2018 Women's Soccer Roster
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Roster
Thames, Taylor
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/ Women's SoccerD
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Jersey Number 1
Taylor Thames
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- San Gabriel, CA
- High School:
- Gabrielino HS
Bio
2022 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Thames played in a career-high eight matches in goal ... Racked up 60 saves and two wins to go with a 3.25 GAA in 720 total minutes ... Finished eighth in The Big West in saves ... Started the final three matches of the season ... Tied a school record with 16 saves vs. UCLA (8/25/22) ... Posted a 12-save effort at Utah Valley (9/1/22) ... Picked up five saves in a win over UC Riverside (10/27/22).
2021 Season (Junior)
Thames did not play in any soccer games during the fall season.
Outdoor Track & Field - 2021 Season
Thames competed in the 100m and 200m in six events ... Lowered career-best in the 100m to :12.83 with a 13th place showing at the UC Riverside Sprint Invitational (4/30/21) ... Posted a season-best third place finish in the 100m with a time of :13.220 during the Cal Poly Spring Break Challenge (3/24/21) ... Established a career-best in the 200m by running a :27.75 to place 10th at the Triton Invitational (4/10/21) ... A part of the 4x100m that won the UC Riverside Spring Invitational title with a time of :48.50.
2020 Season (Junior)
Thames did not compete in any soccer games after the Big West Conference canceled the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Outdoor Track & Field - 2020 Season
Entered the 100m at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (3/7/20) ... Finished 15th in the preliminaries in a time of :13.13.
Indoor Track & Field - 2020 Season
Competed in the 60m at the NAU Tune Up, running a time of :8.34 to finish 11th during the preliminaries.
2019 Season (Sophomore)
Thames appeared in goal four times and started three matches ... Posted shutouts and wins in all three of her starts against the likes of UNLV (8/22/19), Southern Utah (8/24/19) and Grand Canyon (9/22/19) ... Played a total of 315 minutes, tallying a 0.29 GAA and 14 saves .. Earned her first career Big West Defensive Player of the Week award on Aug. 26 after posting two-straight shutouts ... Recorded a season-high six saves in 45 minutes of action at Texas A&M (8/30/19).
2018 Season (Freshman)
Thames played in net in the Matadors' first four matches of the season ... Amassed over 389 minutes in net ... Picked up a win on the year and collected 21 saves ... Finished with a 1.85 goals-against-average and .724 save percentage ... Tallied a season-high 13 saves in a draw at Illinois State (8/16/18) ... Collected three saves en route to earning her first career win at Portland State (8/26/18).
Gabrielino High School
Thames played played on her school's soccer team from 2014-16 ... Helped the Eagles win the Mission Valley League in 2014 and 2016 ... Earned first team all-league in 2014 and second team all-league in 2016 ... Also participated on the track team from 2014-18 ... Received all-league as a senior ... Earned the coaches award in track in 2016 and 2018 ... Also picked up the Iron Woman Award in 2016 ... Collected sprints MVP honors from 2016-18 ... Competed in 100m and 200m dash as well as the 4x100m ... Graduated in 2018.
Personal
Favorites include the Pittsburgh Steelers, Usain Bolt, Michael B. Jordan, "42," "When the Game Stands Tall," Tupac, MGK and Beyonce ... Lists winning the 100m and 200m championship events in back-to-back years as her greatest sports moments ... Says her friends are her heroes ... A General Sociology major.
Thames played in a career-high eight matches in goal ... Racked up 60 saves and two wins to go with a 3.25 GAA in 720 total minutes ... Finished eighth in The Big West in saves ... Started the final three matches of the season ... Tied a school record with 16 saves vs. UCLA (8/25/22) ... Posted a 12-save effort at Utah Valley (9/1/22) ... Picked up five saves in a win over UC Riverside (10/27/22).
2021 Season (Junior)
Thames did not play in any soccer games during the fall season.
Outdoor Track & Field - 2021 Season
Thames competed in the 100m and 200m in six events ... Lowered career-best in the 100m to :12.83 with a 13th place showing at the UC Riverside Sprint Invitational (4/30/21) ... Posted a season-best third place finish in the 100m with a time of :13.220 during the Cal Poly Spring Break Challenge (3/24/21) ... Established a career-best in the 200m by running a :27.75 to place 10th at the Triton Invitational (4/10/21) ... A part of the 4x100m that won the UC Riverside Spring Invitational title with a time of :48.50.
2020 Season (Junior)
Thames did not compete in any soccer games after the Big West Conference canceled the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Outdoor Track & Field - 2020 Season
Entered the 100m at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (3/7/20) ... Finished 15th in the preliminaries in a time of :13.13.
Indoor Track & Field - 2020 Season
Competed in the 60m at the NAU Tune Up, running a time of :8.34 to finish 11th during the preliminaries.
2019 Season (Sophomore)
Thames appeared in goal four times and started three matches ... Posted shutouts and wins in all three of her starts against the likes of UNLV (8/22/19), Southern Utah (8/24/19) and Grand Canyon (9/22/19) ... Played a total of 315 minutes, tallying a 0.29 GAA and 14 saves .. Earned her first career Big West Defensive Player of the Week award on Aug. 26 after posting two-straight shutouts ... Recorded a season-high six saves in 45 minutes of action at Texas A&M (8/30/19).
2018 Season (Freshman)
Thames played in net in the Matadors' first four matches of the season ... Amassed over 389 minutes in net ... Picked up a win on the year and collected 21 saves ... Finished with a 1.85 goals-against-average and .724 save percentage ... Tallied a season-high 13 saves in a draw at Illinois State (8/16/18) ... Collected three saves en route to earning her first career win at Portland State (8/26/18).
Gabrielino High School
Thames played played on her school's soccer team from 2014-16 ... Helped the Eagles win the Mission Valley League in 2014 and 2016 ... Earned first team all-league in 2014 and second team all-league in 2016 ... Also participated on the track team from 2014-18 ... Received all-league as a senior ... Earned the coaches award in track in 2016 and 2018 ... Also picked up the Iron Woman Award in 2016 ... Collected sprints MVP honors from 2016-18 ... Competed in 100m and 200m dash as well as the 4x100m ... Graduated in 2018.
Personal
Favorites include the Pittsburgh Steelers, Usain Bolt, Michael B. Jordan, "42," "When the Game Stands Tall," Tupac, MGK and Beyonce ... Lists winning the 100m and 200m championship events in back-to-back years as her greatest sports moments ... Says her friends are her heroes ... A General Sociology major.
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