Wingate University Athletics

2016: Taylor Leyble appeared in all 19 games during her junior season, making 18 starts…Had four goals and two assists on the season, ranking second on the team with 44 shots, with half of those coming on goal…Scored a goal in the 3-0 victory over Pfeiffer…Netted a goal at Queens…Had a goal and two assists in the 7-0 victory over LMU…Scored a goal in the 2-0 win over Tusculum to wrap up the regular season.

2015: Leyble started all 15 games she appeared in during her sophomore season for the Bulldogs…Had two goals and two assists, ranking third on the team with 34 shots and second with 18 shots on goal…Scored the game-winner in the final seconds of the season-opening win at Lander…Scored in the 4-0 victory at Mars Hill…Had an assist in the 2-1 overtime win at Newberry, while also collecting an assist in the 5-0 Coker victory.

2014: Leyble appeared in all 20 games during her freshman season at Wingate, starting 18 contests…Had six goals and four assists on the season, ranking third on the team in goals and points…Ranked ninth in the SAC in goals and points…Had a goal and an assist in Wingate’s 4-1 win at #10 Catawba…Also had a goal and an assist in 7-0 victory against Mount Olive…Notched a goal and an assist in 6-0 win at Brevard…Netted the game-winner in 3-0 win against Lincoln Memorial…Scored game-winner in 1-0 win against Newberry in SAC Tournament semifinals…Scored lone goal in Wingate’s 1-0 victory against Armstrong State in NCAA regional semifinals.

Previous:
Leyble was a four-year letterwinner at Jacksonville High School...Was the team captain in her final two seasons...Earned All-Conference, All-Area and All-State honors...Led Jacksonville to a pair of conference titles and a state championship...Had 19 goals and 19 assists in the 2013 season...Was a member of the International Baccalaureate Program at Jacksonville.

Personal:
Full name is Taylor May Leyble...Born August 14,1996 in Jacksonville, North Carolina...Daughter of Staci Leyble...Majoring in Psychology...Favorite class at Wingate: Clay...Favorite athlete: Carli Lloyd...Favorite Sports team: Carolina Panthers & USA Soccer...Favorite Movie: Step Brothers...Favorite TV Show: Friends...Taylor can't imagine a week without: CATS!!!...Favorite food: Pizza...Most memorable sports moment: Being interviewed after a game my freshman year and just staring at the camera not knowing what to say until I was free to leave lol...Favorite sport to play other than soccer: Volleyball...People Taylor most admires: Her family, boyfriend, and two faves Fletch and Caicai...How Taylor gets ready for a game: Bast music and dance like a crazy person...Something people don't know about Taylor: I'm an open book, I think people know a lot about me...Nickname: TripleT...Taylor thinks the fastest person on the team is Taylor Krakower, strongest is Alexis Jones, and funniest is Jenn Simons. Favorite quote- "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game".

Why Taylor chose Wingate: I chose Wingate because I was offered to play soccer here and one of my closest friends was coming here to play as well.