Taylor Stone

Ayeisha McFerran, Maria Gomez, Taylor Stone, and Katie Walsh with family and coaching staff during Senior Day ceremony prior to the Cardinals game with Miami (Ohio) at Trager Stadium on October 14.

Seniors Katie Walsh, Ayeisha McFerran, Taylor Stone and Maria Gomez pose for a photo

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Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Field hockey's Taylor Stone studio photo

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Taylor Stone and Bethany Russ celebrate a goal in the 2018 Alumnae Game

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Photo by: Maccabiah

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Herndon
Hometown:
Herndon, Va.

• Two-time Longstreth/NFHCA All-American
- 2018 Longstreth/NFHCA All-America Third Team
- 2017 Longstreth/NFHCA All-America Third Team
• Two-time Longstreth/NFHCA All-West Region First Team Selection (2017, 2018)
• Two-time All-ACC Second Team Selection (2017, 2018)
• 2018 NFHCA Senior Game Selection
• Member of USA Field Hockey National Team Development Squad (2018)
• USA Field Hockey U21 Team (2017) - Selected to England Tour Roster
• Competed with Team USA in 2017 Maccabiah Games (Jerusalem) (Silver Medalist)
• USA Field Hockey U19 Team (2015-16)
• USA Field Hockey U17 selection (2014-15)

As a senior (2018): Named to the Longstreth/NFHCA All-America third team... Earned NFHCA All-West Region first team honors... Named to the All-ACC second team... Started all 19 games... Tied for third on the team with five goals... Scored twice in the 5-1 win at Ball State (Oct. 3)... Scored a goal in the 2-1 win over then-No. 9 Delaware (9/2)... Named to All-ACC Academic Team.

As a junior (2017): Earned NFHCA All-America third team honors... Named to the NFHCA All-West Region first team... All-ACC second team selection... Started all 22 games... Tied for second on the team with seven goals - added three assists to total 17 points... Dished out an assist in the ACC quarterfinal win over Syracuse (11/3)... ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16)... Longstreth/NFHCA National Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16)... Synapse National Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16)... Scored the game-winning goal in the 3-2 victory at No. 5 North Carolina (Oct. 14)... Converted a pair of penalty strokes in the 4-1 win over No. 8 Boston College (Oct. 6)... Her penalty stroke in OT lifted the Cards to a 2-1 win over Syracuse (Sept. 29)... Synapse Sports National Player of the Week honor roll (Oct. 3)... Scored in the 4-1 win over Indiana (8/25) and the 4-1 win over No. 13 JMU (9/24)... Had a defensive save in the 3-2 shootout win over No. 11 Wake Forest (9/22)... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll and NFHCA National Academic Squad... Competed in USA Field Hockey’s Young Women’s National Championship during the summer of 2018.

As a sophomore (2016): Played in all 21 games with 17 starts.. Helped anchor Louisville’s defense post seven shutouts and limit opponents to 26 goals in 21 games... Scored an insurance goal in the 2-0 win over No. 6 Northwestern (10/9)... Scored in the 2-1 loss to No. 2 Duke (9/18)... Scored her first career goal in the 7-1 win over Brown (9/3)… Helped the United States to a silver medal in the 2017 World Maccabiah Games… Named to the US U-21 Team… Received an invitation to USA Field Hockey Selection Camp… Named to ACC Academic honor roll… Selected NFHCA National Academic Squad.

As a freshman (2015): Played in 16 games with eight starts... Missed four games due to injury... Instrumental in the Cardinals’ defense which posted nine shutouts… Played in USA Field Hockey’s Young Women’s National Championship during the summer... Named to the ACC Honor Roll… Named to the Athletic Director’s honor roll and the Dean’s List in the spring.

In high school/club: Selected to USA Field Hockey U19 squad (2015)... Member of USA Field Hockey U17 squad (2014)... Played for Herndon High School and the Rampage Club team.... Helped Herndon to the 2014 Concord District Championship for the first time in 35 years... 2014 Washington Post All-MET Player of the Year... 2014 Northern Virginia Player of the Year and All-State selection... 2014-15 Herndon High School Sportswoman of the Year... Three-time all-region selection (2012, 2013 and 2014)... Earned all-Metropolitan area and all-region tournament team honors (2013)... Two-time all-district tournament team member (2011 and 2012)... First team all-district selection (2012)... Selected to the USA Field Hockey U17 national training team (2013-14)... Member of the USA’s Open women’s field hockey team in the 19th World Maccabiah Games and helped her team to a bronze medal.

Personal: Full name is Taylor Hannah Stone... Nickname is ‘T’... Birthdate is June 19, 1997... Daughter of Carolyn and Billy Stone... Has a sister, Sammy... Her father played basketball for American University... Her grandfather, Bill, is a former member of the UofL Board of Trustees... Her cousin, Matt Ryan, plays lacrosse for Harvard... Her cousin, Rebecca Ryan, played lacrosse for Vanderbilt... Proudest moment was playing for Team USA’s women’s field hockey team during the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel and winning a bronze medal... Her inspiration is Kate Stavish, field hockey trainer and mentor... Her greatest challenge was suffering a concussion and having to be patient in her recovery while missing school, practice and games... Most people don’t know she has an orange belt in karate.