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Tayler Turner |
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Agile front-line player who missed all of last season while recovering from knee injury ... highly-effective scorer in high school, playing in the shadow of the Golden Dome at South Bend St. Joseph's High School ... brings added depth to the Irish offensive unit.
AS A FRESHMAN: Did not play while rehabilitating ACL injury.
ODP/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS: Member of Indiana state ODP squad and participated in Region II ODP camp from 2003-09 ... played club soccer with Junior Irish Clovers under head coach Tim Kuhar.
PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from St. Joseph's High School in South Bend, Ind. ... played for head coach Johan Kuitse ... helped team to a 62-14-7 record during her four-year career, including two sectional titles, as well as the 2010 regional and semi-state crowns ... SJHS also earned three Northern Indiana Conference championships during her career ... scored 59 goals and dished out 31 assists as a prep standout, including career highs of 23 goals (as a sophomore in 2008) and 14 assists (as a junior in 2009) ... led the conference in scoring as both a sophomore and junior ... NSCAA all-region selection (2010) ... three-time all-state choice (second team in 2008, 2009; first team in 2010) ... three-time first-team all-district and all-NIC honoree (2008-10) ... named NIC Player of the Year and team MVP in 2010 ... also was a standout sprinter during her high school career ... three-time state finals qualifier in 55m dash (2007-09), twice qualifying as the anchor leg on the 4x100m relay (2008-09) and once in the 100m dash (2008) ... holds or shares school records in 100m (12.36) and 4x100m relay (48.72) ... named to SJHS honor roll all four years ... National Merit Achievement Scholarship outstanding participant (2009) ... born Dec. 28, 1992 ... daughter of Lisa and Curtis Turner ... middle of three children ... sister, Kate, currently is a junior at Notre Dame ... enrolled in Notre Dame's unique First Year of Studies program.
