2018 Volleyball Roster

Matt Pendleton
Matt Pendleton
Matt Pendleton
Matt Pendleton
Matt Pendleton
Alaina DiGiacomo
Kelsi Bevington
Kelsi Bevington

10 Taelor Kellum

  • Position MB
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • High School Signal Mountain

Biography

Major: Linguistics
Club: K2

Honors:
2018 All-SEC Team
2018 Three-time SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/17, 10/8, 10/22)
2018 SEC Overall Player of the Week (10/8)
2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2015 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
 
2018 Season Category Career
12, 3x, last vs. LSU (11/16/18) Kills 12, 3x, last vs. LSU (11/16/18)
1.000 vs. CSUN (9/7/18) Hitting % 1.000, 4x, last vs. vs. CSUN (9/7/18)
n/a Service Aces 1 vs. Morgan State (9/3/16)
13.0 vs. Missouri (10/21/18) Blocks 13.0 vs. Missouri (10/21/18)
16.0 vs. Arkansas (11/4/18) Points 16.0 vs. Arkansas (11/4/18)
 
AS A SENIOR (2018) – Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Saw action in all 33 matches and 119 sets, starting them all in her senior campaign
  • Finished the season ranked third in the conference and 90th nationally in blocks per set (1.15)
  • Finished ranked sixth in the conference and 91st nationally in hitting percentage (.340)
  • Registered a career-high 13 blocks against Missouri on Oct. 21
  • Posted double-figure kills in four matches this season
  • Recorded at least five blocks in 12 matches this season
  • Florida led the SEC in both blocks per set (2.82) and opponent hitting percentage (.160) thanks in part to Kellum
  • Finished the season second in blocks (137.0) and fifth in kills (231)
AS A JUNIOR (2017) – Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Saw action in five matches and eight sets
  • Tallied a season-high three points in wins over Florida A&M (Sept. 15), Northern Kentucky (Sept. 15), and Alabama State (Nov. 30)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016) – Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Saw action in 14 matches (started the first seven) and 21 sets
  • Logged season highs in kills (nine) and points (10.5) in a monster start at Oregon (Aug. 27)
  • Posted a season-high five blocks at Michigan State (Sep. 4) in the Spartan Invitational title match
  • Tallied multiple kills in four matches
  • Finished with season totals of 19 kills, 14 block assists, and 27.0 points

AS A FRESHMAN (2015) – Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Played in seven matches after enrolling early in January
  • Had a season-best two kills at Georgia (Nov. 1)
  • Posted a season-high three blocks against San Diego State (Sep. 12) in Hawaii as part of the Outrigger Resorts Volleyball Challenge
  • Totaled three kills, five total blocks and six points on the season
  • 2015 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

PRIOR TO FLORIDA
  • Club: K2
  • Led the K2 17 Elite team to the 2015 South Atlantic Championship
  • Helped K2 Volleyball 17-1 to the 2015 AAU Coastal Classic Championship before finishing the club season at the 41st AAU National Championships in Orlando
  • High School: Signal Mountain
  • Ranked No. 38 overall and one of the top-10 middle blockers on PrepVolleyball.com’s Top 100 Class of 2015 Senior Aces
  • 2014 PrepVolleyball.com First-Team High School All-American
  • 2014 Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps First Team
  • One of Volleyball Magazine’s 30 Underclassmen to Watch,  and a PrepVolleyball.com Top 50 Junior
  • 2013 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-Americans Special Mention honor roll
  • Six-rotation player her senior year who turned in a double-double in the state championship match with 10 kills and 13 digs, along with three service aces, four blocks
  • Led Signal Mountain to the District 7-AA and Region 4 titles with 789 kills and 79 blocks as the team played for the TSSAA Class AA State Championship and finished as the state runner-up in 2014
  • Played in the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association East vs. West All-Star Game in June 2015
  • Senior captain in 2014
*Graduated in December of 2018 with a degree in Linguistics 

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2015Freshman

    MB
    6'2"
    10
  • 10

    2016Sophomore

    MB
    6'2"
    10
  • 10

    2017Junior

    MB
    6'2"
    10
  • 10

    2018Senior

    MB
    6'2"
    10