Taylor Tufts

Photo by: Zach Del Bello

Photo by: Rick Yeatts Photography

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-6
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
High School:
Southlake Carroll HS
Hometown:
Southlake, TX
Prev School:
Oklahoma

SINGLE MATCH HIGHS
Goals – 2, twice
Assists – 3, vs. Idaho St. 8/29/21
Shots – 7, twice
Points – 5, twice

HONORS
2022 Conference USA First Team All Conference
2022 Preseason All-Conference USA
2021 Conference USA Second Team All Conference

2022
Played in all 20 matches and made 18 starts...Voted 2022 Conference USA First Team All-Conference...Named to the 2022 Conference USA Preseason All-Conference Team...Team captain...Led the league in assists with 10 and was sixth in the league in points with 18...Scored four goals on the year on 49 shots...Played 1,098 total minutes (55 minutes per match)...Scored a brace on five shots and assisted on a goal in UNT's 4-0 win over Charlotte on Sept. 15...Scored a goal and had an assist in UNT's 4-0 win at SFA on Aug. 28...Scored at Middle Tennessee on Oct. 27 in UNT's 3-0 win...Assisted on a goal in both the quarterfinal and semifinal round in the 2022 Conference USA Tournament...Played a season-high 78 minutes versus Louisiana Tech on Oct. 29...UNT was undefeated in matches where Tufts scored and 7-2-1 in matches where Tufts either scored and/or assisted...Assisted on a goal in each of UNT's first six matches of the year...Her 49 total shots on the year led the team and her 19 shots on target were the second-most on the team...Her 18 points were the third-most on the team...Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll

2021
Played in and started all 17 matches...Voted Second Team All-Conference...Led C-USA in assists with 10...Her 10 assists were the 25th-most in the nation...Her .59 assists/game ratio was the 13th-highest in the nation...Led the team in points with 20...Led the team in assists with 10...Scored five goals on the year...Attempted a team-high 54 shots and put a team-high 28 on net...Played the third-most minutes among field players (1,169)...Earned the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal for a 3.75+ GPA

2020-21
Played in all 11 matches and started two...Scored three goals and started one...Attempted 20 shots and put eight on target...Scored versus No. 15 Oklahoma State on March 14...Netted the game-winning goal versus UTSA on April 9...Took seven shots and put four on target at LSU Alexandria Feb. 21...Scored in the season-opener on Feb. 21 in UNT's 7-0 win over LSU Alexandria

2019-20 (Oklahoma)
Earned a medical redshirt

Southlake Carroll High School
A four-year letterwinner...Two time captain...Led team to winning the 6A State Championship as a senior...Two time District MVP...TopDrawerSoccer.com 1st team All American...UIL All State...Fort Worth Star Telegram POY...Dallas Morning News Offensive POY...Tallied 72 goals and 60 assists in her career...Only player in school history to reach 70-60 club...Four years academic all state...Three-time all-district selection...Played for Solar FC...Played in three USYS National Championships representing region three and won three USYS State Championships