Sophie Taylor

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Westwood
Prev School:
Houston Baptist
Hometown:
Austin, Texas
Major:
Master's in Accounting

AWARDS & HONORS
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll [Fall 2019, Spring 2020]

GRADUATE YEAR [2019-20]
• Officially joined the Texas team as a walk-on on Oct. 28. Was awarded a full scholarship at the team’s holiday party on Dec. 20.
• Played in six games, averaging 2.7 minutes per game.
• Scored two points and brought down a rebound against Northwestern State [Dec. 29].

AT HOUSTON BAPTIST
• Played three seasons at Houston Baptist from 2016-17 to 2018-19.
• Saw action in 83 career games with 44 starts.
• Averaged 7.7 points per game, 2.7 rebounds per game and 1.9 assists per game in her three years with the Huskies.

PREP
• A three-year starter at Westwood High School in Austin, scoring more than 1,000 career points.
• As a senior, averaged 15.0 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game and 3.0 assists per game.
• In her senior season, she earned first-team all-district and TABC all-region honors.

ACADEMICS & COMMUNITY
• A master’s in accounting graduate student at the prestigious McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas.
• Holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Houston Baptist University.
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll [Fall 2019, Spring 2020].

PERSONAL
• Born May 22, 1998 in Houston, Texas.
• Parents are Greg and Terri Taylor.
• Has two brothers, Griffin and her twin, Riley.

CAREER HIGHS
CATEGORY	STATISTIC	OPPONENT [MONTH/YEAR]
Points	23	vs. Huston-Tillotson [12/17]
Rebounds	9	vs. Louisiana-Monroe [12/18]
Assists	9	vs. Nicholls State [02/19]
Steals	5	at Lamar [02/18]
Blocks	2	2x., last vs. McNeese State [01/18]
Field Goals	8	vs. Huston-Tillotson [12/17]
3-Point Field Goals	4	at TAMU-CC [03/19]
Free Throws	12	at Louisiana Tech [12/17]
Minutes	40	2x., last at Incarnate Word [03/19]