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Santa Clara University

2011 Women's Water Polo

17 Taylor Harkins

  • Height 5-8
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Newport Beach, Calif.
  • High School Corona del Mar
  • Position Utility

Biography

Santa Clara's all-time leading scorer (171)
2011 WWPA All-Conference  First Team
2008 WWPA All-Freshman Team
2011 WWPA All-Academic

AS A SENIOR IN 2011: Established a new schoolrecord for goals in a career (171) and was named a WWPA First Teamplayer … led the Broncos in scoring with 56 goals …also added nine assists, 36 steals and 14 earned ejections …recorded four goals against UC Davis (1/30) … registeredfour goals and two assists against Cal St. Monterey Bay (2/5) ...found the back of the net three times against UCSD (3/12) …scored a goal while adding there steals and two kick outs drawnagainst Sonoma St. (2/13) … tallied two goals and two stealswhile adding an assist and earned ejection (2/26) … tallieda season-high five steals against CS Monterey Bay (2/26) …scored three goals while adding an assist, steal, and field block… scored five goals and five steals against San Bernadino(4/2) … tallied three goals with two steals and three fieldblocks against UCSD (4/9) … scored a season-high six goalsin a win over Colorado St. (4/17).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2010: Played in all 33 games andstarted in all but two … had a team-high 60 goals, 14assists and was second on the team with 33 steals ... also drew sixejections … scored three goals versus Cal State Easy Bay(1/31) … scored five times in a win over Concordia (2/13)… scored three goals against Cal Baptist (2/13) …scored four goals versus No. 16 Indiana (3/13) … talliedfour goals against Sonoma State (3/24) … registered sixgoals versus Cal Baptist (3/27).

AS ASOPHOMORE IN 2009 Played in 35 games, starting in 33 ofthem ... finished the season with 38 goals on 112 attempts, 12assists, and 18 steals ... tallied a goal and two assists againstCSU East Bay (1/24) ... scored two goals against Pacific (1/31) ...scored a goal against Marist (2/8) ... tallied two goals, anassist, and two steals against Pacific (2/21) ... scored a goalagainst CSU Monterey (2/28) ... scored two goals against UC SantaCruz (2/28) ... scored a goal and drew an ejection against No. 19Indiana (3/1) ... scored two goals against CSU Bakersfield (3/6)... scored two goals against CSU Monterey Bay (3/14) ... scored twogoals and added two steals against Maryland (3/15) ... scored threegoals and added three steals against No. 9 UC Irvine and No. 8Arizona State in the ASU invitational (3/28) ... scored two goalsagainst California Baptist and California Lutheran in the ASUInvitational (3/29) ... had a goal and an assist against No. 10 LMU(4/4) ... had three goals and a steal against Colorado State (4/4)... had a goal and a steal against No. 18 UC San Diego (4/5) ...tallied a goal, an assist, and a steal against UC Santa Cruz(4/18)

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008: Named to the All-WWPAFreshman Team ... 1/25 vs. CS East Bay - Came off the bench, scoredone goal and drew a kickout ... 2/3 vs. Stanford - Came off thebench, scored one goal ... 2/9 vs. CS Northridge - Came off thebench, recorded two steals ... 2/9 vs. Maryland - Came off thebench, scored one goal ... 2/10 vs. Hartwick - Came off the bench,scored one goal ... 2/10 vs. CSUB - Came off the bench, scored onegoal ... 2/16 vs. Sonoma State - Came off the bench, attempted twoshots ... 2/17 vs. CSUMB - Came off the bench, attempted two shots... 2/20 vs. UCSC - Came off the bench, recorded an assist and afield block ... 3/1 vs. CSUSB - Came off the bench, scored one goal... 3/1 vs. Sonoma State - Came off the bench, scored one goal ...3/2 vs. Colorado State - Came off the bench, scored one goal with asteal ... 3/2 vs. Whittier - Came off the bench ... 3/7 vs. LMU -Came off the bench, recorded one assist ... 3/7 vs. UC Davis - Cameoff the bench, recorded one steal ... 3/8 vs. UCSD - Came off thebench, scored one goal ... 3/9 vs. CSUB - Came off the bench ...3/15 vs. Sonoma State - Came off the bench, drew a kickout ... 3/29vs. Michigan - Came off the bench, scored one goal ... 3/30 vs.Indiana - Came off the bench, attempted one shot ... 3/30 vs.Wagner - Came off the bench, recorded one steal ... 4/5 vs. CSUSB -Came off the bench, scored one goal ... 4/5 vs. CSUB - Came off thebench, scored one goal ... 4/6 vs. Colorado State - Came off thebench, scored two goals ... 4/6 vs. LMU - Came off the bench,scored one goal ... 4/12 vs. UC Davis - Came off the bench,attempted three shots ... 4/13 vs. SJSU - Came off the bench,recorded two steals ... 4/19 vs. UCSC - Came off the bench, scoredone goal with a steal and a kickout drawn ... 4/25 vs. Chapman(WWPA 1st round) - Came off the bench, recorded an assist and asteal ... 4/25 vs. CSUB (WWPA 2nd round) - Came off the bench,attempted three shots ... 4/26 vs. UC Davis (WWPA quarterfinals) -Came off the bench, attempted three shots ... 4/27 vs. UCSD (WWPA3rd place game) - Came off the bench, attempted two shots.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Carona del Marhigh school in Newport Beach, Calif. ... coached by Aaron Chaney asa prep ... named Second Team All-CIF ... four year letter winner inwater polo and swimming ... earned second team all-league honors... won three CIF championships in high school ... participated inthe Pan-Pacific Games in New Zealand ... named most inspirationalplayer on high school team.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Dan and Caroline Harkins... has an older sister, Jessica, who played water polo atPrinceton ... enjoys baking and scrapbooking in addition to waterpolo ... Marketing major.

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Historical Player Information

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    2008Freshman

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    5'8"
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  • 17

    2009Sophomore

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    5'8"
    17
  • 17

    2010Junior

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    5'8"
    17
  • 17

    2011Senior

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    5'8"
    17