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2016 Men's Soccer Roster

12 Taylor Vanderford

  • POSITION Midfielder
  • HEIGHT 5-11
  • CLASS Senior
  • HOMETOWN Moore, Okla.
  • HIGHSCHOOL Westmoore HS

Biography

Sport, Wellness and Recreation Management major … Has made a major impact when healthy, but battled injuries during his first two collegiate seasons before playing in every game in 2014 … Strong and technical player who brings a physical presence to the Eagles’ midfield … Talented ball striker who can be dangerous on set pieces … 2016: Played in all 18 games (18 starts), recording 29 shots (13 on goal), two goals and one assist … Scored in ninth minute of a 2-1 loss at Texas-Permian Basin on Oct. 6, off an assist by Cody Cook … Assisted on goal in 36th minute by Ante Susic during a 3-2 overtime win over Newman (Kan.) on Oct. 13 … Final career goal came in the 80th minute of 2-1 overtime loss to Rogers State, off an assist by Anthony Buchanan … 2015: Played in all 18 games (18 starts), recording 22 shots (seven on goal) and two goals … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (spring semester) … Scored both of his goals in 4-1 win at Harding (Ark.) on Sept. 5, putting the Eagles up 1-0 in the second minute, then 2-0 in the 16th minute by tallies off goal-line scrambles … 2014: Played in all 14 games (14 starts), recording 19 shots (four on goal), one goal and one assist … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List … Took season-high four shots in the season opener, an overtime loss to Southern Nazarene … Picked up first assist of season in 4-1 loss at Eastern New Mexico on Sept. 27, on a goal by Fraol Legesse … Scored the final goal for OC in a 3-0 win over Texas-Permian Basin in the season finale on Nov. 3, heading home a free kick by Domenico DeGrazia in the 48th minute … 2013: Played in 10 games (six starts), recording 12 shots … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List … Wasn’t able to make season debut until Oct. 5 at St. Edward’s (Texas) … Starts came in season’s final six games, against Texas A&M International, St. Mary’s (Texas), Rogers State, Newman (Kan.), Texas-Permian Basin and Lubbock Christian (Texas) … 2012: Took a medical redshirt season after suffering early season injury … Played in four games (all starts), recording four shots (one on goal), one goal and two assists … Scored OC’s only goal, off a 20-yard free kick, in a 4-1 loss at Mid-America Christian in season opener … Assisted on goal by Brandon Little Axe in 4-2 loss to Incarnate Word (Texas) … Final assist came on goal by Francis Flair in 6-0 win over Southwestern (Kan.) … Previous school: Starred at Westmoore High School in Oklahoma City, starting for four years … Had five goals and a team-high eight assists as a senior and scored the goal that propelled the Jaguars into the Class 6A playoffs … Earned Oklahoma Soccer Coaches Association All-State honors as a senior … Received honorable mention on The Oklahoman’s All-City list as a sophomore and a senior.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2013Redshirt

    MF
    5'11"
    12
  • 12

    2014Freshman

    MF
    5'11"
    12
  • 12

    2014-15Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'11"
    12
  • 12

    2015Junior

    Midfielder
    5'11"
    12
  • 12

    2016Senior

    Midfielder
    5'11"
    12