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2018 Volleyball Roster

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1 Taylor Reiss

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • High School Minneota
  • Hometown Taunton, Minn.

Biography

2018: DII Athlete of the Year ... DII Honda Athlete of the Year ... Academic All-NSIC ... AVCA National Player of the Year ... CCA Player of the Year ... AVCA Central Region Player of the Year … NSIC Player of the Year … first athlete in conference history to earn award three times … first team All-NSIC … NSIC Offensive Player of the Week four times (9/24, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29), … AVCA DII Player of the Week two times (9/25 & 10/23) … became first player in any division to earn award five times in career … Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District … CCA Central Region Player of the Year … recorded a season-high totaled 644 kills … finished career as the leader in kills in 25-point rally scoring era and second in all-time kills (2,126) … second in kills per set (4.96) … attack attempts (5,229) … second in points (2,409.5) … third in points per set (5.62) … sixth in service attempts (1,589) … and ninth in attack pct. (.310) … ranks fourth in single-season kills (644) … had 22 double-doubles … had six games with 30 kills or more … season-high 33 kills in one match against Regis (8/25) … NSIC Tournament all-tournament team ... NCAA Central Region all-tournament team. 

2017: Academic All-NSIC ... selected AVCA DII National Player of the Year ... first in program history to earn the award ... named NSIC Player of the Year ... first team All-NSIC ... named first team AVCA and CCA All-American selection for a second straight year ... also named AVCA and CCA Central Region Player of the year ... first team AVCA and CCA All-Region  ... named CoSIDA Academic All-District ... led the squad with 605 kills and closed the season hitting .305 on 1,513 attacks ... second on the team with 363 digs ... earned DII National Player of the Week honors on two occasions during the season (11/21, 9/12) ... ranked second in Division II in total kills (605) and third in kills per set (5.13) ... also was third in the country in points per set (5.69) ...  was also a two-time NSIC Player of the Week award winner this year and was named both the preseason and regular season NSIC Player of the Year ... was named tournament MVP at the West Florida (9/2), the Colorado Premier (9/9) and the NSIC Tournament in addition to being named to the NCAA Central Region all-tournament team ... had 16 double-doubles ... recorded 12 matches with at least 20 kills ... had seven with at least 20 digs and six different matches with at least 20 kills and 20 digs ... finished with 41 kills vs. Augustana (11/18) which set an SMSU single-match record that had stood since 1990 ... the 90 attacks vs. Augustana (11/18) also set a school single-match record ... the 41 kills against Augustana also broke an NSIC tournament record that she had tied just three days earlier with 31 kills against Upper Iowa (11/15) ... she set a career-high with 25 digs at Northern State (10/7) ... she moved into the top-10 in career kills during the season where she currently sits in seventh place with 1,482 kills ... she also ranks second in SMSU history in career kills per set (4.66) and third in points per set (5.31).

2016: NSIC All-Academic ... named first team All-NSIC and NSIC Player of the Year ... named Conference Comissioners Association (CCA) first team All-Region and CCA Central Region Player of the Year ... named to the AVCA Central Region first team and AVCA All-American first team ... led the team with 577 kills and finished with a .298 hitting percentage ... third on the team with 347 digs ... named to the Flyer Festival, Colorado Premier, NSIC, and NCAA Central Region all-tournament teams ... named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week on (9/6) and again on (9/26) ... set school record for kills in four sets with 35 in loss to Lewis (Ill.) (9/3) ... hit .643 with 18 kills on 28 swings with zero errors vs. Upper Iowa (10/7) ... had 19 digs vs MSU Moorhead (11/5) ... had 19 double-double performances on the season and reached double digit kills in all 34 matches ... finished season ranked third in NCAA in kills per set (4.89).

2015: Appeared and started in 22 matches ... named NSIC Freshman of the Year ... named All-NSIC first team ... named AVCA All-Central Region Freshman of the Year ... finished ranked 26th in the nation in points per set with a 4.52 mark and 31st in hitting percentage with a .348 clip ... was named Sports Imports/AVCA Division II National Player of the Week (10/25) ... named NSIC Player of the Week twice (Oct. 5 and Oct. 26) ... recorded a season-high 25 kills vs. Augustana (11/18) ... finished with a .706 percentage at Minot State (10/30) ... put up nine blocks at Upper Iowa (10/2) ... tallied her first double-double against Minnesota Duluth (10/9) with 14 blocks and 10 digs ... finished third on the team with 300 kills with a team-high 3.66 kills/set average ... led the team with a .348 hitting percentage ... recorded 21 service aces ... racked up 81 total blocks and 18 solo blocks.

High School: 2015 graduate of Minneota HS ... played for coach Stephanie Hennen ... standout in both volleyball and basketball ... three-time conference MVP and four-time all-conference honoree in volleyball ... three-time all-state ... finalist for 2014 Ms. Baden Volleyball award ... honorable mention Under Armor All-American ... racked up 581 kills and hit .517 as a senior ... helped lead team to three state tournament appearances in volleyball ... recorded 2,119 career kills and 339 career solo blocks ... in basketball, led team to 2013 state championship and a runner-up finish in 2014 ... two-time all-state honoree ... three-time all-conference selection ... scored 2,133 career points ... two-time all-area player of the year.

Personal: Born March 1, 1997 ... daughter of Chad and Moriah Reiss ... exercise science major.

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    5'10"
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    2016Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    1
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    2017Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    1
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    2018Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'10"
    1