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32 Taylor Steinbrunner
Taylor Steinbrunner
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Beavercreek, Ohio
  • High School:
    Beavercreek
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    9.9
  • fg %
    43.2
  • 3pt %
    30.4
  • ft %
    77.6
  • reb/g
    4.2
  • a/g
    1.9

Bio

Senior (2022-23): Appeared in all 25 games and made 17 starts...9.9 points per game, 4.2 rebounds per game, 48 assists, and 29 steals were all second-most on the team while leading the team with 24 made 3-pointers...Averaged 10.4 points over the first 11 games and made at least one triple in nine of those contests...Scored in all but one game...Scored 20 points off the bench on Jan. 11 at Anderson...Exploded for a career-best 31 points on five 3-pointers while hitting 11-for-13 of total shots from the field on Feb. 1 at Manchester...Closed career with 728 points, 101 3-pointers, 270 rebounds and 113 assists

Junior (2021-22): Played and started in all 24 games ... Named Honorable Mention All-HCAC ... Led team with 12.2 points per game and averaged 4.3 rebounds per game ... Led team with 46 threes made ... Made 34.8 percent (46-132) of the threes she took ... Recorded a double-double in a win against St. Mary's on 11/20 with 12 points and career-best 12 rebounds ... Scored a career 30 points in a win over Earlham on 2/15 ... Scored over 20 points against MSJ (25) and Hiram (26) ... Scored in double digits in 14 games.

Sophomore (2020-21): Played in five games, making two starts ... Scored 11 points, averaging 2.2 per game ... Recorded four rebounds and three steals. 

Freshman (2019-20): Played in 25 games, making 16 starts ... Scored 177 points, averaging 7.1 per game ... Made a team-high 29 three-pointers ... Added 58 rebounds, 28 assists, and 15 steals.

Prep: Three-year letterman in basketball at Beavercreek High School 

Personal: Daughter of Ashley and Aaron Steinbrunner...Father, Aaron, played college baseball at Earlham College...Two siblings, Riley and Peyton...Majoring in exercise science with a minor in sport management. 

Single-Game Highs
Points: 31 (at Manchester, 2/1/23)
Rebounds: 12 (vs. St. Marys (IN), 11/20/21)
Assists: 8 (vs. Manchester, 11/30/22)
Steals:
 4 (2x)
Blocks: 1 (7x)
FG Made: 12 (vs. Hiram, 1/23/22)
3FG Made: 7 (at Mount St. Joseph, 11/24/21)
FT Made: 7 (vs. Mount St. Joseph, 1/18/20)

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82
  Total Conference
Games 25 16
Games started 17 12
Minutes 597 364
Minutes per game 23.9 22.8
FG 89-206 56-127
FG Pct 43.2 44.1
3PT 24-79 9-44
3PT Pct 30.4 20.5
FT 45-58 28-36
FT Pct 77.6 77.8
Off rebounds 19 15
Def rebounds 87 52
Total rebounds 106 67
Rebounds per game 4.2 4.2
Personal fouls 39 19
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 48 33
Turnovers 59 38
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.9
Steals 29 19
Blocks 5 3
Points 247 149
Points per game 9.9 9.3
Points per 40 min 16.5 16.4

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Kenyon L, 55-54 1 34 5-15 33.3 1-7 14.3 2-2 100.0 13
Nov 15 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 67-43 1 34 2-7 28.6 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 9
Nov 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 70-60 1 28 5-14 35.7 3-5 60.0 2-2 100.0 15
Nov 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 80-73 1 31 4-7 57.1 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 11
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 58-51 1 25 1-6 16.7 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 5
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 68-54 - 27 2-6 33.3 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 13 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-59 - 22 4-9 44.4 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 10
Dec 15 at Hiram W, 68-54 - 28 4-8 50.0 2-3 66.7 4-4 100.0 14
Dec 18 Wooster W, 66-40 - 24 5-12 41.7 1-4 25.0 4-4 100.0 15
Dec 19 Kalamazoo W, 87-42 - 18 3-3 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 7
Dec 31 Mt. St. Joseph W, 55-39 - 27 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 4-4 100.0 10
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 81-48 1 17 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 7 #3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-40 - 18 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-73 - 34 9-17 52.9 1-4 25.0 1-1 100.0 20
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 62-59 1 33 3-7 42.9 2-4 50.0 1-4 25.0 9
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) L, 56-50 1 17 2-9 22.2 0-5 0.0 2-3 66.7 6
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 62-49 1 15 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 24 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-64 1 19 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-55 1 22 3-9 33.3 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 9
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 90-63 1 27 11-13 84.6 5-6 83.3 4-4 100.0 31
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33 1 24 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57 1 12 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81 1 24 7-13 53.8 0-5 0.0 3-5 60.0 17
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58 1 24 6-15 40.0 1-5 20.0 3-3 100.0 16
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82 1 13 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 at Kenyon L, 55-54 1 34 1 6 7 1 3 2 0
Nov 15 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 67-43 1 34 0 6 6 3 2 0 0
Nov 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 70-60 1 28 1 3 4 1 2 1 0
Nov 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 80-73 1 31 1 4 5 8 4 3 0
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 58-51 1 25 1 1 2 1 2 3 0
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 68-54 - 27 1 3 4 4 4 3 0
Dec 13 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-59 - 22 0 6 6 1 2 0 0
Dec 15 at Hiram W, 68-54 - 28 0 3 3 2 2 2 0
Dec 18 Wooster W, 66-40 - 24 1 5 6 2 3 2 0
Dec 19 Kalamazoo W, 87-42 - 18 0 2 2 3 0 1 0
Dec 31 Mt. St. Joseph W, 55-39 - 27 1 7 8 3 4 3 1
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 81-48 1 17 1 3 4 0 1 0 0
Jan 7 #3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-40 - 18 0 3 3 1 0 0 0
Jan 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-73 - 34 3 3 6 2 2 0 0
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 62-59 1 33 0 3 3 2 4 2 1
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) L, 56-50 1 17 0 2 2 2 3 1 0
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 62-49 1 15 0 2 2 1 2 0 0
Jan 24 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-64 1 19 1 1 2 1 4 0 1
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-55 1 22 1 2 3 1 3 1 0
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 90-63 1 27 1 5 6 2 2 1 0
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33 1 24 1 4 5 1 3 1 0
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57 1 12 1 1 2 0 3 0 1
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81 1 24 3 2 5 3 0 1 1
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58 1 24 0 7 7 2 3 2 0
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82 1 13 0 3 3 1 1 0 0

Game Log - BC extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 at Kenyon L, 55-54 1 3 0 0.3
Nov 15 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 67-43 1 0 0 1.5
Nov 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 70-60 1 4 0 0.5
Nov 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 80-73 1 4 0 2.0
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 58-51 1 1 0 0.5
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 68-54 - 2 0 1.0
Dec 13 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-59 - 1 0 0.5
Dec 15 at Hiram W, 68-54 - 5 1 1.0
Dec 18 Wooster W, 66-40 - 3 0 0.7
Dec 19 Kalamazoo W, 87-42 - 2 0 -
Dec 31 Mt. St. Joseph W, 55-39 - 3 0 0.8
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 81-48 1 2 0 0.0
Jan 7 #3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-40 - 0 0 -
Jan 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-73 - 1 - 1.0
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - -
Jan 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 62-59 1 1 0 0.5
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) L, 56-50 1 0 0 0.7
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 62-49 1 0 0 0.5
Jan 24 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-64 1 2 0 0.3
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-55 1 0 0 0.3
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 90-63 1 2 0 1.0
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33 1 1 0 0.3
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57 1 1 0 0.0
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81 1 0 - -
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58 1 1 0 0.7
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82 1 0 0 1.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 25 19.7 2.4-6.5 1.2-3.6 1.0-1.4 7.1
2020-21 5 9.2 0.6-2.4 0.4-1.4 0.6-0.8 2.2
2021-22 24 26.0 4.5-10.8 1.9-5.5 1.3-1.8 12.2
2022-23 25 23.9 3.6-8.2 1.0-3.2 1.8-2.3 9.9
Total 79 22.3 3.3-8.1 1.3-3.9 1.3-1.8 9.2

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 25 16 492 61-163 37.4 29-89 32.6 26-35 74.3 177
2020-21 5 2 46 3-12 25.0 2-7 28.6 3-4 75.0 11
2021-22 24 24 623 108-258 41.9 46-132 34.8 31-44 70.5 293
2022-23 25 17 597 89-206 43.2 24-79 30.4 45-58 77.6 247
Total 79 59 1758 261-639 40.8 101-307 32.9 105-141 74.5 728

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 25 492 19.7 5.0-13.3 2.4-7.2 32.6 2.1-2.8 14.4
2020-21 5 46 9.2 2.6-10.4 1.7-6.1 28.6 2.6-3.5 9.6
2021-22 24 623 26.0 6.9-16.6 3.0-8.5 34.8 2.0-2.8 18.8
2022-23 25 597 23.9 6.0-13.8 1.6-5.3 30.4 3.0-3.9 16.5
Total 79 1758 22.3 5.9-14.5 2.3-7.0 32.9 2.4-3.2 16.6

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 25 0.4 1.9 2.3 1.1 2.9 0.6 0.0
2020-21 5 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.0 1.6 0.6 0.0
2021-22 24 0.5 3.8 4.3 1.5 3.0 1.0 0.0
2022-23 25 0.8 3.5 4.2 1.9 2.4 1.2 0.2
Total 79 0.5 2.9 3.4 1.4 2.7 0.9 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 25 16 10 48 58 28 73 15 1
2020-21 5 2 1 3 4 0 8 3 0
2021-22 24 24 12 90 102 37 71 23 1
2022-23 25 17 19 87 106 48 59 29 5
Total 79 59 42 228 270 113 211 70 7

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 25 0.8 3.9 4.7 2.3 5.9 1.2 0.1
2020-21 5 0.9 2.6 3.5 0.0 7.0 2.6 0.0
2021-22 24 0.8 5.8 6.5 2.4 4.6 1.5 0.1
2022-23 25 1.3 5.8 7.1 3.2 4.0 1.9 0.3
Total 79 1.0 5.2 6.1 2.6 4.8 1.6 0.2

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 25 23.9 3.6-8.2 1.0-3.2 1.8-2.3 9.9
Conference 16 22.8 3.5-7.9 0.6-2.8 1.8-2.2 9.3
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 11 22.9 3.1-7.4 0.5-2.6 2.0-2.9 8.6
Away 14 24.6 3.9-8.9 1.4-3.6 1.6-1.9 10.9
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 9 23.4 4.9-9.7 1.6-3.3 2.4-2.6 13.8
Losses 16 24.1 2.8-7.4 0.6-3.1 1.4-2.2 7.7
Month            
November 4 31.8 4.0-10.8 1.5-4.2 2.5-3.0 12.0
December 7 24.4 3.1-7.4 1.0-2.9 2.1-2.6 9.4
January 8 21.9 2.8-7.1 0.4-2.8 1.1-1.8 7.0
February 6 20.7 4.8-9.0 1.3-3.3 1.8-2.3 12.8

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 17 597 89-206 43.2 24-79 30.4 45-58 77.6 247
Conference 16 12 364 56-127 44.1 9-44 20.5 28-36 77.8 149
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 11 7 252 34-81 42.0 5-29 17.2 22-32 68.8 95
Away 14 10 345 55-125 44.0 19-50 38.0 23-26 88.5 152
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 9 4 211 44-87 50.6 14-30 46.7 22-23 95.7 124
Losses 16 13 386 45-119 37.8 10-49 20.4 23-35 65.7 123
Month                    
November 4 4 127 16-43 37.2 6-17 35.3 10-12 83.3 48
December 7 1 171 22-52 42.3 7-20 35.0 15-18 83.3 66
January 8 6 175 22-57 38.6 3-22 13.6 9-14 64.3 56
February 6 6 124 29-54 53.7 8-20 40.0 11-14 78.6 77

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 597 23.9 6.0-13.8 1.6-5.3 30.4 3.0-3.9 16.5
Conference 16 364 22.8 6.2-14.0 1.0-4.8 20.5 3.1-4.0 16.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 11 252 22.9 5.4-12.9 0.8-4.6 17.2 3.5-5.1 15.1
Away 14 345 24.6 6.4-14.5 2.2-5.8 38.0 2.7-3.0 17.6
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 9 211 23.4 8.3-16.5 2.7-5.7 46.7 4.2-4.4 23.5
Losses 16 386 24.1 4.7-12.3 1.0-5.1 20.4 2.4-3.6 12.7
Month                
November 4 127 31.8 5.0-13.5 1.9-5.4 35.3 3.1-3.8 15.1
December 7 171 24.4 5.1-12.2 1.6-4.7 35.0 3.5-4.2 15.4
January 8 175 21.9 5.0-13.0 0.7-5.0 13.6 2.1-3.2 12.8
February 6 124 20.7 9.4-17.4 2.6-6.5 40.0 3.5-4.5 24.8

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 0.8 3.5 4.2 1.9 2.4 1.2 0.2
Conference 16 0.9 3.3 4.2 2.1 2.4 1.2 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 0.7 3.1 3.8 2.5 2.2 1.5 0.3
Away 14 0.8 3.8 4.6 1.5 2.5 0.9 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 9 0.4 4.6 5.0 1.9 2.1 1.3 0.1
Losses 16 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.9 2.5 1.1 0.3
Month                
November 4 0.8 4.8 5.5 3.3 2.8 1.5 0.0
December 7 0.6 3.9 4.4 2.3 2.4 2.0 0.1
January 8 0.8 2.4 3.1 1.3 2.4 0.5 0.3
February 6 1.0 3.7 4.7 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.3

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 17 19 87 106 48 59 29 5
Conference 16 12 15 52 67 33 38 19 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 11 7 8 34 42 27 24 17 3
Away 14 10 11 53 64 21 35 12 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 9 4 4 41 45 17 19 12 1
Losses 16 13 15 46 61 31 40 17 4
Month                  
November 4 4 3 19 22 13 11 6 0
December 7 1 4 27 31 16 17 14 1
January 8 6 6 19 25 10 19 4 2
February 6 6 6 22 28 9 12 5 2

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 1.3 5.8 7.1 3.2 4.0 1.9 0.3
Conference 16 1.6 5.7 7.4 3.6 4.2 2.1 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 1.3 5.4 6.7 4.3 3.8 2.7 0.5
Away 14 1.3 6.1 7.4 2.4 4.1 1.4 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 9 0.8 7.8 8.5 3.2 3.6 2.3 0.2
Losses 16 1.6 4.8 6.3 3.2 4.1 1.8 0.4
Month                
November 4 0.9 6.0 6.9 4.1 3.5 1.9 0.0
December 7 0.9 6.3 7.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 0.2
January 8 1.4 4.3 5.7 2.3 4.3 0.9 0.5
February 6 1.9 7.1 9.0 2.9 3.9 1.6 0.6

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