Taylor Dias

Height:
5-2
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Druid Hills HS
Hometown:
Stone Mountain, Ga.

2014
Played in seven games for Mercer, including a start against Western Carolina on October 12…Part of a Mercer defense that tallied seven shutouts and was second in the SoCon with a .318 shutout percentage…Helped the Bears to notch a league-leading .886 goals-against average.

2013
Saw action in 16 games for the Bears…Dished out two assists and had a shots on goal percentage of .500.

2012
Served as an outside back substitute on both sides of a Mercer backline that was tops in the A-Sun Conference with a 0.599 goals against average...Appeared in a career-high 15 games in 2012, including two starts...Played a season-high 64 minutes in Mercer’s regular season opener against Southern Mississippi (Aug. 17)...Garnered her first start of the season in a 1-0 win over South Alabama (Aug. 19)...Earned her only other start of the campaign in a 7-0 home win over Alcorn State (Sept. 9)...Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.

2011
Saw limited action in her freshmen season playing in nine games, but did make five starts at midfield and defense...Recorded the first start of her career and played a season-high 90 minutes against Georgia State (Aug. 28)...Had a series of four-straight starts including contests against Georgia (Sept. 9) and Florida State (Sept. 11).

High School
Played all fours years for head coach Trey Palmer at Druid Hills HS and served as captain during her junior and senior seasons...Was selected to the Dekalb County All-Star Team her senior year...Was named Druid Hills team MVP both her freshman and senior seasons and was named the team’s most versatile and best defender her sophomore and junior campaigns, respectively...Played club soccer for the Gwinnett Soccer Association on the GSA 93 White team coached by Chad Carrithers.

Personal
Graduated in the top 10 percent of her class and was a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and was a recipient of the Dekalb County Superintendent's Award...Is the daughter of Caren and Patrick Dias.