9 Taya Valdez
Taya Valdez
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    East Lyme, Conn.
  • High School:
    East Lyme
  • Position:
    A
  • Major:
    Nursing
  • Previous School:
    East Lyme
  • gp
    4
  • p
    8
  • g
    8
  • a
    0

Bio

2018-19: Led the Blue Jays in ground balls (27), 2nd in draw controls (21), and 3rd in goals (26). Had 8 multi-goal games, including a career-high 5 goals in a 17-10 loss to Emmanuel on March 30.

Before USJ: Valdez was a star for the Vikings of East Lyme High School. As a four-year member of the indoor track and field (and one year outdoor) team, she led East Lyme to four straight Eastern Connecticut Conference (ECC) Championships. She also won three conference titles in lacrosse from 2015-2017. Valdez won the sportsmanship award her senior year, and received a Spanish Academic Award as a junior.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 3 at Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 20-10
Apr 7 at Lasell
Apr 10 Albertus Magnus
Apr 14 Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Apr 17 Anna Maria
Apr 24 at #3 Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 24-7
  Overall Conf
Games 4 1
Points 8 2
Goals 8 2
Assists 0 0
Shots 9 2
Shooting percentage 88.9 100.0
Shots on goal 9 2
Shots on goal percentage 100.0 100.0
Free position goals-shots 1-2 1-1
Ground balls 6 1
Draw controls 15 2
Turnovers 7 0
Caused turnovers 5 0
Fouls 15 4
Yellow cards 3 1
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 1 0
Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Mar 6 Mitchell W, 22-8 3 0 3 0-0 2 10 1 2 3 100.0 3 100.0 2 - 0 0
Mar 13 Eastern Conn. St. L, 21-5 2 0 2 0-0 2 0 3 2 2 100.0 2 100.0 6 - 0 0
Mar 27 at Mitchell   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 20-10 2 0 2 1-1 1 2 0 0 2 100.0 2 100.0 4 - 0 0
Apr 7 at Lasell   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Albertus Magnus   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Saint Joseph's (Me.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Anna Maria   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at #3 Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 24-7 1 0 1 0-1 1 3 3 1 2 50.0 2 100.0 3 - 0 1
  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
2018-19 14 14 26 0 26 8-11 27 21 25 9 56 46.4 44 78.6 36 - 0 0
2019-20 3 3 10 2 12 4-8 12 11 7 3 20 50.0 16 80.0 0 - 0 0
2020-21 4 4 8 0 8 1-2 6 15 7 5 9 88.9 9 100.0 15 - 0 1
Total 21 21 44 2 46 13-21 45 47 39 17 85 51.8 69 81.2 51 - 0 1
    gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Event Total 4 4 8 0 8 1-2 6 15 7 5 9 88.9 9 100.0 15 - 0 1
Conference 1 1 2 0 2 1-1 1 2 0 0 2 100.0 2 100.0 4 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 2 5 0 5 0-0 4 10 4 4 5 100.0 5 100.0 8 - 0 0
Away 2 2 3 0 3 1-2 2 5 3 1 4 75.0 4 100.0 7 - 0 1
Neutral - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 1 3 0 3 0-0 2 10 1 2 3 100.0 3 100.0 2 - 0 0
Losses 3 3 5 0 5 1-2 4 5 6 3 6 83.3 6 100.0 13 - 0 1
Month March 2 2 5 0 5 0-0 4 10 4 4 5 100.0 5 100.0 8 - 0 0
April 2 2 3 0 3 1-2 2 5 3 1 4 75.0 4 100.0 7 - 0 1

News Mentions

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Valdez Selected To Women's Lacrosse GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team

Valdez finished the 2021 campaign third on the team in goals with eight, scoring eight times on nine shots to post a team-best 88.9 shooting...

May 18, 2021

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Women's Lax Drops Non-Conference Contest To ECSU

Warriors score first nine goals

March 13, 2021