Taylor Stays Steady at No. 22 in NAIA Top-25

NAIA Women's Volleyball Top-25 Poll

UPLAND, Ind. – Taylor stayed steady in the latest NAIA Top-25, coming in at No. 22 in Wednesday morning's release. 

After shooting into the rankings at No. 22, the Trojans had a successful start to the Crossroads League season, taking three of four matches since the previous poll was released.

Taylor defeated Goshen, RV Grave, and Huntington while dropping a match against No. 15 Mount Vernon Nazarene since the last installment of rankings. Ellie Frey has continued her tremendous debut season in purple and gray, with two matches of 20 or more kills, while McKaylah Flagle matched those numbers in the dig column.

An efficient offense ranks in the top-30 in the NAIA in both kills per set (12.9) and hitting percentage (.220), while a dynamic block has put up 2.2 blocks per set, also inside the top-30 in the NAIA.  

The CL continues to be a premier NAIA conference with five ranked squads, with No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan, No. 16 Mount Vernon Nazarene, No. 21 Marian, and No. 23 Spring Arbor joining TU.

No. 21 Taylor (12-4, 3-1 CL) battles its closest members in the ranking in its next two outings, beginning with No. 23 Spring Arbor on the road on Wednesday at 7:00 pm, followed by a matchup against No. 21 Marian on Saturday, September 20 inside Odle Arena beginning at 3:00 pm.