Shippensburg University Athletics

2014 (Junior): A record-setting season for Gottshall resulted in Daktronics All-Atlantic Region First Team, AVCA All-Atlantic Region Honorable Mention and her first All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team honor after a stupendous season in the middle of the court for the Raiders. Long known for her net presence, Gottshall recorded 161 total blocks, a total that led the PSAC at the conclusion of the PSAC Tournament and ultimately ranked second in the league and fourth in Division II. Her 1.23 blocks per set average also led the conference and ranked 12th in Division II. Gottshall set the SU single-season record with 125 block assists and also became SU's all-time leader with 452 total blocks. Her 36 solo blocks ranked second in the conference. She participated in 34 matches, missing only the two matches against Cheyney, and otherwise did not miss a set on the season. Offensively, Gottshall recorded 355 kills, including double-digit kills in 19-of-34 matches, and swung an accurate .246 for the season that led the team in hitting percentage. She also added 37 service aces — the second-highest total on the team. Her defense also improved — a career high of 265 digs was nearly 100 more than she had totaled in her first two seasons combined. In fact, she had double-digit digs in 10 matches, resulting in eight double-doubles for the season based on her digs total. Her contributions resulted in three PSAC Eastern Division Athlete of the Week awards: September 9 (48 kills, 16 blocks, 10 aces, .362), September 16 (68 kills, 17 blocks, 3 aces, .388) and October 28 (24 kills, 11 blocks, became SU's blocks leader). Her awards following the first two weeks of the season made her the first SU volleyball player to earn back-to-back conference weekly awards since Jill Edwards did so Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, 2011. Early in the season, Gottshall had a 24-kill, 12-dig, 5-block effort against Urbana that marked her first career double-double and a single-match career best for digs — her .512 hitting percentage in that matched proved to be a season best for the team with a minimum of 12 kills. On three occasions, Gottshall had at least 15 kills and a hitting percentage of .450 or better in a match, including a 15-kill, 1-error, 29-attempt tour de force against Lock Haven in the PSAC Quarterfinals that proved to be SU's first-ever road win over the Lady Eagles. She also matched a career high of 24 kills on the same day as the Urbana match against Concord. Her offense did not yield a negative hitting percentage in any match during the season. Her single-season blocks best was 10 (two solo) at UPJ, a total that was a team season best. She also contributed at least one ace in 22 matches, including multiple aces in the first five matches of the season and 13 overall. Gottshall will enter her senior season already among the Top 20 blockers in PSAC history and just 48 total blocks shy of becoming the 10th player in league history with 500 or more blocks in a career.
 
2013 (Sophomore): Gottshall earned All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team honors in her second season with the Raiders. She finished to teammate Faith Athey with 119 block assists, tied for the second-most in the PSAC but more than the previous single-season school record. Gottshall’s 137 total blocks on the season ranked fifth in the conference. For the year, Gottshall appeared in 38 of 39 matches and had at least one block assist in 36 contests. She matched her single-match career high with nine block assists in a three-set win over IUP, provided eight block assists versus West Liberty, and had four or more block assists in 17 contests. In 27 of 38 matches, Gottshall had multiple block assists. On serves, Gottshall had 30 aces. Her single-match high was four in separate matches versus Millersville. Offensively, Taylor had at least one kill in every match she played. On five occasions, Gottshall finished with double-digit kills, including a new personal best of 15 versus Mercyhurst and 14 against Edinboro that matched her previous career high. She had 11 kills against Point Park and also had 11 and 10 kills in matches versus Kutztown. Her best hitting efficiencies were against Glenville State (.800 with eight kills, zero errors) and Kutztown (.667 with 10 kills, zero errors). 
 
2012 (Freshman): A marvelous freshman season resulted in Gottshall being named the 2012 AVCA Atlantic Region Freshman of the Year and the 2012 PSAC Eastern Division Rookie of the Year. Also an All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team selection, Gottshall recorded 230 kills, 90 digs and 154 total blocks while hitting .239 overall. Her 154 total blocks led the entire PSAC – her 1.21 blocks per set average ranked 25^th in Division II. Gottshall tallied a career-high 14 kills in the PSAC Semifinals against Gannon and finished the year with double-digit kills in six contests. Her best hitting efficiencies came against Cheyney (.714 with 10 kills), West Chester (.471 with eight kills) and Millersville (.474 with 10 kills). Gottshall’s career-high of 12 blocks was recorded early in the season against Fairmont State, but she also managed double-digit blocks versus Adelphi and ended up with five or more blocks in 14 contests. In 34 of the team’s 39 matches, Gottshall contributed multiple blocks.
 
Allentown Central Catholic High School: Gottshall was a three-year varsity letter winner for the Vikings under head coach Laurie Corcoran. She was a three-time Lehigh Valley Conference honorable mention selection, and as a junior, was named to the District XI Class AAA First Team and the Morning Call All-Area First Team.
 
Personal: Taylor Alexa Gottshall is the daughter of David and Gina Gottshall. She is majoring in marketing.