2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey Roster
Biography
WILLARD IN THE RECORD BOOK |
Category |
Rank |
Value |
Season |
Most Games (Career) |
T-1 |
145 |
2014-18 |
Most Assists (Career) |
T-4 |
41 |
2014-18 |
Most Points (Career) |
6 |
62 |
2014-18 |
Most Points (Defensemen) |
1 |
62 |
2014-18 |
CAREER HONORS
• New England Hockey Writers Association Division I All-Star (2016-17)
• Hockey East Second Team All Star (2015-16; 2016-17)
• Hockey East Honorable Mention All Star (2017-18)
• Hockey East All-Academic Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
• TD Bank Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 14, 2017)
SENIOR SEASON (2017-18): Played in 34 games and was named to the Hockey East Honorable Mention All-Star team ... Recorded four goals and 10 assists, including the game-winner over Merrimack (Oct. 28) ... Scored in the final minute to break a tie and lift UVM over eventual national champion Clarkson (Nov. 10) ... Named TD Bank Student-Athlete of the Week for her winner against Clarkson.
JUNIOR SEASON (2016-17): Captained the team along with Rachael Ade and Sarah Kelly ... Laced up in all 38 games, tallying four goals and 12 assists ... Contributed a team-best 43 blocked shots ... Dropped the puck on the season with a goal and assist at Union (Oct. 4) ... Scored the game-tying goal in the third period at Robert Morris (Oct. 22) ... Logged an assist against No. 5 Clarkson (Nov. 26) in the Windjammer Classic Championship ... Assisted on the game-tying goal in the final minute at No. 10 Northeastern (Dec. 3) ... The Catamounts then won that game in overtime ... Had a pair of assists in a New Year’s Eve win against Yale (Dec. 31) ... Scored a goal in Game 2 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals  (Feb. 25) ... Received the second assist on the series-winning goal at Providence (Feb. 26) ... Lit the lamp and had an assist in the Hockey East Semifinals against No. 6 Boston College (March 4).
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015-16):Â Taylor skated in all 37 games for the Catamounts ... Recorded nine assists and finished second on the team with 10 goals and 19 points ... Netted her first goal of the season against St. Lawrence (Oct. 16) ... She had two assists in a win against Maine (Nov. 1) ... Recorded an assist and scored the game-winning goal versus Providence (Nov. 14) ... Scored a goal against Ohio State (Nov. 28) during the inaugural Windjammer Classic ... Picked up an assist and scored a power play goal against Maine (Jan. 10) in a 4-1 win ... She had two power play goals in a 3-3 tie against Boston University (Jan. 16) ... She recorded a goal and an assist against Boston College (Jan. 22) ... Scored a goal in both games of the series at UNH (Feb. 5 & 6) as Vermont swept a weekend series at the Whittemore Center ... Netted a goal against Boston University (Feb. 27) during the Hockey East playoffs.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2014-15): Willard skated in all 36 games during her freshman campaign ... She picked up three goals and 10 assists for 13 points during the year ... She was second on the team in rookie and defensive scoring ... She scored her first career goal against Connecticut (Nov. 2) in a 6-0 Vermont win ... Willard picked up the first of her three multi-point games with a goal and an assist in a 2-1 win over Colgate (Jan. 3) ... In that game against Colgate, Willard assisted on the game-winning goal, as she did again against Providence (Feb. 1).
BEFORE VERMONT: Willard joined her teammate, Kaylee Webster, from the Chicago Mission ... Willard had 13 points in 10 HPHL games in 2013-14 ... Willard collected four assists at the 2013 U19 national championship in which the Mission finished second ... Willard was a member of Team USA at the 2013 U18 Women's World Championship ... She picked up three assists in five games and won a silver medal.
PERSONAL:Â Daughter of Verlyn and Nancy Willard ... Has two older brothers, Brad and Ryan ... Lists Jonathan Toews as her favorite professional athlete.
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