Texas Tech University Athletics
2011 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Taylor Lytle
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Las Cruces
- Hometown:
- Las Cruces, New Mexico
2011 - SENIOR SEASON
Team captain..named postseason All-Big 12 Second Team...named preseason All-Big 12....ended her Texas Tech career as one of the most decorated players in school history... played in and started all 20 contests of the season...led the Red Raiders in shots with 63...second on the team in assists with three...became the all-time leader in career assists (27) with her third of the season in a 3-2 victory over Texas...scored her 14th career goal (9th all-time) in a 1-0 victory over New Mexico State...second on the team in shots on goal with 23....recorded two assists in a 5-0 shutout victory at Arizona State.
2010 - JUNIOR SEASON
Team captain ... named preseason All-Big 12 ... named to the all-tournament team at the Inn at Saint Mary's Classic and Red Raider Classic ... played in 16 matches with 11 starts ... missed Oral Roberts match due to injury ... played sparingly in next seven games ... injured again vs. Iowa State and missed Missouri, Baylor and Oklahoma State (Big 12 Championship) games ... played 942 minutes ... has 13 points, four goals, five assists, 30 shots, 12 shots-on-goal and a .400 shots-on-goal percentage ... has three game-winning goals ... scored a goal in three-straight games vs. TCU, Texas State and at Rice ... had five shots vs. Texas State and at Northwestern State ... recorded first assist at Rice ... scored goal vs. Ole Miss and tied season-high five shots ... saw quality minutes in Colorado and Nebraska matches after playing sparingly after injury ... had second assist vs. Nebraska ... collected two assists and had a season-high six shots vs. Kansas as she returned to the starting linep, first time since North Texas game ... picked up fifth assist vs. Iowa State. 2009 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
Easily surpassed her stellar freshman season ... was a driving force behind an improved Tech offense that finished tied for 33rd nationally in scoring offense ... named to the All-Big 12 first team ... only second player in school history, and first since 1998, to earn the honor ... NSCAA All-Central Region second team ... only third player all-time to be honored by the NSCAA ... nominated for the Soccer News Net national and regional player of the year awards ... played and started in 19 matches ... missed the Oklahoma State match due to an illness ... played a big part in a much-improved Tech offense ... posted four goals and 11 assists ... broke the single-season assist record of nine ... was the Big 12 leader in the category ... led the nation in assists up until after the Oklahoma State match ... finished tied for ninth nationally in assists per game ... assist total moves her all the way to second on the school's career chart with 19 after only her sophomore season ... needs seven assists to tie Kristy Frantz for the career record ... began the season with at least a point in first seven matches ... had goals in back-to-back matches against Utah State and UTEP ... followed the performance with a school record three assists against TCU ... the three assist total was tops in the Big 12 and tied for seventh nationally for a single game during the season ... had a five-match assist streak going until facing Alabama, which was the first match all season without a point ... did attempt a career-high 11 shots against the Crimson Tide ... that total is second-most for a single game in the Big 12 this season ... broke the single-season assist record against Iowa State, finding Conner Williams in the 30th minute ... connected on a goal 35 second into the second half against Nebraska, which pulled Tech to a 3-2 deficit at the time ... netted the game-winning goal the following match against Baylor off a penalty kick ... was successful on a penalty kick attempt in the shootout against Kansas in the play-in match to the Big 12 Championship ... registered at least a point in five Big 12 matches ... set a new school record for most shot attempts in a single season with 91 ... shot total was second in the Big 12 ... has the fourth-most career shot attempts in school history with 154 ... already ninth on the school's career points list ... needed two more points to enter the top 10 on the single-season chart ... played every minute in nine matches ... posted third-highest minute total on the team. 2008 - REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
One of the top players in the conference in her first season ... started in all 19 matches ... named to the All-Big 12 second team and all-newcomer team ... no other Tech player had previously been named to two Big 12 postseason teams in a single season ... was a Soccer Buzz All-Freshman third team selection ... also named to the Central Region All-Freshman team by Soccer Buzz ... voted the team's most valuable player and the top offensive player at the postseason banquet ... was the team's most consistent player, leading in assists, points, shots and shots-on-goal ... her eight assists tied for the second-most in a single season in school history ... after one season, already among the top 10 all-time in school history for career assists ... her five goals were third-most on the team ... was tied for the third-highest total minutes on the team ... her 63 shot attempts tied for seventh on the school's single-season chart ... netted her first collegiate goal against Texas-San Antonio ... also added an assist against the Roadrunners ... played all 115 minutes against Middle Tennessee ... attempted a season-high four shots-on-goal against Northwestern State ... added two assists against Oklahoma, tying the school record for a single game ... posted her second two-assist match later in the season against Iowa State ... became only the second Red Raider with multiple assist matches in a single season ... attempted a season-high seven shots against Oklahoma ... finished the regular season with a goal against TCU. 2007 - FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirted 2007 season after suffering a knee injury prior to fall workouts. LAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOL
Named as one of the nations Top 125 Freshman for the 2007 recruiting class by Soccer Buzz ... NSCAA High School All-American in 2005 ... helped lead Las Cruces High to state victories in 2003 and 2005 ... named first team All-District and All-State all four years... honored as District 5A Player of the Year her junior and senior campaign ... named as New Mexico State Player and Gatorade Player of the Year in 2005 ... tallied 78 goals and 81 assists throughout her high school career ... played for Rio Vista FC 89 who were State Champions in 2005 ... 2002- 2005 New Mexico State ODP Team ... Region IV 89 Girls Regional Pool 2002-2005 and Girls Team 2002-2004 ... attended U-14 National camp twice ... participated in U-15 National Team Pool in 2003 and 2004. PERSONAL
Born March 31, 1989, to Larry and Donna Lytle ... has an older brother, Ryan ... older brother played soccer at the University of New Mexico and for the semi-professional team Albuquerque Asylum ... animal science major.
