| Height: | 5-5 |
| Hometown: | Murfreesboro, Tenn. |
| Position: | OH/DS |
| Year: | Sr. |
| High School: | Jacksonville / Siegel HS |
| Major: | Biology / Pre-Medicine |
2023: Played in 45 sets across 20 matches... Recorded five kills, three assists, five service aces, 39 digs, and one block assist... Match highs include: two kills (vs. UVA Wise on 9/5), two aces vs. the Cavaliers, seven digs (at Carson-Newman on 9/15), and one block against the Eagles... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.
2022: Did not play due to injury.
Jacksonville University: Attended the Division I institution for one season... Coached by Maggie (Johnson) Couture... Saw action in 30 sets across 16 matches... Recorded one assist, five aces, and eight digs... Career-best three aces vs. Bellarmine (Sept. 26)... Credited with two digs twice... Dean's List.
High School: Graduated from Siegel HS in Murfreesboro, Tenn... Coached by Shawn Robinson and Patricia Flowers... On varsity for final three seasons... Four-time district and three-time region champion... Two-time state runner-up (2018 & 2020)... 2020 district tournament MVP, all-region, honorable mention, Daily News Journal all-area... 2021 JVA watch list... 2018 and 2019 highest vertical... 2020 most improved... 2020 MaxPreps player of the match... 2020 stats: 126 sets played, 318 kills, .265 hitting percentage, 36 total blocks, and seven aces... Also played for TPV, coached by Shawn Robinson.
Personal: Nickname "Tay"... Born Jan. 18, 2003 in Atlanta, Ga... Daughter of Ann and Skip Sanders... Sibling: Tristen Sanders... Majoring in biology with a pre-medicine concentration and a psychology minor... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Plans after graduation: Graduate school for a career in women's health... Community service at TU: Nettie Day... Favorite class at TU: Psych 206... Favorite midnight snack: Sour gummy worms... Favorite movie: "ATL"... Favorite musical artist: youngboy... Favorite sports team: New Orleans Saints... Favorite athlete: Rashee Rice... Advice to kids: "Don't run in flip flops"... Favorite food: Steak... Most famous person ever met: Natalie Nunn... What people don't know about her: She used to do gymnastics and can tumble.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | UVA Wise | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 6 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 8 | Newberry | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 12 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-2 |
| Nov 15 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 19 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 25 | 16 | ||
| Sets | 97 | 65 | ||
| Kills | 5 | 4 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.05 | 0.06 | ||
| Errors | 4 | 3 | ||
| Total Attacks | 35 | 31 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 0.36 | 0.48 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .029 | .032 | ||
| Assists | 38 | 15 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.39 | 0.23 | ||
| Service Total Attempts | 354 | 251 | ||
| Service Aces | 22 | 13 | ||
| Service Errors | 28 | 21 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.23 | 0.20 | ||
| Receptions | 483 | 321 | ||
| Reception Errors | 41 | 23 | ||
| Digs | 277 | 182 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.86 | 2.80 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 2 | 2 | ||
| Block Total | 2 | 2 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.02 | 0.03 | ||
| Block Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 28.0 | 18.0 | ||
| Points per set | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Matches started | 12 | 11 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Lander | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Florida Tech | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Clark Atlanta | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. North Greenville | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Harding | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 13 | at Alabama Huntsville | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. #12 Ferris St. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Emmanuel (Ga.) | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 17 | at Coker | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 20 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 27 | Carson-Newman | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 2 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 5 | at Anderson | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | .091 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 8 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 11 | Coker | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 15 | at Carson-Newman | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 18 | RV Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 22 | at Limestone | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 23 | at UVA Wise | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 29 | at Catawba | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 1 | UVA Wise | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 6 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 8 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 12 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 15 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 19 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023-24 | 20 | 45 | 5 | 0.11 | 1 | 14 | .286 | 3 | 0.07 | 5 | 0.11 | 83 | 5 | 39 | 0.87 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 10.5 | 0.2 |
| 2024-25 | 25 | 97 | 5 | 0.05 | 4 | 35 | .029 | 38 | 0.39 | 22 | 0.23 | 483 | 41 | 277 | 2.86 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.02 | 28.0 | 0.3 |
| 2025-26 | 20 | 73 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 8 | .250 | 37 | 0.51 | 17 | 0.23 | 90 | 7 | 205 | 2.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.0 | 0.3 |
| Total | 65 | 215 | 12 | 0.06 | 5 | 57 | .123 | 78 | 0.36 | 44 | 0.20 | 656 | 53 | 521 | 2.42 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.01 | 57.5 | 0.3 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 25 | 97 | 5 | 0.05 | 4 | 35 | .029 | 38 | 0.39 | 22 | 0.23 | 483 | 41 | 277 | 2.86 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.02 | 28.0 | 0.3 |
| Conference | 16 | 65 | 4 | 0.06 | 3 | 31 | .032 | 15 | 0.23 | 13 | 0.20 | 321 | 23 | 182 | 2.80 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.03 | 18.0 | 0.3 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0.16 | 4 | 0.16 | 116 | 9 | 72 | 2.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Away | 12 | 49 | 4 | 0.08 | 3 | 31 | .032 | 13 | 0.27 | 10 | 0.20 | 247 | 18 | 128 | 2.61 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.04 | 15.0 | 0.3 |
| Neutral | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 21 | 0.91 | 8 | 0.35 | 120 | 14 | 77 | 3.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 0.4 |
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| Wins | 11 | 43 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 5 | -.400 | 18 | 0.42 | 10 | 0.23 | 213 | 16 | 144 | 3.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.0 | 0.2 |
| Losses | 14 | 54 | 5 | 0.09 | 2 | 30 | .100 | 20 | 0.37 | 12 | 0.22 | 270 | 25 | 133 | 2.46 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.04 | 18.0 | 0.3 |
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| September | 10 | 38 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 25 | 0.66 | 11 | 0.29 | 194 | 20 | 116 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.0 | 0.3 |
| October | 9 | 37 | 4 | 0.11 | 3 | 30 | .033 | 8 | 0.22 | 9 | 0.24 | 198 | 16 | 99 | 2.68 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.05 | 14.0 | 0.4 |
| November | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0.23 | 2 | 0.09 | 91 | 5 | 62 | 2.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
