3  Taylor Nix Class: Sophomore Hometown: Crawford, Texas High School: Crawford Height: 6-0 Position: Outside Hitter Experience: 1L

2011: Medical redshirt ... saw action in 12 matches before having to sit out due to an injury .. pounded a career-high 11 kills and a .409 hitting percentage against Portland State (8/26) ... registered a career-high eight blobk assists against Mississippi State (9/10) ... posted six kils six times against Nicholls State (8/27), UT Arlington (8/27), Cornell (9/2), Baylor (9/9) and NMSU (9/13) ... contributed 39 blocks, 57 kills and 13 digs for the Miners.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 27 of 33 matches for UTEP ... ranked fifth on the squad offensively, pounding 129 kills (1.65 per set) ... recorded nine kills three times against UTPA (9/11), Marshall (10/9) and UAB (10/24) ... contributed 53 blocks, including a season-high of five against SMU (11/12) ... also chipped in 36 digs, three aces and one assist.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 TGCA All-State selection and TSWA All-State Honorable Mention ... the two-time district champion was named the district MVP in 2007 and 2008 ... named to the 2008 Waco Tribune First Team ... tabbed the 2007 Waco Tribune Newcomer of the Year ... also lettered in basketball and track and field ... picked up TGCA All-State honors in basketball as a sophomore and a junior ... played club for the Waco Juniors.

PERSONAL:Full name is Taylor Alyn Nix ... daughter of Max and Terri Nix ... has two sisters, Riane and Britni ... cousin Hunter is a sophomore linebacker on the UTEP football squad ... Riane played softball at Lubbock Christian and Britni played basketball at Blinn and softball at Odessa College and is now a high school head softball coach ... cousins W.C. and Scotty Nix played football at TCU ... born on May 26, 1992, in Fort Worth, Texas.