Presbyterian College

Taylor completed her first season on staff in 2022-23 after spending a year on the staff at her alma mater of St. Francis University.

She worked with the shooting guards mainly in her first season with the Blue Hose highlighted by Aubrie Kierscht finishing her freshman campaign with 65 threes and earning all-freshman team honors. Kierscht finished third in the league among freshman in points/game. Christina Kline was key for the Blue Hose from deep with 36 triples and was a key contributor with 72 assists and 21 steals to her stat line.

As a team, the Blue Hose broke 10 team DI single-season records throughout the season including points/game (64.9), field goals made (748), points (1,947), rebounds (1,141), defensive rebounds (841), defensive rebounds/game (28.0), assists (429), assists/game (14.3), field goal pct. (43.4%) and field goals attempted (1,723).

Prior to joining PC, she spent one season primarily working with the post players at St. Francis University which included Jada Dapaa who led the Northeast Conference in rebounding and was #4 rebounder in the nation as she averaged 12.3 RPG. Dapaa was also named Defensive Player of the Year and Most Improved Player of the Year in the league. She also led a pair of forwards in Aaliyah Moore who ranked ninth in offensive rebounding and Sam Miller who was 10th in the league in Field Goal Percentage.

She was also involved in the team's social media initiative as she was the liaison for the team from Sports Information and Media Departments. Taylor also handled recruiting, community and campus involvement. 

Prior to joining SFU she spent the prior two seasons as an assistant coach at The University of Akron and worked for a year with the Zips as video coordinator. During her time with the Zips she coached the shooting guards, while also assisting with Akron's defensive and recruiting efforts.

Taylor also oversaw the team's graduate assistant and video coordinator positions. She served as the school's academic coordinator and worked to help coordinate the Zips social media efforts.

Since Taylor arrived at Akron, five student-athletes in Alyssa Clay (2018-19, 2019-20), Shayna Harmon (2018-19, 2019-20), Kendall Miller (2019-20), Megan Sefcik (2018-19) and Caitlin Vari (2018-19, 2019-20) have earned Academic All-MAC honors, while Sefcik achieved MAC Distinguished Scholar recognition following the 2018-19 season.

The Zips have posted cumulative team GPA's of 3.0 or better in each of the first four semesters under head coach Melissa Jackson entering this season, including registering cumulative marks of 3.141 and 3.233 during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 campaigns, respectively. The number improved to 3.338 following Akron earning a 3.372 team GPA for the Fall 2020 Semester.

Taylor spent the 2018-19 campaign on the Zips' staff as the video coordinator, where she created game film of the Zips and opponents, provided postgame defensive breakdown analysis, assisted with scouting reports, and created graphics/videos for recruiting and social media.

Before coming to Akron, Taylor spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Mercer University. In her two seasons with the Bears' program, Taylor assisted the Mercer coaching staff in preparing game film and scouting reports while observing individual and team workouts. She hired and organized team managers involved with the program and also created recruiting mail-out documents and schedules. In her time at Mercer, the Bears went 55-10 earned two Southern Conference regular season titles and made an appearance in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.

Taylor participated in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's "So You Want To Be A Coach" program at the 2016 NCAA Final Four, helping assist young women aspire to become coaches. At the 2019, 2021 & 2022 NCAA Final Four, Taylor was invited back to speak on the Rookie Coaches Panel to the newest members of the 'So' Program.
 
Prior to joining the Mercer staff, Taylor played in 70 career games for St. Francis (Pa.). In her career with the Red Flash, she scored 210 points, grabbed 127 rebounds, while recording 64 assists, 38 steals, and 13 blocks.
 
Taylor earned her master's of education in higher education leadership from Mercer in December 2017 and a bachelor's of science in exercise physiology from St. Francis (Pa.) in 2016.

She is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist via the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). She is a former member of Saint Francis' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Student-Athlete Mentors (SAMS) programs.