2012-13: Big South Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Ranked second in the nation in three-point field-goal percentage (48.3 percent, 85-176)... Averaged 11.0 points per game, second on the team... Set a new program single-season record with 85 treys... Scored a career-high 22 points in a win over Longwood (3/2) in the regular season finale... Tallied 20 points in a win over High Point (2/23)... Hit five three-pointers in a win over Charleston Southern (2/16)... Knocked down six field goals and scored a team-high 16 points against Winthrop (1/31)... Scored 19 points thanks in part to five three-pointers to sink Coastal Carolina (12/29)... Hit four three-pointers against UCF (12/17) to help knock off the Knights... Knocked down the game-winning three-pointer over Charleston Southern (11/28)... Dished out a game-high five assists at NC Central (11/24)... Tallied her first career blocked shot against SC State (11/20)... Paced the squad with 17 points against Southern Wesleyan (11/19)... Led the team in scoring with 14 points against Duke (11/17)... Scored seven points against Georgia (11/14), all in the first half... Picked up a game-high four steals and scored nine points in the season-opening win over Clemson (11/11).
2011-12: Named to the Big South Conference All-Academic Team... Played in all 29 games, starting 26... Ranked second on the team in points, with 9.7 points per game... Hit 63 three-pointers, tying Billie Haskins and Jill Neumann for sixth-most in a single season at PC... Ranked 22nd in the Big South Conference in scoring, fifth in three-point field goal percentage (.364) and fourth in three-pointers made (2.2)... Among conference competition only, Taylor ranked 20th in scoring (10.6 ppg), second in three-point field goal percentage (.391), third in three-pointers made (2.5) and 10th in minutes played (32.7)... Hit six three-pointers and tallied three steals for a season-high 18 points against Winthrop (1/7)... Had a stretch of nine straight games scoring in double-figures (12/13-1/16)... Went 26-30 (.867) from the free-throw line... Scored in double figures in 16 games, hitting a three-pointer in 26 of 29 games... Scored 17 points against Montreat (12/16) and 16 against High Point (1/30).
2010-11: Played in 28 games starting 21 ... Ranked second on the team in scoring with 192 points (6.9 ppg) ... Played 727 minutes, 26.0 per game ... Earned Big South Freshman of the Week honors after averaging 15 ppg on .500 FG shooting during the week of Feb. 22-28 ... Had nine points and seven rebounds in the series opener against VA Tech (11/12) ... Scored 14 points to lead the team in the road win against Winthrop (1/17) after going 5-5 from the floor and 4-4 from the FT line ... Led the team with 15 points in the road win against Savannah State (2/7) ... Led the team with a season-high 21 points in the victory at UNCA (2/12) including 6-12 from behind the 3pt line, eight assists, and seven rebounds ... Played a season-high 40 minutes against GWU (2/26), scored 15 points, and went a perfect 10-10 from the free throw line ... Scored 15 points against RU (2/28) ... Finished ranked 14th in the Big South for assists (2.18).
High School: Played for head coach Kathy Marlowe at AC Reynolds H.S. ... Averaged over 10.0 points per game all four seasons and posted 16.0 points per game both as a junior and a senior ... Led team to third round of state playoffs ... Earned all-conference honors all four seasons as well as All-Western North Carolina all four seasons ... Conference player of the year as a senior, Blue-White All-Star and East/West North Carolina All-Star ... Scored 1,000th career point as a junior ... Buncome County Top-15 Scholar ... AC Reynolds Female Scholar Athlete of the Year ... National Honor Society member.
Personal: Karlyn Marie Taylor was born on Sept. 18, 1991 in Asheville, N.C. ... Daughter of Kevin and Chris Taylor ... Has an older brother; Zach ... Plans to major in mathematics and secondary education.
