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2016 Men's Soccer Roster

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23 Leon Taylor

  • Position Midfielder
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Dallas, Texas
  • Prev School Plano West SH (Incarnate Word)
  • Major Finance

Biography
The Taylor File
Parents: Dr. Alfred and Norma Taylor
Birthday: May 19, 1993
Major: Finance
Club Teams: Club Bolivar
Honors
None
Statistics
2015
2016
At Midwestern State

Senior (2016)
- appeared in 20 contests with 18 starts in the midfield.
- totaled a pair of goals and four assists for eight points on the season.
- recorded the game winner in the 40th minute in a 2-1 win at Rogers State (Okla.) (9/22/16).
- scored the game-winning goal in the 53rd minute against Newman (Kan.) (11/4/16) in the Heartland Conference Tournament semifinals at MSU Soccer Field.
- finished with two assists in a road win over Southern Nazarene (Okla.) (9/10/16).
- assisted on Christian Okeke's game winner in the 89th minute in a 1-0 win over No. 15 Colorado Mesa (11/13/16) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at MSU Soccer Field.  

Redshirt Junior (2015)
- made 19 appearances with 15 starts in the midfield.
- finished with six goals, four assists and 16 points, ranking fourth on the squad in goals scored and points.
- ranked 66th in NCAA Division II with three game-winning goals.
- netted the game winner in MSU’s 4-2 win over Colorado Mesa (Nov. 15) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
- scored a golden goal in the 96th minute in a 1-0 win over rival West Texas A&M (Nov. 6).
- scored one goal in three-straight matches from Nov. 6-15.
- recorded two scores in a 5-0 shutout win over Ouachita Baptist (Sept. 13).
- had a three-point outing with one goal and one assist in a win over Eastern New Mexico (Nov.8 ) in the regular season finale.
- also recorded a game-winning goal in a 4-1 victory over Newman (Sept. 20).
- assisted on Christian Okeke’s game winner against Texas A&M International (Sept. 18).
- placed 13 of his 26 shots on goal (.500).

Junior (2014)
- served redshirt season.

At Incarnate Word

Sophomore (2013)
- named to College Sports Madness Independent All-Conference Second Team.
- appeared in 12 matches with 10 starts while splitting time between the forward and midfield positions.
- accounted for two goals and two assists for six total points.
- placed 10 of his 23 shots on goal (.435).
- tallied first goal of the season in a 2-0 win at California, Riverside (Sept. 29).
- netted a goal in a 3-1 win at Mercer (Oct. 10).
- assisted UIW's lone tally in a 2-1 loss to St. Bonaventure (Sept. 6).
- recorded an assist in a 3-1 win at Missouri-Kansas City (Sept. 21).

Redshirt Freshman (2012)
- garnered first team All-Lone Star Conference honors while helping Cardinals to a national quarterfinal appearance.
- played in 19 matches making 18 starts in the midfield.
- accounted for four goals and three assists for 11 total points.
- placed 12 of his 29 shots on goal (.414).
- netted first collegiate goal in a 4-0 win over Our Lady of the Lake (Sept. 16).
- erupted for a goal and two assists in a 5-0 win over Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) (Sept. 28).
- tallied the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win at West Texas A&M (Oct. 19).
- scored playoff goal in a 4-2 win at Colorado Mines (Nov. 10).

At Oral Roberts

Freshman (2011)
- appeared in one match before taking an injury redshirt.

At Plano West SH
- competed in football and soccer at Plano West Senior High.
- tallied seven goals and dished out four assists in half of a season to earn second team all-district honors as a senior in 2011.
- competed for Club Bolivar playing the Dallas Cup as well as traveling to La Paz, Bolivia.

Statistics

Season:
2016

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014Junior

    Forward/Midfielder
    6'2" 175 lbs
  • 23

    2015Redshirt Junior

    Midfielder/Forward
    6'2" 175 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2016Senior

    Midfielder
    6'4" 185 lbs
    23