5  Katie Taylor Class: Senior Hometown: Escondido, Calif. High School: Mission Hills High School Height: 5-5 Position: Defender Experience: 4L

2011
One of three Frogs to start all 19 games, joining Monica Alvarado and Alex Mechalske ... scored one goal, while dishing out a pair of assists ... the leader of the Frogs' backline collected her first career game-winning goal to put TCU on a free kick against Air Force (Oct. 14) ... both assists came on the road at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 16) and Houston Baptist (Sept. 25) ... Named Defensive Most Valuable Player of the 2011 Red Raider Classic after TCU posted a pair of 1-0 shutouts against Toledo and Hofstra ... Earned Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week status on Sept. 12.

2010
Appeared in all 19 games, making a team-high 19 starts ... The defender scored two goals and added three assists for a total of seven points ... Scored goals in wins over Texas Southern Aug. 22 and Sam Houston State Aug. 29 ... Recorded 11 shots on goal with a SOG% of .355 ...

2009
Taylor played in 17 games, making 16 starts during the 2009 season ... Overall, she posted two goals from her defender position ... Recorded 25 shots during the year ... Taylor picked up Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Week accolades after leading a defense that held No. 15 Texas to just seven shot attempts for the entire match, including only three in the second half to open up the season ... Helped TCU lead the Mountain West Conference in saves per game during conference play.

2008
Taylor was a 2008 Second-team All-Mountain West Conference Selection ... Helped TCU to a 14-4-2 record and season-high national ranking of No. 28 and RPI of No. 24 ... She netted one goal on the season from her defender position, while assisting on six others, which is currently the fourth-best mark in school history ... Recorded assists on the season against: Xavier, Rice, New Mexico, Utah (Twice) and San Diego State ... Finished the season ranked in the top-10 in the Mountain West Confernece in assists and assists per game during both the out-of-conference schedule and also during conference-play ... Helped TCU post seven shutout's and a school record Goals Against Average of 0.81.

2007
Taylor played and started in the season-opening match for TCU ... Suffered a year-ending injury that cut her season short ... Will be a major contributor in the Horned Frog defense for the next couple of years.

Mission Hills
Played for Laguna Hills Eclipse and Cal South ODP Team ... Lettered all four years in soccer at Mission Hills High School ... First team All-League selection as a sophomore and junior ... Second team All-League as a freshman ... First team All-San Diego as a junior ... Advanced to the semifinals in the California Interscholastic Federation as a sophomore and junior ... Team MVP as a sophomore.

Personal
Daughter of Bob and Diane Taylor ... Has one brother, Mat, 23.