21 Taryn Higgins
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Marblehead, Mass.
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- High School:
- Marblehead
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- Position:
- M
Has quietly been one of the top midfielders in the conference throughout her career … A very savvy and smart player who has a knack for getting to the goal … Key member of the Wooster women’s soccer team as well … 2008: Garnered a spot on the All-North Coast Athletic Conference Second Team for the second consecutive season … Ranked second in the NCAC in groundballs, averaging 2.38 per outing, to go with 30 points (22 goals, 8 assists), 31 draw controls, and a team-high 21 caused turnovers … Contributed a hat trick and two assists against Oberlin (April 10) for a season-high five points … 2007: Selected as a second-team all-West Region and all-NCAC midfielder after successfully making the transition from a defensive- to offensive-oriented middie … Ranked third in the NCAC in both groundballs (3.06 per game) and caused turnovers (1.88 per game), while totaling team highs in both of those categories with 52 and 32, respectively … Also led the Scots in draw controls (30) and ranked sixth in scoring with 22 goals and one assist … Netted a career-high four goals versus Denison in the NCAC Tournament semifinals (May 4) … 2006: Received honorable mention on the All-NCAC Team as a midfielder … Key component of the defensive midfield, helping the Scots limit opponents to just 7.57 goals per game … Was second on the squad in groundballs with 34, to go with 17 caused turnovers and 12 draw controls … Prior to Wooster: All-league performer in both soccer and lacrosse at Marblehead High School … Member of the Magicians’ Division III Eastern Massachusetts championship and state semifinalist soccer team (2002) … Lettered in soccer (4), lacrosse (4), basketball (2), and indoor track (2) … Personal: Born Jan. 7, 1987 … Is the daughter of James and Gina Higgins … Majoring in sociology.