Biography
Career Highs
Points: 17, 2x- last at Monmouth | Jan. 19, 2024
Rebounds: 13 at College of Charleston | Feb. 13, 2022
Field Goals: 8 at Gardner-Webb | Nov. 25, 2020
Three Pointers: 3 at UNCW | Feb. 11, 2022
Free Throws: 4, 4x- last vs. Hofstra | Mar. 7, 2024
Assists: 5 at NC State | Nov. 15, 2023
Steals: 5 at Campbell | Jan. 12, 2024
Blocks: 2 at NC State | Dec. 9, 2020
Minutes: 42 at College of Charleston | Feb. 13, 2022
Personal
• Full name is Vanessa Jennifer Lena Taylor
• Daughter of Jeffrey and Pia Taylor
• Father, Jeffrey, played basketball at Texas Tech
• Brother, Jeffrey, was on the basketball team at Vanderbilt University
• Intends to major in Psychology
2023-24
• Made 26 starts in 27 games played averaging 27.7 minutes
• Averaged 5.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game
• Shared the team lead and ranked tied for 16th in the conference in steals per game (1.3)
• Ranked second on the team in steals (36) and third in offensive rebounds (44)
• Matched a career-best 17 points going 7-for-9 against Monmouth (1/19)
• Shot .821 (23-28) from the free-throw line
• Her five steals at Campbell (1/12) set a new career-high
• Posted a career game high five assists at N.C. State (11/15)
• Matched her career-high in free-throws made (4) on two occasions against Delaware (3/3) and Hofstra (3/7)
• Recorded two or more steals 10 times over the course of the season
• Finished the season with 150 points, 83 rebounds, 39 assists and 36 steals
2022-23
• Appeared in 27 games, making 4 starts
• Shot .298 (17-57) from the field
• Averaged 2.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game
• Tied her career best assists (3) against UNC Greensboro and free throws made (4) against Loyola Chicago (12/20)
• Finished the season with 53 points, 54 rebounds, 16 steals, and 20 assists
2021-22
• Made 28 starts in 29 games played
• Averaged 3.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game
• Ranked third on the team in minutes played per game (28.5), fourth in steals (18), fifth in assists (27) and fifth in rebounds per game
• Scored a season-high 13 points at UNCW (2/11), shooting 3-of-7 from the field and 3-of-4 from beyond the arc
• Her 3 three pointers against the Seahawks also set a new career high
• Totaled 13 rebounds at College of Charleston (2/13) for a new personal best.
• Recorded three steals twice over the course of the season against Charleston (1/14) and Northeastern (2/20)
2020-21
• Made six starts in 15 games played, averaging 19.3 minutes and 3.9 points per contest
• Ranked third on the team in blocks (4) and fourth in assists (15)
• Recorded career bests in points (18), field goals (8) and rebounds (5) in Elon's season opener at Gardner-Webb (11/25)
• Shot 2-of-2 from behind the charity stripe against Delaware (1/31)
• Recorded three assists at Drexel (1/23)
• Posted two blocks at NC State (12/9) in addition to a pair of steals on three occasions at UNCG (12/18), N.C A&T (2) and at Drexel (1/23)
2019-20
• Played in eight games during her rookie campaign
• Averaged 2.3 points per game in 9.1 minutes of play
• Posted season-highs in points (8), field goals (3), and steals (1) against Charleston (1/10)
• Made one shot from deep in addition to recording pair of rebounds three times over the course of the season
High School
• Debuted in the professional women’s basketball league in Sweden at age 15
• Averaged 12 points and 36 minutes in the team’s two quarterfinal games during 2018-19 season
• Played on the U15, U16, and U18 Swedish national teams
• Competed in the U16 and U18 European Championships
• Recorded a single-game,career-best 26 points and seven steals as a sophomore
• Also totaled 24 points, seven assists, and five rebounds while shooting 7-10 from three in a single game during the same season
• Named the “Basketball Student of the Year” as a senior at her high school
