2019 (Redshirt Freshman Year): Appeared in 23 matches and 70 sets on the right side for the Redbirds … finished sixth on the team with 119 kills to average 1.65 kills per set … registered a trio of double-digit kill performances, notching a career-high 16 kills at Bradley (10/4) … collected 34 digs on the season with a career-best six against Dayton (9/21) … tallied six blocks on two occasions, including in a five-set thrilling win in front of her hometown crowd at UNI (10/12).

2018 (Freshman Year): Was a redshirt her first season with Illinois State.

Cedar Falls High School: Four-year varsity starter for Cedar Falls HS volleyball ... also participated in basketball and track ... Iowa 5A aces leader with 89 during her senior season ... helped her team to a 5A state runner-up trophy her junior year, before winning the state title for the first time in school history in 2017 with a 43-2 overall record ... three-time all-conference selection ... two-time all-state pick ... named to the 2017 5A All-State Elite Team and a 5A Des Moines Register First-Team All-State honoree.

Personal: Taylor Lynch is the daughter of John and Amy Lynch ... Born September 8 in Cedar Falls, Iowa ... Mother, Amy, played basketball in college, while her cousin, Peter Gehrls, currently plays football at Air Force Academy ... her uncle, Paul Lynch, is a high school volleyball coach ... is planning to study exercise science at ISU.