2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Taylor Raiola
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Scottsdale Christian Academy
- Hometown:
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
Senior (2023)
Appeared in 27 matches in her senior season while making 12 starts … Started every match for the Horned Frogs at the Coastal Carolina Tournament (Aug. 31-Sept. 2) and the Texas A&M Invitational (Sept. 7-9) … Recorded eight kills and 14 digs in TCU’s 3-1 win over North Florida (Sept. 2) … Tallied seven kills in TCU’s 3-0 win at Kansas State (Sept. 21) … Had a season-best 17 kills and 21 digs, good for her first double-double of the season, at West Virginia (Oct. 14) … Posted her second double-digit kill match of the season, finishing with 10 kills in TCU’s 3-1 win at UCF (Oct. 27) … Made appearances in both of TCU’s NCAA Tournament matches.
Junior (2022)
Was forced to miss all of nonconference play due to injuries … Appeared in 16 of TCU’s final 18 matches, earning seven starts at outside hitter … Finished with 63 digs and 17 kills …The Horned Frogs went 9-1 when she played three-or-more sets and were 4-0 in matches where she finished with at least eight digs … Made her season debut on Sept. 21 at No. 14 Baylor … Returned to the starting lineup three days later and recorded a double-double (11 digs, 10 kills) to help TCU notch its first conference victory of 2022 over Iowa State … Got the starting nod and tallied 10 digs in TCU’s four-set win at Texas Tech on Nov. 5 … Earned the start in TCU’s win over No. 25 Washington in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Sophomore (2021)
Earned 19 starts across 22 matches played … Led the team in double-doubles (five) … Ranked second on the team in kills with 202 … Averaged 2.89 kills per set … Nearly doubled her number of total attacks from her freshman campaign, finishing with 610 … Also tallied 150 digs … Was one of three underclassmen in the Big 12 to finish with at least 200 kills and 150 digs … Her top performance of the fall came in the form of a 22-dig, 18-kill effort vs. Oklahoma on Oct. 8 … Notched a career-high 22 kills vs. Baylor on Nov. 13, which ranked second in TCU single-match history vs. top-10 opponents.
Freshman (2020-2021)
Appeared in 15 matches, including three as a starter … Ranked fourth on the squad in kills (103) and kills per set (2.4) … Debuted with a 14-kill, 10-dig double-double vs. West Virginia on Oct. 16 to become the first Horned Frog to notch a double-double in their collegiate debut since 2005 … Obtained her second career double-double with a 14-kill, 11-dig effort vs. Tarleton on March 20.
High School
Earned four varsity letters in volleyball at Scottsdale Christian Academy … Led her team to three consecutive AIA State Volleyball Championships from 2017-2019 … Compiled 1,381 kills and 1,046 digs over the course of her prep career … Was a four-time All-Region player … Selected to the AVCA Region 9 All-High School Team to close out her senior year.
Personal
Is a 2019 graduate of Scottsdale Christian Academy … Daughter of Dominic and Yvonne Raiola … Comes from a rich lineage of collegiate athletes … Her father, Dominic, played football at Nebraska before enjoying a 14-year run in the NFL with the Detroit Lions … Her mother, Yvonne, played water polo at Hawaii … Younger brother, Dylan, plays quarterback at Pinnacle HS in Phoenix and is the consensus No. 1 overall football prospect in the class of 2024 ... Also has three aunts and uncles who played college sports … Her middle name is Makalapuaokauaaloha – a 19-letter Hawaiian name meaning “the blossoming forth of our love.” ... Born Oct. 1.
