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Camryn Taylor

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6'2''
Height
Senior
Class
Peoria, Ill.
Hometown
Richwoods HS
High School
Marquette
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Camryn Taylor - Women's Basketball - Virginia Cavaliers

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2023-24

  • Women’s College All-Star Game participant (April 6)
  • Appeared in 28 games, including 26 starts
  • Finished second on the team in scoring (14.75 ppg), good for 13th in the ACC
  • Led the team in rebounding (6.1 rpg) and free throws made (96) and free throw attempts (115)
  • Her four double-doubles on the season also led the team
  • Led the Hoos in scoring in 14 contests
  • Shot 46.5 percent from the field, good for ninth in the ACC, and 83.5 percent from the charity stripe
  • Scored a game-high 22 points in UVA’s road win over No. 20 Louisville (2/25)
  • Posted 18 points and 11 rebounds to claim her 12th career double-double in win over Miami (2/22)
  • Led UVA with 20 points against No. 19 Syracuse (2/18) in her second game back from injury
  • Registered a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in UVA’s 91-87 road win at No. 15 Florida State
  • Recorded a double-double with 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds against No. 3 NC State (12/31)
  • Finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds in UVA’s win over Rider (12/6)
  • Her 13 rebounds against the Broncs also tied her career high
  • Finished a career-best 10-for-10 at the free throw at La Salle (12/3)
  • Recorded her 12th career 20-point game with 22 points in UVA’s 76-52 win over UMES (11/8)
  • Also made a career-high eight free throws on nine attempts against the Hawks

2022-23

  • All-ACC Second Team
  • Started all 30 games, leading the team in scoring (13.9 ppg) and rebounding (6.3 rpg)
  • Finished 10th in the ACC in points per game
  • Finished seventh in the ACC in field goal shooting percentage (45.9 percent) and 10th in field goal percentage (74.5 percent)
  • Logged 21 games scoring in double figures, including with two 20-point performances and two double-doubles
  • Team’s leading scorer in 14 of 30 games with seven times being the top rebounder
  • Scored in double figures in each of the first four games of the season and six of the first seven
  • Scored 22 points in the season-opener with 13 rebounds for her seventh career double-double and her seventh career 20-point game (11/7)
  • Scored 22 points, including 14 in the second half, of the win against Minnesota (11/26)
  • Scored 17 points, going 7-of-9 from the field, in the win at Penn State (11/30)
  • Followed an 18-point performance at No. 9 Virginia Tech by scoring 16 points at No. 10 NC State (1/8)
  • Scored 17 points in the comeback win against Boston College, going 7-of-9 from the field (1/15)
  • Scored the 1,000th point of her collegiate career at Notre Dame (1/22). She scored 598 of those points at Marquette
  • Had her third 20-point game of the season at Syracuse (1/26) and followed it with a 22-point game against Virginia Tech (1/29)

2021-22

  • Led the team in scoring at 12.8 points per game with 6.1 rebounds per game
  • Appeared in 12 games with 12 starts
  • Matched her career high with a 27-point performance in her Virginia debut at JMU (11/9)
  • Scored in double figures in four of her first five games, including scoring 17 at Fullerton (11/23)
  • Had the Cavaliers’ first double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds against William & Mary (12/2)
  • Took a leave of absence from the team following the Jan. 13 game against NC State

At Marquette (2019-21)

  • Played two seasons at Marquette (2019-21)
  • 2020-21 All-BIG EAST honorable mention
  • 2019-20 BIG EAST All-Freshman team
  • As a sophomore, averaged 12.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, finishing 21st in the BIG EAST in scoring and sixth in rebounding
  • Scored 15 points, two rebounds and an assist in the NCAA tournament against Va. Tech (3/21/21)
  • As a freshman, saw action in 31 games off the bench, finishing fourth on the team in scoring (9.3 ppg)

Background

  • A three-time member of the All-Big 12 First Team as a high school player at Richwoods, earning the conference’s Player of the Year award in 2019
  • Journal Star 2018 Player of the Year
  • In her junior and senior year earned IBCA and AP First Team honors
  • Led her team to a Class 3A State Championship as a junior
  • Ranked No. 28 at her position by Blue Star

Personal

  • Daughter of Andre Taylor and Nichole Handy
  • Graduate Student in the School of Education