Sydney Taylor

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Long Island, N.Y.
High School:
St. Anthony's
Prev School:
UMass

Louisville - Graduate Year 2023-24

Finished the season with a team-best 57 made three-pointers and was tied for the second with 10.8 points per game.
Scored 13 points and led the team with three assists against No. 4 seed Notre Dame.
Tallied a team-best 16 points and was 3-for-6 from three in the home win over Florida State.
Scored in double figures with 15 points and made three three-pointers against Virginia.
Had a career game with 31 points, 10-for-16 shooting, 7-for-12 from behind the arc, four rebounds, four assists and four steals. The 31 points and seven threes were the most by a Louisville player this season. The four steals and seven threes tied a career high and the four assists tied a season high.
Tallied 13 points, all in the second half, on 5-for-11 shooting in the road win over Boston College.
Scored in double figures with 13 points, tied a season high with four assists and two steals in the win over #12/14 Notre Dame.
Tallied double figures with 13 points, tied a season high with three made three pointers and tied a season high with a team-best four assists in the win over #21/23 Syracuse.
Led the Cards and tied a season high with four assists to go with nine points and four rebounds in the win over Pitt.
Scored in double figures for the third-straight game with 11 points and had a season-high eight rebounds against Clemson.
Tallied double-figures with 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting and 2-for-4 from three in the win over Wake Forest.
Scored a team-best 13 points, tallied four assists for the second straight game and tied a season-best with three three-pointers made in the road win over Pitt.
Led Cardinals and tied a season high with four assists to go with seven points and four rebounds in the win over Duke.
Was one of three players in double figures with 13 points and had three assists against No. 17/18 UConn.
Scored 13 points and tied a season-best with three three-pointers in the win over Kentucky.
Tallied a season-high six rebounds to lead the Cards with eight points and two made threes against #19/20 Ole Miss. It was her sixth-straight game with two or more made threes.
Led the Cards and tied a season high with four assists against Liberty.
Scored 17 points for the second-straight game and made three threes against Alabama.
Eclipsed the 1,500-career points mark with a team-high 17 points against Bucknell.
Had a team-best 15 points and four assists to go with two steals in the win over Bellarmine.
Led the Cardinals with 16 points in her regular season debut against Cincinnati.

Louisville - 2023 Summer

Named GLOBL JAM MVP after hitting the game-winning three in the gold medal game against Canada
Selected by USA Basketball for the 3x3 U23 Nations League Team that competed at multiple stops including Chile and Quebec.
Taylor was also named to the USA 3x3 Nations League Final Team that competed in Mongolia in September.

Taylor transferred to Louisville in April 2023 and will player her final collegiate season with the Cards in 2023-24.

UMass - Senior Year (2022-23)

Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
FIU Thanksgiving Classic MVP
Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (11/28/22)
Started in all 33 games played, averaging 34.9 minutes per game
Put up 532 points on the season, averaging 16.1 per game
Garnered her 1,000th career-point at UMass Lowell (11/22)
Tallied a season-high 30 points at Dayton (1/22), including a career best seven three-point field goals made
Sat atop the leaderboard in the A-10 in three-point field goals made and tied for seventh in the nation (104)
Was first in the league with a 3.2 three-point field goals per game average and tied for sixth in the NCAA
Came down with a career-high 10 rebounds at La Salle (2/4) and at Rhode Island (2/16)
Recorded her first career double-double at La Salle (2/4), totaling 26 points and 10 boards
Had her second double-double of her career with 18 points and 10 rebounds at Rhode Island (2/16)
Dished out a career best nine assists at Arizona State (12/2)
Registered three swipes at Loyola Chicago (1/7) for a season-high.

UMass - Junior Year (2021-22)

Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team
Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (1/17/22; 2/28/22)
Started in all 33 games for the Minutewomen, averaging 35.1 minutes per night
Averaged 15.9 points per game and had 26 double figure contests on the season
Scored a career best 32 points, including a career-high 12 field goals made, at VCU (1/12)
Placed second in the Atlantic 10 in three-point field goals per game and 20th in the nation (2.5; 83 total)
Knocked down six three-pointers at VCU (1/12) and against George Mason (2/11) to match a career best
Had a new career-high in free throws with eight at Saint Louis (2/26)
Totaled a career-high nine rebounds against Fairfield (12/1) and at Columbia (12/11)
Swiped the ball four times at St. Bonaventure (2/9) for a season best

UMass - Sophomore Year (2020-21)

All-Championship Team Atlantic-10
Started in all 24 games, averaging 34.3 minutes per game
Scored a career-high 27 points in the victories over Davidson (1/8) and Fordham (3/12)
Made a season-high 10 field goals, including six three-pointers against Davidson (1/8)
Totaled seven assists vs. Charlotte (3/20), marking a season best

UMass - Freshman Year (2019-20)

Played in 17 games as a reserve, averaging 6.1 minutes per contest
Made her collegiate debut against Merrimack (11/5), contributing nine points, four rebounds and a pair of steals
Scored a season-high 11 points in the win over Brown (11/21)
Dished out two assists vs. Merrimack and Hartford (11/17)

Prep

Had a four-year playing career under Hugh Flaherty and a club stint with Kevin White of the New York City Heat
Threat at the arc with strong rebounding ability and handles in transition
With St. Anthony's, Taylor helped the Friars to CHSAA championships each of her first three seasons and a state title as a freshman
As a junior in 2017-18, she averaged 14.9 points per game, five assists and 3.5 rebounds
Taylor is a two-year captain and two-time All-County selection who has also picked up classroom accolades as a Scholar-Athlete and recipient of the Duns Scotus Award.

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