MAJOR: Management / Marketing2014-15 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
2014-15 MVC Honor Roll
2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Great Lakes Region Second Team
2014 MVC Defensive Player of the Year
2014 MVC First Team
2013 MVC Second Team
2012 MVC Second TeamAS A SENIOR (2014): Missouri Valley Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award...MVC Honor Roll...NSCAA / Continental Tire All-Great Lakes Region Second Team…MVC Defensive Player of the Year…First Team All-MVC…MVC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21)...Appeared in and started all 20 matches…Scored one point on an assist, the first of her career, vs. Illinois State (Nov. 7) in the MVC Tournament Championship…Attempted 12 shots on the year including a season-high two shots at Western Kentucky (Sept. 7), at IUPUI (Sept. 12), and against Northern Iowa (Oct. 25)…Was instrumental in UE setting a program record with 13 total shutouts including six in a row (Sept. 9 – Oct. 4)…Guided the Aces to a program record defensively scoreless streak of 631:57.
AS A JUNIOR (2013): All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team selection…Five-time MVC Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 27, Sept. 3, Sept. 10, Sept. 17, Oct. 15), including the first four weeks of the season…Started all 19 games as the central defender on a back line that led the Valley with a 0.90 goals against average and tied for the league lead with seven shutouts…Recorded nine shots on the year, putting four on goal…Attempted a season-high two shots in a win at Tennessee Tech (Aug. 25)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2012): All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team selection...earned MVC Defensive Player of the Week honors (Sept. 25) for her efforts in Evansville’s 4-1 win over Illinois State in its conference opener…Started all 16 games on the Evansville back line…Top defender on a unit that posted six shutouts and a 1.21 goals against average, and led the Valley with a 0.32 goals against average and four shutouts in league matches…Took two shots on the season, putting one on goal.
AS A FRESHMAN (2011): Appeared in 18 matches with 14 starts…Totaled one goal, two points, seven shots, and three shots on goal…Recorded her first collegiate career goal at Morehead State (Sept. 4)…Took a season-high two shots at Indiana State (Oct. 19)…Helped UE’s defense to five shutouts, including three consecutively on their way to a semifinal appearance in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
High School/Club: Played for coach Jamie Gilbert's FC Pride club team...Helped lead Greenfield Central High School to a conference championship and FC Pride to a State Cup championship in 2009...Key player on FC Pride's Midwest Regional League championship team of 2010.
Personal : Taylor Elizabeth Brand...Born September 14, 1992 in Indianapolis, Ind....Daughter of Greg and Lizan Brand...Has two younger sisters, Lauren and Lucy, and a younger brother, Nathan.
BRAND’S CAREER STATISTICS
Overall Season Statistics
Season | GP | G | A | Pts | Shot | Shot % | SOG | SOG % | GW | PK-Att |
2011 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .143 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 0-0 |
2012 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0-0 |
2013 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .000 | 4 | .444 | 0 | 0-0 |
2014 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .000 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0-0 |
Totals | 73 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30 | .033 | 11 | .367 | 0 | 0-0 |
MVC Regular-Season Statistics
Season | GP | G | A | Pts | Shot | Shot % | SOG | SOG % | GW | PK-Att |
2011 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0-0 |
2012 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0-0 |
2014 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0-0 |
Totals | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .000 | 4 | .364 | 0 | 0-0 |
MVC Tournament Statistics
Season | GP | G | A | Pts | Shot | Shot % | SOG | SOG % | GW | PK-Att |
2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
Totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
