11/27/09) Steals: 3, at Minnesota (2/27/11) Minutes: 36, at Penn State (2/10/11)
MICHIGAN STATE
Individual Career History
CAREER STATISTICS Season
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 TOTAL
gp-gs
9-0 10-0 31-15 50-15
min/avg
59/6.6 60/6.0 573/18.5 692/13.8
Total fg-fga
6-13 4-21 66-175 76-209
Alton, Taylor pct
.462 .190 .377 .364
3-Point fg-fga
0-3 4-18 48-130 52-151
pct
.000 .222 .369 .344
F-Throws ft-fta pct
1-4 0-0 14-17 15-21
.250 .000 .824 .714
off
2 5 40 47
Rebounds def tot
9 4 39 52
11 9 79 99
avg
1.2 0.9 2.5 2.0
pf
8 2 33 43
fo
0 0 0 0
ast
3 3 18 24
to
8 5 26 39
blk
0 3 1 4
stl
3 1 20 24
2011 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
Scoring pts avg
13 12 194 219
1.4 1.2 6.3 4.4
9