Taylor Haynes

3 Taylor Haynes
Taylor Haynes
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Hometown:
    Cleveland, Ohio
  • Position:
    PG
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Lutheran
  • gp
    23
  • pts/g
    9.6
  • fg %
    33.8
  • 3pt %
    11.5
  • ft %
    46.6
  • reb/g
    5.2
  • a/g
    2.4
Bio

Sophomore (2025-26)

  • Made 23 starts and finished second on the team in scoring at 9.6 points per game
  • Her 78 steals were tied for the team lead and 3.4 steals per game were 2nd in the WHAC
  • Also second on the team in rebounding at 5.2 per contest
  • Posted double figures 9 times, including a career-best 30 points to lead DC in a win over Grace Christian on Nov. 21 to go with a season-high 10 steals
  • Recorded 4 steals or more 8 times
  • Her Nov. 21 performance of 30 points and 10 steals included 9 rebounds to finish 1 shy of a triple-double
  • Posted a second double-double of the season on Feb. 11 vs. Madonna with 12 points and a career-best 13 rebounds
  • Named to the WHAC All-Defensive Team

Freshman (2024-25)

  • Played in 24 of Defiance's 27 contests
  • Made college debut on Nov. 16, 2024 versus Huntington and first conference appearance Nov. 20, 2024 against Northwestern Ohio
  • Earned first collegiate start Nov. 30, 2024 versus Midway
  • Scored first points (4) at home against Northwestern Ohio
  • Led team in steals most averaging 2.2 per game with a total of 55 (7th in WHAC in total steals)
  • Named WHAC Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 6, 2025 with 11 steals across two contests 
  • Also handed out 56 assists, which was second on the team
  • Scored season-high 17 points in season finale at UM-Dearborn on Feb. 22, 2025
  • Averaged 5.7 points per game and three rebounds

Personal

  • Majoring in exercise science
  • 2024 graduate of Lutheran High School
  • Played four years of women's basketball
  • Captain junior and senior years
  • Named second-team all-state twice
  • Youngest of seven siblings
  • Daughter of Kimberly Haynes
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 23 18
Games started 23 18
Minutes 625 477
Minutes per game 27.2 26.5
FG 88-260 61-200
FG Pct 33.8 30.5
3PT 3-26 2-22
3PT Pct 11.5 9.1
FT 41-88 33-63
FT Pct 46.6 52.4
Off rebounds 39 28
Def rebounds 80 63
Total rebounds 119 91
Rebounds per game 5.2 5.1
Personal fouls 86 69
Disqualifications 6 5
Assists 56 34
Turnovers 100 83
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.4
Steals 78 52
Blocks 6 3
Points 220 157
Points per game 9.6 8.7
Points per 40.0 min 14.1 13.2
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 Cornerstone (MI) L, 65-43
Feb 7 Northwestern Ohio L, 75-67
Feb 11 at Madonna L, 67-60
Feb 14 Michigan-Dearborn L, 76-62
Feb 18 Cleary (Mich.) L, 92-43
Feb 21 Aquinas (MI) L, 71-50
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 24 at Wilberforce (OH) W, 85-79 1 27 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 4
Nov 3 at Siena Heights L, 75-56 1 22 4-12 33.3 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Nov 6 at #25 Cumberlands (KY) L, 101-60 1 30 6-11 54.5 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 14
Nov 7 vs. #RV Southeastern L, 85-38 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 68-58 1 29 6-13 46.2 0-1 0.0 5-6 83.3 17
Nov 21 Grace Christian (MI) W, 111-53 1 28 14-18 77.8 1-2 50.0 1-5 20.0 30
Nov 22 Great Lakes Christian W, 77-60 1 31 3-14 21.4 0-1 0.0 1-4 25.0 7
Nov 25 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 91-56 1 29 4-16 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 8
Dec 1 Indiana East L, 90-65 1 32 2-13 15.4 0-0 - 4-10 40.0 8
Dec 3 Lourdes L, 100-47 1 34 4-14 28.6 0-1 0.0 2-7 28.6 10
Dec 5 at Eastern Michigan L, 96-44 1 23 5-9 55.6 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 11
Dec 7 at Bowling Green L, 118-35 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 at Lawrence Tech L, 64-49 1 25 3-14 21.4 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 13 at Northwestern Ohio L, 95-47 1 27 4-15 26.7 0-1 0.0 5-10 50.0 13
Dec 20 Indiana Tech L, 88-40 1 31 6-13 46.2 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 12
Jan 3 at Michigan-Dearborn L, 84-47 1 20 2-7 28.6 0-1 0.0 3-3 100.0 7
Jan 7 Madonna L, 68-57 1 21 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Jan 11 at Aquinas (MI) L, 79-52 1 18 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Jan 14 at Cleary (Mich.) L, 65-33 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 Lawrence Tech L, 79-45 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 88-30 1 32 1-15 6.7 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 6
Jan 24 Siena Heights L, 69-46 1 30 3-11 27.3 0-2 0.0 0-3 0.0 6
Jan 28 at Lourdes L, 72-55 1 29 2-9 22.2 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 31 at #25 Indiana Tech L, 93-47 1 28 4-10 40.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 4 Cornerstone (MI) L, 65-43 1 26 4-11 36.4 0-1 0.0 1-4 25.0 9
Feb 7 Northwestern Ohio L, 75-67 1 14 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Feb 11 at Madonna L, 67-60 1 36 5-13 38.5 0-3 0.0 2-7 28.6 12
Feb 14 Michigan-Dearborn L, 76-62 1 26 5-10 50.0 1-1 100.0 6-11 54.5 17
Feb 18 Cleary (Mich.) L, 92-43 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Aquinas (MI) L, 71-50 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 24 at Wilberforce (OH) W, 85-79 1 27 2 1 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 at Siena Heights L, 75-56 1 22 2 1 3 1 4 2 0
Nov 6 at #25 Cumberlands (KY) L, 101-60 1 30 2 0 2 5 7 5 0
Nov 7 vs. #RV Southeastern L, 85-38 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 68-58 1 29 3 2 5 1 6 7 0
Nov 21 Grace Christian (MI) W, 111-53 1 28 2 7 9 5 2 10 1
Nov 22 Great Lakes Christian W, 77-60 1 31 3 6 9 7 5 3 1
Nov 25 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 91-56 1 29 1 2 3 2 4 4 0
Dec 1 Indiana East L, 90-65 1 32 2 3 5 5 3 8 1
Dec 3 Lourdes L, 100-47 1 34 2 5 7 2 8 5 1
Dec 5 at Eastern Michigan L, 96-44 1 23 0 0 0 1 6 3 0
Dec 7 at Bowling Green L, 118-35 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 at Lawrence Tech L, 64-49 1 25 0 3 3 3 5 4 0
Dec 13 at Northwestern Ohio L, 95-47 1 27 2 7 9 0 6 1 0
Dec 20 Indiana Tech L, 88-40 1 31 0 0 0 1 4 2 0
Jan 3 at Michigan-Dearborn L, 84-47 1 20 2 1 3 3 4 2 0
Jan 7 Madonna L, 68-57 1 21 0 2 2 4 1 1 0
Jan 11 at Aquinas (MI) L, 79-52 1 18 0 4 4 1 2 2 0
Jan 14 at Cleary (Mich.) L, 65-33 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 Lawrence Tech L, 79-45 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 88-30 1 32 4 4 8 2 8 3 0
Jan 24 Siena Heights L, 69-46 1 30 5 2 7 3 8 1 0
Jan 28 at Lourdes L, 72-55 1 29 1 2 3 1 6 4 1
Jan 31 at #25 Indiana Tech L, 93-47 1 28 1 1 2 3 4 3 0
Feb 4 Cornerstone (MI) L, 65-43 1 26 1 6 7 1 3 2 1
Feb 7 Northwestern Ohio L, 75-67 1 14 0 3 3 3 3 2 0
Feb 11 at Madonna L, 67-60 1 36 2 13 15 2 4 3 0
Feb 14 Michigan-Dearborn L, 76-62 1 26 2 5 7 1 3 4 0
Feb 18 Cleary (Mich.) L, 92-43 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Aquinas (MI) L, 71-50 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 24 at Wilberforce (OH) W, 85-79 1 3 - -
Nov 3 at Siena Heights L, 75-56 1 5 1 0.3
Nov 6 at #25 Cumberlands (KY) L, 101-60 1 2 - 0.7
Nov 7 vs. #RV Southeastern L, 85-38 - - - -
Nov 18 Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 68-58 1 5 1 0.2
Nov 21 Grace Christian (MI) W, 111-53 1 3 - 2.5
Nov 22 Great Lakes Christian W, 77-60 1 5 1 1.4
Nov 25 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 91-56 1 1 - 0.5
Dec 1 Indiana East L, 90-65 1 4 - 1.7
Dec 3 Lourdes L, 100-47 1 5 1 0.3
Dec 5 at Eastern Michigan L, 96-44 1 4 0 0.2
Dec 7 at Bowling Green L, 118-35 - - - -
Dec 10 at Lawrence Tech L, 64-49 1 5 0 0.6
Dec 13 at Northwestern Ohio L, 95-47 1 4 - 0.0
Dec 20 Indiana Tech L, 88-40 1 2 - 0.3
Jan 3 at Michigan-Dearborn L, 84-47 1 5 0 0.8
Jan 7 Madonna L, 68-57 1 5 1 4.0
Jan 11 at Aquinas (MI) L, 79-52 1 2 - 0.5
Jan 14 at Cleary (Mich.) L, 65-33 - - - -
Jan 17 Lawrence Tech L, 79-45 - - - -
Jan 21 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 88-30 1 2 - 0.3
Jan 24 Siena Heights L, 69-46 1 4 - 0.4
Jan 28 at Lourdes L, 72-55 1 3 - 0.2
Jan 31 at #25 Indiana Tech L, 93-47 1 4 - 0.8
Feb 4 Cornerstone (MI) L, 65-43 1 4 - 0.3
Feb 7 Northwestern Ohio L, 75-67 1 5 1 1.0
Feb 11 at Madonna L, 67-60 1 4 - 0.5
Feb 14 Michigan-Dearborn L, 76-62 1 4 - 0.3
Feb 18 Cleary (Mich.) L, 92-43 - - - -
Feb 21 Aquinas (MI) L, 71-50 - - - -
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2024-25 24 22.9 2.6-7.7 0.1-1.0 0.9-1.8 6.2
2025-26 23 27.2 3.8-11.3 0.1-1.1 1.8-3.8 9.6
Total 47 25.0 3.2-9.5 0.1-1.0 1.3-2.8 7.9
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2024-25 24 11 550 62-185 33.5 3-23 13.0 22-42 52.4 149
2025-26 23 23 625 88-260 33.8 3-26 11.5 41-88 46.6 220
Total 47 34 1175 150-445 33.7 6-49 12.2 63-130 48.5 369
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2024-25 24 550 22.9 4.5-13.5 0.2-1.7 13.0 1.6-3.1 10.8
2025-26 23 625 27.2 5.6-16.6 0.2-1.7 11.5 2.6-5.6 14.1
Total 47 1175 25.0 5.1-15.1 0.2-1.7 12.2 2.1-4.4 12.6
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2024-25 24 1.1 2.0 3.0 2.3 3.7 2.3 0.2
2025-26 23 1.7 3.5 5.2 2.4 4.3 3.4 0.3
Total 47 1.4 2.7 4.1 2.4 4.0 2.8 0.2
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2024-25 24 11 26 47 73 56 89 55 5
2025-26 23 23 39 80 119 56 100 78 6
Total 47 34 65 127 192 112 189 133 11
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2024-25 24 1.9 3.4 5.3 4.1 6.5 4.0 0.4
2025-26 23 2.5 5.1 7.6 3.6 6.4 5.0 0.4
Total 47 2.2 4.3 6.5 3.8 6.4 4.5 0.4
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 23 27.2 3.8-11.3 0.1-1.1 1.8-3.8 9.6
Conference 18 26.5 3.4-11.1 0.1-1.2 1.8-3.5 8.7
Exhibition 1 23.0 5.0-9.0 1.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 11.0
Location
Home 11 27.5 4.4-11.6 0.2-1.1 2.2-5.1 11.1
Away 12 26.9 3.3-11.0 0.1-1.2 1.4-2.7 8.2
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 3 28.7 6.3-12.0 0.3-1.0 0.7-3.7 13.7
Losses 20 26.9 3.5-11.2 0.1-1.1 1.9-3.9 8.9
Month
October 1 27.0 2.0-4.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-2.0 4.0
November 6 28.2 6.2-14.0 0.2-1.3 1.8-3.5 14.3
December 5 29.8 3.8-13.8 0.0-0.8 2.2-5.4 9.8
January 7 25.4 2.3-9.4 0.1-1.1 1.3-2.0 6.0
February 4 25.5 3.5-9.2 0.2-1.5 2.5-6.0 9.8
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 23 23 625 88-260 33.8 3-26 11.5 41-88 46.6 220
Conference 18 18 477 61-200 30.5 2-22 9.1 33-63 52.4 157
Exhibition 1 1 23 5-9 55.6 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 11
Location
Home 11 11 302 48-128 37.5 2-12 16.7 24-56 42.9 122
Away 12 12 323 40-132 30.3 1-14 7.1 17-32 53.1 98
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 3 3 86 19-36 52.8 1-3 33.3 2-11 18.2 41
Losses 20 20 539 69-224 30.8 2-23 8.7 39-77 50.6 179
Month
October 1 1 27 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 4
November 6 6 169 37-84 44.0 1-8 12.5 11-21 52.4 86
December 5 5 149 19-69 27.5 0-4 0.0 11-27 40.7 49
January 7 7 178 16-66 24.2 1-8 12.5 9-14 64.3 42
February 4 4 102 14-37 37.8 1-6 16.7 10-24 41.7 39
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 23 625 27.2 5.6-16.6 0.2-1.7 11.5 2.6-5.6 14.1
Conference 18 477 26.5 5.1-16.8 0.2-1.8 9.1 2.8-5.3 13.2
Exhibition 1 23 23.0 8.7-15.7 1.7-1.7 100.0 0.0-0.0 19.1
Location
Home 11 302 27.5 6.4-17.0 0.3-1.6 16.7 3.2-7.4 16.2
Away 12 323 26.9 5.0-16.3 0.1-1.7 7.1 2.1-4.0 12.1
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 3 86 28.7 8.8-16.7 0.5-1.4 33.3 0.9-5.1 19.1
Losses 20 539 26.9 5.1-16.6 0.1-1.7 8.7 2.9-5.7 13.3
Month
October 1 27 27.0 3.0-5.9 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-3.0 5.9
November 6 169 28.2 8.8-19.9 0.2-1.9 12.5 2.6-5.0 20.4
December 5 149 29.8 5.1-18.5 0.0-1.1 0.0 3.0-7.2 13.2
January 7 178 25.4 3.6-14.8 0.2-1.8 12.5 2.0-3.1 9.4
February 4 102 25.5 5.5-14.5 0.4-2.4 16.7 3.9-9.4 15.3
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 23 1.7 3.5 5.2 2.4 4.3 3.4 0.3
Conference 18 1.6 3.5 5.1 1.9 4.6 2.9 0.2
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.0 3.0 0.0
Location
Home 11 1.8 3.7 5.5 3.0 4.2 4.1 0.5
Away 12 1.6 3.3 4.8 1.9 4.5 2.8 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 2.3 4.7 7.0 4.0 2.3 4.3 0.7
Losses 20 1.6 3.3 4.9 2.2 4.7 3.3 0.2
Month
October 1 2.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
November 6 2.2 3.0 5.2 3.5 4.7 5.2 0.3
December 5 1.2 3.6 4.8 2.2 5.2 4.0 0.4
January 7 1.9 2.3 4.1 2.4 4.7 2.3 0.1
February 4 1.3 6.8 8.0 1.8 3.3 2.8 0.3
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 23 23 39 80 119 56 100 78 6
Conference 18 18 28 63 91 34 83 52 3
Exhibition 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 3 0
Location
Home 11 11 20 41 61 33 46 45 5
Away 12 12 19 39 58 23 54 33 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 3 7 14 21 12 7 13 2
Losses 20 20 32 66 98 44 93 65 4
Month
October 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0
November 6 6 13 18 31 21 28 31 2
December 5 5 6 18 24 11 26 20 2
January 7 7 13 16 29 17 33 16 1
February 4 4 5 27 32 7 13 11 1
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 23 2.5 5.1 7.6 3.6 6.4 5.0 0.4
Conference 18 2.3 5.3 7.6 2.9 7.0 4.4 0.3
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 10.4 5.2 0.0
Location
Home 11 2.6 5.4 8.1 4.4 6.1 6.0 0.7
Away 12 2.4 4.8 7.2 2.8 6.7 4.1 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 3.3 6.5 9.8 5.6 3.3 6.0 0.9
Losses 20 2.4 4.9 7.3 3.3 6.9 4.8 0.3
Month
October 1 3.0 1.5 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
November 6 3.1 4.3 7.3 5.0 6.6 7.3 0.5
December 5 1.6 4.8 6.4 3.0 7.0 5.4 0.5
January 7 2.9 3.6 6.5 3.8 7.4 3.6 0.2
February 4 2.0 10.6 12.5 2.7 5.1 4.3 0.4
News mentions
Yellow Jackets out-muscled by UM-Dearborn
Yellow Jackets out-muscled by UM-Dearborn
DC battles but loses close game at Madonna
DC battles but loses close game at Madonna
DC falls to Cornerstone after big third quarter
DC drops road decision to red-hot Rochester Christian
DC women fall short to Madonna on Wednesday
Jackets sunk by Wolverines to start second half
Jackets can’t slow down Indiana Tech on Saturday
Racers roll past Yellow Jackets on Saturday
Haynes named WHAC WBB Defensive Player of the Week
Yellow Jackets get D-1 exposure at Eastern Michigan
Jackets upended at home as Lourdes’ keeps rolling
Big second quarter by Cornerstone sinks Jackets on Tuesday
DC drops competitive home opener to Rochester Christian
Jackets downed by #25 Cumberlands to start back-to-back weekend
Jackets fall in conference opener at Siena Heights