2021 – JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List…Garnered IWLCA Defensive Player of the Week honors (2/23)…Selected Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (2/16, 2/23)…Tabbed Inside Lacrosse honorable mention Preseason All-America…Named Big Ten Player to Watch.
Season: Played in 12 games, making 10 starts…Tallied 97 saves, a .408 save percentage, 34 ground balls and one caused turnover…Made 10 or more saves in six games.
Rankings: Ranked third in the Big Ten in save percentage (.408) and saves per game (8.08)…Sat third in the conference in ground balls per game (2.83).
Game-By-Game: Rutgers (2/14): Saved 12 shots with a .522 save percentage…Recorded four ground balls and one caused turnover. Maryland (2/21): Made 14 saves with a .520 save percentage…Picked up a career-high eight ground balls. at Northwestern (3/11): Notched seven saves. at Northwestern (3/13): Collected 12 saves. Michigan (3/19): Stopped seven shots…Recorded five ground balls. Michigan (3/21): Saved 13 shots…Scooped up four ground balls. at Ohio State (3/26): Recorded 10 saves. at Ohio State (3/28): Registered 10 saves…Picked up two ground balls. at Johns Hopkins (4/7): Posted seven saves and four ground balls. Johns Hopkins (4/18): Made two saves…Picked up three ground balls. vs. Johns Hopkins (4/29): Stopped three shots.
2020 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named an honorable mention All-American by Inside Lacrosse…Selected as Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on February 11 and February 25...Collected Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Started all seven games…Earned a 5-2 record while making 87 saves…Held a .527 save percentage and a 12.27 goals-against average…Scooped up a team-best 28 ground balls and caused four turnovers… Made a career-high 20 saves vs. Cornell (2/23), becoming the first PSU goalie to record 20 saves in a game since Cammie Jurkowsky made 20 saves against North Carolina on April 6, 2007…The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings: Led the Big Ten and ranked second in the nation averaging 12.43 saves per game…Held fifth in the nation with 87 saves and seventh with a .527 save percentage, good for second in the Big Ten in both categories…Ranked fourth in the Big Ten with a 12.27 goals-against average…Paced the Big Ten with 4.0 ground balls per game, ranking seventh in the country.
Game-By-Game: at Towson (2/8): Recorded 12 saves in a win…Allowed nine goals…Added a team-high seven ground balls and a caused turnover. Lehigh (2/15): Notched 12 saves to earn the win…Gave up nine goals. Duquesne (2/19): Earned the win, making seven saves…Allowed only three goals in 30 minutes…Collected four ground balls and two caused turnovers. Cornell (2/23): Made a career-high 20 saves…Became the first PSU goalie to record 20 saves in a game since Cammie Jurkowsky made 20 saves against North Carolina on April 6, 2007…Allowed only six goals in 51 minutes to earn the win…Picked up six ground balls. Loyola (2/29): Recorded 15 saves…Scooped up three ground balls. at James Madison (3/4): Registered 10 saves…Added two ground balls and a caused turnover. at Vanderbilt (3/8): Earned the win, making 11 saves…Picked up six ground balls.
2019 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Selected All-Big Ten Tournament Team...Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/12).
Season: Started in all 17 games in goal…Posted an 8-9 record while making 165 saves and recording a save percentage of .481…Picked up 24 ground balls and caused five turnovers…Had eight games with 10 or more saves…Had 67 saves and a .496 save percentage in Big Ten play.
Rankings: Finished No. 2 in the Big Ten and No. 24 in the nation with 9.71 saves per game, placing fifth among Division I freshmen…Ranked No. 3 in the conference and No. 18 in the country in save percentage (.481), finishing third among all freshmen…Was No. 3 in the Big Ten and No. 32 in the nation with 165 saves, good for fifth among freshmen…Let the conference with 67 saves in Big Ten game.
Game-by-Game: Towson (2/9): Made eight saves and allowed just seven goals in season-opening win. Lehigh (2/16): Had six saves and gave up just five goals. at Cornell (2/23): Collected 11 saves. at Princeton (2/27): Made three stops. at Loyola (3/2): Recorded 11 saves. James Madison (3/6): Registered 11 stops and a season-high six ground balls. Albany (3/9): Allowed just nine goals and made eight saves. at Michigan (3/16): Tallied 14 saves. Maryland (3/21): Secured 16 saves. at Northwestern (3/28): Secured 10 saves. Ohio State (4/4): Gave up just four goals and made eight saves, in 48 minutes. Virginia (4/7): Collected 12 saves. at Duquesne (4/16): Made six stops and allowed just two goals, in 30 minutes of action. at Johns Hopkins (4/18): Recorded 11 saves in a win. Stony Brook (4/18): Had four saves. Rutgers (4/27): Registered eight saves and allowed two goals, in 36 minutes. vs. Maryland (5/3): Tallied 18 saves in the Big Ten semifinal.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered for two years at Southern High School for head coach Arvak Marshall…Played her sophomore season at St. Mary’s High School and her freshman year at The Bullis School…Let Southern to a 14-4 mark as a senior…Helped Southern to Region Championships in 2017 and 2018 and the AA County Championship Game in 2017…Was a 2018 US Lacrosse All-American and a Brine All-American...Was a four-time Washington Post All-Metro selection and a two-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro pick…Named the Anne Arundel County Girls Player of the Year as a junior…Was also a three-time first-team all-county selection…Participated in the 2015 Under Armour Underclass All-American Game and is a three-time member of the US Lacrosse National Tournament Team…Was invited to tryout for the U.S. U-19 World Team in 2018…Set a season saves record in each of her four prep years…Recorded 173 saves and a .620 save percentage as a senior…Tallied 715 saves and a .610 save percentage in high school career…As a junior, posted 173 saves and a .640 save percentage…Made 356 saves at Southern after spending her freshman year at Bullis and sophomore year at St. Mary’s…Ranked No. 38 and rated as a 4.5-star prospect in the Inside Lacrosse Power 100 for the 2018 Class…Played at Southern with teammate Sloane Dowgiallo.
PERSONAL
Full name is Taylor Ursula Suplee…Daughter of Nicole and Mitch Suplee…Has two sisters, Mia and Sierra…Father played football at Maryland, graduating in 1991...Sister, Mia, plays lacrosse at Jacksonville University…Majoring in education…Born on July 19, 2000 in Burlington, Vermont.
SUPLEE ON PENN STATE
"I chose Penn State because the first time I stepped on campus, I felt an immediate connection with the coaches and the team. Additionally, I was impressed with the athletic department, the academic support, and the alumni network. As far as lacrosse is concerned, I feel like PSU is on the brink of winning a national championship."
DOHERTY ON SUPLEE
"Taylor is one of the top goalkeepers in this recruiting class. She is a great competitor and we are so excited to have her come in and make an impact on our defense."