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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2025 Soccer Roster

17 Sydney Taylor

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Batavia, Ohio
  • Prev School West Clermont HS

Biography

Awards
2025
Third Team All-ASUN
Academic All-District®
Academic All-ASUN

Senior (2025)
Started in 18 matches ... Named Third Team All-ASUN ... Also named Academic All-District® and Academic All-ASUN ... Scored three goals ... Attempted 15 shots and eight shots on target ... Scored her first collegiate goal, recording a brace, in a win over Morehead State (Aug. 28) ... Added another goal later in the season against Bellarmine (Oct. 5) on three shot attempts ... Attempted a shot in the ASUN Tournament against North Florida (Oct. 30) ... Played full 90 minutes in five matches ... Ended career playing over 3,200 minutes for the Colonels at defense.

Junior (2024)
Started in all 23 matches ... Logged over 1,740 minutes on the back line ... Led the defensive effort pitching six shutouts on the season against Southern Indiana (Aug. 25), Youngstown State (Sept. 8), Austin Peay (Sept. 22), West Georgia (Oct. 10), Queens (Oct. 13) and North Florida (Nov. 3) ... Played 80 or more minutes in 12 matches ... Season-high 102 minutes in the ASUN Tournament against Jacksonville (Oct. 31) ... Attempted 12 shots with six shots on goal.

Sophomore (2023)
Appeared in seven games with one start ... Made collegiate debut against Kentucky (Aug. 17), played 30 minutes ... Appeared in one ASUN Conference game.

Freshman (2022)
Did not appear in any games.

High School/Club Experience
Attended West Clermont High School in Batavia, Ohio ... Only played her senior year in high school, selected to First-Team All-Conference, All-City, and Second-Team All-State ... Named 2022 Female Student-Athlete of the Year and 2022 Offensive MVP for West Clermont ... Ended the regular season with the most goals in her conference (13) and added six assists ... Played club soccer for Cincinnati United Premier (CUP) under the direction of Kurt Fischer ... Team reached as high as No. 4 in the country ... Invited to the GA Midwest Talent ID Camp.

Personal
Parents are Tara & Todd Taylor ... Has one sibling, Elise ... Graduated 18th in her class at West Clermont High School ... Participated in National Honors Society ... Recipient of the WCHS Principals Award all four years of high school.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2022Freshman

    Defender/Midfielder
    5'7"
    17
  • 17

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Defender/Midfielder
    5'7"
    17
  • 17

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Defender
    5'7"
    17
  • 17

    2025Junior

    Defender
    5'7"
    17