2018 Women's Volleyball Roster

Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Irving Johnson III / XULA Institutional Advancement
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics

8 Taylor Ducros

  • Position Defensive Specialist
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • High School McGehee
  • Hometown Luling, La.
  • Major Pre-Pharmacy

Biography

Briefly
•  Second year at XULA
•  1-year letterwinner
•  Wore No. 14 during 2016 season but switched jersey numbers with Juliana Tomasoni for 2017
•  2-sport athlete at XULA — also competes in track and field

2016-17 (Freshman)
•  Produced 71 kills, 155 digs, nine assists, 10 aces and three blocks
•  Ranked fifth on team in digs and sixth in aces
•  Helped XULA win Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament championships and qualify for NAIA National Championship
•  Hit .455 with career-best 21 kills — her only double-figure performance of the season — in a five-set victory against Talladega in the GCAC Tournament championship match . . . Had five kills to prolong the match after XULA trailed 23-19 in the third set, and the Gold Nuggets went on to win 16-25, 21-25, 27-25, 25-13, 20-18
•  Reached double figures in digs five times, with high of 15 against NAIA No. 20 Evangel
•  Scored for XULA with a sixth-place finish in the javelin at the 2017 GCAC Outdoor Championships and helped the Gold Nuggets win the team title

Club
•  Helped her Cajunland team finish third in the nation in AAU competition during the summer of 2015

High School
•  Five-year standout for McGehee School of New Orleans
•  Helped McGehee's Hawks finish 42-4 and win the LHSAA Division V state championship in 2015, her senior year
•  Produced 1,486 kills, 2,560 digs and 286 aces in her career
•  All-state each of her final three seasons and was MVP of District 6-IV in 2014
•  MVP of 2014 South Louisiana Invitational in Baton Rouge, where she led fifth-seeded McGehee to victories against three higher-seeded teams
•  In track and field she won Region III Class 3A triple jump as a junior in 2015 (34 feet, 2 1/2 inches) . . . seventh at the 3A state outdoor meet that year and was district champion
•  District champion in triple jump and javelin her senior year (2016) . . . Qualified for state meet in the javelin but did not attend
•  Gained community service hours through Second Harvest Food Bank

Personal
•  Cousin of NAIA tennis All-America Kyle Montrel, who completed played for XULA from 2012-16

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2016Freshman

    Outside Hitter / Defensive Specialist
    5'8"
    14
  • 8

    2017Sophomore

    Outside Hitter / Defensive Specialist
    5'8"
    8
  • 8

    2018Junior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'8"
    8