1. Taylor Lee Sander was born on March 17,1992 and is an American professional beach volleyball player and indoor volleyball player.
22 Facts About Taylor Sander
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Taylor Sander has an older sister and a younger brother, Brenden, who plays volleyball and is a current member of Brazilian team Sada Volei Cruzeiro.
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Taylor Sander graduated from Norco High School in Norco, California.
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Taylor Sander's parents are LDS, and he grew up LDS.
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Taylor Sander is public with his relationship with Hannah Tapp, USA volleyball player and middle blocker of the San Diego Mojo Volleyball team.
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Taylor Sander was recruited by USC, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, and BYU.
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At Brigham Young University Taylor Sander was a four-time AVCA All-American, the 2014 AVCA Player of the Year, 2013 and 2014 MPSF Player of the Year, 2013 and 2014 MPSF Tournament MVP, and four-time All-MPSF First Team.
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Taylor Sander holds the BYU all-time single-match record for service aces and career service aces.
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Taylor Sander signed a contract with Verona Volley, an Italian Serie A1 team, on June 10,2014.
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Taylor Sander competed with Team USA in the 2014 FIVB World League.
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Against Mexico May 21,2015, Taylor Sander had 7 points on 6 spikes and 1 block.
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Taylor Sander totaled 15 points on 10 spikes, 3 blocks, and 2 aces.
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Taylor Sander again totaled 15 points, this time on 12 spikes and 3 aces.
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Taylor Sander is on the US Preliminary Roster for the 2015 FIVB World League.
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Taylor Sander played in the first World League match against Iran, May 30,2015, in Los Angeles.
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Taylor Sander led all scorers with 19 points on 16 kills, two blocks and one ace.
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Thomas Jaeschke came in soon afterwards and finished out the set, but Taylor Sander returned to play all of the 4th set.
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Taylor Sander did not play in the second match against Iran and was not on the roster for the next two matches against Russia.
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Taylor Sander was not on the roster for the matches against Poland June 12 and 13,2015, in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, due to an ankle injury, but did travel and practice with the team.
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Coach John Speraw mentioned during the press conference following the 2nd match against Poland that he was not sure when Taylor Sander would be ready to play again.
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Taylor Sander scored 5 points on 5 kills from 9 attempts.
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Taylor Sander had 1 dig and 4 excellent receptions out of 5 attempts.