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Tashina Taylor

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
High School:
Squalicum
Hometown:
Bellingham, WA

2007-08 (Senior)

Tashina played in all 28 games during her senior season, one of five players to play in every game...She also started 17 games during the year...Averaged 5.2 points and 4.3 rebounds during the season...Scored in double figures four times, including a season-high 16 points at Drake in November...Finished her career scoring in double figures 21 times in her career...Had a season-high 12 rebounds at Montana State and scored 10 points in that game for her only double-double of the season and the fifth of her career...Finished the year shooting 53.3 percent from the field, the best shooting percentage on the team and ended her career as a 52 percent career field goal shooter...Also shot a career-best 82 percent from the free throw line, missing just six free throws on the year and made the first 18 of the season...Led Weber State with 14 blocks on the season and ended her career with 47 career blocks, the eighth most in Weber State history...Ended her four-year career playing 105 games at Weber State, starting 59 games...Also finished with a career scoring average of 5.9 points per game.

2006-07 (Junior)

Tashina played in all 31 games for the Wildcats and started 16 games...She started the first 14 games of the season and then started the last two games at the Big Sky Tournament...Averaged 6.5 points and 4.5 rebounds during the season...Scored a career-high 20 points in the first game of the year, a win over Northwest Nazarene...It marked the second straight year in which she has set a career-high in the first game of the year...Scored in double figures in seven games and scored at least one point in all but two games...Pulled down 139 rebounds for an average of 4.5 per game, the fourth best average on the WSU team...Had a season-high ten rebounds at UC Santa Barbara...Had 69 offensive rebounds, the most of any Wildcat...Recorded 20 blocks on the year, the second most on the team...Shot 51.6 percent from the field, the second best shooting percentage on the team...Also shot 57.1 percent from the free throw line.

2005-06 (Sophomore)

Saw action in 29 of 30 games during the season and started 26 games...Led the team and finished second in the Big Sky in field goal percentage at 50.8 percent...Was fourth on the team in scoring and ended the season averaging 7.9 points per game...Finished third on the WSU team in rebounding at 5.2 per game...Scored in double-figures nine times during the season...Had a career-high 18 points in the first game of the season at Southern Illinois...Was 8-9 from the field in that game, the third best shooting percentage in the Big Sky this season...Followed that up with her first career double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds at Saint Louis...Had another double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds against Montana State on March 2...Pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds at Portland State on February 18...Shot 70.7 percent from the free throw line.

2004-05 (Freshman)

Tashina saw action in 17 games for the Wildcats during the season...She played in the final eight games of the regular season...The ?Cats were 14-3 in the 17 games she played...Averaged 2.4 points per game 1.3 rebounds per game during the season...Was second on the team in field goal percentage shooting 59.1 percent from the field...Had a career-high 12 points in WSU’s win over Portland State on February 19...Also had a career-high five rebounds in that game against the Vikings...Shot 60 percent from the free throw line...Played at least ten minutes in four games.

Squalicum High School

Attended Squalicum High School in Bellingham, Washington, graduating in 2004...Averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks per game during her senior season...Was a three-time All-Northwest League selection...Was selected to the All-State First Team her senior season...Was the leading rebounder at the state tournament and was the third-leading scorer...Also earned four high school letters in basketball and three in volleyball

Personal

Full name is Tashina Eva May Taylor...Has four younger siblings: Alexander, Elijah, Tatyana, and Rodney...Was born June 12, 1986, one day after Sara Tuomi....Plans on earning a Bachelor of Integrated Studies at Weber State in Communication, Psychology, and Art.

Off the court with Tashina Taylor...

Born: June 12, 1986

Birthplace: Ellensberg, Washington

Hometown: Bellingham, Washington

High School: Squalicum ?04

Major: BIS - Communication, Psychology, and Art

Craziest ambition: Graduate

Dream vacation: African Safari

In 20 years I plan to be: 41 and fabulous

Favorite food: Homemade taco salad or string cheese.

Favorite movie: 300

Favorite TV show: America’s Next Top Model