Colorado State University Athletics

2017 Women's Soccer Roster

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2018 CSU Women's Soccer - Makenzi Taylor - Headshot
Jersey Number 3

Makenzi Taylor

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Position:
    Defender
  • Hometown:
    Overland Park, Kan.
  • High School:
    Blue Valley Northwest HS
ACCOLADES
  • Two-time Academic All-Mountain West (2016, 2015)
CSU RECORDS (ENTERING 2018)
  • Assists, single season - four (2017)
  • Assists, single match - two (Sept. 10, 2017)
  • Fastest goal, single match - 1:56 (Oct. 8, 2017)
2018 (SENIOR)
Appeared in 18 matches with three starts in her senior season ... took 11 shots with five on goal in 609 minutes played ... recorded two shots on goal against UNLV (Oct. 19) and in the Rams' win over Nevada (Oct. 21) ... logged a season-high 69 minutes in the Rams' season finale at Wyoming (Oct. 26) ... registered her remaining shot on goal at New Mexico on Sept. 21.

2017 (JUNIOR)
Played in all 19 matches with nine starts ... led CSU in points (eight) in 2017 ... had two goals and a single-season program-record four assists ... scored the fastest goal in a single game in program history with a free-kick goal in the first two minutes of action vs. Nevada (Oct. 8) ... recorded the first multi-assist performance by a single player in program history with two assists against North Dakota State (Sept. 10) ... scored her first career goal on a penalty kick against New Mexico State (Sept. 1) ... assisted on one of Halley Havlicek's goals against Wyoming (Oct. 27) ... registered three shots (one on goal) in a career-high 92 minutes against Fresno State (Oct. 1).

2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Made appearances in 10 matches in 2016-17 ... started at Wyoming (Oct. 28), logging a season-high 45 minutes ... registered a shot in 30 minutes of action against Air Force (Oct. 9) ... recorded one shot on goal in 26 minutes of playing time at Iowa (Sept. 2).

2015 (FRESHMAN)
Saw action in 11 matches and started in three … finished the season with one shot, which was taken against Creighton (Sep. 20) … played 345 total season minutes seeing the most action against Denver (Aug. 23).

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kan., lettering all four seasons in soccer for the Huskies … earned second team all-league honors during her sophomore and senior seasons, and earned honorable mention accolades as a junior ... selected as a first-team all-state performer as a senior in 2015 ... led her team to a league championship as a senior, as well as three consecutive regional and state titles during her sophomore, junior and senior campaigns ... selected as a team captain her senior season ... earned second-team all-academic honors as a senior … played club soccer with Sporting Blue Valley.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Mark and Cheryl Taylor … born on Jan. 1, 1997 in Kansas City, Mo. ... raised in Overland Park, Kan. … has two brothers, Nick and Zach, and a sister, Dani ... major is undeclared.
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