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Taylan Keefer

15 Taylan Keefer

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Position:
    L/DS
  • Previous School(s):
    Abraham Lincoln HS
m 37
k/s 0.00
h % -.222
a/s 0.57
b/s 0.00
sa/s 0.26
d/s 4.35

Honors and Awards

2024 Season (Senior): Named to the all-NSAA second team for the second-straight year ... Starting libero in all 37 matches ... Led the team with 578 digs and 4.35 digs per set ... Second on the team with 34 service aces and third with 76 set assists ... Recorded double-figure dig totals in 33 matches ... Posted a season-high 30 digs on two occasions, in a 3-1 win over nationally-ranked Park (Kan.) and in a 3-0 sweep over Valley City State ... Her 2,299 career digs rank fourth in school history.  

2023 Season (Junior): Earned second-team all-NSAA honors ... Starting libero in all 36 matches ... Led the team with 642 digs (5.10 dps) ... In NSAA matches only, ranked second with 5.95 digs per set ... Third on the team with 91 assists ... Named the NSAA Defender of the Week on three occasions ... Twice recorded a career-high 45 digs in matches against Mayville State and Valley City State, which ties for the second-highest single-match dig total in school history ... Finished her BU career ranked eighth in school history with 1,721 career digs ... Earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and NSAA Scholar-Athlete honors. 

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 season-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 (Covid Freshman): 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 Health and Human Performance with a Minor in Athletic Coaching.  

Recent Games
Nov 23 (RV) Texas Wesleyan W, 3-1
Dec 4 vs. #22 Marian W, 3-0
Dec 6 vs. #13 Providence (Mont.) L, 3-0
Dec 7 vs. #2 Concordia (Neb.) W, 3-2
Dec 9 vs. #8 Corban W, 3-0
Dec 10 vs. #3 Indiana Wesleyan L, 3-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 37 10
Sets 133 37
Kills 0 0
Kills per set 0.00 0.00
Errors 2 1
Total Attacks 9 5
Total Attacks per set 0.07 0.14
Hitting Percentage -.222 -.200
Assists 76 24
Assists per set 0.57 0.65
Service Aces 34 8
Service Errors 20 5
Service Aces per set 0.26 0.22
Receptions 656 172
Reception Errors 21 6
Digs 578 190
Digs per set 4.35 5.14
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 34.0 8.0
Points per set 0.3 0.2
Matches started - -
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 16 vs. #12 Corban W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 1 0 28 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Aug 16 at #10 Southern Oregon L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 30 2 13 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Aug 17 vs. Simpson (Calif.) W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Aug 23 (RV) Benedictine (Kan.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 1 2 11 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Aug 24 Lindsey Wilson W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0 2 20 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 24 #13 Oklahoma Wesleyan L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 1 2 10 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Aug 30 at Saint Francis (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 10 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 30 vs. #4 Concordia (Neb.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 0 0 22 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 31 vs. Mount Mercy W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 14 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 4 at Peru State W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 2 3 0 11 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 13 vs. #14 Park (Mo.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 0 1 21 2 30 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 14 vs. Judson W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1 0 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 14 at St. Ambrose W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 2 2 22 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 17 at Dordt W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 12 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 20 (RV) Dakota State W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 3 3 1 14 1 26 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 21 (RV) Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1 0 12 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 27 at #3 Jamestown L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 3 -.333 2 0 0 42 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 28 at Dickinson State W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 3 1 0 20 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 1 at Hastings W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 5 2 0 31 3 22 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 3 (RV) Valley City State W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 0 3 14 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 4 Mayville State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 9 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 11 (RV) Ottawa (Kan.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 3 1 0 22 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 11 (RV) Columbia (Mo.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0 2 20 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 12 (RV) Carroll W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 0 0 18 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 17 at (RV) Dakota State W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 3 0 0 17 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 25 Dickinson State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 1 1 11 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 26 #2 Jamestown W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1 0 27 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 1 at Valley City State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1 0 11 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 2 at Mayville State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1 0 7 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 15 Valley City State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 7 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 16 (RV) Dakota State W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1 1 20 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 23 (RV) Texas Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 2 0 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Dec 4 vs. #22 Marian W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 3 1 18 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Dec 6 vs. #13 Providence (Mont.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1 0 18 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Dec 7 vs. #2 Concordia (Neb.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 3 1 0 20 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Dec 9 vs. #8 Corban W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 1 0 19 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Dec 10 vs. #3 Indiana Wesleyan L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 1 -1.000 1 1 1 36 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
  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 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
Conference 10 37 0 0.00 1 5 -.200 24 0.65 8 0.22 172 6 190 5.14 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 15 53 0 0.00 0 2 .000 34 0.64 12 0.23 227 4 232 4.38 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.2
Away 11 42 0 0.00 1 6 -.167 21 0.50 11 0.26 213 11 182 4.33 0 0 0 0.00 11.0 0.3
Neutral 11 38 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 21 0.55 11 0.29 216 6 164 4.32 0 0 0 0.00 11.0 0.3
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Wins 32 116 0 0.00 0 5 .000 70 0.60 31 0.27 520 11 506 4.36 0 0 0 0.00 31.0 0.3
Losses 5 17 0 0.00 2 4 -.500 6 0.35 3 0.18 136 10 72 4.24 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.2
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August 9 29 0 0.00 0 0 - 15 0.52 5 0.17 151 5 106 3.66 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.2
September 9 35 0 0.00 1 5 -.200 14 0.40 12 0.34 168 9 157 4.49 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.3
October 9 34 0 0.00 0 3 .000 26 0.76 5 0.15 169 4 151 4.44 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.1
November 5 16 0 0.00 0 0 - 10 0.63 5 0.31 57 0 82 5.13 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.3
December 5 19 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 11 0.58 7 0.37 111 3 82 4.32 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.4