Women's Basketball - WVU Athletics

Player Profiles

Taylor
Palmer

At West Virginia (2012-13):

Averaged 9.9 points per game as the third-leading scorer for WVU
Led the Mountaineers with 63 3-pointers, including 37 in Big 12 play
Recorded a 39.4 3-point field goal percentage (37-94) in Big 12 games, the second-highest percentage of any league player
Averaged the sixth-most 3-pointers a game per league outing with 2.06
Shot 34.8 percent from beyond the arc, ranking No. 69 nationally
Averaged 2.03 threes per game, ranking No. 114 in the nation
Led WVU from the free throw line, shooting 86.1 percent (31-36)
Finished the season with a 1.000 free throw percentage (17-17) in Big 12 only games
Recorded a season-high 30 points in the Big 12 season opener at Oklahoma, the only Mountaineer to record a 30-point game for the season
Totaled three 20-point games and 14 double-figure outings
Led WVU in scoring eight times and rebounding once
Grabbed a career-best five steals against LSU, totaling 31 steals for the season
Dished out 45 assists, tied for the second-most on the team
Averaged 24.9 minutes per game in all 31 games, earning 30 starts
Recorded a 3-pointer in 22 different games
Matched a career-best eight 3-pointers against Oklahoma

At West Virginia (2011-12):

Opened the season with a career-high 33 points in the season-opening win over Youngstown State
Recorded eight 3-pointers against Youngstown State to break WVU’s 3-pointers in a game by a sophomore record in her first career start
Was named to the Woodland Hills Holiday Inn Thanksgiving Basketball Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 18 points per game, including eight threes in the tournament and helping WVU to a 1-1 tournament record, including a 63-54 upset win over No. 25 UCLA
Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 26 after recording a game-leading 21 points on 50 percent shooting (7-14), including four 3-pointers in a win over Mount St. Mary’s
Led WVU in scoring with 17 points against Marshall to be named the Player of the Game
Recorded at least one 3-pointer in 31 games
Led WVU with 74 3-pointers, the third most by a sophomore in a single season in WVU history
Averaged 2.2 3-pointers per game, the sixth-highest average in the league
Averaged 10.6 points per game as WVU’s third-leading scorer
Led WVU with four 20-point outings
Had 16 games with scoring numbers in double figures
Led WVU in scoring on 10 occasions, the second-most on the team
Played all 34 games with 19 starts

At West Virginia (2010-11):

Played 31 games, averaging 7.5 minutes per game as a true freshman
Had a breakout game against High Point as she put up a career-best six 3-pointers and led all players in scoring with 22 points
Came off the bench for 13 min. and recorded nine points off three 3-pointers in the season-opening win over Loyola Maryland
Recorded her second double-figure scoring game with 14 points against Marshall, including 4-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc and 5-of-10 shooting from the field
Recorded 22 3-pointers made, the second most for the Mountaineers
Held the third-highest 3-point field goal percentage of 37.9 (22-of-58)
Tallied 85 points and 20 rebounds on the season

In High School:

As a senior at Mt. Vernon High, averaged 15.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game
Guided the Knights to a 21-4 record as a senior, including a 9-1 league mark
Rated the 90th-best player in the country according to Dan Olson’s Collegiate Basketball Report
Recorded 1,000+ points, was a league MVP and named to the state finals all-tournament team
Was a third-team all-state and first-team all section honoree
Played for Patrice-Wallace Moore, wife of former WVU men’s basketball player and WVU Hall of Fame member Lowes Moore
Was named Maxpreps National Gatorade Player of the Week
Earned the U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete award
Averaged 16.2 points and 4.0 assists per game as a junior
A two-time all-league and all-section selection, which included the top 55 players in a five county area in 2008 and only the top 35 in 2009
A second team all-Journal News performer in 2009
Helped the Knights to a 2009 sectional championship and was an all-tournament tournament recipient for efforts in the class 1AA (the highest class in the section in New York)
Garnered sixth team all-state accolades
Played AAU for the New York Gauchos, under the direction of Earl Elliotte
Ranked 35th in her class
Held a 3.8 GPA

Personal: