Morgan Taylor Season 2018

2019 Season 
Started all 17 games she appeared in during her junior campaign … Totaled 22 points on 20 goals and two assists … Sixth best on the team in goals scored … Also had 26 ground balls along with nine caused turnovers and one draw control … Started the season with three goals in the first two games against Oregon (Feb. 15) and California (Feb. 17) … In addition, scored three goals in games Central Michigan (March 3) and Vanderbilt (March 8) … 2019 MPSF All-Academic Team for the second year in a row.

2018 MPSF Tournament Most Valuable Player
2018 MPSF All-Academic Team

2018 Season
Capped off a tremendous sophomore campaign by capturing MVP honors at the MPSF Championships ... Scored four goals in the title game vs. UC Davis, including the winning tally with 23 seconds elapsed in overtime (April 29) ... Also notched one goal and one draw control in SDSU’s semifinal win over Fresno State (April 27) ... Tied for fourth on the team with 14 caused turnovers on the season and ranked fifth with 23 goals and 19 draw controls ... Additionally collected 20 ground balls and dished out three assists ... Scored two or more goals on seven occasions and scooped up multiple ground balls in seven different games as well ... Set a career high with five caused turnovers at Fresno State, which is tied for second on the program’s single-game charts (April 15) ... Also logged a personal-best four ground balls in that regular-season contest vs. the Bulldogs ... Earned a spot on the MPSF all-academic team.
 
2017 Season
Played in 17 of the Aztecs’ 18 games during her freshman season ... Finished with five goals, 17 ground balls, eight draw controls and eight caused turnovers on the year ... All of her tallies were recorded in a five-game stretch from March 10-26, with SDSU posting a 4-1 record during that span ... Earned her first career start at Oregon, where she compiled four ground balls, two draw controls and two caused turnovers (Feb. 11) ... Also collected two ground balls and caused a pair of turnovers in an 18-7 triumph at Detroit Mercy (Feb. 26) ... Dished out her first collegiate assist and scored a goal in the Aztecs’ 16-5 victory over Saint Mary’s (March 24) ... Also added a key first-half goal and picked up two ground balls in the team’s 14-13 come-from-behind win vs. California (March 26) ... Ended the year with a pair of appearances in the MPSF tournament against (April 27) Oregon and No. 7 USC (April 28) ... Posted a ground ball in both of those contests and caused one turnover vs. the Women of Troy.

High School
Was a four-year varsity performer for head coach Rachael Martinez at California HS in San Ramon, Calif. ... Received All-America recognition as a senior and was selected the East Bay Athletic League's most valuable player ... Led the Grizzlies in goals scored, ground balls and draw controls ... Was named her high school's Female Athlete of the Year and was a finalist for the same honor by Danville Rotary ... Garnered all-conference honors at defender in 2014 and was named EBAL utility player of the year in 2015 ... Played for BearLax club's 2016 squad ... Also completed one season of varsity soccer at California High, earning all-EBAL honorable mention at forward ... Was a 10-year performer for San Ramon FC of National Premier League soccer ... Excelled in the classroom as well, earning scholar-athlete recognition all four years as a prep.