Kelly Taylor

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Manlius, N.Y.
High School:
Fayetteville-Manlius

General - Likely to be one of Carolina's top players in 2009 ... Played with the 2007-08 United States Developmental women's lacrosse team before undergoing knee surgery ... Winner of the Three-Dimensional Leader Award, the highest honor awarded by the Carolina Leadership Academy.

Junior (2008) - Named second-team All-South region by the IWLCA ... Ranked seventh on the team with 23 points (14 goals and nine assists) ... Set or tied career highs in assists (nine), points (23), ground balls (23), caused turnovers (15) and draw controls (15) as a junior ... Tied her career high with three goals versus Duke in a 16-14 win ... Also had three goals and one assist for a season-high four points against Ohio State ... Scored twice against Albany ... Had three assists in the ACC Tournament win over Boston College ... Set a season high with four ground balls versus Denver ... Controlled a season-high four draws against Duke ... Scored goals in nine games, including seven in a row at midseason (starting with the regular season game at Virginia and ending with the regular season contest vs. Maryland) ... Named to the All-ACC Academic team for women's lacrosse ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore (2007) - A top contributor in the midfield for the Tar Heels ... Came off the bench to appear in all 21 games on the season ... Finished the year with 19 points on 16 goals and three assists ... Played her best game of the year against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament, finishing with two goals and two assists ... Scored goals in 13 games during the season, including seven in a row late in the season ... Named to the All-ACC Tournament team after she scored in all three Tournament games, finishing with four goals and two assists for six points ... Scored a season-high three goals in the NCAA win over Richmond ... Named to the Dean's List in Fall 2006.

Freshman (2006) - Carolina's top freshman scorer with 11 points on eight goals and three assists ... Suffered a stress fracture in her shin and missed both ACC Tournament games ... Returned to the lineup in the NCAA Tournament ... Finished the season with 14 ground balls and 11 draw controls ... Scored a season-high two goals against Virginia Tech in the regular season ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll for 2005-06 and the Dean's List for Fall 2005.

High School - Named a first-team All-America by US Lacrosse as a senior at Fayetteville-Manlius High School ... Also named first-team All-Central New York and first-team all-conference ... Led her squad to back-to-back N.Y. state Class A championships ... Won the David Volles Memorial Award (a lacrosse MVP award at her school) ... Also won the school's Babe Ruth Award (for sportsmanship and fair play in athletics and academics) ... Played three years of varsity lacrosse ... Also played three seasons of varsity soccer, three years on the Alpine ski racing team and one year of varsity indoor track ... Led the lacrosse team to the 2004 New York state title as a junior ... Member of the Central Empire State Games gold medal team in 2004 ... First-team all-league and second-team All-Central N.Y. as a junior ... Two-time national champion at the Junior Nationals ... Member of the National Honor Society ... A world-class competitive skier who has won championships in the Super G and Downhill ... Won the Sally Davis Scholar-Athlete Award with the ski racing team.

Personal - Kelly Anne Taylor is the daughter of Kathy and Joe Taylor ... Both of her parents played lacrosse at Cornell University ... Is the older sister of teammate Kristen Taylor ... Born on March 13, 1987, in Syracuse, N.Y. ... Communication studies major.

Kelly Taylor's Career Statistics
Year	GP/GS	Sh	G	A	Pts	GB	CT	DC
2006	17/4	22	8	3	11	14	5	11
2007	21/0	41	16	3	19	8	4	15
2008	19/15	37	14	9	23	23	15	15
Total	57/19	100	38	15	53	45	24	41