Taylor Valladay

Photo by: Meredith Cavaleri

Photo by: Maggie Bean

Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Rich South
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.

Honors & Awards:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2019-20, 2020-21)

2020-21 (So.): Averaged 5.2 points, 1.8 assists and 1.7 rebounds per game ... Appeared in every game off the bench ... Scored a career-best eight points and grabbed two rebounds against North Dakota (11/29) ... Netted six points and had five assists in 20 minutes of play versus Providence (12/4) ... Chipped in two points, three rebounds and three assists at Cincinnati (12/10) ... Had two points and a block in a win at Belmont (12/13) ... Scored a career-high 12 points on 6/8 shooting at Seton Hall (1/15) ... Netted eight points and had two assists at St. John’s (1/17) ... Tallied seven points and four assists against Georgetown (1/20) ... Tallied nine points, four assists and two boards at Butler (1/24) ... Had six points, three assists and one rebound against Nova (1/27) ... Scored six points with four rebounds and one assist against Creighton (2/1) ... Tallied four points, one rebound and one assist at Georgetown (2/3) ... Had seven points, two assists and one rebound against UConn (2/5) ... Netted six points and had one board against DePaul (2/7) ... Tallied eight points, three steals and a rebound against Butler (2/10) ... Tied her career-high with 12 points to go along with three rebounds and two assists at Providence (2/13) ... Went for five points, two rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot against Villanova (2/19) ... Scored six points with one rebound in a win against Creighton (2/22) ... Tallied two steals and two rebounds at UConn (3/1) ... Had five points, six rebounds and two assists in a BIG EAST quarterfinal win over Providence (3/6) ... Netted four points with two rebounds, an assist and a steal against Creighton (3/7) ... Had two points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal in the BIG EAST title game vs. UConn (3/8) ... Tallied one assist in the NCAA tournament against Va. Tech (3/21) ...

2019-20 (Fr.): Appeared in 20 games off the bench … made her collegiate debut in the season opener against Morgan State (11/5) … Secured her first field goal and added two assists in a win over Milwaukee (12/8) ... Tallied season-high five points in a win over Xavier (1/19) ... Earned first letter.

Prior to Marquette: Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Valladay is a top-250 recruit and was a Southland Athletic Conference all-conference player for Rich South High School. The 5'7 guard guided her team to consecutive state tournaments and earned Southtown All-Area special mention accolades and IBCA All-State special mention honors. Valladay was also a member of the track team and was an Illinois State Champion in the 4x200.