PALMER 2
COACHING STAFF
GUARD | 5-9 | JR. | MOUNT VERNON, N.Y./MOUNT VERNON
>> Guided the Knights to a 21-4 record as a senior, including a 9-1 league mark >> Rated the 90th-best player in the country according to Dan Olson’s Collegiate Basketball Report >> Recorded 1,000+ points, was a league MVP and named to the state finals all-tournament team >> An All-State Third Team and All-Section First Team honoree >> Played for Patrice-Wallace Moore, wife of former WVU men’s basketball player and WVU Hall of Fame member Lowes Moore >> Named Maxpreps National Gatorade Player of the Week >> Earned the U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete award >> Averaged 16.2 points and 4.0 assists per game as a junior >> A two-time All-League and All-Section selection, which included the top 55 players in a five county area in 2008 and only the top 35 in 2009 >> An All-Journal News Second Team performer in 2009 >> Helped the Knights to a 2009 sectional championship and was an all-tournament team recipient for efforts in the class 1AA (the highest class in the section in New York)
2011-12 REVIEW
>> Opened the season with a career-high 33 points in the seasonopening win over Youngstown State >> Recorded eight 3-pointers against Youngstown State to break WVU’s 3-pointers in a game by a sophomore record in her first career start >> Named to the Woodland Hills Holiday Inn Thanksgiving Basketball Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 18 points per game, including eight threes in the tournament and helping WVU to a 1-1 tournament record, including a 63-54 upset win over No. 25 UCLA >> Named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 26 after recording a game-leading 21 points on 50 percent shooting (714), including four 3-pointers in a win over Mount St. Mary’s >> Led WVU in scoring with 17 points against Marshall to be named the Player of the Game >> Recorded at least one 3-pointer in 31 games >> Led WVU with 74 3-pointers, the third most by a sophomore in a single season in WVU history >> Averaged 2.2 3-pointers per game, the sixth-highest average in the league >> Averaged 10.6 points per game as WVU’s third-leading scorer >> Led WVU with four 20-point outings >> Had 16 games with scoring numbers in double figures >> Led WVU in scoring on 10 occasions, the second-most on the team >> Played all 34 games with 19 starts
AT WEST VIRGINIA (2010-11):
IN HIGH SCHOOL:
>> As a senior at Mount Vernon High, averaged 15.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game
RECORD BOOK
>> Played 31 games, averaging 7.5 minutes per game as a true freshman >> Had a breakout game against High Point as she put up a careerbest six 3-pointers and led all players in scoring with 22 points >> Came off the bench for 13 min. and recorded nine points off three 3-pointers in the season-opening win over Loyola-Maryland >> Recorded her second double-figure scoring game with 14 points against Marshall, including 4-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc and 5-of-10 shooting from the field >> Recorded 22 3-pointers made, the second most for the Mountaineers >> Held the third-highest 3-point field goal percentage of 37.9 (22-of-58) >> Tallied 85 points and 20 rebounds on the season >>
DID YOU KNOW??
Taylor became an auntie for the first time to niece Rayven on Jan. 30, 2012.
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