Taryn Garza

Height:
6-null
Class:
Senior
High School:
Modesto Christian HS
Hometown:
Modesto, CA
Previous Team:
Modesto College

2013-14 -- Won the Big West Conference's Best Hustle Award after averaging 6.8 rebounds (13.5 over 40 minutes) ... finished the season outrebounding every other player on the floor in four of the last 11 games, helping to set the tone for a team effort that won the league's rebounding title at 44.5 boards per game, the most throughout the Big West in 15 years ... played in 29 games, with 22 starts ... averaged 6.1 points; scored a career-high 15 (on 7-of-11 shooting) at CSUN on Jan. 16.

2012-13 -- Played in 27 games ... scored eight points, grabbed five rebounds and had two steals in 17 minutes at Hawai'i on Jan. 24 ... in the championship game of the Big West Tournament, came off the bench to provide key defense while the Mustangs won 63-49 to advance to the NCAA Tournament.

Modesto College -- While competing in track and field, helped lead the Pirates to a Big 8 Conference championship.

Pacific -- As a freshman in 2010-11, played in 31 games for the Tigers ... sank 46.2 percent of her shots while averaging 3.7 points and 2.8 rebounds ... also nearly averaged a steal per game (0.97) in just 11.6 minutes.

Prep -- As a senior at Modesto Christian High School, averaged 13.8 points, a team-high 8.7 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.3 blocks as the Crusaders won the Sac-Joaquin Section Division 4 title before moving on to the quarterfinals of the state tournament ... as a junior, MCHS made it to Arco Arena for the divisional state championship game, a 54-51 loss to Mater Dei of Chula Vista (she received the Sportsmanship Award afterward) ... team went a combined 55-13 overall and 20-0 in the Trans Valley League over her final two seasons ... earned first-team all-district honors from the Modesto Bee ... also lettered in track, posting a PR of 56.25 in the 400 as a senior (ranking No. 22 in the state).

Personal -- Born on Nov. 19 ... daughter of Stephanie and Jorge ... has two brothers, Jeff and Jake, and a sister, Addie ... her aunt Michelle (basketball) and uncle Kalaini (baseball) were both scholarship athletes at LMU ... majors in sociology.