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Taylor Day
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    West Mansfield, Ohio
  • High School:
    North Union
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Sport Management
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    9.1
  • fg %
    34.1
  • 3pt %
    28.8
  • ft %
    72.2
  • reb/g
    4.9
  • a/g
    1.1

Bio

Freshman (2018-19): Played and started in all 27 games ... Named to the All-HCAC Freshman Team and the All-HCAC Honorable Mention ... Played 744 minutes, averaging 27.6 per game ... Shot 38.3 percent (75-of-196) from the floor ... Recorded a 36.1 percent (26-of-72) mark from three point range ... Sunk 45-of-59 free throws for a 76.3 percent rate from the charity stripe ... Scored 221 points, averaging 8.2 per game ... Her 154 rebounds were second most on the team ... Dished out 45 assists while recording 30 steals ... Recorded two double-doubles. 

Prep: Four year letterwinner in basketball while at North Union High School ... Also earned three letters in volleyball and one in softball ... Earned Second Team MOAC honors junior and senior year ... Named to Honorable Mention Central District both junior and senior season 

Personal: Daughter of Kirby and Kim Day ... Majoring in sport management 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50
  Total Conference
Games 24 17
Games started 24 17
Minutes 630 424
Minutes per game 26.3 24.9
FG 72-211 43-132
FG Pct 34.1 32.6
3PT 17-59 11-41
3PT Pct 28.8 26.8
FT 57-79 39-52
FT Pct 72.2 75.0
Off rebounds 28 19
Def rebounds 90 70
Total rebounds 118 89
Rebounds per game 4.9 5.2
Personal fouls 50 37
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 26 18
Turnovers 79 59
Assist to turnover ratio 0.3 0.3
Steals 35 23
Blocks 5 3
Points 218 136
Points per game 9.1 8.0
Points per 40 min 13.8 12.8

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 13 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 64-50 1 27 3-15 20.0 0-4 0.0 3-4 75.0 9
Nov 16 at Findlay L, 87-40 1 18 2-8 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 23 at St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 56-53 1 31 8-14 57.1 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 20
Nov 26 Ohio Northern L, 68-59 1 30 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 2-6 33.3 5
Dec 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-54 1 31 3-9 33.3 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 9
Dec 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 69-56 1 34 3-12 25.0 0-3 0.0 7-8 87.5 13
Dec 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 53-43 1 35 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 14 Hanover (Ind.) L, 75-45 1 25 3-9 33.3 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 9
Dec 16 at Hiram L, 77-62 1 27 8-13 61.5 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 19
Dec 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 61-40 1 25 1-10 10.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 21 Kalamazoo W, 66-60 1 32 5-10 50.0 3-3 100.0 1-2 50.0 14
Jan 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 77-64 1 27 2-12 16.7 0-3 0.0 7-8 87.5 11
Jan 8 Bluffton W, 55-50 1 24 2-9 22.2 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 8
Jan 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-46 1 20 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 54-40 1 28 2-9 22.2 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
Jan 18 Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-82 1 32 4-14 28.6 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 9
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 69-63 1 26 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 5
Jan 25 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-49 1 18 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 55-41 1 20 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 6
Feb 1 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 79-50 1 22 5-9 55.6 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 12
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51 1 30 3-10 30.0 3-7 42.9 8-10 80.0 17
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60 1 22 6-9 66.7 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 16
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58 1 30 5-10 50.0 0-2 0.0 2-3 66.7 12
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67 1 20 3-6 50.0 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 10
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50 1 14 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 2

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 13 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 64-50 1 27 2 4 6 0 2 0 0
Nov 16 at Findlay L, 87-40 1 18 1 4 5 1 4 1 0
Nov 23 at St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 56-53 1 31 2 6 8 2 4 4 1
Nov 26 Ohio Northern L, 68-59 1 30 1 1 2 1 2 2 0
Dec 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-54 1 31 0 6 6 2 1 2 0
Dec 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 69-56 1 34 3 3 6 1 3 0 0
Dec 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 53-43 1 35 0 3 3 2 4 2 1
Dec 14 Hanover (Ind.) L, 75-45 1 25 1 4 5 2 6 2 0
Dec 16 at Hiram L, 77-62 1 27 1 1 2 0 1 1 1
Dec 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 61-40 1 25 0 3 3 0 3 2 0
Dec 21 Kalamazoo W, 66-60 1 32 0 2 2 4 5 3 0
Jan 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 77-64 1 27 4 4 8 0 4 2 0
Jan 8 Bluffton W, 55-50 1 24 2 4 6 1 5 1 0
Jan 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-46 1 20 0 3 3 1 4 1 0
Jan 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 54-40 1 28 1 1 2 1 2 2 0
Jan 18 Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-82 1 32 1 7 8 1 4 1 0
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 69-63 1 26 0 6 6 2 4 1 1
Jan 25 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-49 1 18 1 2 3 2 4 1 0
Jan 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 55-41 1 20 0 4 4 0 2 1 0
Feb 1 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 79-50 1 22 2 3 5 2 1 1 1
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51 1 30 3 6 9 1 3 1 0
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60 1 22 2 3 5 0 4 1 0
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58 1 30 1 9 10 0 7 3 0
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67 1 20 1 1 2 1 3 0 0
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50 1 14 0 4 4 0 1 1 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 13 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 64-50 1 2 - 0.0
Nov 16 at Findlay L, 87-40 1 0 - 0.3
Nov 23 at St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 56-53 1 2 - 0.5
Nov 26 Ohio Northern L, 68-59 1 2 - 0.5
Dec 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-54 1 2 - 2.0
Dec 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 69-56 1 3 - 0.3
Dec 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 53-43 1 3 - 0.5
Dec 14 Hanover (Ind.) L, 75-45 1 1 - 0.3
Dec 16 at Hiram L, 77-62 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 61-40 1 0 - 0.0
Dec 21 Kalamazoo W, 66-60 1 2 - 0.8
Jan 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 77-64 1 3 - 0.0
Jan 8 Bluffton W, 55-50 1 1 - 0.2
Jan 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-46 1 3 - 0.3
Jan 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 54-40 1 2 - 0.5
Jan 18 Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-82 1 3 - 0.3
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 69-63 1 3 - 0.5
Jan 25 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-49 1 3 - 0.5
Jan 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 55-41 1 4 - 0.0
Feb 1 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 79-50 1 0 - 2.0
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51 1 0 - 0.3
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60 1 2 0 0.0
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58 1 3 0 0.0
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40 - - - -
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67 1 1 - 0.3
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50 1 3 - 0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2018-19 27 27.6 2.8-7.3 1.0-2.7 1.7-2.2 8.2
2019-20 24 26.3 3.0-8.8 0.7-2.5 2.4-3.3 9.1
2020-21 11 24.9 3.3-7.6 0.4-2.3 0.7-2.1 7.6
2021-22 21 25.3 3.0-8.6 0.6-1.8 2.0-2.5 8.5
2022-23 24 23.0 4.5-9.8 0.1-0.9 1.5-2.2 10.6
Total 107 25.5 3.3-8.5 0.6-2.0 1.8-2.5 8.9

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 27 27 744 75-196 38.3 26-72 36.1 45-59 76.3 221
2019-20 24 24 630 72-211 34.1 17-59 28.8 57-79 72.2 218
2020-21 11 11 274 36-84 42.9 4-25 16.0 8-23 34.8 84
2021-22 21 16 532 63-180 35.0 12-38 31.6 41-53 77.4 179
2022-23 24 16 553 107-234 45.7 3-22 13.6 37-53 69.8 254
Total 107 94 2733 353-905 39.0 62-216 28.7 188-267 70.4 956

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2018-19 27 744 27.6 4.0-10.5 1.4-3.9 36.1 2.4-3.2 11.9
2019-20 24 630 26.3 4.6-13.4 1.1-3.7 28.8 3.6-5.0 13.8
2020-21 11 274 24.9 5.3-12.3 0.6-3.6 16.0 1.2-3.4 12.3
2021-22 21 532 25.3 4.7-13.5 0.9-2.9 31.6 3.1-4.0 13.5
2022-23 24 553 23.0 7.7-16.9 0.2-1.6 13.6 2.7-3.8 18.4
Total 107 2733 25.5 5.2-13.2 0.9-3.2 28.7 2.8-3.9 14.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2018-19 27 2.1 3.6 5.7 1.7 2.5 1.1 0.3
2019-20 24 1.2 3.8 4.9 1.1 3.3 1.5 0.2
2020-21 11 1.2 2.5 3.7 1.2 2.1 1.3 0.5
2021-22 21 1.7 2.9 4.6 1.9 2.9 1.0 0.1
2022-23 24 2.0 3.4 5.3 1.1 2.0 1.2 0.3
Total 107 1.7 3.3 5.0 1.4 2.6 1.2 0.2

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2018-19 27 27 58 96 154 45 68 30 8
2019-20 24 24 28 90 118 26 79 35 5
2020-21 11 11 13 28 41 13 23 14 5
2021-22 21 16 35 61 96 40 60 21 2
2022-23 24 16 47 81 128 27 48 28 6
Total 107 94 181 356 537 151 278 128 26

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 27 3.1 5.2 8.3 2.4 3.7 1.6 0.4
2019-20 24 1.8 5.7 7.5 1.7 5.0 2.2 0.3
2020-21 11 1.9 4.1 6.0 1.9 3.4 2.0 0.7
2021-22 21 2.6 4.6 7.2 3.0 4.5 1.6 0.2
2022-23 24 3.4 5.9 9.3 2.0 3.5 2.0 0.4
Total 107 2.6 5.2 7.9 2.2 4.1 1.9 0.4

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 24 26.3 3.0-8.8 0.7-2.5 2.4-3.3 9.1
Conference 17 24.9 2.5-7.8 0.6-2.4 2.3-3.1 8.0
Exhibition 1 18.0 2.0-8.0 0.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 4.0
Location            
Home 10 27.9 2.8-9.2 1.0-3.1 3.3-4.4 9.9
Away 14 25.1 3.1-8.5 0.5-2.0 1.7-2.5 8.5
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 7 30.0 2.4-8.4 1.0-3.0 3.1-4.0 9.0
Losses 17 24.7 3.2-8.9 0.6-2.2 2.1-3.0 9.1
Month            
November 3 29.3 4.0-11.3 1.0-3.7 2.3-4.3 11.3
December 7 29.9 3.3-9.3 0.4-1.6 2.6-3.4 9.6
January 8 24.4 1.8-7.9 0.1-2.2 2.4-3.0 6.0
February 6 23.0 3.8-8.2 1.7-3.2 2.2-3.0 11.5

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 24 24 630 72-211 34.1 17-59 28.8 57-79 72.2 218
Conference 17 17 424 43-132 32.6 11-41 26.8 39-52 75.0 136
Exhibition 1 1 18 2-8 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Location                    
Home 10 10 279 28-92 30.4 10-31 32.3 33-44 75.0 99
Away 14 14 351 44-119 37.0 7-28 25.0 24-35 68.6 119
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 7 7 210 17-59 28.8 7-21 33.3 22-28 78.6 63
Losses 17 17 420 55-152 36.2 10-38 26.3 35-51 68.6 155
Month                    
November 3 3 88 12-34 35.3 3-11 27.3 7-13 53.8 34
December 7 7 209 23-65 35.4 3-11 27.3 18-24 75.0 67
January 8 8 195 14-63 22.2 1-18 5.6 19-24 79.2 48
February 6 6 138 23-49 46.9 10-19 52.6 13-18 72.2 69

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 24 630 26.3 4.6-13.4 1.1-3.7 28.8 3.6-5.0 13.8
Conference 17 424 24.9 4.1-12.5 1.0-3.9 26.8 3.7-4.9 12.8
Exhibition 1 18 18.0 4.4-17.8 0.0-2.2 0.0 0.0-0.0 8.9
Location                
Home 10 279 27.9 4.0-13.2 1.4-4.4 32.3 4.7-6.3 14.2
Away 14 351 25.1 5.0-13.6 0.8-3.2 25.0 2.7-4.0 13.6
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 7 210 30.0 3.2-11.2 1.3-4.0 33.3 4.2-5.3 12.0
Losses 17 420 24.7 5.2-14.5 1.0-3.6 26.3 3.3-4.9 14.8
Month                
November 3 88 29.3 5.5-15.5 1.4-5.0 27.3 3.2-5.9 15.5
December 7 209 29.9 4.4-12.4 0.6-2.1 27.3 3.4-4.6 12.8
January 8 195 24.4 2.9-12.9 0.2-3.7 5.6 3.9-4.9 9.8
February 6 138 23.0 6.7-14.2 2.9-5.5 52.6 3.8-5.2 20.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 24 1.2 3.8 4.9 1.1 3.3 1.5 0.2
Conference 17 1.1 4.1 5.2 1.1 3.5 1.4 0.2
Exhibition 1 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 1.0 0.0
Location                
Home 10 1.4 4.3 5.7 1.6 3.5 1.6 0.2
Away 14 1.0 3.4 4.4 0.7 3.1 1.4 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 7 0.9 4.9 5.7 1.9 3.7 1.6 0.3
Losses 17 1.3 3.3 4.6 0.8 3.1 1.4 0.2
Month                
November 3 1.7 3.7 5.3 1.0 2.7 2.0 0.3
December 7 0.7 3.1 3.9 1.6 3.3 1.7 0.3
January 8 1.1 3.9 5.0 1.0 3.6 1.3 0.1
February 6 1.5 4.3 5.8 0.7 3.2 1.2 0.2

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 24 24 28 90 118 26 79 35 5
Conference 17 17 19 70 89 18 59 23 3
Exhibition 1 1 1 4 5 1 4 1 0
Location                  
Home 10 10 14 43 57 16 35 16 2
Away 14 14 14 47 61 10 44 19 3
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 7 7 6 34 40 13 26 11 2
Losses 17 17 22 56 78 13 53 24 3
Month                  
November 3 3 5 11 16 3 8 6 1
December 7 7 5 22 27 11 23 12 2
January 8 8 9 31 40 8 29 10 1
February 6 6 9 26 35 4 19 7 1

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 24 1.8 5.7 7.5 1.7 5.0 2.2 0.3
Conference 17 1.8 6.6 8.4 1.7 5.6 2.2 0.3
Exhibition 1 2.2 8.9 11.1 2.2 8.9 2.2 0.0
Location                
Home 10 2.0 6.2 8.2 2.3 5.0 2.3 0.3
Away 14 1.6 5.4 7.0 1.1 5.0 2.2 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 7 1.1 6.5 7.6 2.5 5.0 2.1 0.4
Losses 17 2.1 5.3 7.4 1.2 5.0 2.3 0.3
Month                
November 3 2.3 5.0 7.3 1.4 3.6 2.7 0.5
December 7 1.0 4.2 5.2 2.1 4.4 2.3 0.4
January 8 1.8 6.4 8.2 1.6 5.9 2.1 0.2
February 6 2.6 7.5 10.1 1.2 5.5 2.0 0.3

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Women's Basketball falls at Findlay in exhibition action

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