2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

AJ Henderson / Sun Belt Conferen
Kristin Shaffer
David Katzenmaier
Taylor Newton
Taylor Newton
Michael Mann
Sun Belt Conference
Cade Bettinger

3/3 Taylor Lewis

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class COVID Senior
  • Hometown Columbia, S.C.
  • High School Spring Valley
  • Prev School Middle Tennessee State

Biography

FIFTH YEAR SENIOR • 2023-24
Appeared in 21 games and made nine starts … Averaged 7.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game … Was the Mountaineers’ top rebounder in six games and scored double figures in six games … Netted a career high 23 points in the Black & Gold’s victory over James Madison (Feb. 24) … Pulled down a career high 10 rebounds in App State’s home opener against UNCG (Nov. 6) … Ranked third on the team for blocked shots with 13 on the season

SENIOR • 2022-23
Played in 23 games during the 2022-23 campaign … Recorded 261 minutes on court … Was the Mountaineers’ top rebounder in two games … Totaled 54 rebounds on the season and averaged 2.3 per contest … Tallied 11 blocks and 16 steals on the year … Netted a career high 10 points against Johnson C. Smith (Dec. 10) … Recorded a career high five blocks against Louisiana (Mar. 1) … Finished the season second on the team for blocked shots 

JUNIOR • 2021-22
In her first season with the Mountaineers, Lewis appeared in 19 contests … Scored 28 points on the season, recording a field goal percentage of .333 and free-throw percentage of .571. Tallied 11 blocks, the second-most on the team, as well as four steals … Rounded out the top-20 in the Sun Belt in the blocked shots category.

PRIOR TO APP STATE
Lewis spent two seasons with one of the top mid-major programs in the country in Middle Tennessee ... the Columbia, S.C. native came off the bench this past season to average 11 minutes per game to help the Blue Raiders post a 17-8 mark, a Conference USA title and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament ... poured in a career-high eight points and grabbed seven off the glass in 23 minutes against Troy, and saw a personal-high 29 minutes of action against Charlotte. 

HIGH SCHOOL
The 5'10 forward turned in a decorated high school career, where she was named the South Carolina 5A Player of the Year at Spring Valley High School ... was named to the South Carolina All-State team and USA Today All-State Second Team ... her awards didn't stop there, as she was a 2019 McDonald's All-American nominee and a member of the South Carolina All-Star team ... in 2018-19, she turned in 16.5 points and 6.2 rebounds after pouring in 15.8 points and 6.6 rebounds her junior year in 2017-18.

PERSONAL
Born on October 9, 2000, Taylor is the daughter of Ashley Utsey and has two siblings ... her hobbies include shopping for shoes and cooking.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2021-22Junior

    Guard
    5'10"
    3
  • 3

    2022-23Senior

    Guard
    5'10"
    3
  • 3

    2023-24COVID Senior

    Guard
    5'10"
    3