2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Taylor O'Brien
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Plymouth Whitemarsh
- Hometown:
- Lafayette Hill, Pa.
Career: Two-time First Team All-Patriot League (2021, 2022) ... two-time Patriot League All-Tournament Team (2021, 2022) ... two-time team scoring leader (2021, 2022) ... ranks 21st on Bucknell’s all-time scoring list (1,125 points) … 2021-22 team captain … six double-doubles ... 102 games played, including 63 starts … two-time member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 (Senior): First Team All-Patriot League … Patriot League All-Tournament Team … two-time Patriot League Player of the Week … Vermont TD Bank Classic Tournament MVP … team captain … started all 34 games … averaged 16.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 2.2 steals in 33.6 minutes per game … led the team in scoring, rebounding and steals … ranked second in the league in scoring, fifth in field goal percentage (41.0%) and second in steals … scored the fifth most single-season points (567) in program history and grabbed the 10th most steals (75) … her 209 made field goals rank fifth in program history, and her 510 attempts were second all-time … scored 1000th career point in a win over Army (2/23) … posted three double-doubles, scoring in double figures 31 times and grabbing double-digit rebounds three times … scored a career-high 35 points in a WNIT win over Fordham (3/18), which were the most by a Bison since 2003 … made 15-of-17 free throw attempts in the Fordham win (3/18) ... pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds in a win at Lehigh (1/12) … handed out three or more assists six times, including a career-high six in a win at Loyola (1/29) … grabbed three or more steals 14 times, including a career-high five twice … averaged 19.2 points and 2.6 steals in postseason play.
2020-21 (Junior): First Team All-Patriot League ... Patriot League All-Tournament Team ... started all 10 games ... led the team and ranked fourth in the Patriot League in scoring (16.3 ppg) ... led the Patriot League in FT% (.871) ... team leader in steals (1.5 spg) ... second on the team in rebounding (6.1 rpg) ... scored in double figures nine times, including season-high 22 points twice ... eclipsed 20 points three times ... registered five assists in win over Lehigh ... went 9-for-12 with 22 points and 10 rebounds in win over Lafayette ... finished 8-of-18 from beyond the arc ... three double-doubles, including two in the Patriot League Tournament ... posted 22 points and 11 rebounds while hitting 4-of-5 3-pointers in Patriot League quarterfinal win ... averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds in the tournament ... member of the 2021 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Played in all 30 games and made 19 starts … averaged 27.9 minutes … led the team with 42 steals (1.4 per game) and was fourth in scoring with 8.8 points per game … finished third on the team in rebounding with 4.5 boards per game … scored in double figures 12 times, including a career-high 23 points at Stony Brook … knocked down 23 shots from beyond the arc … grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in a win over Holy Cross … scored 17 points in a win over Army in the Patriot League quarterfinal round … provided 47 assists, including five in a win at Lehigh ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Freshman): Played in 28 of the team's 34 games ... missed five games with an injury ... averaged 4.7 points and 1.3 rebounds while playing 9.9 minutes per game ... averaged 5.6 points in 18 league games ... played in all three Patriot League Tournament games and against Florida State in the NCAA Tournament ... five games with double-digit points, including a career-high 13 on 5-of-8 shooting in a 56-47 win at Lafayette ... followed that game with 11 points in a 71-53 win over Lehigh ... scored 10 points in 10 minutes in a 90-62 win at Colgate ... also scored 10 points in a win over Lafayette and in another win over Colgate ... made collegiate debut and scored six points while shooting 4-of-4 from the foul line in a season-opening 70-32 win at Monmouth.
Bucknell Track and Field: Owns the program's record in the outdoor high jump (5-7 1/4) ... Second Team All-Patriot League with a runner-up finish in the 2019 Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
High School/Personal: Named Miss Pennsylvania Basketball while playing at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School ... scored a school-record 2,040 career points, including a school-record 663 (18.4 ppg) in a single season ... first team all-state selection ... Montgomery County Player of the Year ... first team all-league ... Markward Club Suburban Player of the Year ... led team to the state championship game ... helped team to a 22-0 regular season record ... played AAU and was a team captain for Philly Triple Threat ... first team all-state in track field, earning a spot in the state finals in the high jump (runner-up) and 300-meter hurdles ... school records in the high jump, 300-meter hurdles, and 800-meter run ... first team all-league in volleyball ... led team to an undefeated regular season and a spot in the state quarterfinals as a senior ... team captain in basketball and volleyball ... 11 varsity letters (four basketball, four track, three volleyball) ... daughter of Joseph and Tishara O'Brien ... three younger siblings: Jordan, Joey, and Tori ... mother played basketball and volleyball at Cumberland University ... father played football and baseball at Cumberland and then played in the minor league system for the Phillies.
Major: Early Childhood Education
