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Jersey Number 17
Taeley Mahler
- Position:
- Outside Hitter/Opposite
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Letters:
- 2
- Hometown:
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
- High School:
- Homestead
EMU: 2025: Appeared in 30 matches, playing 101 sets as a versatile outside hitter and middle rotation option for EMU…Totaled 187 kills on 519 swings, averaging 1.85 kills per set while hitting .192 on the season…Added 74 digs, 22 assists, and 69 total blocks (eight solo, 61 assists), contributing as a multi-phase front-row player throughout the year…Opened the season with a strong all-around performance at Radford, Aug. 29, recording seven kills, three assists, and four blocks in a four-set win…Followed with a 10-kill outing in a win over Valparaiso, Sept. 5, hitting .280 with four total blocks and a dig…Posted one of her most efficient matches of the season at Niagara, Sept. 6, finishing with nine kills on .333 hitting while adding four digs and three blocks…Delivered a season-high 15 kills in a win over Kent State, Oct. 10, hitting .481 with five blocks in a dominant two-way performance…Added nine kills and five blocks against Southern Illinois, Sept. 12, while hitting .500 in one of her most efficient outings of the year…Recorded 10 kills against Xavier, Sept. 12, and 10 kills at Oakland, Sept. 19, maintaining steady offensive production in early conference play…Posted nine kills and four blocks at Butler, Sept. 20, and nine kills with five blocks at NIU, Sept. 26, contributing consistently in MAC matchups…Finished the season with multiple matches of 7–10 kills, including a late-season 7-kill, four-block performance at Miami, Nov. 15…Provided steady net presence throughout the year, frequently contributing both offensively and defensively in a hybrid front-row role while offering lineup flexibility across rotations...2024: Joined the EMU volleyball program as an incoming freshman...Drilled 92 kills (1.53 per set) off a .188 hitting percentage while dishing two assists (0.03 per set), adding 34 blocks (0.57 per set) and 29 digs (0.48 per set) for 109 points (1.82 per set)…Set a career best with 10 kills and 11 points in win over Bowling Green, Oct. 10…Recorded six blocks in a win over Indiana State, the most in her career, Sept. 20…Notched a career-high four digs against Central Michigan, Nov. 5...Posted over a .500 hitting percentage in three matches against Oakland (.800 – four kills), Sept. 7, Saint Francis (.583 – eight kills), Sept. 21, and Purdue Fort Wayne (.500 – five kills), Sept. 21…Had seven kills off a .333 clip with five blocks in a win over Miami, Oct. 5…Played 60 sets over 20 matches while starting six.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Ind., where she earned four letters and served as a captain for one season on the Spartan’s volleyball team…Led the Spartans to five sectional championships and a regional finals in her high school tenure…Named to the Indiana All-Star Team…Earned the Spartan Blocking Award along with the Spartan Award…Led the team to a 26-10 record as a senior…Racked-up 195 kills with a .323 hitting percentage.
PERSONAL: Full name: Taeley Mahler…Daughter of Josh and Carrie Mahler…Has two brothers, Payton and Hendrix; and one sister, Macartney…A Fort Wayne, Ind., native…Aspires to start a career as a speech pathologist…Major: Speech Pathology with a minor in Special Education.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Ind., where she earned four letters and served as a captain for one season on the Spartan’s volleyball team…Led the Spartans to five sectional championships and a regional finals in her high school tenure…Named to the Indiana All-Star Team…Earned the Spartan Blocking Award along with the Spartan Award…Led the team to a 26-10 record as a senior…Racked-up 195 kills with a .323 hitting percentage.
PERSONAL: Full name: Taeley Mahler…Daughter of Josh and Carrie Mahler…Has two brothers, Payton and Hendrix; and one sister, Macartney…A Fort Wayne, Ind., native…Aspires to start a career as a speech pathologist…Major: Speech Pathology with a minor in Special Education.
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