Butler University Athletics

2022 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (10/10/22)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll - (9/11/23, 10/23/23)
BIG EAST Setter of the Week (10/21/24)

2024 — Junior Season: Appeared in all 101 sets…started in all 30 matches…recorded a team-high 900 assists…ranked fifth in the BIG EAST with 8.91 assists per set…collected the second-most digs (205) on the team…set a new career-high 33 services aces…ranked eighth in the conference with 0.33 service aces per set…reached 53 assists at Indiana State (9/7)...posted six service aces in a match for the first time since 2018 vs. Indiana State (9/6)...named BIG EAST Setter of the Week (10/21).

2023 - Sophomore Season: Appeared in all 112 sets…started in all 29 matches…collected a conference-best 1,144 assists…her average of 10.21 assists per set ranked second in the BIG EAST…notched 263 digs and 78 kills…put up three solo blocks and 54 blocking assists…posted a team-high 12 double-doubles this season including seven in her last 10 matches…set a season-high 56 assists vs. Cincinnati (9/15)…selected to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/11, 10/23)…named MSU Comfort Inn-vitational All-Tournament team.

2022 - Freshman Season: Named to BIG EAST All-Freshman Team...appeared in 30 matches, playing in 106 sets...her 992 assists were 6th in BIG EAST, and her average of 9.36 assists/set was fifth...produced 24 service aces...collected 241 digs and put down 66 kills...made 2 solo blocks along with 45 block assists...dished out a season high 53 assists vs. DePaul (10/30)...made a season-high 19 digs vs. Georgetown (10/7)...struck a season-high 4 aces at Villanova (11/12)...chosen BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (10/10) after leading the Bulldogs to wins over Georgetown and Villanova.

High School: Four-year high school starter, playing her last two seasons at St. Henry District High School in Erlanger, Ky., under the direction of head coach Maureen Kaiser...Helped the Crusaders post a 36-8 overall record, including 6-0 in conference play, including winning the school's first state championship in 40 years to cap off her senior season (KHSAA All-State Tournament Team)...2021 Third Team AVCA All-American...Team captain...Set the school records for most assists in a season with 1,179 in 2021...Career tallies of 919 kills, 1,902 assists, 201 service aces, 154 blocks, and 815 digs...Played club for NKYVC...Honor roll student...Graduated cum laude

Personal: Daughter of Matt and Renae Taylor

MORE ABOUT CORA

Major: Biology
Dream Job: Animal rescuer working in an animal rehabilitation center
Why she chose Butler: I chose Butler because of the environment on campus, academics, the coaches, and just the whole volleyball program in general. Everyone was so welcoming and it felt like home as soon as I stepped on campus.
Favorite Volleyball Memory: My favorite volleyball memory is either going to the USAV finals my 15's year or my very first club game ever.
Favorite Place on Campus: Hinkle Fieldhouse
Favorite School Subject or Class: Zoology
Pets: Stella and Gus (pulis) and Sammy (goldendoodle)
Hidden Talent: Staying calm in stressful situations
Hobby: Riding dirt bikes, fishing, spending time with family and friends, crocheting
Connection to someone well-known: My dad is good friends with a professional drag racer (J.R. Todd)
Favorite Sport besides Volleyball: Just about any sport
Favorite Professional Sports Team: Cincinnati Reds or Cincinnati Bengals
Favorite Holiday: 4th of July
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Food: Pickles
Favorite Dessert: Just about any dessert my mom makes
Favorite Book: Trouble Don't Last
Favorite TV Show: The Vampire Diaries
Favorite TV Show growing up: Winnie the Pooh
Favorite Movie: The Lion King or Top Gun
Favorite Music: Country
Best dish: Homemade potato soup
Pregame superstition: I always have to put my left side knee pads and shoes on first then my right. Has to go left, right, left, right.
Favorite snack: Baked Lay's potato chips
Siblings: Lyndsey VanCleave and Grace Taylor (older sisters)