WEBSTER GROVES - Here is this week's Gorlok Alumni Spotlight highlighting Webster Athletics alumni and what they are doing today and how their Webster experience helped them in their life after college.
Today's ninth Gorlok Alumni Spotlight showcases Taylor Lucas, who was a four-year letterwinner in women's basketball at Webster from 2014-18.
During her four year Gorlok career, Lucas, who played with her twin sister, Aley Lucas at Webster, was named an All-St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection as a junior in 2016-17. Along with her All-SLIAC honor in 2016-17, Lucas was named the MVP of the 2018 SLIAC Tournament after helping lead the Gorloks to a tournament title and a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
In her time at Webster, Lucas played in 101 games and made 83 starts and tallied 861 points, 454 rebounds, 174 assists, 53 blocks and 163 steals. In her career, she sits fifth on the school's all-time blocked shot list (53), sixth in career games started (83), seventh in career minutes played (2,483), tied for eighth in career rebounds (454), ninth in career field goals made (367), 10th in career field goal percentage (43.6 percent) and 12th in career scoring (861), steals (163) and assists (174).
Lucas, who was recently named to the Webster Athletics 2010's All-Decade Women's Basketball Team and is a native of Sullivan, Mo., graduated from Webster in 2018 and is currently in nursing school at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
For more information on Taylor and the impact his experience at Webster had on her life, please read the Q&A below.
Q: Name, Sport(s) played at Webster, What years were you a student-athlete?
A: Taylor Lucas, Women's Basketball (2014-18)
Q: Where are you living now and what are you doing?
A: I am in nursing school at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. I only have five months left until graduation.
Q: What was your favorite class and favorite professor at Webster?
A: Biology class and Dr. Brown-Kennerly. She talked really fast, but she always made every class I had with her interesting.
Q: When was the last time you were back on the Webster campus?
A: I was back during the 2019-20 season to watch a women's basketball game.
Q: What was your favorite highlight/favorite non-athletic memory from your time at Webster?
A: Seeing and hanging out with all my friends.
Q: What was your favorite athletic highlight/memory from your time at Webster (doesn't have to be your sport)?
A: When we won the SLIAC Basketball Tournament title my senior year in 2018 at Greenville.
Q: What's the one thing you know now that you wish you knew while you were a student-athlete?
A: Don't take anything for granted and to soak up every experience you have because four years of college goes by fast.
Q: How would you summarize your time as a student-athlete at Webster?
A: My time as a student-athlete at Webster was fun. I had highs and lows at Webster, but it was a great experience.
Q: What's one thing that you learned while a student-athlete that you have applied in everyday life today?
A: Take time for yourself no matter how stressed you are with school and sports. Being a student-athlete has taught me to never give up on anything you do and I apply this to my daily life today.
Q: What advice do you have for current Gorloks about being a student-athlete at Webster?
A: Don't be afraid to meet new people outside of your teammates. Try to be nice to everyone you meet and be open to meeting new people.
Q: What's one piece of advice would you offer today's student-athletes?
A: Fill your cup so you don't get burnt out. Which means do something that makes you happy.
Q: What is your greatest accomplishment so far, could be as a student-athlete or in everyday life since college?
A: Graduating from college and getting into nursing school. Becoming a nurse is something I am very passionate about and can't wait to help people that need it.
Q: What advice do you have for the current Gorlok student-athletes about life after college?
A: Stay connected with Webster! Just because your career in basketball (or any sport you play) is over doesn't mean you don't ever have to play again. Find a recreation league to play in or something else that makes you competitive.
