Bailey Taylor
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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Hometown:
- Powell, Tenn.
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- B/T:
- Powell, Tenn.
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- Previous School:
- Powell HS
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Bio
2022 (Senior): Taylor appeared in all 18 matches, including starting 10 for the Golden Eagles…started the final five matches of the year…played in 941 minutes, including season-high 85 minutes in the OVC Tournament championship match vs. SIUE on Nov. 6…scored career-high tying four goals to rank tied for fifth in the conference…earned career-high four assists to tie for fourth in the OVC…notched 12 points to tie for third in the OVC…took 34 shots to tie for seventh in the conference and put 15 on-point for a .441 shot on-goal percentage…scored two game-winning goals, including a strike in the 74th minute to break a scoreless tie against Morehead State on Oct. 20 in a match that clinched Tech’s second-ever OVC regular-season title and first since 1998…had the game-winning goal, added an assist and attempted a career-high eight shots in a 5-0 victory over Lindenwood in the OVC Tournament semifinals that helped Tech advance to its first OVC Tournament championship match since 2009…scored a goal, tallied an assist in her first start of the season in a 4-1 win over Furman on Aug. 25…assisted on the game-winning goal in a crucial victory over SIUE on Oct. 6 that started a stretch of nine points in five matches behind three goals and three assists…scored a goal and had an assist for a three-point showing that also featured six shots in a 3-0 nod over SEMO on Oct. 16.
2021 (Junior): Taylor appeared in all 16 matches, starting in 14 of them…accumulated 1,088 minutes of action…finished tied for third on the team with two goals and finished tied for third with five points…added one assist as well…ended fourth on the team with 18 shots, but finished second with 11 attempts on-goal for the highest shot on-goal percentage on the club at .611 (minimum 10 attempts)…attempted three shots, including two-on goal while playing 96 minutes in a scoreless draw at ETSU on Sept. 17…scored her first goal of the season on her only shot vs. SIUE on Sept. 26…scored a goal and attempted a season-high four shots and a season-best three shots on-goal in a 2-1 win at UT Martin on Oct. 7…secured three shots and played 91 minutes in a 1-1 draw at Austin Peay on Oct. 14…appeared in a season-high 99 minutes in a 2-2 draw vs. Murray State on Oct. 21…picked up her only assist of the season in an eventual 2-1 win at Murray State in the OVC Tournament quarterfinals on Oct. 31, a match that was named as the TTU Athletics Department “Game of the Year” at the Golden Wings Awards and pushed Tech to the OVC Tournament semifinals for the fourth time in the last seven seasons.
2020-21 (Sophomore): Taylor appeared in all 10 matches, starting in seven of them, including the final four games of the spring…collected 538 minutes of action…tied for the team lead with two goals, scoring both of them in the final two matches of the spring…behind one assist, led the club with five points…attempted 10 shots, four of which were on-goal for a .400 shot on-goal percentage…assisted on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win at Morehead State on Mar. 9…tied a season-high with three shots Mar. 23 at Murray State…scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute and played all 90 minutes for the first time all season in a 2-1 victory at Jacksonville State on Apr. 2…scored the game-tying goal in the 50th minute and played in a season-high 95 minutes in a 1-1 draw vs. Eastern Kentucky on Apr. 6 in the regular-season finale.
2019 (Freshman): Taylor was the only non-senior to start in all 19 matches during the 2019 season…finished fifth on the team with 1,611 minutes of action…tied for second on the team with four goals and tied for third on the club with eight points…finished fourth on the squad with 31 shots, 15 of which were on-goal for a .484 on-goal percentage…named Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10 after combing for three goals in wins over North Alabama and Appalachian State…burst onto the scene with four goals in her first six matches, including scoring the team’s first goal of the season in the fourth minute of an eventual 2-2 draw vs. South Alabama on Aug. 23…scored the game-tying goal in the 84th minute to force overtime in a 2-1 win at North Alabama on Sept. 6…found the back of the net twice, including the game-winning goal and took a season-high five shots, including a season-high three shots on-goal in a 2-1 victory over Appalachian State in the home opener on Sept. 8…took four shots and played in 77 minutes against Lipscomb on Sept. 15…appeared in all 110 minutes and collected three shots, two of which were on-goal in a 1-1 draw vs. Morehead State on Sept. 20…played in 102 minutes in a 2-2 draw at SIUE…appeared in 79 minutes in a 3-0 victory over Murray State on Oct. 11 in what was only the Racers’ fourth OVC loss in four years…picked up two shots on-goal in 70 minutes in a 1-0 nod at Jacksonville State on Oct. 13…appeared in 106 minutes and collected a shot in a 1-1 draw at Eastern Illinois on Oct. 18…played all 90 minutes and took three shots in the first round of the OVC Tournament against Eastern Illinois in Edwardsville, Ill. on Nov. 1.
High School: Taylor attended Powell HS in Powell, Tenn….four-time All-District recipient…four-time All-Region player…twice named the Offensive Player of the Year…helped lead her team to three district titles throughout her high-school tenure.
Club/ODP Experience: Taylor was a member of FC Alliance since 2012…helped guide team to a state championship during her time with the program.
Personal: Daughter of Jack and Christy Taylor…born June 7, 2001…full name is Bailey Evan Taylor.
Academic: Majoring in biology.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | 9 |
| Games started | 16 | 9 |
| Goals | 5 | 3 |
| Assists | 4 | 2 |
| Points | 14 | 8 |
| Shots | 32 | 24 |
| Shot Pct | .156 | .125 |
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Game-winning goals | 2 | 2 |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 | at UNC Asheville | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 13 | at Belmont | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 17 | at WKU | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 20 | Chattanooga | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 25 | at Liberty | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 31 | ETSU | T, 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 3 | at IUPUI | L, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 7 | at UAB | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | Lipscomb | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 17 | Middle Tennessee | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Lindenwood | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 24 | Southern Indiana | W, 7-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 1 | Eastern Illinois | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at SIUE | T, 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | Western Illinois | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | UT Martin | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | at Southeast Missouri | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Morehead State | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | Little Rock | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | Little Rock | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | Morehead State | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 | at UNC Asheville | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 13 | at Belmont | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 17 | at WKU | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Aug 20 | Chattanooga | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Aug 25 | at Liberty | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 31 | ETSU | T, 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 3 | at IUPUI | L, 5-2 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | .500 |
| Sep 7 | at UAB | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 10 | Lipscomb | W, 3-1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | .500 |
| Sep 17 | Middle Tennessee | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 21 | at Lindenwood | W, 3-0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 2 | .500 |
| Sep 24 | Southern Indiana | W, 7-0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 2 | .667 |
| Oct 1 | Eastern Illinois | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Oct 5 | at SIUE | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 8 | Western Illinois | W, 1-0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | 3 | .500 |
| Oct 12 | UT Martin | W, 3-2 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 1 | .250 |
| Oct 15 | at Southeast Missouri | W, 1-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Oct 19 | at Morehead State | L, 2-1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
| Oct 22 | Little Rock | W, 2-1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
| Nov 2 | Little Rock | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 5 | Morehead State | L, 1-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
Game Log - Misc.
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 | at UNC Asheville | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 13 | at Belmont | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 17 | at WKU | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 20 | Chattanooga | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 25 | at Liberty | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 31 | ETSU | T, 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 3 | at IUPUI | L, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at UAB | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | Lipscomb | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | Middle Tennessee | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Lindenwood | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | Southern Indiana | W, 7-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | Eastern Illinois | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at SIUE | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | Western Illinois | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | UT Martin | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at Southeast Missouri | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Morehead State | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | Little Rock | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | Little Rock | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | Morehead State | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| Conference | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Away | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Losses | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| October | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| November | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | sh/g | sh%/g | sog/g | sog%/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 17 | 1.88 | .156 | 1.00 | .531 |
| Conference | 9 | 2.67 | .125 | 1.44 | .542 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 10 | 2.10 | .143 | 1.00 | .476 |
| Away | 7 | 1.57 | .182 | 1.00 | .636 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 9 | 2.67 | .167 | 1.44 | .542 |
| Losses | 5 | 1.40 | .143 | .80 | .571 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 2 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| September | 6 | 2.17 | .308 | 1.17 | .538 |
| October | 7 | 2.43 | .059 | 1.29 | .529 |
| November | 2 | 1.00 | .000 | .50 | .500 |
| Statistic | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 17 | 32 | .156 | 17 | .531 |
| Conference | 9 | 24 | .125 | 13 | .542 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 10 | 21 | .143 | 10 | .476 |
| Away | 7 | 11 | .182 | 7 | .636 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 9 | 24 | .167 | 13 | .542 |
| Losses | 5 | 7 | .143 | 4 | .571 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| September | 6 | 13 | .308 | 7 | .538 |
| October | 7 | 17 | .059 | 9 | .529 |
| November | 2 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
| Statistic | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Conference | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Away | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Neutral | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Losses | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| September | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| October | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| November | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g/g | a/g | pts/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 17 | 16 | .29 | .24 | .82 |
| Conference | 9 | 9 | .33 | .22 | .89 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 10 | 10 | .30 | .20 | .80 |
| Away | 7 | 6 | .29 | .29 | .86 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 9 | 9 | .44 | .33 | 1.22 |
| Losses | 5 | 4 | .20 | .20 | .60 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 2 | 2 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| September | 6 | 5 | .67 | .67 | 2.00 |
| October | 7 | 7 | .14 | .00 | .29 |
| November | 2 | 2 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
News mentions
With the 2023 season barely in the rearview mirror, the Tennessee Tech soccer team is already shifting their attention toward the future with the addition of five incoming freshmen during the annual National Letter of Intent Signing Day.
A thriller of a title tilt swung Morehead State’s direction, as the Tennessee Tech soccer team fell just short of an OVC Tournament championship behind a 1-0 double-overtime loss in Sunday’s final in Cookeville.
A battle for all the marbles will take center stage Sunday afternoon in Cookeville, as the Tennessee Tech soccer team will host Morehead State in the OVC Tournament championship match in a clash of the tourney’s top two seeds.
The road to an NCAA Tournament appearance will come through Cookeville, as the Tennessee Tech soccer team will host the OVC Tournament semifinals and championship match for the second-consecutive season.
It was another night to remember for the Tennessee Tech soccer team during Wednesday evening’s Ohio Valley Conference Championship Banquet.
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An opportunity to take home the program’s second-consecutive Ohio Valley Conference crown will come down to the final match of the regular season for the Tennessee Tech soccer team, as the Golden Eagles will host Little Rock Sunday afternoon with a lot on the line for the purple and gold.
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A chance to capture the program’s second-consecutive conference crown will be on the line Thursday afternoon, as the Tennessee Tech soccer team travels to Morehead State for a pivotal battle between the league’s top two teams.
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech soccer team remained unbeaten in OVC play, as the Golden Eagles put one on the board in the first half on the way to a 1-0 victory over Western Illinois in Tech’s first-ever meeting with the Leathernecks.
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The Tennessee Tech soccer team will put its undefeated conference record on the line Thursday evening, as the Golden Eagles hit the road to tangle with SIUE in a rematch of last year’s OVC Tournament championship contest.
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The Tennessee Tech soccer team will seal the deal on a season-long tying two-match away swing, as the Golden Eagles head down to UAB for a Thursday evening tilt against the Blazers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – A pair of second-half scores got the Tennessee Tech soccer team on the board, but a flurry of IUPUI goals was too much to overcome in a 5-2 defeat Sunday afternoon at Michael A. Carroll Stadium.
The start of another Tennessee Tech soccer season, and for all intents and purposes, the start of another year of Golden Eagle athletics has arrived.