2010 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Kristen Taylor
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Manlius, N.Y.
- High School:
- Fayetteville-Manlius
General - All-America and All-ACC candidate ... Carolina's second-leading returning goal scorer for 2010 ... Tri-captain of the 2010 Tar Heels along with Jenn Russell and Megan Bosica ... One of just three sophomores to play with the 2007-08 United States Developmental women's lacrosse team (joining Penn's Ali Deluca and Maryland's Caitlyn McFadden).
Junior (2009) - Named to the 2009 All-ACC team, one of five Tar Heels so honored ... Recorded five goals and four assists in UNC's four NCAA Tournament games ... Tallied three goals and an assist in the first-round win over Towson ... Scored one goal and had three assists in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinal victory over Notre Dame ... Led the ACC with six game-winning goals in 2009 ... Scored the game-winner in three ACC games (Virginia, Virginia Tech and Boston College), two NCAA Tournament games (Towson and Notre Dame) and the regular-season finale against Stanford ... Ranked second on the team in points (50), goals (37) and assists (13) ... Also second on the team with 94 shots taken ... Started all 21 games on the season ... Scored goals in 18 of 21 contests ... Scored multiple goals in eight games ... Scored a season-high five goals with an assist against Virginia Tech ... The five goals came on just seven shots ... Also had five goals and an assist against Stanford, this time on just six shots ... Scored 21 goals in a seven-game stretch that started with five against Virginia Tech and ended with five against Stanford ... Tallied assists in 13 separate games ... Gathered a season-high four ground balls against Richmond ... Also caused a season-high two turnovers against the Spiders ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Academic All-ACC Team.
Sophomore (2008) - Ranked third among Tar Heel players with 45 points on 32 goals and 13 assists ... Second on the team in goals and third in assists ... Tallied a career-high seven points on two occasions during the season ... Had six goals and an assist against Ohio State on Apr. 4 and three goals and four assists at Old Dominion on Apr. 16 ... The six goals against the Buckeyes were the most by a Tar Heel all season and a career-high ... Had seven goals and three assists for 10 points in five ACC regular season games ... Saw action in all 20 games, starting 10 ... Scored goals in 13 games, including multiple goals in 10 contests .. Tallied multiple goals in six consecutive games (beginning April 4 versus Ohio State and ending Apr. 24 in the ACC Tournament first round against Boston College) ... Scored 19 goals during that six-game stretch, including a career-high six versus Ohio State ... Had assists in nine of 20 games ... Gathered a season-high three ground balls against Vanderbilt ... Caused a season-high three turnovers against Virginia Tech ... Controlled a season-high two draws against both Duke and Old Dominion ... Named to the All-ACC Academic team for women's lacrosse ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman (2007) - One of the ACC's top attackers as a freshman ... One of the nation's top freshmen overall ... Named to womenslacrosse.com's Rookie Team ... UNC's Rookie of the Year ... A member of the 2007 All-ACC Academic Women's Lacrosse Team ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Led the Tar Heels with 43 goals scored ... Ranked second on the team in scoring with 50 points (43 goals, seven assists) ... Led Carolina in goals and points against ACC competition ... Named second-team All-South Region by the IWLCA ... Appeared in all 21 games, starting 11 ... In the starting lineup for the final nine contests of the season ... Named to the All-ACC Tournament team after she scored 10 goals and had two assists for 12 points in three Tournament games. She had five goals and an assist in the opening round against Virginia Tech ... Two-time winner of the ACC Player of the Week award ... Had five goals and an assist versus Virginia in the regular season, earning ACC Player-of-the-Week honors ... Also won the award two weeks later after leading UNC to wins over Georgetown and Boston College ... Scored three goals in the win over No. 7 Georgetown, including the game-tying goal in the second half ... Carolina trailed 5-1 midway through the first half before she scored three goals in a 4-0 scoring run to tie the game at 5-5 ... Came off the bench and scored four goals in the win over BC, tallying two goals from the field and going two-for-three in free position opportunities ... Had multiple goals in 14 of 21 games ... Had a season-high five goals and six points against Virginia (regular season) and Virginia Tech (ACC Tournament) ... Had three goals and one assist against Duke in the ACC Tournament ... Scored three goals against Georgetown and Oregon ... Dean's List in Fall 2006 and Spring 2007.
High School - Three-sport star at Fayetteville-Manlius High School ... A three-time All-America on the lacrosse field ... Two-time MVP of the New York state lacrosse tournament, leading her team to back-to-back state titles ... Team captain and All-Central New York Player of the Year s a senior ... Two-time member of the N.Y. Team 1 at the national club tournament ... Participated in the first Under Armour All-America Game as a senior ... Also ran three years of cross country, serving as team captain her last two seasons ... First-team All Central New York, first-team all-state and first-team all conference selection as a harrier ... Two-time captain of the cross country and indoor track teams ... Ran four years of indoor track in the 800m and 1500m events ... Member of the National Honor Society ... A two-time Academic All-America ... High Honor Roll student ... Played violin in the symphony orchestra.
Personal - Kristen Frances Taylor is the daughter of Kathy and Joe Taylor ... Both of her parents played lacrosse at Cornell University ... Born on November 1, 1988, in Syracuse, N.Y. ... Is the younger sister of teammate Kelly Taylor ... Business administration major.
Kristen Taylor's Career Statistics
Year GP/GS Sh G A Pts GB CT DC 2007 21/11 102 43 7 50 13 9 3 2008 20/10 84 32 13 45 15 12 9 2009 21/21 94 37 13 50 9 3 4 Total 62/42 280 112 33 145 37 24 16
