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Taylor Kellyn Phillips ... part of Bucknell's 2007-08 recruiting class that was ranked 41st in the nation by Blue Star Basketball ... ranked as the 68th-best player in the Class of 2007 by Blue Star Basketball ... strong in the weight room ... solid all-around player ... has ability to get to rim ... uses body well ... finishes shots well with contact ... an adept slasher who can make things happen ... likes to run in transition ... has improved defense and outside shooting in the off-season ... can also shoot from 3-point range ... rebounds well from the guard position ... one of three players on the team with a twin sibling. 2007-08: Led all Bison freshmen in scoring average (4.9 ppg), steals (23) and assists (16) ... made 10 of 31 (.323) 3-point shots ... scored a career-high 17 points against Howard in her first collegiate start ... also scored in double figures at Duke (11 points), versus Lehigh (11) and twice against Navy (10) ... pulled down 61 rebounds on the season, including a game-high eight at Navy ... led the Bison in rebounding in three games ... shot 2-for-2 from behind the 3-point arc against Navy ... tallied three assists in games at Navy and against Holy Cross and Colgate ... also had six steals versus Holy Cross ... scored in 22 of 27 games. High School/Personal: Three-sport standout at Parkersburg South High School ... member of basketball, volleyball and softball teams ... tallied more than 1,000 career points, including 763 her final two seasons ... two-time First Team All-State choice in basketball ... team captain as a senior ... named Mid-Ohio Valley Big School Athlete of the Year in 2007 ... led team to a state championship as a junior ... squad lost in state semifinals as a senior ... tallied team-high 17 points and eight rebounds in that loss ... played at Parkersburg Catholic High School as a freshman and sophomore ... led team to a 25-1 record and a state title as a sophomore ... named First Team All-State and First Team Mid-Ohio Valley as a sophomore ... earned a position on all-tournament team at state tournament ... member of National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society ... daughter of Aimee and Kevin Phillips ... one of five siblings ... has a twin brother, Connor ... born Dec. 12, 1988 in Huntington, W. Va. | |||||||||||||||||||||