University of Delaware Athletics
2014-15 Field Hockey Roster

Taylor Lister
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Lower Dauphin
- Hometown:
- Hummelstown, Pa.
- Major:
- Exercise Science
AT DELAWARE
· Four-time letter winner for the Blue Hens that graduated in May 2018 with a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science
· Consistently demonstrates an impressive work ethic and plays with a contagious intensity
· Passion and drive will directly impact her potential to be an outstanding player
· True team player on both sides of the ball
· Finished career second in program history with 20 career assists, third with 89 games played, tied for 10th with eight game-winning goals and tied for 16th with 81 points (22g, 37a)
· Member of the USA Field Hockey Developmental Squad
2017 SEASON
· CAA All-First Team
· CAA All-Tournament Team
· Longstreth/NFHCA All-American Third Team
· Longstreth/NFHCA Mid-Atlantic First Team
· Synapse Sports Third Team All-American
· All-ECAC First Team
· ECAC Academic Honor Roll
· Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
· Started in all 20 contests for the five-time CAA Champion Blue Hens
· Ranked second nationally with 1.0 assists per game
· Finished second in Delaware single-season history for assists (20) and assists per game (1.0)
· Ranked 28th nationally with 1.9 points per game
· Finished eighth in Delaware single-season history with 1.90 points per game and ninth with 38 total points
· Registered 38 points on nine goals and 20 assists
· Two of nine goals were game-winners against Indiana (Aug. 26) and William & Mary (Nov. 5)
· Sixth at UD for fastest goal to start a game (1:05 vs. Indiana, Aug. 26)
· Tied school record and set a Fred P. Rullo Stadium record with four assists versus Dartmouth (Sept. 1)
2016 SEASON
· Longstreth/NFHCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region First Team
· NCAA All-Tournament Team
· CAA All-First Team
· CAA All-Tournament Team
· Led Delaware to the program's first-ever NCAA Division I national title while registering a team-record and nation-best 23 victories and 90.2 winning percentage
· Second on the team and 20th nationally with a career-best 11 assists
· Appeared in all 25 games for the Hens
· Made an outstanding play by intercepting the ball in mid-air before dishing it to Greta Nauck for the game-winning goal in the national championship game against No. 4 North Carolina (Nov. 20)
· Also posted assists in CAA Tournament wins over Drexel (Nov. 4) and James Madison (Nov. 6)
· Tallied a career-best seven points in 8-2 win over Columbia (Sept. 16)
· Three assists against the Lions is good to tie for first in the Fred P. Rullo Stadium record books and second in program single-game history
· Twice tied a career-high with two goals
· CAA Academic Honor Roll
· Selected for the U.S. Women's National Developmental Squad following the season
2015 SEASON
· All-CAA Second Team
· Helped guide the Blue Hens to their third straight CAA title
· Started 21 of 22 games played
· Did not appear in starting lineup in NCAA Tournament contest at No. 4 Virginia due to illness
· Finished season with 14 points on six goals and six assists
· Second on team with three game-winning goals
· Posted career-best two goals, including the game-winner, in season-opening 10-3 win at Central Michigan (Aug. 28)
· Also contributed two goals and four shots on goal against Towson (Oct. 23)
· Third game-winning goal came in 4-3 victory at Northeastern (Nov. 1), which clinched a CAA Tournament berth for the Hens
2014 SEASON
· CAA All-Rookie Team honoree following freshman campaign in which she started all 22 games for the league champion Blue Hens
· Both goals scored on the season were game-winning goals
· Added four assists for a total of eight points on the year
· Posted first career goal against Pacific on Aug. 30
· Also contributed a goal in the CAA semifinals win over William & Mary on Nov. 7
HIGH SCHOOL
· Joined Delaware from a perennial winner in a Lower Dauphin High School program that recorded a 96-8-1 mark during her four seasons
· Helped guide the Falcons to four Mid-Penn Keystone Championships, two Mid-Penn Conference titles, two District III AAA Championships and two PIAA AAA State crowns
· As a senior, tallied 24 goals and 11 assists to finish her varsity career with 40 goals and 24 assists while earning Second Team All-State, First Team Mid-Penn and First Team Patriot News All-Star honors
· Played for head coach Linda Kreiser
· Also a three-year starting midfielder for the LDHS lacrosse team under head coach Natalie Kratzer
· Member of the Barracudas and Spooky Nook club teams
· National Honor Society member
· Also served time with the Women's Club, Pennsylvania Youth Apprenticeship Program, Student Council, Four-Diamonds Mini Thon and Relay for Life
PERSONAL
· Taylor Ann Lister
· Born May 16, 1996 in Hershey, Pa.
· Daughter of Charlie and Debbie Lister
· Has one older brother, Andrew, who played ACHA D-I ice hockey at Robert Morris University
· Majoring in exercise science with a minor in strength & conditioning
· Has goals of becoming a physical therapist
· Enjoys boating, jet skiing, snow skiing and golfing
· Lists favorite sports teams as the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Flyers
· Nickname is "Tee Bird"
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 7 vs. Columbia (9/16/16)
Goals: 2 – 5x, last vs. Lafayette (10/1/17)
Assists: 4 vs. Dartmouth (9/1/17)
Shots: 5 – 2x, last at Hofstra (10/27/17)
SOG: 4 vs. Towson (10/23/15)
CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||||
Year | GP/GS | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | SOG | GW | PS-Att. | DSv | Cnr |
2014 | 22/22 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 22/21 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 24/25 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 20/20 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 0-0 |
0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 89/87 | 22 | 37 | 81 | 106 | 68 | 8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
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