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  Taylor Mertz

Taylor Mertz

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Midlothian, Va.

High School:
James River

Height:
5-6

Position:
Defense

Birthdate:
05/20/1991

11/07/2012

MONARCH SPOTLIGHT: YANNICK SMITH

The senior forward has tallied 23 goals and 14 assists in his career at ODU

10/23/2012

MONARCH SPOTLIGHT: JORDAN LEBLANC

The senior midfielder has tallied 14 career goals and five assists

10/23/2012

Women's Soccer Finishes Season At William and Mary Wednesday Night

ODU looks to take beat its third opponent at the top of the CAA standings

10/21/2012

Lady Monarchs Suffer Heartbreaker in Overtime to Northeastern, 2-1

Greta Samuelsdottir scored on a penalty kick 34 seconds into overtime.

10/19/2012

Lady Monarchs Stun Hofstra, 2-1

ODU scored 17 seconds into the second half and scored another goal to win 2-1.

08/17/2012

ODU vs. NC State

August 17, 2012

Photo Gallery

Career:
2012: Played and started all 18 games ... Scored two goals and tallied a team high five assists ... Tied for second on the team with nine points ... Recorded a goal and assist in a 2-0 victory in the season opener against NC State ... Assisted on two goals in a 4-3 overtime loss to Georgia State.
2011: Started all 19 games on defense ... Notched first career assist against George Mason and recorded second assist in the win over UNCW ... Had three shots on the season with two on goal.
2010: Appeared in 16 games on the year, starting five.
2009: Played in 11 games her first year, including one start ... Earned first career start at James Madison (10/16).
High School: Team MVP her senior year ... All-District and All-Academic all four years ... Digital Sports Soccer Player of the Week in 2008 ... Played forward and defense for the FC Richmond Mystx for six years and was captain for the last two ... Also played two years for the Virginia ODP and was in the Super Y league for one ... Played varsity basketball for two years, garnering the Most Improved Player award.

Personal: Born May 20, 1991 ... Daughter of Martin and Trella Mertz ... Member of the National Honor Society and graduate of the Center for Leadership and International Relations ... Volunteers for Impact Richmond, Angel Tree and Richmond Animal League in the summer ... Major is Undecided.

On the Field:

Year GP/GS G A PTS Shots
2009 11/1 0 0 0 0
2010 16/5 0 0 0 1
2011 19/19 0 2 2 3
TLS 46/25 0 2 2 4