Career Accolades
- All-ACC Academic Team (2024)
As a Freshman (2024)
- All-ACC Academic Team
- Played in 26 matches, appearing in 82 sets
- Saw time at setter, opposite and as a serving specialist
- Dished out 40 assists in her collegiate debut at Milwaukee (Aug. 30)
- Career-highs of six kills, five digs and two blocks in a sweep over Syracuse (Oct. 11)
- Also hit a career-best .600 (6-0-10) against the Orange
- Twice recorded a career-high five aces
- at Notre Dame (Sept. 27), at California (Oct. 23)
USA Volleyball
- USA Volleyball National Team Development Program selection (2021-24)
- U19 National Team Training Roster for Pan Am Cup (2023)
- USA High Performance Indoor Championships with SCVA Future Select (2019)
Prior to Stanford
- Four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain
- Helped lead team to the CIF Southern Section Championship and reached the CIF State Regional Semifinals (2023)
- School's first section title since 2002 and farthest postseason run in program history
- CIF-SS Player of the Year (2023)
- Rio Hondo League MVP (2023)
- Two-time all-league first team (2021, 2023)
- Two-time TCHS Varsity MVP (2021, 2023)
- VolleyballMag.com High School All-American honorable mention (2023)
- VolleyballMag.com High School Player of the Year Watch List (2023)
- Played for San Gabriel Elite Volleyball Club
- GJNC 11 National Champions (2018)
- GJNC 12 National Champions (2019)
- GJNC 15 Open All-Tournament Team (2021)
Personal
- Daughter of Nathan and Sinath Yu
- Has a younger brother, Josiah
- Full name is Taylor Sun-Ai Yu
Career Highs
| Statistic | Career High | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kills | 6 | vs. Syracuse | Oct. 11, 2024 |
| Attempts | 10 | vs. Syracuse | Oct. 11, 2024 |
| Hitting Percentage | .600 (6-0-10) | vs. Syracuse | Oct. 11, 2024 |
| Assists | 40 | at Milwaukee | Aug. 30, 2024 |
| Service Aces | 5 (2X) | last at California | Oct. 23, 2024 |
| Digs | 5 | vs. Syracuse | Oct. 11, 2024 |
| Blocks | 2.0 | vs. Syracuse | Oct. 11, 2024 |