2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Smith, Taylor

Jersey Number 3
Taylor Smith
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
- High School:
- Marietta
Bio
XAVIER
GRADUATE (2023-24)
Played in 19 games, making five starts... logged 276 minutes on the year... averaged 1.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game... added seven assists, four steals and three blocks... went 12-or-50 from the floor and 5-for-23 from behind the arc.. was also 5-for-6 from the foul line... scored a season-high six points vs SIUE on Dec. 15 and vs DePaul on Dec. 20... pulled down a season-high seven rebounds on Feb. 6 vs Creighton.
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2022-23)
Third-leading scorer at 7.5 points per game... played in 29 games, starting 20 times, while averaging 22.7 minutes per game... posted 11 double-figure scoring games, including a team-high 18 in the McNeese win on Nov. 22 and 17 in the win at SIUE on Nov. 27... tied for team-high scoring honors with 15 points vs. Creighton on Nov. 25.
SENIOR (2021-22)
Did not see action due to an injury.
PRIOR TO XAVIER
OLE MISS (2018-21)
Played in 82 games... made 35 starts... averaged 19.0 minutes per game... averaged 4.0 points and 2.1 rebounds per game... added 58 assists and 52 steals.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner at Marietta HS... helped lead team to back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances during her junior and senior seasons... was a four-time All-Region recipient, earning second-team honors as a freshman and first-team honors as sophomore, junior and senior... was a two-time Team MVP... ended career with 1,785 points scored, ranking third in program history.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Demetria Tillard and Donald Welsh... a sport administration major.
GRADUATE (2023-24)
Played in 19 games, making five starts... logged 276 minutes on the year... averaged 1.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game... added seven assists, four steals and three blocks... went 12-or-50 from the floor and 5-for-23 from behind the arc.. was also 5-for-6 from the foul line... scored a season-high six points vs SIUE on Dec. 15 and vs DePaul on Dec. 20... pulled down a season-high seven rebounds on Feb. 6 vs Creighton.
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2022-23)
Third-leading scorer at 7.5 points per game... played in 29 games, starting 20 times, while averaging 22.7 minutes per game... posted 11 double-figure scoring games, including a team-high 18 in the McNeese win on Nov. 22 and 17 in the win at SIUE on Nov. 27... tied for team-high scoring honors with 15 points vs. Creighton on Nov. 25.
SENIOR (2021-22)
Did not see action due to an injury.
PRIOR TO XAVIER
OLE MISS (2018-21)
Played in 82 games... made 35 starts... averaged 19.0 minutes per game... averaged 4.0 points and 2.1 rebounds per game... added 58 assists and 52 steals.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner at Marietta HS... helped lead team to back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances during her junior and senior seasons... was a four-time All-Region recipient, earning second-team honors as a freshman and first-team honors as sophomore, junior and senior... was a two-time Team MVP... ended career with 1,785 points scored, ranking third in program history.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Demetria Tillard and Donald Welsh... a sport administration major.
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