University of Connecticut Athletics
2024 Women's Volleyball Roster
Taylor Pannell
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Pine Bush
- Hometown:
- Middletown, NY
As a Graduate Student (2024): All-BIG EAST Selection... Appeared and started in 32 matches, 116 sets overall... Finished tied for second on team with 311 kills, 3rd in attack percentage at .316, 1st in total blocks (91)... Had career-high 17 kills against Providence on Oct. 30th. Recorded season-high 9 blocks against St. John's on Oct. 19th, winning BIG EAST Defensive Player of Week on 10/21... Finished UConn career with most sets played in Husky uniform (484).
As a Redshirt Junior (2023): Saw action in all 30 matches and all 113 sets in her third season with the Huskies…Led the team in total blocks, with 81 in the season and totaled 218 kills, with 1.93 kills per set…Recorded a season high of 15 kills and 8 blocks against Villanova on Nov. 18.
As a Junior (2022): Started in 30 matches and played in 31 matches along with 114 sets played for the Huskies in third year season… In the season totaled 199 kills, 14 digs, eight blocks, and 1.75 kills per set ... Had a season high in kills with 14 against Bryant on Sept. 17... Finished the season with double digit kills four other times against Army on Sept. 3, against SMU on Sept. 10, against Villanova on Oct. 13, and against St. John’s in the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals on Nov. 23…. Was also awarded BIG EAST Player of the Week.
As a Sophomore (2021): Started in 34 of 35 matches, appearing in 127 sets ... Averaged 1.77 kills and 0.97 blocks per set ... Registered 10 kills and eight blocks at Albany (Aug. 27) ... Recorded 12 kills and five blocks at Dartmouth (Sept. 11) ... Tallied a season-high 10 blocks vs. St. John's (Sept. 25) ... Tabbed six kills and six blocks at Georgetown (Oct. 9) ... Recorded nine kills and four blocks vs. Georgetown (Nov. 5) ... Posted 13 kills and three blocks at Boston College (Dec. 5) ... Registered a season-high 16 kills and five blocks vs. North Florida (Dec. 8).
As a Freshman (SPRING 2021): Saw action in five matches (14 sets) ... Totaled 15 kills, and 21 blocks ... Led the Huskies with 1.50 blocks per set ... Posted eight blocks and four kills at Providence (3/13) ... Notched eight blocks and seven kills vs. SJU (2/26) ... Had four kills and five blocks in collegiate debut vs. SJU (2/25).
Before UConn: Four-year letterwinner at Pine Bush High, playing under head coach Melissa Amelio. ... Guided Pine Bush to two division championships, two section championships, and a fourth-place finish at the New York State tournament as a junior ... Team MVP, section MVP, and first team all-state and all-tournament as a junior ... Team MVP, section MVP and section player of the year, AVCA All-Region First Team, and an Under Armour All-American Honorable Mention as a senior ... Nominated for Prep VB Player of the Year and Gatorade Player of the Year for New York State ... Played one year with the Downstate Juniors volleyball club under head coach Dan Altro ... Won four championships, including the Boston Volleyball Fest and Beast of the East tournaments, in 2019.
Personal: Taylor Elizabeth Pannell ... Daughter of Duffman and Elizabeth Pannell ... Has one older brother, Eryk, and one younger brother, Austin ... Majoring in animal science.
