2022 Women's Soccer Roster

00 Taylor Kennedy

  • Position GK
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Evans, W.Va.
  • Prev School Ripley

Biography

As A Senior (2022)
  • Voted to 2022 United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region 2nd Team
  • Named 2022 MEC All-Conference First Team
  • Earned 2022 MEC All-Tournament Team honors
  • Awarded MEC Defensive Player of the Week after making six key saves in season opener at Slippery Rock in a 0-0 tie (8/29/2022)
  • Team captain
  • Started in goal for the Falcons in all 21 matches and played 1,867 minutes
  • Finished the season with a .851 save percentage
  • Led defense to 11 shutouts
  • Allowed 15 goals all season
  • Grabbed 86 saves
  • Career high of 13 saves in MEC Championship match against Frostburg State (11/6/2022)
  • Made a crucial save in penalty kicks to help Fairmont State to first ever MEC Tournament Championship victory (11/6/22)
  • Key component in program’s first trip to NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional Tournament 

As A Junior (2021)
  • Received 2021 MEC All-Conference Second Team honors
  • Named a 2021-22 National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) Collegiate All-American
  • Earned 2021 All-MEC Academic Team Honors
  • Team captain
  • Started in goal for the Falcons in all 19 matches, playing 1,639 minutes
  • Ranked fourth in the MEC with 81 saves
  • Ranked fifth in conference goals against average at 1.11 in 16 MEC matches
  • Allowed 24 goals on the season
  • Tallied three clean sheets in goal

As A Sophomore (Spring 2021 (COVID-19))
  • Named to 2021 MEC All-Conference 2nd Team
  • Earned 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 1st Team 
  • Garnered 2021 MEC All-Academic Team Honors
  • Awarded MEC Defensive Player of the Week twice (3/1/2021, 3/15/2021)
  • Team captain
  • Started and played all 890 minutes over the course of the 10 game MEC season
  • Ranked 5th in the country in shutouts with 6 
  • Ranked 15th in save percentage with .938 
  • Ranked 16th in goals against average this season
  • Made 50 saves during shortened season
  • Allowed 6 goals in 10 contests
  • Recorded 5 shutouts for the Falcons’ defensive efforts


As A Freshman (2019)
  • Named second team All-Atlantic Region by D2CCA
  • First team All-MEC selection at goalkeeper
  • Named to MEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Ranked 4th in the country in shutouts (12)
  • Ranked 14th in the country in saves percentage (.881)
  • Was also 14th in NCAA Division II in goals-against average (0.491)
  • Her 12 shutouts as a freshman set a new single-season program record
  • Started all 20 games for the Falcons as goalkeeper
  • Allowed just 10 goals during the season and finished the year with a 13-5-2 record in net
  • Racked up 72 total saves on the season
  • Wrapped up the season with shutouts in seven of the last nine games (including postseason)
  • Earned MEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/30/19)
  • Ranked 12th in NCAA Division II in goalie minutes (1,833)
  • Recorded a season-high eight saves twice (vs. Wheeling, 10/23/19; vs. WV Wesleyan, 11/15/19)
  • The win over the Bobcats on Nov. 15 was the first MEC Tournament victory in program history
  • Member of the 2019 MEC All-Tournament Team
  • Helped lead a defensive unit that ranked 12th in NCAA Division II in goals against average (0.479) and eighth in shutout percentage (0.650)

Before Fairmont State
  • Standout goalkeeper at Ripley High School
  • Was a four-time All-State selection as a member of the soccer team
  • Earned West Virginia Goalkeeper of the Year honors in 2015 as a freshman
  • Was also named team MVP as a freshman goalkeeper
  • Also earned first team All-Conference and All-Region honors twice during her high school career
  • Allowed just seven goals and had a 91 percent save percentage as a junior
  • Followed up that season by allowing just 12 goals and recording an 89 percent save percentage as a senior
  • Ripley recorded a record of 33-5-3 during the past two seasons
  • Was also a three-year member of the basketball team, and a one-year member of the track team
  • Named Team MVP as a member of the basketball team in 2018-19
 
Personal
  • Taylor Morgan Kennedy
  • Daughter of John Kennedy and Jenny Greathouse
  • Her grandpa, Kent Kennedy, played basketball at Glenville State College
  • Recorded a 4.16 GPA in high school
  • Plans to major in Forensic Science, with a minor in Chemistry

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

    GK
    5'7"
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    2020Sophomore

    GK
    5'7"
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    2021Junior

    GK
    5'7"
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    2022Senior

    GK
    5'7"
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