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2021 Redshirt Junior (Spring Season)*
Played in 15 matches and 52 sets...Tallied 111 kills on 345 attempts with 49 errors for a .180 attacking percentage...Compiled five service aces, 84 digs, two block solos and 22 block assists...Had a career-best five block assists at Missouri State Jan. 24...Averaged 2.18 kills, 1.65 digs and 0.47 blocks per set...Compiled two double-doubles (12 kills, 11 digs vs. SMU, Feb. 26; 13 kills, 14 digs vs. SMU, Feb. 27). 

*Season played in spring due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019 Redshirt Sophomore
Played in 26 matches and 99 sets...Hit .204 with a team-high 280 kills on 842 attempts and 108 errors, going along with 10 service aces, 108 digs, seven block solos, 37 blocks assists and six assists...Had a double-double with 13 kills on 11 digs against SMU Nov. 8...Posted a season-best 19 kills and hit a career-best .543 at Cal Poly Sept. 6...Also had a pair of block solos at Cal Poly...Tallied a season-best four block assists vs. SMU Nov. 8...Averaged a team-high 2.83 kills, going along with 1.09 digs and 0.44 blocks per set.

2018 Redshirt Freshman
Saw action in 31 matches and 114 sets...Hit .206 with 339 kills on 948 attempts, going along with a team-high 25 service aces, 122 digs, four solo blocks and 28 block assists...Averaged 2.97 kills, 0.22 service aces and 1.07 digs per set...Posted a double-double with a career-high 24 kills and 17 digs in the Shockers' match at Tulsa Sept. 29...Also had double-doubles against Tulane Sept. 21 (17 kills, 13 digs) and at Houston Oct. 21 (21 kills, 13 digs)...Compiled a pair of solo blocks against UConn Oct. 26...Tallied three service aces at No. 14 Creighton Sept. 9, vs. Stephen F. Austin Sept. 14 and at USF Oct. 5...Named to the AD's honor roll.

2017 Freshman
Redshirted in 2017...Named to the AD's honor roll for Spring 2018.
 
High School
Graduated from Quartz Hill High School in Quartz Hill, Calif…Lettered three years in volleyball…As a senior, hit .404 with 293 kills, 60 service aces and 32 blocks, while being named team MVP and Golden League Player of the Year…As a junior, had 298 kills and hit .379 and earned first team all-league and all-section honors and was named Quartz Hill Player of the Year…As a sophomore, had 181 kills and hit .285, while earning first team all-league honors…Led her team to Golden League championships in 201 and 2016 and to the CIF Division V semifinals in 2014, 2015 and 2016…Member of the National Honor Society and the principal’s honor roll.

Personal
Daughter of Brad and Lynn Taflinger…Has two brothers, Aaron and Nolan...Is majoring in mechanical engineering at WSU.