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2012 Field Hockey Roster
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Jersey Number 4
Taylor West
- Year:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- Midfielder/Forward
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Princess Anne, Md.
- High School:
- Pocomoke
- Major:
- Health Sciences
Bio
As a redshirt senior:
As a redshirt junior:
As a redshirt sophomore:
- NFHCA All-American Second Team
- CAA Player of the Year
- All-CAA First Team
- CAA All-Tournament Team
- NFHCA All-South Region First Team
- NFHCA Senior Game
- VaSID All-State First Team
- ECAC All-Star Second Team
- Sixth player in JMU history to reach the 50-goal mark with a reverse shot against Northeastern on Oct. 11; finished career in fourth on all-time career goals chart (56)
- Finished fourth on JMU all-time career points chart (130)
- Two-time CAA Player of the Week, earning back-to-back honors Oct. 6 and Oct. 13
- Team captain
As a redshirt junior:
- NFHCA All-South Second Team
- VaSID All-State Second Team
- All-CAA Second Team
- CAA All-Tournament Team
- Preseason All-CAA
- Moved into ninth place on JMU’s all-time points chart (96)
- Moved into 10th place on JMU’s all-time goals chart (40)
- Led the CAA in shots (71), shots per game (3.74); third in goals (13), goals per game (0.68) and points per game (1.74), tied for fourth in total points (33)
- Appeared in 19 of the Dukes’ 20 games, with all appearances coming in the starting lineup
As a redshirt sophomore:
- JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete
- NFHCA All-South Second Team
- VaSID All-State Second Team
- All-CAA First Team
- Appeared in and started all 18 games for the Dukes
- Named CAA Player of the week twice and All CAA First Team
- Ranked 21st in NCAA goals per game with .78 percentage and ranked 24th in NCAA points per game with 1.83
- Lead the CAA in shots per game with 3.67 average, goals per game with .78 average, and game-winning goals with 5
- Lead the Dukes in points with 33, goals with 14, total shots with 66, shots on goal with 43, and game-winning goals with 5
- Recorded career-high 3 goals in games against Kent State and VCU, career-high 10 shots in game against VCU, and career-high 6 points in games against Kent State, VCU, and Appalachian State
- Named to the CAA All-Championship Team
- CAA Player of the Week (Sept. 18)
- Finished second on the team in goals with seven
- Led the team and finished ninth in the CAA in shots with 51
- Led the team and finished second in the CAA in game-winning goals with five
- Preseason All-CAA Team
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award Recipient
- JMU Dean's List Spring 2013
- CAA All-Rookie Team Selection
- CAA Rookie of the Week (9/27)
- Made her first career appearance at midfield against Rutgers
- Earned a career high of three goals in a 3-4 loss to Drexel
- Posted a career-high eight shots in a 4-1 win over Appalachian State
- Played field hockey for Susan Pusey at Pocomoke High School
- 2010 NFHCA First Team All-America
- Named to the USA Field Hockey U19 Junior National Team
- Two-time NFHCA All-South Region selection
- Two Tie Maryland All-State selection
- Two-time Olympic Development selection
- Helped lead Pocomoke High School to three consecutive State Championships
- Three-time First Team All-Bayside Conference selection
- 2009 Bayside Conference Defensive Player of the Year
- Three-time member of USA Field Hockey Futures Elite Program
- Finished her high school career with 64 goals and 39 assists
- Member of the National Honor Society, Distinguished Honor Roll and Key Club
- Also played softball at Pocomoke
- Taylor Louise West
- Daughter of W. Lee and Teresa West
- Mother, Teresa, played field hockey at Eastern Kentucky while her aunt, Wendy Powell, was a field hockey player at Radford
- Majoring in health sciences with a minor in coaching education
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