Taylor Racich

	Class: Freshman
	Hometown: Santa Barbara, Calif.
	High School: Dos Pueblos HS

	Height: 6-1
	Position: Opposite
	Experience: 1V

11/30/2012

Waves Suffer Heartbreaker to Dayton in First Round of NCAA Tournament

Pepperdine concludes 2012 season with a 20-12 record after falling in the first round of postseason action.

11/28/2012

Pepperdine Set for Rematch vs. Dayton in NCAA Tournament Action

Waves open postseason action on Friday at 5:30 p.m. vs. the Flyers.

11/26/2012

Four Waves Earn West Coast Conference Postseason Honors

Adelhelm, Orozco, Racich and Woolever receive WCC postseason recognition.

11/17/2012

Waves Sweep Gonzaga on Senior Day

Victoria Adelhelm tallies eight kills and two blocks on her Senior Day.

11/15/2012

Women's Volleyball Suffers 3-1 Loss to #13 BYU

Kelley Larsen and Jazmine Orozco both register double-doubles in league loss.

11/30/2012

NCAA Tournament: Pepperdine vs. Dayton

NCAA Tournament: Pepperdine vs. Dayton (Photos by Eric Evans)

11/17/2012

Pepperdine vs. Gonzaga - Senior Day

Pepperdine vs. Gonzaga - Senior Day - Photos by Martin A. Folb

11/15/2012

Pepperdine vs. BYU

Pepperdine vs. BYU on Nov. 15, 2012 Photos by Martin A. Folb

09/22/2012

Pepperdine vs. Portland

Pepperdine vs. Portland, Sept. 22, 2012, Photos by Jeff Golden

09/07/2012

Pepperdine vs. Colorado State

Taylor Racich Career Statistics

INDOOR 2012: West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team selection ... Saw action in 30 matches and 101 sets ... Averaged 2.24 kills and 1.59 digs ... Credited with 32 aces for an average of 0.32 ... In first career start vs. Cal State Fullerton (9/1), pounded home a season high 17 kills earned on a .438 hitting percentage ... Surpassed double-digit kill totals on 10 occasions ... Achieved the kills-digs double-double in five matches ... Reached the 10+ plus digs plateau six times ... Season-high of 14 digs set at UC Santa Barbara (10/3) ... Hit .529 (11-2-17) at Gonzaga (10/20) ... Collected 18 service aces in a five-match span from Oct. 6-18 ... Sent down five aces vs. San Diego (10/6) followed by four ace outings vs. Bucknell (10/8) and San Francisco (10/11) ... Posted a season-best 7.0 blocks at Saint Mary's (9/27) ... Totaled 226 kills, 22 assists, 161 digs and 70.0 blocks as a rookie.

USA VOLLEYBALL: Competed at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championship in 2011 ... Won the A2 Red Team's best server award ... Also participated with the USA Volleyball Youth A1 Beach team.

CLUB: Competed with the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club from 2006-12 ... Won the 2009 Junior Olympics and was named to the all-tournament team in the 15 open division ... 2011 USA Volleyball Junior National Championships MVP.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Dos Pueblos High School in 2012 ... Ranked #63 on prepvolleyball.com's "Senior Aces" list ... Spent three years on the varsity squad playing for head coach Todd Garrett ... All-CIF Southern Section Division 1AA ... Two-year team captain ... Led team to the 2009 CIF Southern Section Championship ... Reached the semifinals of the 2011 CIF Championships ... Voted Most Valuable Player as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born in Santa Barbara, Calif. ... Daughter of Randy and Linda Racich ... Has four siblings: Caitlin, Chase, Tristan and Cole ... Sister Caitlin is a member of Pepperdine's sand volleyball team and was the program's first-ever scholarship recipient of the emerging sport ... Chase plays water polo at UC Santa Barbara ... Twin sister Tristan is a member of the Azusa Pacific volleyball squad ... Enjoys singing and was a member of a group called Outburst in junior high ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Career ambition is to become a physical therapist.

FAVORITES: Favorite pro volleyball player is Nicole Branagh ... Favorite book is the Bible ... Favorite tv show is American Idol ... Favorite food is steak ... Favorite move is Titanic ... Favorite singer is Carrie Underwood ... Favorite sport other than volleyball is tennis and surfing.

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• AVCA National Top 25

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