Ball State University Athletics
Women's Volleyball
Taylor Babec
- Title:
- Director of Volleyball Operations
- Email:
- taylor.babec@bsu.edu
Taylor Babec enters her first season as the director of volleyball operations for the Ball State women's volleyball program in 2026.
Babec joins the Ball State staff after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Hope College where she helped guide the Flying Dutch to a 52-10 record. Hope went undefeated in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association play during her tenure, capturing back-to-back regular season titles with unblemished 8-0 league marks.
In her first season on staff, the Flying Dutch boasted a 29-3 overall record, won the MIAA tournament and advanced to the 2024 NCAA Division III national semifinals. Despite suffering a 3-2 setback to top-ranked and eventual champion Juniata, which finished the year with a 35-0 record, Hope finished the year ranked third nationally and had a pair of AVCA All-Americans. The 2025 squad finished the season in the NCAA Division III regional semifinals and ranked 16th nationally, while boasting three AVCA All-Americans.
Prior to her coaching career, Babec was a four-year letterwinner at Illinois Wesleyan (2020-23) and finished her career ranked 14th in program history with a 0.70 block-per-set average. She helped guide the Titans to a 60-42 overall record, including a 21-10 mark in College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin play.
In addition, she helped IWU capture the 2021 CCIW regular season and tournament titles, along with a berth in the NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship. Aside from finishing her career as one of the top blockers in program history, Babec was a 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection and a three-time Academic All-CCIW honoree.
She played in 72 matches and 250 sets over her Titans career, collecting 324 kills and 174 total blocks, including 40 solo stuffs. She also served up 44 career aces, including 24 her senior season.
Babec joins the Ball State staff after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Hope College where she helped guide the Flying Dutch to a 52-10 record. Hope went undefeated in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association play during her tenure, capturing back-to-back regular season titles with unblemished 8-0 league marks.
In her first season on staff, the Flying Dutch boasted a 29-3 overall record, won the MIAA tournament and advanced to the 2024 NCAA Division III national semifinals. Despite suffering a 3-2 setback to top-ranked and eventual champion Juniata, which finished the year with a 35-0 record, Hope finished the year ranked third nationally and had a pair of AVCA All-Americans. The 2025 squad finished the season in the NCAA Division III regional semifinals and ranked 16th nationally, while boasting three AVCA All-Americans.
Prior to her coaching career, Babec was a four-year letterwinner at Illinois Wesleyan (2020-23) and finished her career ranked 14th in program history with a 0.70 block-per-set average. She helped guide the Titans to a 60-42 overall record, including a 21-10 mark in College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin play.
In addition, she helped IWU capture the 2021 CCIW regular season and tournament titles, along with a berth in the NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship. Aside from finishing her career as one of the top blockers in program history, Babec was a 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection and a three-time Academic All-CCIW honoree.
She played in 72 matches and 250 sets over her Titans career, collecting 324 kills and 174 total blocks, including 40 solo stuffs. She also served up 44 career aces, including 24 her senior season.
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