2011-12 (JUNIOR): Tallied six or more assistsin 12 games during the season and in six of those games sheregistered eight or more assists … dished out a season-best10 assists against Northwestern State to move into first place onthe all-time assist leader as a junior with 110 assists …she passed Kirbria Lewis who set the record with 107 during the2005-06 season … led the conference with 4.9 assists pergame and tallied a total of 141 on the season … Taylor alongwith Myeisha Myles were the only two to have started all 29 games… averaged 7.3 points per game in a team-best 31.5 minutesper game, while leading the team with 52 steals … led theteam with 12 points and two assists in 38 minutes of play in herfirst career start against Missouri (11/12) ... tallied sevenpoints, six assists and five rebounds in 40 minutes of play againstIona (11/22) ... registered her third double-digit scoring gameagainst Rice (12/2) with 11 points and a season-high nine reboundswhile dishing out four assists and tallying two steals ... scoredseven points and went 5-of-7 from the line and posted nine assistsand three steals vs. Jackson State (12/16) ... tallied 13 pointsand passed out eight assists in 35 minutes of play against SMU(12/18)  ... registered eight points, eight assists and fivesteals in 40 minutes at UT Arlington (1/18) ... posted sevenpoints, six rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals atTexas State (1/25) ... scored 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting whilepassing out six assists vs. Nicholls(2/1).    

Prior to Texas A&M – Corpus Christi:Played at Blinn Junior College in Brenham, Texas, for coach JeffJenkins … led her team to an 18-12 record … named tothe NJCAA Women’s All-Region XIV team and earned the DonWilhelm MVP award.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Wharton High School inWharton, Texas, for coach Michelle Trotter … led her team toa district championship her senior year … named Newcomer ofthe Year, First Team All-District, First Team All-Area and MVPAll-District in 2006-2007 … member of the MVP All-CountyTeam from 2005-2009 … named Offensive MVP of the Year2005-2009 … member of the TABC All-Region Team …earned Academic All-District honors during the 2008-2009 year… ranked seventh in the nation in assists for the NJCAA… lettered in volleyball and track … regionalqualifier in the 4x1, 4x2 and 4x4 in 2005-2008.

PERSONAL: Born Verne’qua Sharmane Tayloron Dec. 28, 1990, in Wharton, Texas … parents are Walterand Girthrie Taylor … has a brother, Courtney …major is health science.