Biography
Of Note: Walk-on who joined the team in December of 2015 ... five-time member of the dean’s list
Honors: 2016 and 2017 Academic All-Big Ten
2016-17: Played in 19 games, averaging 2.2 minutes per game ... started four games ... earned the first start of her career vs. Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 8) ... played a career-high 15 minutes vs. the Devilettes ... averaged 0.2 points per game ... scored a career-high two points, shooting 1-2 from the field, vs. MVSU ... added one point vs. Nebraska (Feb. 9), shooting 1-2 from the free-throw line ... had a career-high two rebounds in two games ... averaged 0.3 rebounds per game ... dished off a career-high two assists vs. MVSU ... averaged 0.2 assists per game
2015-16: Played in four games, seeing one minute of action against Northern Illinois (Dec. 16), Penn State (Jan. 10), at Ohio State (Feb. 4) and against Northwestern (Feb. 20)
High School: Honorable mention all-state in 2011-12 ... first-team all-conference and team most valuable player in 2011-12 ... aided her team to back-to-back Great Northern Conference championships ... honorable mention all-conference in 2009-10 ... two-time team captain ... named Channel 9 Athlete of the Week, Channel 7 All Star and to the Division II North All-Star Team ... Medford Area Senior High Female Athlete of the Year ... all-conference selection in volleyball ... two-time team most valuable player and team captain in volleyball ... had a 4.3 GPA ... member of the top-10 percent of her class all four years ... Scholar-Athlete award in 2011-12
Personal: Parents are John and Michele Kuhn ... father competed in football at UW-Eau Claire ... mother competed in swimming at UW-Eau Claire ... has two siblings–Maddison (21) and Peyton (14) ... major is kinesiology and intends on becoming a physician's assistant ... born Feb. 13 ... nickname is Tay ... volunteers at Blackhawk Church and with Badgers Give Back ... member of Athletes in Action and Campus Crusade for Christ
Career Highs
Points: 2 vs. Mississippi Valley State, 12/8/16
FG: 1 vs. Mississippi Valley State, 12/8/16
FG Att: 2 vs. Mississippi Valley State, 12/8/16
FG %: .500 (1-2) vs. Mississippi Valley State, 12/8/16
3-pt FG:
3-pt FG Att: 1 vs. Mississippi Valley State, 12/8/16
3-pt FG%:
FT: 1 vs. Nebraska, 2/9/17
FT Att: 2 vs. Nebraska, 2/9/17
FT %: .500 (1-2) vs. Nebraska, 2/9/17
Rebs: 2 (2x; MR vs. Marquette, 12/11/16)
Assts: 2 vs. Mississippi Valley State, 12/8/16
Stls:
Blks:
Min: 15 vs. Mississippi Valley State, 12/8/16
Why Wisconsin?
"Madison is a highly accredited university known for its rigorous academics and athletics. I wanted to obtain the best education and preparation for physician's assistant school while participating in athletics as a player and spectator."
Off the Court with Taylor
Favorites - Spots on campus: The Terrace, Picnic Point, Arboretum, Camp Randall, Kohl Center, Indie Coffee, Collectivo Coffee; Movie: Pearl Harbor; TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy; Book: Harry Potter series; Athlete: Aaron Rodgers; Basketball Player: Stephen Curry; Sports team: Packers; Musician: Bethel; Ice Cream Flavor: O goodness, ice cream is the BEST and favorites are hard but I will go with either chocolate chip cookie dough with heath or chocolate peanut butter cup
First started basketball: Fourth grade
Most memorable basketball game: Playoff game my sophomore year in high school-it was the most intense and exciting game I have ever played in.
My favorite thing about Wisconsin basketball is: The people involved in the program, my coaches and teammates. They are truly incredible individuals who care deeply about others and have cultivated a family atmosphere.
Before each game, I: Pray
One word that describes the team: Resilient
One word that describes me: Driven
My teammates say I am: Smiley and smart
Favorite thing to do off the court with my teammates is: Go out to eat and laugh.
Most memorable basketball achievement: Walking on to the UW women’s basketball team
What is your earliest basketball memory? Bouncing a basketball on the sidelines while my dad coached older girls’ basketball practice.
Favorite place to play (besides the Kohl Center): My driveway
If I could change one basketball rule, it would be: I’m actually not sure I would change anything.
Is there something significant about your uniform number? It was the number printed on the side of my first ever pair of basketball shoes. Team goal for the season: Finish first in the Big Ten and Big Ten Tournament and make the NCAA tournament.
Individual goal for the season: Work as hard as I possibly can and earn playing time on the court.
What is your favorite Coach Tsip saying? Last ____ Best ______.
If you were Coach Tsip for the day, what would you do? Put a trampoline on the court and practice different dunks.
The best things about Madison is: The Farmer’s Market, the Terrace, the lakes, the restaurants/food, the hospital, and the UW athletics.
Fantasy job/career: Work for HGTV or be a food critic, but really I just want to be an excellent wife, mother, and physician’s assistant
Persons most admired/role models: My parents
The most fun place you have traveled to with the team is: Our Canada trip this past summer was a blast!
What are you most looking forward to this season? I am looking forward to contributing to the start of an era season for Wisconsin Women’s Basketball, bringing home some big wins, and traveling with the team.
This summer, I: Took microbiology class, worked out, went on the team trip to Canada, went on a family vacation to Jamaica, went on vacation to Alaska, worked at the UW-Hospital in the Department of Plastic Surgery and at Brookedale Senior Living in the Memory Care unit.
I can’t live without: CHOCOLATE AND ICE CREAM. Pretty much anything sweet. I have a separate stomach for dessert
My secret addiction is: Anything and everything sweet {especially ice cream + chocolate + peanut butter}
Weird thing about me that almost no one knows: I am obsessed with anything and everything pumpkin from pumpkins themselves to pumpkin spice flavored drinks/ice cream/pie/desserts, to candles, to pumpkin seeds. I love it all.
The best sporting event I ever attended was? Final Four 2014
You won’t catch me eating: Pickles. Ew.
Greatest Invention of the last 100 years: Slightly longer than 100 years ago but the airplane. I have the travel bug and without airplanes my world adventures wouldn’t be possible.
If I could live any place in the world it would be: In the mountains or on the beach
Non-athletic talent I would like to have is: Singing
If I could meet one person from throughout history they would be: Jesus
If you could live in any TV show, what would it be and why? Probably Grey’s Anatomy because I think it would be awesome to be a surgeon
If you were given 24 hours to live, what would you do? Travel to Santorini Island in Greece and spend the day with my family and friends
My bucket list includes: Travel, live on a lake in the mountains, visit each continent (except Antarctica), visit every country in Europe, become fluent in Spanish, attend the Super Bowl, learn how to sail, road trip across the U.S., build a medical clinic in a third world country, live abroad, start a non-profit, adopt a child, ride an elephant, complete a triathlon, be an extra in a movie
Career goal: Wife, mom, physician’s assistant
My favorite quotes are: Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. –Galations 2:20
The best advice I have ever gotten is: Live every day as if it was your last, loving & caring for others and working as hard as you can, giving your all.
Who inspires you and why? My mom, she is an incredible mother, wife, counselor and woman of God. I admire her faith, her dedication, the way she loves and cares for others, and how she balances everything in life. My father, I have never met anyone who works harder than he does. He is the most encouraging father.
If you were performing in the circus, what would you? Acrobatics
What do you love most about being a Badger?
" I love the family mentality of being a Badger, the bond between fellow Badgers, the beauty of campus, and the academic and athletic opportunities."
