Shannon Taylor

Position:
Midfield
Class:
Senior
High School:
James River
Hometown:
Midlothian, Va.

2008: Started all 24 games • Finalist for the Honda Sports Award • Selected to the Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-American First Team • Named to the womensfieldhockey.com All-American First Team • Member of the All-BIG EAST First Team • Named the BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player • Selected to play in the 2008 NFHCA Division I Senior All-Star Game • 2009 'Cuse Awards Female Athlete of the Year • Scored two goals and provided the assist on another in 3-2 win against Massachusetts in the first round of the NCAA Championship • Also had a defensive save for the Orange • Member of the All-BIG EAST Tournament Team • Made two defensive saves in 1-0 championship victory versus Connecticut • Scored the game-winning goal in 3-1 semifinal win against Providence • Registered two goals and an assist in 7-1 victory at Rutgers • Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for the third time after recording a BIG EAST-best 11 points in victories against No. 14 Boston College and Villanova • Recorded one goal and two assists in 3-1 win against the Eagles • Registered fifth hat-trick of the season in 5-0 victory versus the Wild Cats • Added an assist to complete the seven-point effort • Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for her performance in No. 1 Syracuse’s games against No. 9 Connecticut and Holy Cross • In Syracuse’s 7-0 shutout of Holy Cross, Taylor tied her own school record for goals in a game with four • Tied her own school record with nine points (3g, 3a) in 16-0 victory at Georgetown • Named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week for her role in Syracuse’s wins versus Yale and Albany • Recorded one goal and one assist in 3-0 win against Yale • Scored two penalty corner goals in 3-1 victory at Albany • Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for her performance in wins at Providence and Massachusetts • Notched four points off one goal and two assists in 5-4 victory at Massachusetts • Tallied one goal and one assist in 4-2 win at Providence • Registered eight points off a hat-trick and two assists in 10-0 victory against New Hampshire • Scored the game-winning goal in 3-0 win against No. 11 Louisville • Dished out an assist in the 5-1 victory versus Delaware • Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week for performances against No. 10 Michigan State, Central Michigan and Colgate • Recorded two goals in 8-3 win at Central Michigan • Set the Syracuse standard for points in a game (9) and tied the mark for goals in a game (4) in the 12-0 victory versus Colgate • Tallied two assists in SU’s 5-0 win against No. 8 Old Dominion.

2007: Redshirted • Selected to participate in USA Field Hockey’s High Performance Training program.

2006: Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester • Selected to participate in USA Field Hockey’s High Performance Training program • Competed in the United States High Performance Nationals.

At Richmond (2006): Atlantic 10 Conference Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Year • Led the Atlantic 10 in goals (30), points (69) and game-winning goals (7) • Ranked fourth nationally in points per game with 3.14 and goals per game at 1.36 • Five-time A-10 Player of the Week and posted two four-goal games on the season • Holds all-time career points record at Richmond of 157 • Set single-season points record (69) • Established single-season goals record of 30 • First-team all-state selections by VaSID • Named NFHCA Second Team All-South Region • Featured in Sports Illustrated Faces in a Crowd • Took part in the Regional Elite Performance Training Center • Selected to play for the U.S. U21 squad.

At Richmond (2005): Played in all 22 games, starting 21 • Led the team with 47 points on the season, including a team-high 18 goals • Registered 11 assists, which was second-best on the team • Logged a team-leading eight game-winners • Led virtually every Atlantic 10 Conference offensive statistic • Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, Sept. 12 • First-team all-state selections by VaSID • Earned first-team all-conference honors.

At Richmond (2004): Played in 21 contests and made 11 starts • Ranked third on the team with 10 goals on 51 total shots • Passed out three assists • Registered one game-winner • Ranked in the Atlantic 10 Conference’s Top-10 in six offensive categories including shots, shots per game, points, points per game goals and goals per game • Three-time A-10 Rookie of the Week, including two consecutive honors Sept. 13 and 20.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner • Served as captain her senior year • Two-time District Player of the Year • Two-time Regional Player of the Year • Honored as part of the all-district first team four times • Selected to South Region All-High School team • Named the Times-Dispatch 2002 Metro Player of the Year • Helped lead her team to the 2002 3A State Championship • Earned four letters in soccer • Earned one letter in both track and swimming • Scored 99 goals and passed out 67 assists in her career.

Personal: Born December 1986 • Daughter of Dwayne and Kelly Taylor • Has two sisters • Majoring in communication and rhetorical studies.

Ambitions in hockey? To play on the US National Team. To become a Division I coach.

Strengths on the field? Communication, scoring goals and will to win.

Why did you choose SU? To continue my personal development in more challenging ways, both on and off the field.

Year	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	Shot Pct.	GW	PS-ATT
2004	21	10	3	23	51	.196	1	0-0
2005	22	18	11	47	91	.198	8	0-0
2006	22	30	9	69	165	.182	7	0-0
2008	24	31	17	79	171	.181	6	0-0
Totals	89	89	40	218	478	.186	22	0-0