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Photo by: Niamh Brennan

Photo by: Niamh Brennan

Taylor Henigsman

Position:
Setter
Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
High School:
JJ Pearce
Hometown:
Richardson, Texas

2021: Selected to the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) 2021 All-Louisiana Volleyball teams…Henigsman led the way for the Green Wave in the setting position, notching 863 assists in just 24 matches, averaging 9.92 a set… The Richardson Texas native also added 158 digs to average 1.82 per set, 16 service aces and 21 blocks... The senior recorded a new career high with 62 assists in a conference match at East Carolina, setting a respectable .466 in the win… Tabbed double-digit assists in all but one match this season… She had 22 matches of 20 or more assists, 18 matches with at least 30 assists and nine matches with 40 plus assists.

2020: Made appearances in 72 sets while seeing action in 19 matches and starting in 10 in her junior season with the Green Wave…Totaled a team-high 587 assists (8.15 per set) in her third year Uptown, also adding 26 kills, 120 digs, six service aces and 16 blocks…Recorded a career-high 54 assists in Tulane’s win over Wichita State (3/12), also earning a career-best six kills at Tulsa (3/26) and three blocks at USF (3/20)…Totaled double-digit assists in 19 matches, totaling 40 or more assists in eight matches and 50 or more in three matches…Earned four double-doubles in the spring.

2019: Played in 54 sets on the season as a sophomore, seeing time in 19 matches at Tulane… Finished the season with 253 assists, averaging 4.69 per set, while adding 75 digs and 10 service aces… Had 12 matches with double-digit assists… Registered 13 assists against Southeastern Louisiana… Earned her only double-double on the season with 23 assists and career-high 13 digs in a win at Wichita State… Had the third most assists for a setter on the season with 31, adding a pair of service aces and four digs against ECU… Had 25 assists and three digs at UCF… Had 24 assists and eight digs in the home finale win over Temple… Finished a dig short of a double-double with 24 assists and nine digs at SMU.

2018: Played in 141 sets in 38 matches in her first season with the Green Wave…Led the team with 819 assists, averaging 5.81 per set…Recorded a career-high 33 assists in postseason play against Valparaiso (12/6)…Earned two double-doubles in her freshman year, earning 10+ digs and assists in wins over Houston (10/14) and ECU (11/18)…Earned 10+ assists in every match in 2018, totaling 20+ in 23 matches and 30+ in three matches…Earned a spot on the I-10 All-Tournament Team (8/25)... Was named to the 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2018 and spring 2019.

High School: Comes to Tulane from Richardson, Texas, where she was a four-year letterwinner at JJ Pearce High School...Received honorable mention All-District Honors as a freshman, 1st Team All-City Honors as a junior and 2nd Team All-District Honors as a sophomore and junior...Recorded 99 kills, 218 assists, 80 digs and 22 blocks during her senior season, leading her team to an 8-4 district record and second place tie in the league...Played club at Excel Volleyball, where she played on the top national team in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018.

Personal: Majoring in communication and psychology...Daughter of Dean and Laura Henigsman.

TAYLOR'S NOLA STORY
How do you define what it means to be NOLA Built?
To be dedicated to you team, university and city

What drew you to New Orleans?
The culture and the environment

Favorite spot to hang out in New Orleans?
The Fly

What was your first impression of New Orleans?
Hot and humid but unique in its own way.