2009-10: Started first 16 games before breaking right foot in Jan. 28 home win over Western Oregon … got starting call in all 51 games of Seawolf career before suffering injury … at time of injury, led the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in both assists (3.9 apg) and steals (3.2 spg) and ranked in top 20 of Division II national rankings in steals, boosted by career-high 8 swipes against MSUB on Jan 14 … grabbed multiple steals in last 11 games prior to injury, moving into 20th place on UAA’s career list (120) … finished 9th on UAA career (2.3 spg) and single-season (3.0) lists for steals per game … took court for final time in UAA’s NCAA 1st Round win over Cal Poly Pomona on Mar. 12 … earned All-Tournament Team honors in helping UAA to ‘four-peat’ at Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout with wins over Div. I programs Coastal Carolina and Cincinnati … had 12 points (5-8 FG), 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals vs Coastal Carolina and tallied 9 points — including game-winning free throw — 4 rebounds and 2 assists in 49-48 win over Big East foe Cincy … other top senior performances included 14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals in road loss to nationally ranked Western Washington; 12 points (4-6 FG, 3-4 FT), 9 rebounds and 6 assists in home win over Saint Martin’s; and 11 points and 5 steals in Dec. 5 win over fellow NCAA qualifier Nyack … shared Best Defensive Player honors with Nikki Aden at season-ending team banquet April 9.
2008-09: One of two players to start all 35 games for Seawolf team that posted school-best 31-4 record, advanced to NCAA Final 4, and won share of first GNAC title ... averaged 6.2 points and led team with 2.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game ... ranked 3rd on squad with 4.0 rebounds per game from point guard position, upping that number to 5.2 rpg in league play ... led team with 15 assists, 14 steals and 14 free throws made in five NCAA Tournament games, and was 3rd-leading scorer (6.8 ppg) ... finished with GNAC overall ranks of 4th in steals, 10th in assists, and 20th in defensive rebounding (3.4 drpg) ... earned team’s Best Defensive Player award for UAA squad that led nation in opponent FG% (.318) and ranked 2nd in scoring defense (49.1 ppg allowed) ... scored season-high 19 points (7-13 FG, 3-3 3FG), plus 6 rebounds, 5 steals and 2 assists in regular-season home finale win over MSU Billings ... came just shy of triple-double with 11 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists in home win over Saint Martin’s ... tallied 12 points (8-10 FT) and 5 steals in NCAA First Round win over NW Nazarene, and followed with 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 52-49 win over 10th-ranked UC San Diego ... totaled 18 points and 4 steals in UAA victories over Div. I Cal State Northridge and Syracuse as UAA claimed Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout championship ... other top showings included 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in road win over Alaska Fairbanks; 11 points (3-4 FG, 5-6 FT) and 2 assists in 70-67 home win against NCAA qualifier Western Washington; and 7 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals in NCAA Quarterfinals win over Clayton State ... joined Rebecca Kielpinski (2007-08 & ’08-09) and Kalhie Quinones (’07-08) as only Seawolves to log 35 starting assignments.
BEFORE UAA: Two-year starter for national powerhouse Western Nebraska CC, playing on squads that went a combined 58-6 ... averaged 10.0 points, 3.1 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2006-07, shooting 47.8 percent from the floor ... ranked third in Region IX with 2.4 steals per game, helping Cougars advance to the regional championship contest ... as a freshman, averaged 6.0 ppg on a squad that qualified for the NJCAA national tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned 2004-05 Colorado Springs Coaches’ Class 4A Player of the Year honors ... First Team All-Area pick by Colorado Springs Gazette and a Second Team All-State choice by Rocky Mountain News ... one of 20 girls statewide chosen to participate in “The Show,” Colorado’s annual high school basketball all-star game at Denver’s Pepsi Center ... named first-team All-Metro League and second-team all-state as a junior; also second-team all-league as a sophomore and honorable mention all-league as a freshman ... helped Harrison High to Metro League titles as a junior and senior ... won four varsity letters in both basketball and track & field.
PERSONAL: Born Kierriea Shawnte Taylor on Apr. 7, 1987 in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... daughter of Mark and Michelle Taylor.
Career Highs
Points: 19 vs MSU Billings, 3/7/09
Rebounds: 9, four times (last: vs Saint Martin’s, 1/21/10)
Assists: 9 vs Saint Martin’s, 1/31/09
Blocks: 1, eleven times
Steals: 8 vs MSU Billings, 1/14/10
Career Statistics
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg
2008-09 35-35 735/21.0 79-216 .366 11-40 .275 49- 83 .590 21-118-139/4.0 85-1 92 108 4 69 218/6.2
2009-10 17-16 392/23.1 40-110 .364 6-32 .188 36- 62 .581 23– 53– 76/4.5 46-2 63 49 7 51 122/7.2
Totals 52-51 1127/21.7 119-326 .365 17-72 .236 85-145 .586 44-171-215/4.1 131-3 155 157 11 120 340/6.5
