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2024 Women's Soccer Roster

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12 Kyra Taylor

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Longview, Texas
  • High School Longview HS
  • Instagram kyrataylorr_

Biography

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
All-Louisiana Honorable Mention (2024)
CSC Academic All-District (2024)
CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medalist (2024, 2025)
CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
CUSA Freshman of the Year (2023)
First Team All-Conference USA (2023)
CUSA All-Freshman Team (2023)

Louisiana Freshman of the Year (2023)
First Team All-Louisiana (2023)


2024:
One of two Bulldogs to start in all 17 matches ... Totaled 1,303 minutes, third most on the team ... Played 70+ minutes in 15 of the 17 matches ... Tied the team high in points (six) and goals (three) ... Recorded a team high in shots (29) and shots on goal (16) ... Played the full 90 minutes in home opener versus South Alabama (8/22) ... Registered her fourth career multi-goal game, scoring twice -- including the game winner -- against Jackson State (8/29) ... Took a season-high four shots against FIU (10/9) ... Tallied a season-high three shots on goal versus New Mexico State (10/27), netting the team's only goal.

2023:
Appeared in all 20 matches, getting the start in eight ... Made Bulldog debut in season opener at Colorado College (8/17), played 38 minutes ... Scored nine goals on the year which tied the LA Tech record for goals score by a freshman ... Had three multi-goal games against Nicholls (9/7), Ole Miss (9/10), and Middle Tennessee (10/15) ... Set program record for three multi-goal games as a freshman ... Team leader in goals ... Team leader in points with 18 ... Totaled 1060 minutes on the pitch ... Went the full 90 against Middle Tennessee (10/15), scoring the game winner.

PRIOR TO LA TECH:
Lettered in volleyball, basketball, and track while playing club soccer ... Two-time runner-up at the Dallas International Cup in 2019 and 2022 ... Won Dallas International Cup championship in 2021 ... Took first place at the Disney Showcase Championships in 2020 ... Two-time USCS regional and national champion ... All-district basketball performer ... Qualified for regional and state competition in the 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400 relays.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Robyn and Shun Taylor ... Two slblings, Tiana and Shuniya ... Born May 4, 2005.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2023Freshman

    Forward
    5'6"
    12
  • 12

    2024Sophomore

    Forward
    5'6"
    12