2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Ortlepp, Taylor

Jersey Number 4
Taylor Ortlepp
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Adelaide, Australia
- High School:
- St. Ignatius College
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2019-20)
Played in 22 games with 11 starts … Averaged 20.1 minutes and averaged 3.7 points a game … Missed 10 games at the start of the season due to an injury … Returned at end of December and returned to the starting lineup on Feb. 9 vs. Clemson … Averaged 5.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in the final 10 games of the season … Finished her career with 101 games played and 78 career starts … She ended her career with 887 points, 232 rebounds, 237 assists and 106 steals … The 167 career three-pointers places her seventh on the all-time list … The 237 assists is 23rd on the all-time list … Made four three-pointers in the loss against NC State in the semifinal of the ACC Tournament, 3.7.20 … Hit two three-pointers and finished with six points in the win over Duke in the quarterfinal of the ACC Tournament, 3.6.20 … Scored seven points with two assists and two steals in the second round ACC Tournament victory over Clemson, 3.5.20 … Hit four three-pointers on her way to a season-high 18 points, six rebounds and five assist in the road win at Syracuse on March 1 … In the win over No. 14 Florida State, she made 3-of-4 from the three-point line and finished with 9 points, 1.30.20 ... ACC Honor Roll honoree.
AS A JUNIOR (2018-19)
Played and started in 27 games … Missed three games with an injury … Averaged 10.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists … Shot a career-high 37 percent from the floor and 33.7 percent from the three-point arc … Against ACC teams, Ortlepp averaged 30.7 minutes, 10.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists a game ... Tallied a single season career-high 90 assists and 41 steals … Scored in double-figures in 23 games … Led the team in scoring six times, assists nine times and steals eight times … Scored a season-high 25 points, shot 6-for-11 from the three-point line vs. Minnesota on Dec. 9 … Matched her career-high with seven three-pointers and finished with 23 points vs. Virginia Tech on Feb. 3 … Had a career-high six steals in the win over Bryant on Dec. 6. ... Named to the 2018-19 Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement list … ACC Honor roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
Played in 30 games, started 28 …. Averaged a team-high 32.4 minutes, 12.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and led the team in assists with 66 … Tallied double-figures in points in 18 games … In the win over Houston on Nov. 22, Ortlepp hit 10-for-10 from the foul line and finished with 21 points … Made 4-for-9 from the three-point line and finished with 15 points and five assists in a win over UNH on Dec. 17 … Made 8-for-12 from the floor, 5-for-7 from the three-point line and finished with 23 points in the win over UNC on Jan. 5 … Hit 5-for-9 from the three-point line with five rebounds and finished with 19 points vs. Wake Forest on Feb. 1 … Made six three-pointers and finished with 24 points vs. Notre Dame on Feb. 18 … Hit a career-high seven three-pointers and finished with a career-high 28 points vs. Syracuse on Feb. 25 … Matched her career-high with seven three-pointers, grabbed six rebounds and scored 23 points in the ACC Tournament loss to UNC on Feb. 28.
FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Played in 22 games, missed the first seven games with an injury … Started the final 12 games of the season at point guard … Averaged 24.5 minutes, 7.3 points and 2.6 assists per game … In the 12 starts, Ortlepp averaged 9.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists a game … Earned her first career start vs. Notre Dame on Jan. 19 … Played a season-high 32 minutes at Wake Forest and Virginia Tech … Scored a career-high 19 points at North Carolina (2.9.17) and against vs. Virginia Tech (2.26.17) … Had 18 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field and matched her career-high in assists with six vs. NC State on Feb. 16 … Against Syracuse on Jan. 8, she had a career-high six assists in 29 minutes … Hit a career-high five three-pointers at UNC on Feb. 9 … Grabbed a career-high five rebounds vs. Virginia Tech (2.26.17) ... Led the team in assists in six games.
BEFORE BC
Graduated from Saint Ignatius College ...Played for the Norwood Flames in the South Australian Premier League ... Named the “most promising guard at the club” and the MVP in 2012 ... Ortlepp was the captain on the U-20 Australian Junior Championships in 2016. The team earned a silver medal in the tournament ... Played for Australia at the World Juniors in 2014 at the FIBA World U-17 Championships while the team placed fifth ...Was the MVP in 2015 of the U-21 Adelaide Premier League ... Played for the MAC Adelaide Lightning elite team in the WNBL.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Julie Anne Ortlepp and Grant Neville Ortlepp … Brother Cameron played Australian Football on a club team in Adelaide … Recipient of the James G. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Fund
Career Highs
Points: 28, at Syracuse, 2.25.18
FGM: 9, at Syracuse, 2.25.18
FGA: 21, at Syracuse, 2.25.18
FG%: .667 (8-12) vs. North Carolina, 1.5.18
3PT Made: 7 2x, most recent, Virginia Tech, 2.3.19
3PT Att.: 18, at Syracuse, 2.25.18
Rebounds: 9, vs. North Carolina, 2.21.19
Assists: 6, 3x, most recent vs. NC State, 1.6.19
Steals: 5, at North Carolina, 2.21.19
Minutes: 39, 3x, most recent 1.27.19 at Miami
Played in 22 games with 11 starts … Averaged 20.1 minutes and averaged 3.7 points a game … Missed 10 games at the start of the season due to an injury … Returned at end of December and returned to the starting lineup on Feb. 9 vs. Clemson … Averaged 5.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in the final 10 games of the season … Finished her career with 101 games played and 78 career starts … She ended her career with 887 points, 232 rebounds, 237 assists and 106 steals … The 167 career three-pointers places her seventh on the all-time list … The 237 assists is 23rd on the all-time list … Made four three-pointers in the loss against NC State in the semifinal of the ACC Tournament, 3.7.20 … Hit two three-pointers and finished with six points in the win over Duke in the quarterfinal of the ACC Tournament, 3.6.20 … Scored seven points with two assists and two steals in the second round ACC Tournament victory over Clemson, 3.5.20 … Hit four three-pointers on her way to a season-high 18 points, six rebounds and five assist in the road win at Syracuse on March 1 … In the win over No. 14 Florida State, she made 3-of-4 from the three-point line and finished with 9 points, 1.30.20 ... ACC Honor Roll honoree.
AS A JUNIOR (2018-19)
Played and started in 27 games … Missed three games with an injury … Averaged 10.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists … Shot a career-high 37 percent from the floor and 33.7 percent from the three-point arc … Against ACC teams, Ortlepp averaged 30.7 minutes, 10.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists a game ... Tallied a single season career-high 90 assists and 41 steals … Scored in double-figures in 23 games … Led the team in scoring six times, assists nine times and steals eight times … Scored a season-high 25 points, shot 6-for-11 from the three-point line vs. Minnesota on Dec. 9 … Matched her career-high with seven three-pointers and finished with 23 points vs. Virginia Tech on Feb. 3 … Had a career-high six steals in the win over Bryant on Dec. 6. ... Named to the 2018-19 Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement list … ACC Honor roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
Played in 30 games, started 28 …. Averaged a team-high 32.4 minutes, 12.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and led the team in assists with 66 … Tallied double-figures in points in 18 games … In the win over Houston on Nov. 22, Ortlepp hit 10-for-10 from the foul line and finished with 21 points … Made 4-for-9 from the three-point line and finished with 15 points and five assists in a win over UNH on Dec. 17 … Made 8-for-12 from the floor, 5-for-7 from the three-point line and finished with 23 points in the win over UNC on Jan. 5 … Hit 5-for-9 from the three-point line with five rebounds and finished with 19 points vs. Wake Forest on Feb. 1 … Made six three-pointers and finished with 24 points vs. Notre Dame on Feb. 18 … Hit a career-high seven three-pointers and finished with a career-high 28 points vs. Syracuse on Feb. 25 … Matched her career-high with seven three-pointers, grabbed six rebounds and scored 23 points in the ACC Tournament loss to UNC on Feb. 28.
FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Played in 22 games, missed the first seven games with an injury … Started the final 12 games of the season at point guard … Averaged 24.5 minutes, 7.3 points and 2.6 assists per game … In the 12 starts, Ortlepp averaged 9.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists a game … Earned her first career start vs. Notre Dame on Jan. 19 … Played a season-high 32 minutes at Wake Forest and Virginia Tech … Scored a career-high 19 points at North Carolina (2.9.17) and against vs. Virginia Tech (2.26.17) … Had 18 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field and matched her career-high in assists with six vs. NC State on Feb. 16 … Against Syracuse on Jan. 8, she had a career-high six assists in 29 minutes … Hit a career-high five three-pointers at UNC on Feb. 9 … Grabbed a career-high five rebounds vs. Virginia Tech (2.26.17) ... Led the team in assists in six games.
BEFORE BC
Graduated from Saint Ignatius College ...Played for the Norwood Flames in the South Australian Premier League ... Named the “most promising guard at the club” and the MVP in 2012 ... Ortlepp was the captain on the U-20 Australian Junior Championships in 2016. The team earned a silver medal in the tournament ... Played for Australia at the World Juniors in 2014 at the FIBA World U-17 Championships while the team placed fifth ...Was the MVP in 2015 of the U-21 Adelaide Premier League ... Played for the MAC Adelaide Lightning elite team in the WNBL.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Julie Anne Ortlepp and Grant Neville Ortlepp … Brother Cameron played Australian Football on a club team in Adelaide … Recipient of the James G. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Fund
Career Highs
Points: 28, at Syracuse, 2.25.18
FGM: 9, at Syracuse, 2.25.18
FGA: 21, at Syracuse, 2.25.18
FG%: .667 (8-12) vs. North Carolina, 1.5.18
3PT Made: 7 2x, most recent, Virginia Tech, 2.3.19
3PT Att.: 18, at Syracuse, 2.25.18
Rebounds: 9, vs. North Carolina, 2.21.19
Assists: 6, 3x, most recent vs. NC State, 1.6.19
Steals: 5, at North Carolina, 2.21.19
Minutes: 39, 3x, most recent 1.27.19 at Miami
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