Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer
Bellevue University Athletics
BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
Search

Women's Volleyball

Select a player to view its full bio from the list of options below.
Related Bios
Action shot for Taylan Keefer image 1
Action shot for Taylan Keefer image 2
Action shot for Taylan Keefer image 3
Action shot for Taylan Keefer image 4
Taylan Keefer

15 Taylan Keefer

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Position:
    DS/L
  • Previous School(s):
    Abraham Lincoln HS
m 23
k/s 0.01
h % -.500
a/s 1.18
b/s 0.00
sa/s 0.15
d/s 4.71

Honors and Awards

2022 Season (Sophomore): Missed 13 matches due to a hand injury ... Led the team with 4.71 digs per set ... Recorded 386 digs and 12 service aces on the season ... Second on the team with 97 assists ... Named the NSAA Defender of the Week on Oct. 3 after averaging 6.88 digs per set in BU's road wins over Dickinson State and Valley City State ... Registered double-figure dig totals in 20 matches ... Collected a career-high 41 digs in the Bruins' five-set win at Valley City State on Oct. 1 ... Earned Daktronics-NAIA and NSAA Scholar-Athlete honors.  

2021 Season (Freshman): Led the team with 557 digs and 4.53 digs per set ... Second on the team with 110 set assists ... Recorded 18 service aces on the season ... Registered double-figure dig totals in 29 matches ... Twice earned NSAA Defender of the Week honors (Aug. 23, Oct. 25) ... Tallied a career-high 37 digs in BU's five-set loss at Dakota State on Oct. 13 ... Compiled 63 digs in BU's three NAIA National Tournament final site matches, including 24 digs in the Bruins' four-game victory over No. 8 Corban on Dec. 1.  

2020 Season (Freshman - COVID season): Started as the team's libero for the final seven matches of the season ... Appeared in 17 matches and 52 sets during her freshman campaign ... Fifth on the team with 136 digs ... Recorded 19 assists and two service aces ... Tallied a career-high 29 digs in Bellevue's five-set loss to No. 16 Dordt at the NAIA National Tournament on April 27 ... Finished the season with five-straight matches in double figures in digs ... Collected 19 digs and four assists in BU's four-set victory over Dakota State on April 6.  

High School: A four-year letterwinner at Abraham Lincoln High School under coach Katie Darrington ... Helped lead the Lynx to an appearance in the 2019 Iowa State Tournament in Iowa's largest class (5A) ... A two-time team captain ... Earned all-city, all-conference, all-district, and honorable mention all-state honors in 2019 ... Named the Missouri River Conference's defensive player of the year in 2019 ... Recorded over 1,000 digs in her career and finished her senior campaign with a state-leading 562 digs (5.68 digs per set) ... Qualified for the Iowa State Track and Field Championships in 2016 and 2017 in the shuttle hurdle relay ... Also qualified for the prestigious Drake Relays in 2018 in the 4x100 relay ... Played club volleyball for Southwest Iowa Third Degree Volleyball Club under coach Sam Bohnet.  

Personal: Daughter of Wayne and Amy Keefer ... Born on Mar. 22, 2002 ... Majoring in Secondary Education. 

Recent Games
Nov 5 #7 Viterbo W, 3-1
Nov 11 vs. Presentation W, 3-0
Nov 12 vs. #9 Viterbo L, 3-1
Nov 19 (RV) John Brown W, 3-0
Dec 1 vs. #25 Westmont W, 3-1
Dec 2 vs. #3 Midland L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 23 7
Sets 82 23
Kills 1 1
Kills per set 0.01 0.04
Errors 4 1
Total Attacks 6 3
Total Attacks per set 0.07 0.13
Hitting Percentage -.500 .000
Assists 97 32
Assists per set 1.18 1.39
Service Aces 12 3
Service Errors 14 3
Service Aces per set 0.15 0.13
Receptions 403 123
Reception Errors 26 8
Digs 386 125
Digs per set 4.71 5.43
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 13.0 4.0
Points per set 0.2 0.2
Matches started 1 -
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 18 vs. Montana Western W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 2 0 1 10 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 19 vs. #7 Corban L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 30 3 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 19 at College of Idaho (ID) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 1 0 17 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Aug 26 vs. #16 Indiana Wesleyan L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 1 -1.000 7 2 2 24 3 21 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Aug 26 vs. (RV) Evangel W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 6 0 1 5 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 1 #17 Dakota Wesleyan W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 - 9 0 1 28 1 23 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 2 #15 Central Methodist L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 3 1 0 28 2 22 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 3 (RV) Columbia International W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 3 0 0 12 1 13 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Sep 3 (RV) Westmont L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 2 0 20 4 14 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 9 vs. Judson W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 0 0 14 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 9 at Aquinas (MI) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 1 1 14 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 10 vs. (RV) Saint Xavier W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 11 0 1 15 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 10 at (RV) Cornerstone L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 1 2 17 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 14 at (RV) Dakota State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 6 0 0 10 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 17 McPherson W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1 1 11 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 23 Mayville State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 1 0 12 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 24 Presentation W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 5 1 1 13 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 30 at Dickinson State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 3 0 0 15 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 1 at Valley City State W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 8 1 0 34 2 41 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 4 at Doane W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 0 1 16 1 28 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 7 at #8 Viterbo L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 3 0 2 27 2 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 8 at Waldorf W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 12 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 14 vs. Rocky Mountain W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Grand View W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Dakota State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Valley City State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Dickinson State W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Presentation W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Mayville State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Waldorf W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 #7 Viterbo W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 vs. Presentation W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 vs. #9 Viterbo L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 (RV) John Brown W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 vs. #25 Westmont W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 vs. #3 Midland L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 3 0 0 19 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2020-21 17 52 0 0.00 1 5 -.200 19 0.37 2 0.04 258 14 136 2.62 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.0
2021-22 34 123 3 0.02 0 12 .250 110 0.89 18 0.15 528 29 557 4.53 0 0 0 0.00 21.0 0.2
2022-23 23 82 1 0.01 4 6 -.500 97 1.18 12 0.15 403 26 386 4.71 0 0 0 0.00 13.0 0.2
2023-24 36 126 1 0.01 3 18 -.111 91 0.72 2 0.02 656 26 642 5.10 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.0
2024-25 37 133 0 0.00 2 9 -.222 76 0.57 34 0.26 656 21 578 4.35 0 0 0 0.00 34.0 0.3
Total 147 516 5 0.01 10 50 -.100 393 0.76 68 0.13 2501 116 2299 4.46 0 0 0 0.00 73.0 0.1
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 23 82 1 0.01 4 6 -.500 97 1.18 12 0.15 403 26 386 4.71 0 0 0 0.00 13.0 0.2
Conference 7 23 1 0.04 1 3 .000 32 1.39 3 0.13 123 8 125 5.43 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 7 26 1 0.04 0 1 1.000 28 1.08 6 0.23 124 9 112 4.31 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.3
Away 9 33 0 0.00 1 2 -.500 33 1.00 4 0.12 162 9 178 5.39 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0.1
Neutral 7 23 0 0.00 3 3 -1.000 36 1.57 2 0.09 117 8 96 4.17 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.1
-
Wins 16 57 1 0.02 2 4 -.250 76 1.33 6 0.11 238 10 268 4.70 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.1
Losses 7 25 0 0.00 2 2 -1.000 21 0.84 6 0.24 165 16 118 4.72 0 0 0 0.00 6.0 0.2
-
August 5 18 0 0.00 2 2 -1.000 19 1.06 3 0.17 86 6 73 4.06 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.2
September 13 47 1 0.02 1 3 .000 58 1.23 8 0.17 209 14 211 4.49 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 0.2
October 4 15 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 17 1.13 1 0.07 89 5 96 6.40 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0.1
December 1 2 0 0.00 0 0 - 3 1.50 0 0.00 19 1 6 3.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
Taylan Keefer action photo 1
    McPherson vs. Bellevue (NE)
Taylan Keefer action photo 2
    McPherson vs. Bellevue (NE)
Taylan Keefer action photo 3
    Bellevue (NE) vs. Midland @ Sioux City, IA
Taylan Keefer action photo 4
    Bellevue (NE) vs. Midland @ Sioux City, IA

BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

1000 Galvin Road South | BELLEVUE, NE 68005

ATHLETICS TELEPHONE: 402.557.7058

ATHLETICS FAX: 402.557.5407

Privacy Policy

Bellevue athletes receive a free eye consultation at the leading LASIK Omaha eye center.