2014 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Taylor, Dan
Jersey Number 41
Dan Taylor
- Position:
- A
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 207
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Calgary, Alberta
- High School:
- Central Memorial High School
- Major:
- English
Bio
Dan Taylor Photo Galleries: 2014 | 2013
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because it provided me with the opportunity to receive an excellent education while competing at a very high level in Division I. The coaches and players made the school and team seem like an environment where I would thrive, both academically and athletically. I hope I can do my part to win an NCAA championship.”
AS A SENIOR (2015): Led the Mountain Hawks and the Patriot League with 77 points behind 41 goals and 36 assists … Finished sixth nationally with 4.81 points per game, 11th with 2.25 assists per contest and 23rd with 2.56 goals per game … Started all 16 games … Tallied three or more points in 13 of the 16 contests, posting nine hat tricks and 11 multi-goal contests … Had at least one point in all 16 games … Named a USILA honorable mention All-American for a second straight season … Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year and first team All-League honoree … Named a candidate for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award … Earned Graduating Male Athlete Award at Lehigh Athletics’ annual convocation … Selected by the Denver Outlaws in the fifth round (38th overall) of the Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft … Had a goal and two assists in final collegiate game in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Bucknell (4/21) … Scored four goals, including two big fourth-quarter goals, in Lehigh’s big 11-10 Senior Night win over Lafayette (4/17) to clinch a league tournament berth … Tallied seven points behind two goals and a career-high tying five assists in big win at #18/14 Stony Brook (4/12). Assisted on Lehigh’s final four goals of the game … Coupled with his six points against Princeton earlier in the week, earned Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week honors … Finished with six points (two goals, four assists) against #14/18 Princeton (4/7), including the game-winning goal with 16 seconds remaining. Added four groundballs for a second straight game … Third straight game with 5+ points, finishing with three goals and five assists at Colgate (4/4). Tied a career-high four groundballs … Monster game with eight points (four goals, four assists) at Holy Cross (3/28) … Big game with five goals and two assists, along with three groundballs at Monmouth (3/24) … Scored a goal against #18/19 Army (3/21) … Dished a first-quarter assist at #5/6 Denver (3/17). Added three groundballs and two caused turnovers … Big game with four goals and two assists at Navy (3/14) … Scored a fourth-quarter goal at #15/16 Villanova (3/10) … Yet another hat trick with three goals and one assist against Bucknell (3/7). His second goal gave him 100 for his career … Scored three goals while dishing an assist and scooping four groundballs at #14/15 Loyola (2/28) … Tied a career-high five assists and four groundballs in Patriot League opening victory over Boston University (2/21) … Set a career high with 10 points (five goals, career-high five assists) in dominant effort at Furman (2/14). Scored on all five shots he took. Named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week and USILA National Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts … Tallied a team-high five points (three goals, two assists) in season opener vs. Marquette (2/7). Added a groundball.
AS A JUNIOR (2014): Breakout junior season, leading the team and Patriot League with 76 points behind 47 goals and 29 assists … Finished seventh in the nation in points while finishing as the leading Canadian scorer in Division I ... Was named first team All-League and an honorable mention All-American … Shot an impressive 41.2 percent on the season, scoring 47 goals on 114 shots … Also added 28 groundballs … The 76 points are good for fifth in league history and second in school history (in the Patriot League era) … Had seven or more points on five occasions; the Mountain Hawks were 5-0 in those games … Posted double-figure points in the last eight games and 13 of his 17 games played … Named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week four times including the last three weeks of the regular season … Recorded two goals and two assists in the Patriot League Championship Game at #1 Loyola (4/27) … Scored four goals and added four assists in PL Semis vs. #14/15 Army (4/25) in yet another dominant effort … Had three points (two goals, one assist) in Patriot League Quarterfinal win over Navy (4/22) … Monster game with a career-high seven goals and career-high nine points in rout of Lafayette (4/18). Scored six straight goals bridging the second and third quarters and was later recognized with his third straight Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week award … Tied a career-high four assists and eight points against Georgetown (4/12). Couple with his five points at Princeton, was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Week … Tied a career high with five goals in nationally-televised showdown at #15/17 Princeton (4/8) … Posted a game-high four points vs. #16/19 Colgate (4/5) behind two goals and two assists to earn Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week … Stellar game with three goals and a career-high four assists in rout of Holy Cross (3/29) … Posted a goal and two assists against Monmouth (3/26) … Third hat trick in his last four games, scoring three of Lehigh’s six goals at Army (3/22) … Finished with a career-high five goals and three assists for a career-high eight points in rout of Navy (3/15). Was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts … Tied a career-high four goals while adding an assist at Bucknell (3/8). Scored four of Lehigh’s first five goals including a natural hat trick. Added two groundballs … Dished an assist while scooping a groundball against #7/8 Loyola (3/1) … Had two goals and an assist in triple overtime thriller over #20 Villanova (2/16). Posted a career-high four GBs … Finished with four points vs. Marquette (2/8) behind two goals and two assists … Scored a goal in the season opener at Furman (2/1).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013): Breakout sophomore campaign, finishing second on the team with 29 goals, 21 assists and 50 points … Had 12 games with multiple points and 11 with three or more points … Finished the season with 10 multi-goal games and six hat tricks … Also added 29 groundballs and two caused turnovers … Scooped three groundballs while adding six shots (four on goal) in NCAA Tournament at #1 North Carolina (5/11) … Sixth-career hat trick with three goals and two assists in the Patriot League Title Game vs. #13/16 Bucknell (4/28) … Career-high seven points in regular season finale vs. Lafayette (4/20), including a career-high four goals while tying a career-high three assists. Was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts … Fourth-career hat trick behind three goals and an assist in big win at #9/11 Bucknell (4/12) … Scored a goal and added two assists vs. Colgate (4/6) … Posted third-career hat trick against Navy (3/30) while adding an assist and groundball … Dished an assist while adding a caused turnover and career-high tying three groundballs at Holy Cross (3/23) … Had a goal, assist and three groundballs in the Patriot League opener at Army (3/16) … Tied career highs in assists (3) and points (5) in strong performance vs. #12/13 Penn State (3/9). Included a highlight-reel behind-the-back goal and behind-the-back assist … Scooped three groundballs vs. #18 Penn (3/5) … Four points (three goals, one assist) vs. VMI (3/2) … Strong in the Frontier Airlines Face-Off Classic at Denver, earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team with a team-high nine points. Had a career-high five points at Air Force (2/24) after posting first-career hat trick a day prior at #11 Denver (2/23) … 2-1-3 for a second straight week, posting two goals and one assist for three points at Villanova (2/16) … Tied a career-high two goals, one assist and three points in the season opener against Saint Joseph’s (2/10) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2012): Strong freshman campaign, posting 17 points (seventh on the team) behind 11 goals and six assists … Three man-up goals were fourth on the team … Also scooped eight groundballs and caused a turnover … Played in all 17 games, starting nine times … Scored two of the game’s first three goals in Patriot League Title Game at #10 Colgate (4/29). One was a man-up tally … Posted an assist at Lafayette (4/21) … Man-up goal and career-high two groundballs vs. Holy Cross (3/24) … Dished a big assist at #17 Penn State (3/20) … Had a goal and assist vs. #15 Yale (3/11) … Scored a goal at VMI (3/6) … Dished an assist at #4 North Carolina (3/3) … Stellar at #19 Penn (2/28), with two goals and an assist as part of big win … Scored twice against Manhattan (2/25) … Strong effort vs. #10 Villanova (2/18) with three points (two goals, one assist).
BEFORE LEHIGH: A big attackman out of Central Memorial High School and the Elev8 lacrosse program … Was the Under-19 Team Alberta Captain … Member of the Canadian Field Lacrosse Nationals All-Star Team … Also a two-time Under-16 Team Alberta Captain and a Midget Canadian Box Lacrosse Championships First Team All-Star … Junior A Mountaineers’ leading scorer two years running, posting 31 goals and 39 assists in 19 games (to finish second in the league in scoring) … Followed that up with 24 goals and 31 assists in 17 games … Also a 2010 Canadian Junior A Rookie of the Year Finalist and 2011 Junior A Mountaineers Assistant Captain … Part of the Elev8 lacrosse program, an elite travel and training program created by former Denver All-American and Team Canada member Geoff Snider.
PERSONAL: Son of Gail Owen and Drew Taylor … Has one brother, Sean.
CAREER STATISTICS
GETTING TO KNOW DAN
Nickname: DT
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? I love the atmosphere around campus and having such a tight knit lacrosse family.
Major & Why: English. I always liked English and I wasn’t too good at calculus.
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Introduction to Writing Poetry… Professor Watts is the man.
Favorite Place on Campus: Frank Banko Field
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: I like a little bit of everything
Favorite Movie: The Boondock Saints
Favorite TV Show: Sons of Anarchy or New Girl
Favorite Website: Twitter or insidelacrosse.com
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Jay Onrait
Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Black Hawks
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Jonathan Toews
Hobbies: Golfing and watching movies
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Inside Lacrosse
Place I'd Like To Visit: I’d love to go to Ireland or Barcelona
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Probably to play the guitar or any musical instrument
Dream Job: Division I Lacrosse Head Coach
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: I think coach thought it would be funny to have the two Canadians share a locker freshman year. (The other one is 42)
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Hockey
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy the team a jet so we could fly in style
WHY LEHIGH? “I chose Lehigh because it provided me with the opportunity to receive an excellent education while competing at a very high level in Division I. The coaches and players made the school and team seem like an environment where I would thrive, both academically and athletically. I hope I can do my part to win an NCAA championship.”
AS A SENIOR (2015): Led the Mountain Hawks and the Patriot League with 77 points behind 41 goals and 36 assists … Finished sixth nationally with 4.81 points per game, 11th with 2.25 assists per contest and 23rd with 2.56 goals per game … Started all 16 games … Tallied three or more points in 13 of the 16 contests, posting nine hat tricks and 11 multi-goal contests … Had at least one point in all 16 games … Named a USILA honorable mention All-American for a second straight season … Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year and first team All-League honoree … Named a candidate for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award … Earned Graduating Male Athlete Award at Lehigh Athletics’ annual convocation … Selected by the Denver Outlaws in the fifth round (38th overall) of the Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft … Had a goal and two assists in final collegiate game in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Bucknell (4/21) … Scored four goals, including two big fourth-quarter goals, in Lehigh’s big 11-10 Senior Night win over Lafayette (4/17) to clinch a league tournament berth … Tallied seven points behind two goals and a career-high tying five assists in big win at #18/14 Stony Brook (4/12). Assisted on Lehigh’s final four goals of the game … Coupled with his six points against Princeton earlier in the week, earned Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week honors … Finished with six points (two goals, four assists) against #14/18 Princeton (4/7), including the game-winning goal with 16 seconds remaining. Added four groundballs for a second straight game … Third straight game with 5+ points, finishing with three goals and five assists at Colgate (4/4). Tied a career-high four groundballs … Monster game with eight points (four goals, four assists) at Holy Cross (3/28) … Big game with five goals and two assists, along with three groundballs at Monmouth (3/24) … Scored a goal against #18/19 Army (3/21) … Dished a first-quarter assist at #5/6 Denver (3/17). Added three groundballs and two caused turnovers … Big game with four goals and two assists at Navy (3/14) … Scored a fourth-quarter goal at #15/16 Villanova (3/10) … Yet another hat trick with three goals and one assist against Bucknell (3/7). His second goal gave him 100 for his career … Scored three goals while dishing an assist and scooping four groundballs at #14/15 Loyola (2/28) … Tied a career-high five assists and four groundballs in Patriot League opening victory over Boston University (2/21) … Set a career high with 10 points (five goals, career-high five assists) in dominant effort at Furman (2/14). Scored on all five shots he took. Named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week and USILA National Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts … Tallied a team-high five points (three goals, two assists) in season opener vs. Marquette (2/7). Added a groundball.
AS A JUNIOR (2014): Breakout junior season, leading the team and Patriot League with 76 points behind 47 goals and 29 assists … Finished seventh in the nation in points while finishing as the leading Canadian scorer in Division I ... Was named first team All-League and an honorable mention All-American … Shot an impressive 41.2 percent on the season, scoring 47 goals on 114 shots … Also added 28 groundballs … The 76 points are good for fifth in league history and second in school history (in the Patriot League era) … Had seven or more points on five occasions; the Mountain Hawks were 5-0 in those games … Posted double-figure points in the last eight games and 13 of his 17 games played … Named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week four times including the last three weeks of the regular season … Recorded two goals and two assists in the Patriot League Championship Game at #1 Loyola (4/27) … Scored four goals and added four assists in PL Semis vs. #14/15 Army (4/25) in yet another dominant effort … Had three points (two goals, one assist) in Patriot League Quarterfinal win over Navy (4/22) … Monster game with a career-high seven goals and career-high nine points in rout of Lafayette (4/18). Scored six straight goals bridging the second and third quarters and was later recognized with his third straight Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week award … Tied a career-high four assists and eight points against Georgetown (4/12). Couple with his five points at Princeton, was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Week … Tied a career high with five goals in nationally-televised showdown at #15/17 Princeton (4/8) … Posted a game-high four points vs. #16/19 Colgate (4/5) behind two goals and two assists to earn Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week … Stellar game with three goals and a career-high four assists in rout of Holy Cross (3/29) … Posted a goal and two assists against Monmouth (3/26) … Third hat trick in his last four games, scoring three of Lehigh’s six goals at Army (3/22) … Finished with a career-high five goals and three assists for a career-high eight points in rout of Navy (3/15). Was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts … Tied a career-high four goals while adding an assist at Bucknell (3/8). Scored four of Lehigh’s first five goals including a natural hat trick. Added two groundballs … Dished an assist while scooping a groundball against #7/8 Loyola (3/1) … Had two goals and an assist in triple overtime thriller over #20 Villanova (2/16). Posted a career-high four GBs … Finished with four points vs. Marquette (2/8) behind two goals and two assists … Scored a goal in the season opener at Furman (2/1).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013): Breakout sophomore campaign, finishing second on the team with 29 goals, 21 assists and 50 points … Had 12 games with multiple points and 11 with three or more points … Finished the season with 10 multi-goal games and six hat tricks … Also added 29 groundballs and two caused turnovers … Scooped three groundballs while adding six shots (four on goal) in NCAA Tournament at #1 North Carolina (5/11) … Sixth-career hat trick with three goals and two assists in the Patriot League Title Game vs. #13/16 Bucknell (4/28) … Career-high seven points in regular season finale vs. Lafayette (4/20), including a career-high four goals while tying a career-high three assists. Was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts … Fourth-career hat trick behind three goals and an assist in big win at #9/11 Bucknell (4/12) … Scored a goal and added two assists vs. Colgate (4/6) … Posted third-career hat trick against Navy (3/30) while adding an assist and groundball … Dished an assist while adding a caused turnover and career-high tying three groundballs at Holy Cross (3/23) … Had a goal, assist and three groundballs in the Patriot League opener at Army (3/16) … Tied career highs in assists (3) and points (5) in strong performance vs. #12/13 Penn State (3/9). Included a highlight-reel behind-the-back goal and behind-the-back assist … Scooped three groundballs vs. #18 Penn (3/5) … Four points (three goals, one assist) vs. VMI (3/2) … Strong in the Frontier Airlines Face-Off Classic at Denver, earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team with a team-high nine points. Had a career-high five points at Air Force (2/24) after posting first-career hat trick a day prior at #11 Denver (2/23) … 2-1-3 for a second straight week, posting two goals and one assist for three points at Villanova (2/16) … Tied a career-high two goals, one assist and three points in the season opener against Saint Joseph’s (2/10) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2012): Strong freshman campaign, posting 17 points (seventh on the team) behind 11 goals and six assists … Three man-up goals were fourth on the team … Also scooped eight groundballs and caused a turnover … Played in all 17 games, starting nine times … Scored two of the game’s first three goals in Patriot League Title Game at #10 Colgate (4/29). One was a man-up tally … Posted an assist at Lafayette (4/21) … Man-up goal and career-high two groundballs vs. Holy Cross (3/24) … Dished a big assist at #17 Penn State (3/20) … Had a goal and assist vs. #15 Yale (3/11) … Scored a goal at VMI (3/6) … Dished an assist at #4 North Carolina (3/3) … Stellar at #19 Penn (2/28), with two goals and an assist as part of big win … Scored twice against Manhattan (2/25) … Strong effort vs. #10 Villanova (2/18) with three points (two goals, one assist).
BEFORE LEHIGH: A big attackman out of Central Memorial High School and the Elev8 lacrosse program … Was the Under-19 Team Alberta Captain … Member of the Canadian Field Lacrosse Nationals All-Star Team … Also a two-time Under-16 Team Alberta Captain and a Midget Canadian Box Lacrosse Championships First Team All-Star … Junior A Mountaineers’ leading scorer two years running, posting 31 goals and 39 assists in 19 games (to finish second in the league in scoring) … Followed that up with 24 goals and 31 assists in 17 games … Also a 2010 Canadian Junior A Rookie of the Year Finalist and 2011 Junior A Mountaineers Assistant Captain … Part of the Elev8 lacrosse program, an elite travel and training program created by former Denver All-American and Team Canada member Geoff Snider.
PERSONAL: Son of Gail Owen and Drew Taylor … Has one brother, Sean.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | UP | GB | TO | CT | Pen-Min. |
| 2012 | 17-9 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 31 | .355 | 22 | .710 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1-1.0 |
| 2013 | 17-17 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 79 | .367 | 53 | .671 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 1-0.5 |
| 2014 | 17-16 | 47 | 29 | 76 | 114 | .412 | 75 | .658 | 1 | 28 | 39 | 0 | 0-0.0 |
| 2015 | 16-16 | 41 | 36 | 77 | 112 | .366 | 77 | .688 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 4 | 1-1.0 |
| Totals | 67-58 | 128 | 92 | 220 | 336 | .381 | 227 | .676 | 7 | 99 | 101 | 7 | 3-2.5 |
GETTING TO KNOW DAN
Nickname: DT
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? I love the atmosphere around campus and having such a tight knit lacrosse family.
Major & Why: English. I always liked English and I wasn’t too good at calculus.
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Introduction to Writing Poetry… Professor Watts is the man.
Favorite Place on Campus: Frank Banko Field
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: I like a little bit of everything
Favorite Movie: The Boondock Saints
Favorite TV Show: Sons of Anarchy or New Girl
Favorite Website: Twitter or insidelacrosse.com
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Jay Onrait
Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Black Hawks
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Jonathan Toews
Hobbies: Golfing and watching movies
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Inside Lacrosse
Place I'd Like To Visit: I’d love to go to Ireland or Barcelona
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Probably to play the guitar or any musical instrument
Dream Job: Division I Lacrosse Head Coach
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: I think coach thought it would be funny to have the two Canadians share a locker freshman year. (The other one is 42)
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Hockey
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy the team a jet so we could fly in style
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