Taylor Pounds

Georgia

Sep 12 (Fri)

7:30 PM

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Taylor Pounds ranges the midfield against Baylor

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COLLEGE STATION, TX - March 03, 2024 - Midfielder Taylor Pounds #9 of the Texas A&M Aggies during the game between the Houston Cougars and the Texas A&M Aggies at Ellis Field in College Station, TX. Photo By Julianne Shivers/Texas A&M Athletics

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COLLEGE STATION, TX - October 08, 2023 - Forward Maile Hayes #8 of the Texas A&M Aggies, Defender/Midfielder Quinn Cornog #34 of the Texas A&M Aggies, and Midfielder Taylor Pounds #9 of the Texas A&M Aggies during the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas A&M Aggies at Ellis Field in College Station, TX. Photo By Brendall O'Banon/Texas A&M Athletics

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COLLEGE STATION, TX - October 08, 2023 - Midfielder Taylor Pounds #9 of the Texas A&M Aggies during the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas A&M Aggies at Ellis Field in College Station, TX. Photo By Brendall O'Banon/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Brendall O'Banon/Texas A&M Athletics

COLLEGE STATION, TX - July 20, 2023 - Midfielder Taylor Pounds #9 of the Texas A&M Aggies during Texas A&M Aggies Soccer photo day in College Station, TX. Photo By Evan Pilat/Texas A&M Athletics

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Photo by: Aiden Shertzer/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Evan Pilat/Texas A&M Athletics

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Taylor Pounds leaves a Volunteer on the ground as she carves up the Tennessee midfield.

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Taylor Pounds, Maile Hayes and Kendall Bates celebrate Pounds' PK

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Taylor Pounds ranges in the midfield against Baylor

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Texas A&M's Freshman Class poses with the 2020 SEC regular season trophy

Photo by: Craig Bisacre

Height:
5-8
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Klein Oak
Hometown:
The Woodlands, Texas

College Sports Communicators Academic All-District 7 (2022)
CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 (2021)
SEC All-Tournament Team (2020)
Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2022)
Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2021)
SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2020-21)
TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman Top 100 – No. 93 (2020-21)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District 7 (2023)

CAREER: Started the first 48 matches of her career before a season-ending injury in 2022 ... logging 5,772 minutes on the pitch ... owns 21 career points on nine goals and three assists ... has two game-winning goals in her career ... is 1-of-1 on career penalty kicks. Owns 69 Aggies caps, including 68 starts.

2023 - SENIOR: Appeared in 22 matches, including 21 starts, logging 1,806 minutes ... scored a goal and two points against Alabama (10/8).

2022 – JUNIOR: Started the Aggies’ first 13 matches before suffering a season-ending injury ... earned her second Academic All-District 7 distinction from College Sports Communicators ... ranked fourth on the team in minutes played (981) before the injury ... played the full 90 minutes in eight games ... registered six points on two goals and two assists ... tallied a goal and an assist against Sam Houston (8/25) ... tallied an assist in 4-1 victory over South Alabama ... notched a goal against Georgia (9/16).

2021 – SOPHOMORE: Started all 18 games, ranking fifth on the squad with 1,457 minutes ... collected Academic All-District 7 recognition from CoSIDA ... played 90-plus minutes in 12 matches ... registered three goals on the season, including going 1-for-1 one on penalty kicks ... scored goals against No. 8 TCU (8/22), UTEP (9/5) and Kentucky (9/17) ... played 110 minutes against Oklahoma State (9/12).

2020-21 – FRESHMAN: Started all 17 games for the Aggies, ranking fourth on the squad with 1,528 minutes ... played 90-plus minutes in 15 of the 17 matches, including 100-plus minutes on two occasions ... finished season with seven points on three goals and one assists ... scored game-winning goals against Alabama (10/30) and Texas State (3/27) and notched the final game-tying goal in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 match against No. 19 Oklahoma State (5/5) ... played all 110 minutes in Sweet 16 contest against the Cowgirls ... earned the No. 21 spot on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Midseason Freshman 100 list.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Three-year letter winner for Coach Becky Cobb at Klein Oak High School ... led squad to District 15-6A runner-up finish in 2018 and '19 ... named All-District 15-6A all three seasons ... earned VYPE Preseason MVP recognition in 2018 ... served as team captain in 2018 and earned team MVP recognition two seasons ... garnered Academic All-District 15-6A recognition all three seasons … played for Challenge Soccer Club since 2010 under the tutelage of Stuart Self and Pat O'Toole ... led Challenge SC's ECNL squad to national playoffs three years ... recognized as one of the Best XI at the ECNL Texas National Event in February 2018 ... attended U.S. Youth Soccer Training Centers from 2014-17.

PERSONAL: Majoring in accounting ... sister Haley was a four-year letterwinner at Texas A&M (2014-17), earning All-SEC on two occasions ... brother Aaron is a freshman on the Texas A&M men’s golf team.

12/4/2023