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2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

Jaiden Tripi
RIT Athletics / Emma Kostraba
Tyler Hulse / RIT Athletic Commu
Evie Linantud
Kelsie Redburn
Kelsie Redburn
Kelsie Redburn
Kelsie Redburn
Eakin Howard

3 Taylor Higgins

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Peru, NY
  • Highschool Peru
  • Major Software Engineering

Biography

2021 2019
  • Finished second on the team and fifth in the Liberty League with 352 kills, surpassing the 1,000-kill plateau against NYU (Nov. 1)
  • Finished sixth in the league with 3.20 kills per set and was second on the team with 361 digs
  • Season-best 22 kills twice against Canton (Sept. 6) and at St. Lawrence (Oct. 25)
  • AVCA All-New York Region Honorable Mention
  • First-Team All-Liberty League
2018: All-Liberty League second team selection … played in all 34 matches and led the team by appearing in 130 of 131 sets … set career-high totals with 358 kills, 354 digs, 48 service aces and 23 blocks … led the Tigers with 354 digs and was second in kills and aces … named the RIT Female Athlete of the Week, Oct. 1 … hit .333 with a season-high 19 kills to go along with 13 digs in a win over Cortland State … hit season-best .433 with eight kills against Montclair State … slammed season-best four service aces three times, all over the first eight matches of the season … compiled a career-high 21 digs to go along with 15 kills in a five-set win over Vassar from Clark Gym … had 45 digs and 42 kills in four postseason matches … recorded a double-double with 18 digs and 12 kills against Clarkson in the Liberty League Championship … recorded a season-high four blocks against Hood … had 13 kills, 12 digs, three assists and two aces against Carnegie Mellon in the NCAA Regional Semifinal … had at least 10 kills in a match 21 times … recorded double figures in digs 19 times … had 14 double-doubles. STATS

2017:
Appeared in 29 matches, spanning 104 sets played … earned All-Liberty League second team honors … two-time Liberty League Rookie of the Week, Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 … named the RIT Female Athlete of the Week, Sept. 25 … named to the Western Connecticut State Colonial Classic All-Tournament Team … led Tigers with 352 kills and a .182 hitting percentage … tied for the team lead with 36 service aces … second on the squad with 260 digs, 3.38 kills per set and 3.84 points per set … fourth among all Liberty League student-athletes in kills per set and fifth in points per set … made collegiate debut with 10 kills and seven digs in a win over Simmons College … slammed season-high 20 kills against Kean … recorded season-high 20 digs and added 15 kills, while hitting .345 in a four-set win over Montclair State … had 18 digs and 17 kills in a five-set win over Union … slammed 18 kills against Clarkson … hit season-high .419 with 16 kills and 13 digs against Vassar … had season-high four service aces twice, against SUNY Poly and St. Lawrence … compiled four blocks against Skidmore … had at least 10 kills in a match 23 times … had seven double-doubles … recorded hitting percentage of at least .300 in seven different matches. STATS

Before RIT: Played varsity volleyball at Peru High School of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference … team captain … Peru Most Valuable Player in 2016 … earned All-New York State third team honors.

Personal: Software engineering major … daughter of Sue and Tom Higgins … has two brothers, Joey and Mike, and two sisters, Abby and Marie … older sister Abby played four seasons of varsity volleyball for the Tigers from 2012 through 2015 and was a three-year team captain...younger sister, Marie, is a freshman on the team.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2017First Year

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2018Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    3
  • 3
    C

    2019Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    3
    C
  • 3

    2021Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'8"
    3