Taylor Hollingsworth

Position:
Defensive Specialist/Libero
Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Ursuline Academy
Hometown:
Wilmington, Del.
Major:
Nursing

AT DELAWARE
Four-year member of the Blue Hens who earned four letters • has totaled 151 assists and 72 services aces in her career • finishes her career ranked seventh in school history with 1,570 digs and 10th in school history with 3.47 digs per match • served as team captain along with Alexa Swann in 2016 • Graduated from Delaware in May 2017.

2016 SEASON (MATCH BY MATCH STATISTICS)
Appeared in all 123 sets, and 32 matches in her senior season • Ranked third in the CAA with 557 digs and fourth in the CAA with 4.53 digs per set • Led all Blue Hens on the season in both dig statistics • recorded double-digit digs in all but three matches • posted at least 20 digs in 10 matches • Recorded a career high 35 digs in a five-set win over James Madison Oct. 16 • set a career high seven assists with 17 digs vs Towson on Sopt. 24 • matched her career-high 4 aces in a five-set match win vs Duquesne Spet. 17 • CAA All-Academic Team • member of the National College Honor Society • named Navy Kristen Dickmann Invitational Most Valuable Player • named to the NC State Wolfpack Initivational All-Tournament Team • CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 29, Oct. 17) • CoSIDA Academic All-American nominee • named National 5 & 10 Best of the Blue Hens Athlete of the Week (Aug. 24) • named to CAA Academic Honor Roll.

2015 SEASON (MATCH BY MATCH STATISTICS)
Appeared in all 113 sets and made 12 starts during the year • ranked third on the team with 256 digs (2.27 per set) • was fourth on the Blue Hens with 21 service aces • reached double figure digs in 10 matches • posted a season-high 18 digs in the five-set win over Elon on Oct. 31 • added 16 digs against Southern Illinois and Boston College • recorded a career-high four aces duirng the five-set victory at Towson on Oct. 21 • member of National College Athlete Honor Society • earned PNC Bank Student-Athlete Achiever Award on Sept. 4.

2014 SEASON (MATCH BY MATCH STATISTICS)
Appeared in all 32 matches as the Blue Hens' libero • ranked third in the CAA, 39th in Division I and ninth in a UD single season by averaging 5.00 digs per set • her 585 digs are tied for 11th in a Blue Hen season • reached double figure digs in all but two matches on the season, including each of the final 25 contests • posted a career-high 33 digs during the victory over Manhattan on Sept. 12 • added 25 digs vs. Princeton and College of Charleston, and 24 in consecutive three-set victories at UNCW and Elon • eclipsed the 20-digs mark in 14 matches • ranked second on the team with 27 service aces and third with 61 assists • named CAA Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 20 • selected to UD Courtyard by Marriott Invitational and University of Delaware All-Tournament Teams.

2013 SEASON
Appeared in all but one match while making 10 starts during her freshman campaign • ranked fourth on the team with 172 digs, averaging 1.74 digs per set • posted a season-high 14 digs vs. Furman on Sept. 14, William & Mary on Oct. 11, and Hofstra on Oct. 18 • added 13 digs during the five-set win over UMBC on Sept. 6 • contributed 10 digs at Clemson on Sept. 21 • also had six assists during the year • named to CAA Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Four-year letterwinner on the volleyball team at Ursuline Academy • led the Raiders to the 2009 state championship and to runner up finishes in 2010 and 2012 • first team All-State selection as a senior • served as team captain during senior year • three-year starter on the Ursuline soccer team, including the 2011 squad that advanced to the state quarterfinals • spent one season on the track team • member of the Brandywine Club team that won the CHRVA regional championship • student ambassador and member of student council at Ursuline • four-year honor roll student • selected for DIAA Student Leadership Conference • three-year Jefferson Awards Student Leader • senior kairos retreat selected leader • selected All-State in theater, and played Oliver in her high school play.

PERSONAL
Taylor Jean Hollingsworth • born July 15, 1995 • daughter of John and Rita Hollingsworth • has an older sister, Ashley • nursing major at Delaware • mother is a UD graduate • goes ice fishing with her family every year in Minnesota • member of Delaware Christian Athletes • also enjoys singing and listening to music • intered at the nurse managed health center on the UD campus and worked volleyball camps over the summer.

CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 1, five times, last vs. James Madison, 11/20/16
Assists: 7, vs. Towson, 9/24/16
Aces: 4, twice, last vs. Duquesne, 9/17/16
Digs: 35 vs. James Madison, 10/16/16

CAREER STATISTICS

Year	Sets	K	E	TA	Pct.	Asst.	SA	Digs	BS	BA	TB
2013	99	0	2	3	-.667	6	0	172	0	0	0
2014	117	0	0	3	.000	61	27	585	0	0	0
2015	113	2	0	9	.222	17	21	256	0	0	0
2016	123	3	0	7	.429	67	24	557	0	0	0
TOTALS	452	5	2	22	.136	151	72	1570	0	0	0