| Taylor Studzinski |
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 | Hometown: Lockport, Ill.
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 | High School: Lockport Township
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 | Height: 5-10
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 | Position: OH
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 | Experience: 2V
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Oregon State
2003: Played in 25 games and 15 matches... Hit .200 with eight kills and 21 digs... Had three kills and four digs against Georgetown... Had three digs at Arizona State... Served her only ace against Georgetown.
Lockport Township High School
Three-year varsity starter... As a senior, named first team all-state by the Champaign News-Gazette and was on the Chicago Tribune's honorable mention all-state team... The Joliet Herald-News tabbed her as first team all-area in 2002 after being a third team pick in 2001... First team all-conference (SICA West) as a senior... Finished her senior year with 383 kills and had 823 career kills... Both totals rank second in school history... Also had 210 digs as a senior... Lockport won regionals her sophomore and junior seasons... Earned Southtown and Chicago Tribune Player of the Week honors in 2002... Played club volleyball with Lions VBC and Club Elite... Was named to the 2002 Junior Olympic all-tournament team... Also played softball and pitched a shutout to advance Lockport to the Elite Eight of the state tournament in 2001... Was 11-0 with a 1.20 ERA as a sophomore but did not play her junior or senior year in order to focus on volleyball... Was a member of National Honor Society and French Honor Society.
Personal
Born in Orland Park, Illinois... Daughter of Cheryl and Joe Studzinski... Has three sisters, Jordan, Mallory and Elysse... Comes from an athletic family... Her sister Jordan is an outside hitter on the Illinois-Chicago volleyball team... Has an uncle who was on the Eastern Kentucky track team and has two cousins who played volleyball at Loyola-Chicago... Business administration major... Enjoys shopping, drawing and hanging out with friends.