Villanova Univeristy Athletics

2024: Appeared in 24 matches as the second libero during her debut collegiate campaign … Played in 79 sets with 102 digs (1.29 per set), adding 36 assists and one service ace … Tallied double-digit digs in a pair of matches and had multiple assists on nine different occasions … Made her collegiate debut as the libero in the fourth set at Santa Clara … Tallied seven digs and four assists at Yale … Put up nine digs against Temple … Racked up a career-best 14 digs at DePaul … Contributed 10 ups in a reverse sweep at Providence.

High School: Played varsity volleyball at Cardinal Mooney Catholic and Bishop McLaughlin Catholic … Two-time all-district selection … Served as a varsity volleyball captain … Earned Sarasota Athlete of the Week during scholastic career … Set a school record for single match digs with 37 … Earned four selections to the academic honor roll and principal's list … Named the senior student of the quarter during her final year … Honors Society member … 2023 AAU national champion and 2022 AAU top 10 finisher with her club team. 

Personal: Born 9/24/05 … One of six children of Lindy and Henry Taylor … Has five siblings: Avalon, Isabella, Maddison, Maxwill and HJ … Lindy played lacrosse at UC Davis and Henry played football at the University of Toledo … HJ played football at Portland State … Relative Jillian Clarion played women's basketball at Clarion and George Buck played football at San Jose State … Chose to attend Villanova because "It was extremely important for me to pick a school where I was going to be challenged in the classroom and on the court. When I came to Villanova, I was surrounded by students and staff who were there to push each other to be better so I knew it was the right school for me" … Plans to major in business.

Steinbach on Buck-Taylor: "Lola is a smooth-moving defender that has good touch in serve receive and can fly around the court defensively. She has the ability to be impactful on the court upon arrival on campus."