Taylor Smith (photo by Scott Chandler)Taylor Smith (photo by Scott Chandler)
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Smith Named to MAC Hermann Watch List

Women's Soccer

Senior forward Taylor Smith is a contender for the MAC Hermann Trophy.

UCLA senior forward Taylor Smith has been named to the 2015 MAC Hermann Watch List.

Smith, who hails from Fort Worth, Texas, is a two-time All-Pac-12 honoree and 2014 All-Region selection. She has scored 20 points or more in each of her three years as a Bruin and has 25 goals and 70 points in her career. In 2014, Smith started in all 24 games and tied for second on the team in goals scored (9) and game-winning goals (4) and ranked third in points (23). In 2013, she ranked second on the team in goals (8), assists (11) and points (26) and earned first-team All-Pac-12 acclaim. Smith scored the memorable golden goal in double overtime in the NCAA quarterfinals to defeat No. 1 seed North Carolina en route to the Bruins' first national championship. As a freshman, she earned selection to the Pac-12 and Top Drawer Soccer All-Freshman teams after ranking second on the team in goals (8), game-winning goals (3) and points (20). Smith has proven to be a big-game scorer, already ranking sixth on UCLA's all-time list for NCAA Tournament goals with six.

A member of the U.S. Under-23 National Team, Smith helped lead the U-23s to the Four Nations Tournament title in June, scoring the game-winning goal in the team's final match against England.

UCLA has had a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy in each of the last two years – Sam Mewis in 2014 and Abby Dahlkemper in 2013.

To view the full list of 2015 nominees, click here.