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2009: Named MVP of Hilton Garden Hokie Invitational … Registered five double-digit kill matches on the season … Notched a season-high 19 kills in the season-opening win versus Montana … Totaled 148 kills, 30 blocks and 30 digs in 2009 … Recorded 1,264 kills in her career at Tech, good for seventh-most in the school record books.

2008: Tallied 14 double-digit kill matches on the year, second-highest on the team ... Played in 29 matches, starting 18 of them, and 106 sets ... Recorded 266 kills, averaging 2.51 kills per set, both good for second on the team ... Landed season-high 18 kills against Georgia Tech on Sept. 27 ... Earned two double-doubles ... Dug a season-high 17 attacks against Maryland-Eastern Shore on Aug. 29 ... Currently sits in ninth-place among the school’s all-time kill leaders with 1,116 career kills ... Named to all-tournament team of the Seahawk Classic.

2007: Had another big year for the Hokies, landing a team-high 406 kills … Started 31 matches, playing in 116 games … Led team in kills through 16 matches and collected a team-high 18 double-doubles … Reached double-digit kills in 25 matches and 18 times in digs … Blocked a career-high six attacks against Cincinnati and dug a personal-best 24 attacks against William & Mary … Named preseason All-ACC … Voted to the VaSID second-team for the second year in a row.

2006: Made an enormous impact as a newcomer, asserting herself as a force on the offensive end … Led the team in kills, finishing tied for 10th on Tech’s single-season list and second on Tech’s all-time freshman kill chart with 444 kills … Led the team in kills 17 times and in digs five times, including holding the team lead in both kills and digs in three matches … Reached 10 or more kills in all but six matches … Recorded 10 double-doubles, eight 20-kill performances and one 20-dig performance, including a 21-kill and 24-dig outing against Wake Forest … Finished the season ranked seventh in the ACC with 3.73 kills per game … Named MVP of Hokie Fall Invite and East Carolina Tournament … Earned season’s first ACC Player of the Week honor after ECU Tournament … Was also named the Nextel Athlete of the Week for the week of Sept. 28 … Named Second Team All-State by VaSID… First Hokie to be named to All-ACC Freshman Team … Voted Team Rookie of the Year.

High School: Had 1,967 career kills and 1,623 career digs at Harpeth Hall under head coach Valorie Baker … A 2002-05 all-region team selection … 2001 and 2005 state champion … 2005 state tournament MVP … 2005 PrepVolleyball.com All-American and nominated for National Player of the Year … Played club volleyball for Impact VBC … Won two state championships in basketball and ran track.

Personal: Taylor Louise Parrish was born Sept. 1, 1987, in Nashville, Tenn. … Is the daughter of Carolyn and Lee Parrish … Has one sibling, Reid … Father Lee swam at the University of Oklahoma … Majoring in biology.