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21 Taylor Keeran
Taylor Keeran
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Galion, Ohio
  • High School:
    Galion
  • Position:
    MB
  • m
    32
  • k/s
    1.48
  • h %
    .191
  • a/s
    0.06
  • b/s
    0.64
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.29
Bio

2022 (Junior): Played in 96 sets across 32 matches posting 142 kills and 61 blocks... Whacked seven smashes on 13 attacks without a mistake in a sweep of Christian Brothers on Aug. 27... Tallied 11 kills on 19 swings in a comeback win at Tusculum on Aug. 30... Posted 11 kills on 15 swings for a .600 hitting margin in a sweep of UVA Wise on Sept. 16... Equalled a career-high seven block assists in a sweep of LMU on Oct. 4... Racked up 11 kills hitting .474 with three solo blocks and seven block assists in a four-set win over Lenoir-Rhyne on Oct. 7. It was the second time she had at least five blocks in a match and the most by a C-N player since Nikki James posted 7.5 against Mars Hill on Nov. 1, 2011.

2021 (Sophomore): Across 28 matches and 110 sets, Keeran tallied 11 double-digit kill efforts and led the team in blocks 16 times... Ranked eighth in the SAC with 102 total blocks and 10th with 0.93 blocks per set... In her sophomore debut, Keeran led the team with seven block assists chipping in eight kills...Piled up 12 kills hitting .276 to help the Eagles take down LMU in five sets on Sept. 14... Crushed the ball at a .667 clip, 10 kills on 15 swings, marking the first time since Sept. 7, 2019, 55 matches and 768 days, that a C-N player hit above .600 when Kaina Roehrkasse did so against Emmanuel... In a sweep of UVA Wise on Sept. 25, Keeran hit .800 (8-0-10) to be the first Eagle to hit that high (minimum 10 attempts) in 292 matches and 3,665 days... Reset her career high with 15 kills and four total blocks against Mars Hill on Oct. 12... Played a part in each of the team’s seven blocks with three solos and four assists in a four-set win over at Anderson on Oct. 16... Matched a career day with 15 kills hitting .333 with three rejections in a win at USC Aiken on Oct. 22.

Spring 2021 (Freshman): Played in all 11 matches and 34 sets tallying 34 kills and seven digs while averaging 0.53 blocks per set... Produced four matches with at least five kills led by a season-high seven on a .227 hitting percentage against Anderson on April 3... Notched at least one block assists in 10 of the 11 matches with a season-best two at UVA Wise on March 9.

Prior to Carson-Newman: Keeran registered a highly productive career tallying three first-team all-conference selections culminating with conference Player of the Year honors and a second-team all-Ohio nod. She produced 943 career kills, 343 blocks, 447 digs and 80 aces. Playing middle as a senior, Keeran led the conference in hitting percentage (.446) posting 280 smashes (third in the league), 78 blocks (fourth in the league) and 41 aces. She led Gailon High School to three Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Championships. Her final year, 2019, was a season that featured a flawless 12-0 conference slate never dropping a set with a 24-2 overall record and a district championship.

The Buckeye State native starred in the high jump in 2018 earning a honorable mention all-conference plaudit finishing fifth in the district.

Her grandfather, Terry Holt, was a wrestler at Otterbein College and her mother, Ali Stanley, participated in track and field at Miami (Ohio).

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Nov 1 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-0
Nov 7 Newberry W, 3-0
Nov 11 vs. Tusculum W, 3-1
Nov 12 vs. Wingate L, 3-0
Nov 18 vs. #6 Flagler L, 3-0
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 32 18
Sets 96 56
Kills 142 95
Kills per set 1.48 1.70
Errors 68 39
Total Attacks 388 230
Total Attacks per set 4.04 4.11
Hitting Percentage .191 .243
Assists 6 2
Assists per set 0.06 0.04
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 0 0
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 28 22
Digs per set 0.29 0.39
Block Solo 5 4
Block Assist 56 35
Block Total 61 39
Blocks per set 0.64 0.70
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 175.0 116.5
Points per set 1.8 2.1
Matches started 15 13
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 26 vs. Alabama Huntsville W, 3-1 - 4 2 2 19 .000 0 2.5
Aug 26 at Trevecca Nazarene L, 3-2 - 4 7 2 18 .278 0 7.5
Aug 27 vs. King (Tenn.) W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 5 .200 0 1.5
Aug 27 vs. Christian Bros. W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 13 .538 0 8.0
Aug 30 at Tusculum W, 3-2 - 5 11 3 19 .421 0 11.5
Sep 2 vs. Aub.-Montgomery W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 4 .000 1 1.5
Sep 2 at USC Aiken W, 3-0 - 3 7 5 21 .095 0 10.0
Sep 3 vs. Francis Marion W, 3-0 - 1 0 1 2 -.500 0 0.0
Sep 3 vs. North Greenville W, 3-2 - 4 4 4 11 .000 1 4.5
Sep 6 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 - 4 4 3 19 .053 0 4.0
Sep 10 at Limestone W, 3-1 - 2 1 3 9 -.222 0 1.5
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 3-0 1 3 8 2 18 .333 0 8.5
Sep 16 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 1 3 11 2 15 .600 0 12.0
Sep 17 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 6 .500 0 4.0
Sep 23 Newberry W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 14 .214 0 6.0
Sep 24 Anderson (S.C.) W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 11 .273 0 5.5
Oct 1 at Catawba W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 3 .000 0 1.0
Oct 4 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-0 1 2 3 6 14 -.214 0 6.5
Oct 7 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-1 1 4 11 2 19 .474 1 17.5
Oct 14 at #21 Wingate L, 3-1 1 4 4 1 11 .273 0 4.5
Oct 15 at Coker W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 9 .444 0 6.0
Oct 18 Tusculum W, 3-1 1 3 2 3 5 -.200 0 2.5
Oct 21 Lander W, 3-0 - 3 8 1 16 .438 1 8.0
Oct 21 Augusta L, 3-1 1 4 3 2 10 .100 0 4.5
Oct 22 Georgia College W, 3-0 - 2 0 4 8 -.500 0 0.5
Oct 25 Mars Hill W, 3-2 - 5 8 3 26 .192 0 9.0
Oct 28 Limestone W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 18 .444 0 12.0
Nov 1 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 1 2 2 7 .000 0 2.5
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - 2 2 2 7 .000 1 2.0
Nov 7 Newberry W, 3-0 - 2 3 1 9 .222 0 4.5
Nov 11 vs. Tusculum W, 3-1 - 3 2 3 7 -.143 0 2.0
Nov 12 vs. Wingate L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 vs. #6 Flagler L, 3-0 - 3 2 3 15 -.067 1 3.5
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 26 vs. Alabama Huntsville W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 26 at Trevecca Nazarene L, 3-2 - 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 27 vs. King (Tenn.) W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 27 vs. Christian Bros. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Aug 30 at Tusculum W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 2 vs. Aub.-Montgomery W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 2 at USC Aiken W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 6 0 6 0
Sep 3 vs. Francis Marion W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 vs. North Greenville W, 3-2 - 4 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 6 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 at Limestone W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 16 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 17 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 23 Newberry W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 24 Anderson (S.C.) W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 1 at Catawba W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 7 0 7 0
Oct 7 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-1 1 4 2 3 7 0 10 0
Oct 14 at #21 Wingate L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 15 at Coker W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 18 Tusculum W, 3-1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 21 Lander W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Augusta L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 22 Georgia College W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 25 Mars Hill W, 3-2 - 5 2 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 28 Limestone W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 4 0 4 0
Nov 1 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 7 Newberry W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 3 0 3 0
Nov 11 vs. Tusculum W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 12 vs. Wingate L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 vs. #6 Flagler L, 3-0 - 3 2 1 1 0 2 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 26 vs. Alabama Huntsville W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 26 at Trevecca Nazarene L, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 27 vs. King (Tenn.) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 27 vs. Christian Bros. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 at Tusculum W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 vs. Aub.-Montgomery W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 at USC Aiken W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 vs. Francis Marion W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 vs. North Greenville W, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 at Limestone W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 Newberry W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 24 Anderson (S.C.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 at Catawba W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at #21 Wingate L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Coker W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 Tusculum W, 3-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Lander W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Augusta L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 Georgia College W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 Mars Hill W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 28 Limestone W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 0
Nov 1 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 7 Newberry W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 vs. Tusculum W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 12 vs. Wingate L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 vs. #6 Flagler L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2020-21 11 34 37 1.09 29 115 3.38 .070 0 0.00 46.5 1.4
2021-22 28 110 242 2.20 85 554 5.04 .283 1 0.01 302.5 2.8
2022-23 32 96 142 1.48 68 388 4.04 .191 6 0.06 175.0 1.8
2023-24 27 87 136 1.56 69 385 4.43 .174 0 0.00 161.5 1.9
2024-25 26 102 199 1.95 72 481 4.72 .264 5 0.05 259.0 2.5
Total 124 429 756 1.76 323 1923 4.48 .225 12 0.03 944.5 2.2

Career Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2020-21 11 34 7 0.21 1 17 18 0.53
2021-22 28 110 26 0.24 15 87 102 0.93
2022-23 32 96 28 0.29 5 56 61 0.64
2023-24 27 87 18 0.21 4 41 45 0.52
2024-25 26 102 33 0.32 13 76 89 0.87
Total 124 429 112 0.26 38 277 315 0.73

Career Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2020-21 11 34 0 0 0.00 0 1 1
2021-22 28 110 19 2 0.02 2 7 1
2022-23 32 96 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
2023-24 27 87 27 1 0.01 3 1 0
2024-25 26 102 201 9 0.09 18 4 0
Total 124 429 248 12 0.03 23 13 2

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 32 96 142 1.48 68 388 4.04 .191 6 0.06 175.0 1.8
Conference 18 56 95 1.70 39 230 4.11 .243 2 0.04 116.5 2.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 40 71 1.77 29 171 4.28 .246 2 0.05 92.5 2.3
Away 11 34 52 1.53 25 141 4.15 .191 1 0.03 59.0 1.7
Neutral 8 22 19 0.86 14 76 3.45 .066 3 0.14 23.5 1.1
Result
Wins 27 78 118 1.51 58 316 4.05 .190 5 0.06 146.5 1.9
Losses 5 18 24 1.33 10 72 4.00 .194 1 0.06 28.5 1.6
Month
August 5 17 28 1.65 7 74 4.35 .284 0 0.00 31.0 1.8
September 11 32 48 1.50 24 130 4.06 .185 2 0.06 57.5 1.8
October 11 36 55 1.53 26 139 3.86 .209 2 0.06 72.0 2.0
November 5 11 11 1.00 11 45 4.09 .000 2 0.18 14.5 1.3

Splits Stats: Offense

m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 32 96 28 0.29 5 56 61 0.64
Conference 18 56 22 0.39 4 35 39 0.70
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 40 15 0.38 4 35 39 0.97
Away 11 34 10 0.29 0 14 14 0.41
Neutral 8 22 3 0.14 1 7 8 0.36
Result
Wins 27 78 24 0.31 4 49 53 0.68
Losses 5 18 4 0.22 1 7 8 0.44
Month
August 5 17 2 0.12 0 6 6 0.35
September 11 32 7 0.22 1 17 18 0.56
October 11 36 13 0.36 3 28 31 0.86
November 5 11 6 0.55 1 5 6 0.55

Splits Stats: Defense

m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 32 96 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Conference 18 56 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 40 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Away 11 34 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Neutral 8 22 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Result
Wins 27 78 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Losses 5 18 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Month
August 5 17 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
September 11 32 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
October 11 36 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
November 5 11 0 0 0.00 0 0 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

News mentions
Fiery attack paces C-N’s sweep at Emory & Henry
  • Article
  • November 01, 2022
Fiery attack paces C-N’s sweep at Emory & Henry

EMORY, Va. – Carson-Newman tied the bow on a Mountain Division Championship in the South Atlantic Conference Tuesday night at the King Center hitting .330 to sweep Emory & Henry, 25-15, 25-17 and 25-12, in the penultimate regular-season match of the year.

  • November 01, 2022
Balanced effort leads C-N to senior day sweep of Saints
  • Article
  • October 28, 2022
Balanced effort leads C-N to senior day sweep of Saints

Carson-Newman volleyball (23-4, 14-2) sent its three seniors out the right way, sweeping Limestone (9-9, 6-9) on Friday night inside Holt fieldhouse.

  • October 28, 2022
Barton notches 1,000th career dig in sweep of Lander
  • Article
  • October 21, 2022
Barton notches 1,000th career dig in sweep of Lander

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Hayden Barton joined Carson-Newman’s 1,000-dig club aiding the Eagles to a sweep of Lander, 25-21, 25-17 and 25-20, to open up the South Atlantic Conference versus Peach Belt Conference Crossover Friday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.

  • October 21, 2022
Cherry, Keeran anchor balanced effort in win over Bears
  • Article
  • October 07, 2022
Cherry, Keeran anchor balanced effort in win over Bears

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Blake Cherry tallied a double-double and Taylor Keeran filled up the stat sheet as Carson-Newman won its seventh straight match downing Lenoir-Rhyne in four sets, 25-20, 19-25, 25-13 and 25-12, Friday night at Holt Fieldhouse in South Atlantic Conference action.

  • October 07, 2022
Net presence powers C-N through LMU
  • Article
  • October 04, 2022
Net presence powers C-N through LMU

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman finished the match with 10 blocks and a .291 hitting percentage to win its six straight match taking down Lincoln Memorial in three sets, 25-18, 25-13 and 25-12, in South Atlantic Conference action Tuesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.

  • October 04, 2022
C-N efficient and dominant in win over UVA Wise
  • Article
  • September 16, 2022
C-N efficient and dominant in win over UVA Wise

Carson-Newman volleyball (11-2, 4-1) defeated UVA Wise (3-5, 0-4) in straight sets, 25-8, 25-19, and 25-14 to win its home opener Friday night inside Holt Fieldhouse.

  • September 16, 2022
Scorching C-N rolls to seventh straight win
  • Article
  • September 03, 2022
Scorching C-N rolls to seventh straight win

AIKEN, S.C. - Recording its longest winning streak since 2019, Carson-Newman swept Francis Marion 25-18, 25-13, 25-19 and held off North Greenville in five sets, 28-30, 28-26, 25-20, 15-25 and 15-12 to wrap up action on Saturday at the Pacer Invitational.

  • September 03, 2022
Electric Eagles coast to two sweeps
  • Article
  • September 02, 2022
Electric Eagles coast to two sweeps

AIKEN, S.C. - Two matches, six sets. That's all Carson-Newman needed on day one of the Pacer Invitational to clobber Auburn-Montgomery, 25-19, 25-21 and 25-23, before smashing USC Aiken, 25-22, 25-17 and 25-20, on Friday at the Convocation Center.

  • September 02, 2022
Unflappable Eagles overcome deficits to beat Tusculum
  • Article
  • August 30, 2022
Unflappable Eagles overcome deficits to beat Tusculum

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Down 2-0 in the match and facing two match points in the fifth, Carson-Newman never wavered coming back to beat Tusculum in the 2022 South Atlantic Conference regular-season opener, 13-25, 22-25, 25-17, 27-25 and 16-14, Tuesday evening at Pioneer Arena.

  • August 30, 2022
Trojans stymie stat sheet stuffing C-N
  • Article
  • August 26, 2022
Trojans stymie stat sheet stuffing C-N

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Four Eagles tallied double-doubles and despite leading 2-1 in the match, Carson-Newman dropped a tight affair in the Music City to Trevecca Nazarene, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23, 22-25, 9-15, in the nightcap of Friday's festivites of the Trevecca Tournament.

  • August 26, 2022
Trevecca Tournament ignites 2022 for Eagles in Music City
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  • August 25, 2022
Trevecca Tournament ignites 2022 for Eagles in Music City

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For the second season in a row, Carson-Newman is scheduled to play four matches over the opening weekend of the season playing Alabama Huntsville at noon and Trevecca Nazarene at 8 p.m. on Friday before hitting the court at 2 p.m. against King and 6 p.m. versus Christian Brothers on Saturday to conclude the action.

  • August 25, 2022
Carson-Newman Volleyball Outsides and Middles Position Preview
  • Article
  • August 18, 2022
Carson-Newman Volleyball Outsides and Middles Position Preview

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With the 2022 Carson-Newman volleyball season opener just over a week away, it is time to break down the Eagles roster with the final of two position previews with a look at the outside hitters and middle blockers with senior Julia Wheeler.

  • August 18, 2022