Taylor Houck

25 Taylor Houck
Taylor Houck
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Hometown:
    Fletcher, N.C.
  • Position:
    OPP
  • Year:
    R-Fr.
  • High School:
    West Henderson HS
  • Major:
    Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Previous School:
    West Henderson HS
  • Club:
    Xcel
  • Club Team:
    Xcel
  • m
    19
  • k/s
    1.61
  • h %
    .074
  • a/s
    0.04
  • b/s
    0.56
  • sa/s
    0.12
  • d/s
    0.39
Bio

In 2016 (Freshman): Red-shirted.

High School: Houck comes to Tennessee Tech after a four-year volleyball career at West Henderson High School...named to All-Conference and All-Area teams as well as selected to the Under Armour watch list...averaged 12 kills, three blocks, and 10 digs per match while at West Henderson...led her team to three conference championships, one regional championship, and was a one-time State Tournament participant.

Personal: Daughter of Dale Houck and Rhonda Banks... born June 12, 1998... full name is Taylor Brooke Houck.

Academic: Undecided on a major.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 19 7
Sets 57 21
Kills 92 39
Kills per set 1.61 1.86
Errors 70 27
Total Attacks 296 128
Total Attacks per set 5.19 6.10
Hitting Percentage .074 .094
Assists 2 0
Assists per set 0.04 0.00
Service Total Attempts 82 16
Service Aces 7 1
Service Errors 21 2
Service Aces per set 0.12 0.05
Receptions 9 1
Reception Errors 1 0
Digs 22 13
Digs per set 0.39 0.62
Block Solo 4 0
Block Assist 28 13
Block Total 32 13
Blocks per set 0.56 0.62
Block Errors 8 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 117.0 46.5
Points per set 2.1 2.2
Matches started 16 5
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 3-0
Oct 27 Southeast Missouri L, 3-0
Nov 3 Morehead State L, 3-0
Nov 4 Eastern Kentucky L, 3-0
Nov 10 at Tennessee State W, 3-2
Nov 11 at Belmont L, 3-1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 25 vs. NC Central W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 17 .412 1 12.5
Aug 26 vs. The Citadel W, 3-2 1 5 9 8 29 .034 0 13.5
Aug 26 at Campbell L, 3-0 1 3 4 4 19 .000 0 6.0
Sep 1 vs. La Salle L, 3-0 1 2 3 2 10 .100 0 3.0
Sep 2 at Akron L, 3-0 1 3 4 2 15 .133 0 5.0
Sep 2 vs. Loyola Maryland L, 3-1 1 4 8 6 19 .105 0 10.0
Sep 8 vs. West Virginia L, 3-0 1 3 0 4 8 -.500 0 0.5
Sep 8 at Wright State L, 3-1 - 2 2 2 5 .000 1 3.0
Sep 9 vs. Harvard L, 3-0 1 1 0 2 8 -.250 0 1.0
Sep 15 at Toledo L, 3-0 1 3 6 5 17 .059 0 7.5
Sep 15 vs. Youngstown State L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 6 .333 0 2.5
Sep 16 vs. New Mexico L, 3-1 1 4 5 5 15 .000 0 6.0
Sep 21 Jacksonville State L, 3-0 1 3 4 3 17 .059 0 6.0
Sep 22 at UT Martin L, 3-1 1 4 10 2 24 .333 0 11.5
Sep 29 at Eastern Kentucky L, 3-2 1 3 5 8 21 -.143 0 6.5
Sep 30 at Morehead State W, 3-1 - 3 2 2 9 .000 0 3.0
Oct 6 Belmont L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tennessee State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Austin Peay L, 3-0 - 2 3 2 11 .091 0 4.0
Oct 14 Murray State L, 3-0 1 3 6 5 25 .040 0 6.5
Oct 20 at Eastern Illinois L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at SIUE L, 3-0 1 3 9 5 21 .190 0 9.0
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Southeast Missouri L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Morehead State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Eastern Kentucky L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Tennessee State W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Belmont L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 25 vs. NC Central W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 26 vs. The Citadel W, 3-2 1 5 2 1 3 1 4 0
Aug 26 at Campbell L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 1 2 0
Sep 1 vs. La Salle L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 at Akron L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 0 2 1 0
Sep 2 vs. Loyola Maryland L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 8 vs. West Virginia L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0
Sep 8 at Wright State L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 9 vs. Harvard L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 15 at Toledo L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 15 vs. Youngstown State L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0
Sep 16 vs. New Mexico L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 0
Sep 21 Jacksonville State L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 4 0 4 0
Sep 22 at UT Martin L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 29 at Eastern Kentucky L, 3-2 1 3 9 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 30 at Morehead State W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 6 Belmont L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tennessee State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Austin Peay L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 2 1 2 0
Oct 14 Murray State L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 20 at Eastern Illinois L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at SIUE L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Southeast Missouri L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Morehead State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Eastern Kentucky L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Tennessee State W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Belmont L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 25 vs. NC Central W, 3-0 1 3 15 2 3 1 0
Aug 26 vs. The Citadel W, 3-2 1 5 17 2 5 0 0
Aug 26 at Campbell L, 3-0 1 3 10 1 0 2 0
Sep 1 vs. La Salle L, 3-0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
Sep 2 at Akron L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 4 1 0
Sep 2 vs. Loyola Maryland L, 3-1 1 4 6 1 2 0 0
Sep 8 vs. West Virginia L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0
Sep 8 at Wright State L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 2 0
Sep 9 vs. Harvard L, 3-0 1 1 - 0 1 - 0
Sep 15 at Toledo L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 2 0 0
Sep 15 vs. Youngstown State L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 vs. New Mexico L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 2 1
Sep 21 Jacksonville State L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 22 at UT Martin L, 3-1 1 4 7 1 0 0 0
Sep 29 at Eastern Kentucky L, 3-2 1 3 6 0 1 0 0
Sep 30 at Morehead State W, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 6 Belmont L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tennessee State L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Austin Peay L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 Murray State L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 1 0
Oct 20 at Eastern Illinois L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at SIUE L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Southeast Missouri L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Morehead State L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Eastern Kentucky L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Tennessee State W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Belmont L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 19 57 92 1.61 70 296 5.19 .074 2 0.04 117.0 2.1
Total 19 57 92 1.61 70 296 5.19 .074 2 0.04 117.0 2.1
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2016-17 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 19 57 22 0.39 4 28 32 0.56
Total 19 57 22 0.39 4 28 32 0.56
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2016-17 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 19 57 82 7 0.12 21 9 1
Total 19 57 82 7 0.12 21 9 1
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 19 57 92 1.61 70 296 5.19 .074 2 0.04 117.0 2.1
Conference 7 21 39 1.86 27 128 6.10 .094 0 0.00 46.5 2.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 8 13 1.63 10 53 6.63 .057 0 0.00 16.5 2.1
Away 8 24 42 1.75 30 131 5.46 .092 1 0.04 51.5 2.1
Neutral 8 25 37 1.48 30 112 4.48 .063 1 0.04 49.0 2.0
Result
Wins 3 11 21 1.91 13 55 5.00 .145 1 0.09 29.0 2.6
Losses 16 46 71 1.54 57 241 5.24 .058 1 0.02 88.0 1.9
Month
August 3 11 23 2.09 15 65 5.91 .123 1 0.09 32.0 2.9
September 13 38 51 1.34 43 174 4.58 .046 1 0.03 65.5 1.7
October 3 8 18 2.25 12 57 7.13 .105 0 0.00 19.5 2.4
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 19 57 22 0.39 4 28 32 0.56
Conference 7 21 13 0.62 0 13 13 0.62
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 8 1 0.13 0 7 7 0.88
Away 8 24 17 0.71 1 13 14 0.58
Neutral 8 25 4 0.16 3 8 11 0.44
Result
Wins 3 11 3 0.27 1 6 7 0.64
Losses 16 46 19 0.41 3 22 25 0.54
Month
August 3 11 5 0.45 1 6 7 0.64
September 13 38 14 0.37 3 19 22 0.58
October 3 8 3 0.38 0 3 3 0.38
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 19 57 82 7 0.12 21 9 1
Conference 7 21 16 1 0.05 2 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 8 3 0 0.00 1 1 0
Away 8 24 38 2 0.08 7 5 0
Neutral 8 25 41 5 0.20 13 3 1
Result
Wins 3 11 32 4 0.36 8 1 0
Losses 16 46 50 3 0.07 13 8 1
Month
August 3 11 42 5 0.45 8 3 0
September 13 38 37 2 0.05 12 5 1
October 3 8 3 0 0.00 1 1 0
News mentions
SIUE grounds Tech in Edwardsville
  • Article
  • October 21, 2017
SIUE grounds Tech in Edwardsville

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Tennessee Tech volleyball ended its conference trip to Illinois with a loss to SIUE on Saturday, falling 21-25, 14-25, 15-25.

  • October 21, 2017
Tech grabs first OVC win at Morehead State in four sets
  • Article
  • September 30, 2017
Tech grabs first OVC win at Morehead State in four sets

MOREHEAD, Ky. – Tennessee Tech earned its first conference win of the season at Morehead State on Saturday afternoon, taking down the Eagles in four sets (25-17, 25-23, 18-25, 27-25).

  • September 30, 2017
Golden Eagles begin three-match road trip with four-set loss at UT Martin
  • Article
  • September 23, 2017
Golden Eagles begin three-match road trip with four-set loss at UT Martin

MARTIN, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech suffered its second-straight conference loss Friday night, as it fell in four sets to UT Martin 20-25, 29-27, 23-25 and 18-25 inside the Skyhawk Fieldhouse.

  • September 23, 2017
Tech volleyball ends non-conference action with four-set loss to New Mexico
  • Article
  • September 16, 2017
Tech volleyball ends non-conference action with four-set loss to New Mexico

TOLEDO, Ohio – Down two starters due to injuries, the Golden Eagles had their work cut out for them in their final non-conference match at the Blue/Gold Invitational.

  • September 16, 2017
Volleyball drops double-header to close Akron Invitational
  • Article
  • September 02, 2017
Volleyball drops double-header to close Akron Invitational

AKRON, Ohio – The Golden Eagles wrapped up their first Ohio trip this season with a double-header Saturday as part of the Akron Invitational.

  • September 02, 2017
Volleyball starts three-straight Ohio visits with Akron Invitational
  • Article
  • August 31, 2017
Volleyball starts three-straight Ohio visits with Akron Invitational

AKRON, Ohio – Now three matches into its season, Tennessee Tech volleyball heads north this weekend for its second of four-consecutive tournaments and first of three in the state of Ohio.

  • August 31, 2017
Houck named adidas® OVC Newcomer of the Week after Tech debut
  • Article
  • August 28, 2017
Houck named adidas® OVC Newcomer of the Week after Tech debut

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Redshirt freshman Taylor Houck has been named the adidas® OVC Newcomer of the Week, as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference office Monday in its first weekly honors release of the 2017 season.

  • August 28, 2017
Junior Shealene Little was one of two Golden Eagles named to the all-tournament team.
  • Article
  • August 26, 2017
Volleyball splits double-header with The Citadel, Campbell to close tournament

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – After opening the Hampton Inn Holly Springs Invitational yesterday with just one game, Tennessee Tech faced a full day Saturday with a double-header on its schedule.

  • August 26, 2017
Sophomore Rachel Thomas picked up six of the Golden Eagles' 41 team kills in their season-opening win.
  • Article
  • August 25, 2017
Volleyball sweeps North Carolina Central in tournament, season opener

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Tennessee Tech volleyball began its 2017 season on a high note, sweeping North Carolina Central in three sets (25-17, 25-13, 25-16) at its Hampton Inn Holly Springs Invitational opener Friday afternoon.

  • August 25, 2017
Volleyball to hold home scrimmage Saturday
  • Article
  • August 18, 2017
Volleyball to hold home scrimmage Saturday

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech fans can get their first look at the 2017 volleyball squad Saturday afternoon when the team hosts the Purple v. Gold Scrimmage in the Hooper Eblen Center.

  • August 18, 2017