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Taysha Rushton

Guard
Class
Junior
Height
5-5
Hometown
Midland, Texas
Previous School
Monterey HS
Honors and Awards

-2023-24 First Team All-GPAC
-2023-24 GPAC Player of the Week (Feb. 6)
-2022-23 NAIA Honorable Mention All-American
-2022-23 First Team All-GPAC
-2021-22 NAIA Honorable Mention All-American
-2021-22 First Team All-GPAC
-2020-21 First Team All-GPAC 
-2020-21 NAIA Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska First Team
-2020-21 GPAC Player of the Week (Jan. 5)

#4

Taysha Rushton

Guard
Junior, 5-5

2023-24: Senior
Started in all 34 games and averaged a team high 27.1 minutes per game ... averaged 15.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game ... shot 42.8 percent (178-for-416) from the field, 36.7 percent (73-for-199) from 3-point range and 79.8 percent (87-for-109) from the free throw line ... reached 20-plus points eight times with a high of 29 versus Northwestern on Feb. 2 and 27 points versus Morningside on Feb. 28 ... surpassed 1,500 career points in win over Midland on Nov. 29 ... eventually became the 3rd all-time leading scorer with 1,924 career points ... scored 142 career points at nationals and matched her freshman nationals run with 45 points ... at season's end, held other all-time program rankings of 2nd 3-point field goals (290), 10th in assists (348) and 18th in steals (213) ... named CIT all-tournament team. 

2022-23: Junior
Started all 32 games and averaged a team high 28.9 minutes per game ... averaged 14.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game ... shot 42.5 percent (152-for-358) from the floor, 41.1 percent (72-for-175) from 3-point range and 78.5 percent (73-for-93) from the foul line ... reached 20-plus points five times with a high of 29 in the win at Midland on Feb. 1 ... notched 26 points and seven rebounds in the national tournament win over Columbia ... surpassed 1,000 career points at Briar Cliff on Nov. 12 ... led all GPAC players in 3-point field goals (72) ... at season's end, held all-time program rankings of fifth in 3-point field goals (217), 14th in scoring (1,408) and 24th in assists (253) ... named the 2023 CIT MVP.

2021-22: Sophomore
Appeared in 29 of 30 games with 29 starts and led the team with an average of 31.5 minutes played per game ... averaged 17.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game ... racked up 514 total points ... shot 38.3 percent from the floor (176-for-460), 33.0 percent from 3-point range (72-for-218) and 76.3 percent (90-for-118) from the foul line ... poured in a career high 32 points in the season opening win over Bellevue ... produced 20 or more points in nine separate games and reached double figures in all but two games ... tallied 26 points in the first half of a 31-point outing in the win at Midland on Feb. 2 ... by season's end, pushed career point total to 959.

2020-21: Freshman
Started in all 31 games, averaging 28.6 minutes of playing time per game. With an average of 14.4 points per game and 2.4 rebounds a game. Posted shooting percentages of  .359 (14-for-390) from the floor, .343 (73-for-213) at the line, and .814 (92-for-113) from the free throw line. Posting season highs with 28 points against Northwestern (Jan 2.),  10 assist against Northwestern (Nov. 16), 5 steals against Midland ( Nov. 10) 7 rebounds against Peru State (Nov. 16) and a block against Loyola (March 13). 

High School
Prepped at Monterey High School (Texas) … coached by Jill Schneider … lettered and started all four years … served as team captain for three years … named first team all-district three times and second team all-district once … tabbed Offensive MVP of the district as a sophomore … collected all-tournament honors at numerous tournaments throughout career … selected to Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star team … scored more than 1,000 points … earned academic all-state honors as a senior … graduated with honors … helped the Plainsman to a 32-5 record and bi-district and area championships in 2019-20 … competed in track and field for four years and volleyball for one.

Personal
Born in Olympia, Wash., on June 10, 2002 … daughter of Rob and Laurie Rushton … has seven siblings, all older: Nate, Matt, Jake, Breanna, Landon, Braden and Rylee … enjoys working out, babysitting kids and swimming.

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