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  Taylor Wood
Taylor Wood

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
San Ramon, Calif.

High School:
California

Height:
5-5

Position:
Midfielder

Birthdate:
08/08/1982

HONORS: 2002--ACC Honor Roll.

AT VIRGINIA: 2003--Appeared in 15 games, starting four ... had an assist vs. Liberty ... suffered season ending ACL injury vs. Duke at ACC Tournament. 2002--Appeared in all 22 games, starting 15 ... seventh on the team with 1,270 minutes played. 2001--Appeared in 20 games ... quietly impacted the team's offense, finishing seventh on the team with eight points despite not making any starts ... scored two goals on just eight shots ... led all first-years with four assists ... assisted on Alyssa Benitez' goal against Liberty in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... scored a goal in the NCAA Tournament win over William & Mary ... first career point was an assist on Laura Gaworecki's goal against Liberty on Sept. 26 ... first career-goal was a game-winner with less than two minutes remaining in a key 3-2 victory over Florida State on Oct. 28 ... assisted on Lindsay Gusick's game-winner against Wake Forest ... also assisted on Gusick's game-winner against Maryland.

PREP & PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner at California High School in San Ramon, Calif. ... helped team to 2000 and 2001 North Coast Section Championships, and East Bay Athletic League Championships in 1998, 2000 and 2001 ... three-time EBAL All-League first-team selection ... 2001 Contra Costa/San Ramon Valley All-Times Newspapers Female Soccer Player of the Year ... two-time Contra Costa All-Times first-team selection ... 2001 School Sports Magazine Girl's Soccer Winter Athlete of the Year ... 2000 Tri-Valley Herald Girl's Winter Athlete of the Year ... two-time team MVP and Defensive Player of the Year ... NSCAA All-America selection as a junior and senior ... selected to the West Regional Team ... helped lead California High to a 2000 CIF Championship ... member of the Olympic Development Program ... played for the Pleasanton Rage (U-19), helping the team to a 2001 Nomads Tournament Championship, a 2000 Mission Viejo Championship and to the finals of the 2000 Surf Cup ... full name is Taylor Kristin Wood ... born Aug. 8, 1982, in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... daughter of Geri and Bill Wood ... has one older brother, Adam.

Wood's Career Statistics
Year GP/GS Min. Sh. G A Pts.
2001 20/0 917 8 2 4 8
2002 22/15 1270 7 0 0 0
2003 15/4 466 1 0 1 1
Career 57/19 2653 16 2 5 9

 

 

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