Riley Taylor Season 2022

ACADEMICS: Major - Kinesiology (MS)
 
CAREER NOTES:
Academic: Big East All-Academic Selection (2018, 2019, 2020). NFHCA National All-Academic Team (2020).
Athletic: Second Team All-Big East (2020).
 
2021 / SENIOR SEASON:
Season: Did not compete.
 
2020 / JUNIOR SEASON:
Season (courtesy ODU Athletic Communications): Second Team All-BIG EAST. Selected to the NFHCA National Academic Squad. Recipient of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal. Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Started the first nine games of the season before suffering an injury. ODU’s primary inserter on penalty corners. Tallied 18 points on five goals and eight assists. Was second on the team in all three major offensive categories. Ranked second in the BIG EAST in assists per game (0.89), fifth in points per game (2.00) and eighth in goals per game (0.56). Also fifth in the conference in total assists. Would have ranked second nationally in assists per game had she met the minimum number of games played. Scored both goals in ODU’s season opener, the second multi-goal game of her career. Followed with a pair of assists against Temple on Feb. 20, giving her six points through two games. Tallied eight points in ODU’s two games with Villanova. Had a goal and assist in the first game against the Wildcats. Scored a goal and handed out three assists the following day for a career-high five points. Also matched the single-game high for assists in Division I that season. Found the back of the cage for the game-winning goal against No. 4 Liberty on March 26, giving ODU its first top-five win since 2015. Also had an assist against the Flames the following day, her final game of the season.
 
2019 / SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season (courtesy ODU Athletic Communications): Started all 18 games for the Monarchs. Was second on the team with 18 points and eight assists. Registered five goals and was tied for the team lead with three game-winning tallies. Put up her first multi-goal effort in ODU’s 2-0 victory over VCU on September 15. Scored a goal in the BIG EAST Semifinal match against No. 19 Liberty. BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018 / FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season (courtesy ODU Athletic Communications): Played in all 17 games including starts in the final three games, in her true freshman season. Scored two goals on six shots. Tallied goals in the wins over Big East foes Temple and Quinnipiac. BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection..
 
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time All-State and All-Tidewater selection for First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach. Named the 2016 Conference 6A Player of the Year. Guided First Colonial to four straight state final appearances, including the 2016 state championship. Played club for Saints Hockey Club. Mother, Tracy, played field hockey at Virginia and her father, Jon, wrestled at Virginia Tech. Also ran track in high school and was a member of the 4x400 relay team that broke the school record.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Tracy and Jon Taylor. Her cousin, Chris Taylor, plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers.