Taylor Pearson

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Photo by: Ben Mikesell

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Photo by: Ben Mikesell

Photo by: Ben Mikesell

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Position:
Forward/Midfield
Height:
5-4

2017 (Senior)
Team Captain … Academic All-Big Ten … missed entirety of 2017 season to injury.

2016 (Junior)
Academic All-Big Ten honoree … played in 17 games, making 14 starts … posted a season high with eight goals (2^nd – Team), bringing her career tally to 13 … added three assists to elevate her career point total to 32 … ended the year with a team-leading .681 shots-on-goal percentage (min. 10 shots) … one of the Hoosiers’ top chance creators in her junior season … connected for an assist to Kate Barber against Wake Forest (9/4) … scored twice in the second half, once on a short corner, and redirected a corner scramble for one assist in a shutout win over Missouri State (9/9) … converted two reverse shots for goals, leading the way to a 5-3 win over New Hampshire (9/11) … scored a mid-range reverse shot to pull Indiana back at Delaware (9/18) … guided IU to their first Big Ten win of the season, scoring the opening and game-winning goal against Rutgers (9/23) … opened a 6-1 win over Central Michigan (9/25) with a penalty corner score, followed by an assist to Maddie Latino later in the half … the pass to Latino came just 19 seconds after the Hoosiers scored their 3-1 goal … returned to the starting lineup and aided the defensive effort for a shutout win at Michigan (10/14) … took two shots, with one on target, in the Big Ten quarterfinal game against Penn State (11/3).

2015 (Sophomore)
Academic All-Big Ten ... started in all 17 appearances of an outstanding sophomore season at midfield and forward … totaled three goals and three assists for nine points, with one game winner … started a run of scoring or creating a goal in four consecutive games with an assist against Ball State (9/18) … netted a goal from the penalty marker to take a 2-0 lead over Iowa (9/25) … made two assists, one to take the initial lead and one to seal the game, in a 3-2 win over Northwestern (9/27) … scored the game-winner in a thrilling overtime win against Kent State (10/2) … scored the 2-2 tying goal at American (10/25).

2014 (Freshman)
Played in 17 games and started in two for the Hoosiers ... made her first career start at Iowa on Sept. 26 ... scored a goal against No. 4 Duke and against No. 2 Maryland ... registered 21 shots, including 12 on goal

Prep/Personal: From Vancouver, Canada, where she competed for Windsor Secondary...Was named a First Team All-Star, team captain and leading scorer for the team her senior year...part of the 2013 U18 Team BC that won gold at U18 nationals...Also won gold as a member of the 2011 U16 Team BC...In 2013-14 Pearson was named to the 2017 target junior development squad for the Canadian Women's National Team...Played soccer for 10 years and ice hockey for five years, winning two provincial championships...daughter to Mark and Val Pearson...has one younger sister, Rylee, who joined the Hoosiers' field hockey team in the 2017-18 academic year.