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  Meg Taylor

Meg Taylor

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Ellicott City, Md.

High School:
Mount Hebron

Height:
5-4

Position:
Midfield/Defense

Birthdate:
04/29/1987

2007 (Sophomore): Played in 15 games, starting 14... Scored two goals... Tied for second on the team with 24 ground balls... Third on the squad with 15 caused turnovers... Also had 13 draw controls... Picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers against North Carolina (3/2)... Had four ground balls and three caused turnovers at Princeton (3/21)... Scored her first goal of the year on a free-position shot at Towson (3/28) in the Greyhounds' come-from-behind victory... Also had two ground balls and two caused turnovers versus the Tigers... Scored her second goal at Syracuse (4/21)... Matched her season-highs with four ground balls and three caused turnovers against Cornell (5/5).

2006 (Freshman): Appeared in 11 games, starting five... Made her five starts in consecutive games from March 12-29... Finished the season with 18 ground balls, eight draw controls and three caused turnovers... Scored her first collegiate goal against Notre Dame (3/16)... Had a career-high six ground balls and three caused turnovers against the Fighting Irish... Recorded an assist and picked up three ground balls at George Mason (3/29).

High School: Earned a total of five varsity letters as a member of the lacrosse, soccer and cross country teams at Mount Hebron High School in Ellicott City, Md... In lacrosse, she earned All-Howard County First Team, All-Metro Second Team and All-Mid-Atlantic First Team honors as a junior... She was then an All-County First Team, All-Metro First Team and All-American as a senior... Helped the Vikings win numerous county, region and state lacrosse titles.

Personal: Margaret Kathleen Taylor... Daughter of Jack and Eileen Taylor... Born April 29, 1987, in Falls Church, Va... Has three older siblings - Katie, Brendan and Laura... Her twin sister, Mary Clare, is also a member of Loyola's lacrosse team... Majoring in communications with a concentration in advertising and public relations.