Taylor Williams

Durham, NC – Aug 29: NCAA Women's Volleyball - Bryant at Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC on August 29, 2025. (Credit: Andy Mead/YCJ)

Photo by: Andy Mead/YCJ

Taylor Williams poses during photo day in front of a white screen

Photo by: Nat LeDonne / Duke Athletics

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-2
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Mountain View, Calif.

Honors: 2024 ACC All-Freshman Team ... All-ACC Academic Team (2024) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024) ... CSC Academic All-District Team (2025)

2025: Saw action in 31 matches with 30 starts… Led the team in kills (331) and aces (33)… Ranked second on the team in digs (271) and fourth in blocks (43)… Added 22 assists… Recorded double-digit kills in 18 matches… Posted a career-high 18 kills twice — against Bryant (8/29) and Virginia Tech (11/13)… Logged a career-high 16 digs against Virginia Tech (11/13) and matched that mark against California (11/28)… Led Duke in kills 13 times, aces nine times and blocks twice... Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.

2024: Saw action in 29 matches with 18 starts … Ranked second on the team with 208 kills (2.26 per set) and totaled 240.5 points ... Added five assists and 23 blocks … Tied third on the team with 20 service aces … Posted double-digit kills in 10 matches, including a season-high 16 kills on three occasions, with four of those performances coming in the final five matches of the year ... Recorded a double-double with career-highs of 16 kills and 11 digs in a 3-1 win at Wake Forest (10/11) ... Notched 15 kills, six digs, five blocks and an ace for a career-high 19.0 points against California (11/24) … Led the team in kills against Virginia Tech (10/20) and Stanford (11/22) ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC All-Freshman Team.

Prior to Duke: Comes to Duke from Mountain View, Calif., where she attended Saint Francis High School ... As a 6-2 outside hitter, she competed for Vision Volleyball Club ... Excelled in high school and club competitions with numerous accolades on both teams ... In 2023, she was named an AVCA Girls High School second team All-American selection and to the third team AVCA Girls Best and Brightest ... A Co-Player of the Year, she earned the fourth-best state ranking by Prep Dig California and helped lead Saint Francis to the Nike Tournament of Champions Southwest Platinum Bracket Championship title game where she was named to the All-Tournament Team ... With her club team, she earned a USAV 16s Open Division Junior National Championship top 15 finish and was named to multiple All-Tournament Teams ... Outside of volleyball, she was a member of the Black Student Union and a member of the Environmental Club.