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#19 Taylin Alm

Height 6-5
Class RS Jr.
Hometown Mitchell, S.D.
High School Mitchell
Taylin Alm - Volleyball - University of Iowa Athletics

2017 as a Redshirt Junior… Appeared in 17 matches… had 33 kills and 11 blocks… registered 16 kills, eight blocks, two digs, and two assists in Big Ten play…  recorded a kill and two blocks at Maryland on Nov. 17… had second career assist against No. 22 Purdue on Nov. 5… recorded four kills and a block at No. 6 Minnesota on Oct. 15… had three blocks and a kill against No. 3 Minnesota on Sept. 30… recorded five kills against NIU on Sept. 8… recorded six kills, all in the fourth set, against Indiana State on Sept. 2… had four kills and a block against Wright State on Aug. 25.

2016 as a Redshirt Sophomore… Appeared in three contests… registered 10 kills and a .833 hitting percentage… racked up two kills and a 1.000 attacking percentage at Rutgers on Nov. 4… registered three kills in Iowa’s win over Indiana… recorded 5 kills in 7 attempts for a .714 attack percentage against Montana on Sept. 10.

2014 as a Freshman… Appeared in 28 matches this season with four starts… recorded eight kills and a .583 attack percentage in Iowa’s first win over UTSA on Aug. 29… has hit .400 or above in 10-of-31 matches… recorded a career-high two solo blocks and matched her career-high in total blocks in Iowa’s win over Idaho State on Sept. 6… had a career-high 18 attempts against North Dakota on Sept. 12… posted her the first digs of her career against North Daktoa on Sept. 12 and Florida International on Sept. 13… set career-highs with nine kills and five blocks against Illinois on Oct. 15… set a career-highs with 26 attacks and two digs against Northwestern on Oct. 18… started the first matches of her career at Wisconsin on Oct. 22 and at Minnesota on Oct. 25… posted a career-high three digs at Minnesota on Oct. 25… matched her career-high with nine kills in Iowa’s win over Maryland on Oct. 31 and set a new career-high with 11 kills the next night in the team’s win at Rutgers on Nov. 1… reached double-figures in kills for the second-straight match with 10 against Indiana on Nov. 5… reached double figures in kills with 10 against Wisconsin on Nov. 15 and led the team with a .556 attack percentage… started the season finale against Michigan State, tallying five kills… letterwinner.

High School… Named to First team All-Conference, All-State twice… nominated for Gatorade Player of the Year two times… two time team MVP… nominated for Miss Volleyball, made all-star team as a senior… holds school record for kills in a career, kills in a season… member of Kairos Elite club team… placed fifth at AAU Nationals with club team… played two years of basketball.

Personal… Born Mar. 18, 1996… daughter of Corey and Monica Alm… has three siblings… both parents went to Dakota Wesleyan University… father played basketball… mother played volleyball, basketball, softball and ran track… high school coach was Deb Thill… Psychology major.

Personal Bests
Kills: 11 at Rutgers, Nov. 1, 2014
TA: 26 vs. Northwestern, Oct. 18, 2014
Attack %: .750 at Texas A&M, Sept. 6, 2014
Assists: 1 vs. UTSA, Aug. 29, 2014
Aces: n/a
Digs: 3 at Minnesota, Oct. 25, 2014
Solo Blocks: 2 vs. Idaho State, Sept. 6, 2014
Total Blocks: 5 vs. Illinois, Oct. 15, 2014