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2023 Lacrosse Roster

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Taylor Smith
Jersey Number 32

Taylor Smith

  • Position:
    Midfielder
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Basking Ridge, N.J.
  • High School:
    Basking Ridge
  • Major:
    Marketing (Media Studies Minor)
AWARDS:
  • 3X Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2022, 2021)
CAREER HIGH:
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Points: 0
Ground Balls: 4 vs. SDSU (3/14/21)
Draw Controls: 1 vs Cal (3/22/21)

CUMULATIVE CAREER STATS:
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Points: 0
Ground Balls: 5
Draw Controls: 1 
Caused Turnovers: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on Goal: 0
 
JUNIOR (2023):
  • Played in two games.
  • Made her first season appearance against Ohio State University. 
2022 (SOPHOMORE): 
  • Did not play.
2021 (FIRST YEAR): 
  • Played in five games.
  • Made her CU debut against San Diego State on March 14.
  • In that contest, she recorded a career-high four ground balls.
  • Recorded five ground balls for the season, picking up the other against California on March 22.
HIGH SCHOOL: 
  • Graduated from Basking Ridge High School in 2020.
  • Played basketball and lacrosse all four years.
  • Led her team in goals, draw controls and ground balls her freshman, sophomore and junior years.
  • Reached the 200-career goals mark in 2019.
  • Was named the team captain for the lacrosse team heading into the 2020 season.
  • Played on several championship teams, winning the 2019 Skyland-Raritan Lacrosse Conference and the 2018 Nike Elite 120 Championship in addition to many others.
  • As a junior, she was named an All-Group 4 Second Team and First-Team All-Conference, to the NJ.com Top Lacrosse Juniors and to the On The Rise Junior Watch List per Inside Lacrosse Magazine (top 50 in the nation).
  • She was named to the 2017 Young Gun Sophomore Watch List per IL Magazine (top 40 in the nation).
  • In 2018 she was selected to play on the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League (WPLL) Futures Team and the Women’s National Tournament School Girls Lacrosse Team.
  • Member of the National Honors Society.
  • Reached 1,000 career points on the basketball team as a junior. Was her team’s points and steals leader (2017-2020).
  • Recruited by James Madison, Richmond, Virginia Tech, Columbia, Boston University, Rutgers and Notre Dame.
WHY CU?
  • Chose CU for the strong lacrosse program, amazing coaches and staff and the nice, welcoming team.
CLUB TEAM: 
  • Played club for STEPS Lacrosse.
IN THE CLASSROOM: 
  • Marketing major.
  • Minoring in media studies.   
PERSONAL: 
  • Born in Morristown, N.J. 
  • Nicknames include Tay, T, TT 
  • Hobbies include health, fitness, hiking and reading.
  • Favorite foods are sushi, salmon and frozen yogurt.
  • Favorite professional team is the Golden State Warriors.
  • Her aunt, Fran Smith, was an All-American in lacrosse for Ohio Wesleyan.
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