34 Taylor Bates
Taylor Bates
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Sheridan, Ind.
  • High School:
    Sheridan
  • Position:
    G/F
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    5.6
  • fg %
    29.9
  • 3pt %
    23.1
  • ft %
    64.5
  • reb/g
    4.5
  • a/g
    1.0
Bio

Sophomore (2023-24): Played in a career-high 24 games and made a career-high 14 starts ... Made first career start in the season opener at home against Ohio Wesleyan on 11/8 ... Scored in double figures three times throughout the season including a season and career-high 17 against Kenyon on 11/21 ... Recorded a season and career-high nine rebounds in the same game and made a season and career-high seven free throws in the same game ... Swatted a career-high two shots against Rose-Hulman on 1/6 ... Also scored in double figures 11/18 at Wooster and 1/3 at Manchester

Freshman (2022-23): Played in eight games and made her collegiate debut on Nov. 15 at Ohio Wesleyan...Scored four points on Dec. 19 vs. Kalamazoo for the first markers of her career...Repeated with four more on Jan. 4 at Bluffton

High School: Sheridan High School (2022) in Sheridan, Ind…Totaled 12 varsity letters in volleyball, basketball, softball and track and field…Academic All-State…Played 79 career games and averaged 5.8 points per contest and 5.3 rebounds…Three-time all-conference honorable mention in basketball…Won conference title as a senior in 2021-22 season…Led team in rebounds as a sophomore during the 2019-20 campaign, averaging 7.1 per game…Two-time all-conference honorable mention in volleyball…All-County volleyball in 2020…In softball, part of a conference championship team as a freshman and built up to win sectionals as a junior in 2021…Also a four-time recipient of all-conference honorable mention…Hit .281 with a .391 on-base percentage in 51 career games, including a career-best .356 average and .463 on-base as a senior…National Honors Society…Athletic Leadership Ambassador…Revolution of Hope Big Buddy

Personal: Born in Estherville, Iowa…Daughter of Janice and James Bates…One younger sister, Jacquellynne…Majoring in Molecular Biology with a minors in autism studies…Aspires to be a neurosurgeon…Favorite sports team is Iowa women’s basketball…Favorite athletes include Ronda Rousey and Maya Moore

Recent games
Season Statistics
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Game Log - Ball control
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Career Stats: Ball control totals

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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News mentions
Women’s Basketball loses Senior Night game to Manchester
Strong start powers Hanover past Yellow Jackets
Women's Basketball drops Saturday tilt at Franklin
Women's Basketball defeated by no. 2 Transylvania
King posts second double-double of season in loss against Franklin
Women's Basketball drops round one to Bluffton
Rose-Hulman uses lengthy run to down Women's Basketball, 66-37
MSJ hands DC lopsided loss in conference action
Women's Basketball falls to Kalamazoo on the road
Pioneers overwhelm Yellow Jackets in HCAC opener
Kenyon rallies in fourth quarter to down Yellow Jackets 70-64
Wooster uses big third quarter to pull away from Yellow Jackets
Yellow Jackets fall to Adrian at home
Yellow Jackets fall to Adrian at home
Women's Basketball drops season home opener to Ohio Wesleyan
Photos
Bluffton vs. Defiance

1/10/2024 6:00 PM EST

Bluffton vs. Defiance

1/10/2024 6:00 PM EST

Franklin vs. Defiance

1/13/2024 1:00 PM EST

Transylvania vs. Defiance

1/20/2024 1:00 PM EST

Earlham vs. Defiance

1/31/2024 7:30 PM EST

Defiance vs. Bluffton

2/16/2024 6:00 PM EST