Pacific University Athletics

2012: Started all 14 games at attack…Led Pacific with 44 goals and 48 points…Finished fourth for the Boxers with 31 ground balls…Scored season high seven goals along with one assist at Concordia (Wis.) on 4/7/12…Scored five goals and had season-high six ground balls against Puget Sound on 3/3/12…Also had five goals and two caused turnovers at Puget Sound on 4/10/12.
 
2011: Played in 13 games and made eight starts at attack…Finished fifth for the Boxers with 17 goals and 22 points…Scored season high of three goals against Morrisville State on 3/17/11 and at Linfield on 4/12/11…Had three-goal, one assist performance against North Central (Ill.) on 3/22/11.
 
2010: Played in all 11 games and made three starts at attack…Had season high of two goals on three different occasions, the last coming against Linfield on 4/6/10…Also came up with two ground balls and two draw controls in the game…Finished with two assists against Pomona-Pitzer on 3/22/10.
 
High School: Played for Betsy Haskins at Hillsboro High School…Four-time varsity letterwinner and two-year captain…2009: Second Team All-State and First Team All-Northwest Oregon Conference selection…Selected at the team’s most valuable player…Finished year with 61 goals, 24 assists, 72 draw controls and 79 ground balls in 15 games…2008: First Team All-Northwest Oregon Conference selection…Was selected as the team’s most valuable player…Finished with 16 goals, 24 draw controls and 64 ground balls in 10 games…2007: Honorable Mention All-State selection and was named the team’s most valuable player…Finished with 11 goals and 31 ground balls in 10 games.
 
Personal: Daughter of David & Rhonda Taplin...Social work major and sociology minor…Chose Pacific because she liked the location of the campus and facilities and for the lacrosse program…Favorite TV Show: Friends…Favorite Book: Green Eggs & Ham (Dr. Seuss)…Favorite Class In School: Sociology of families…Favorite Quote: Fall seven times, stand up eight (Japanese proverb)…Career Ambition: Something in the field of social work where she can actively work with individuals to better their quality of life.