Taylor Wente

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Photo by: Craig Lassig

Class:
Junior
Position:
Forward
Height:
5-8
High School:
Maple Grove HS
Hometown:
Plymouth, Minn.

PRONUNCIATION

2020-21 • Senior Season: Named WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic Team, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • named team assistant captain • recorded six points (2g-4a) as one of 14 Gophers to appear in all 20 games • scored a goal in a season-opening 4-0 win over Ohio State (Nov. 21) • had two points (1g-1a) in a series sweep over St. Cloud State (Jan. 9-10) • recorded an assist in a 7-4 win at Ohio State (Jan. 29) • had two assists in a road sweep over Bemidji State (Feb. 19-20).

2019-20 • Junior Season: Named AHCA All-American Scholar, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • recorded 15 points (4g-11a) in 33 games played • had two multi-point games • had two assists in season-opening series sweep over Colgate (Sept. 27-28) • scored the overtime game-winning goal on the power play and added an assist for two points in 4-3 win at Robert Morris (Oct. 11) • recorded two assists in series sweep over Bemidji State (Nov. 15-16) • had two points (1g-1a) against Boston College and Harvard at the 2019 Country Classic (Nov. 29-30) • scored the game-winning goal in 4-1 win against Yale (Jan. 5) • tied career-best with two assists in 3-0 win against St. Cloud State (Jan. 11) • scored a goal in 5-0 win over Minnesota Duluth (Jan. 31) • missed last three games of the season due to injury (Feb. 28-March 7).

2018-19 • Sophomore Season: Named AHCA All-American Scholar, WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic Team, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • tied for sixth on the team with a career-high 27 points (12g-15a) • fifth on the team with 12 goals • tied for third on the team with three game-winning goals • third on the team and tied for 10th in the WCHA with a +29 plus/minus rating • had five multi-point games • had first career multi-goal game, including scoring the game-winning goal on the power play, in 5-2 win at Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 5) • scored shorthanded goal in 8-2 win over St. Lawrence (Nov. 23) • had three points (1g-2a), including scoring the game-winner, in 7-1 win at Yale (Nov. 30) • had four points (1g-3a) in sweep over Robert Morris (Dec. 7-8) • scored game-winning goal in 3-2 win over Minnesota State (Feb. 16) • recorded her 50th career point with a goal in 6-3 win at Bemidji State (Feb. 22) • made NCAA Frozen Four debut.

2017-18 • Freshman Season: Recorded 25 points (11g-14a) while appearing in all 38 games • had six multi-point games • ranked second on the team with a +20 plus/minus rating • tied for second on the team with three game-winning goals • ranked fourth on the team with 11 goals • scored first collegiate goal in 4-1 win over Merrimack (Oct. 1) • had three points (1g-2a) in first career multi-point series in road sweep at Minnesota State (Nov. 3-4) • recorded eight points (3g-5a) during a six-game point streak (Nov. 3-18) • had back-to-back two-point games (2g-2a) in series with Minnesota Duluth (Dec. 8-9) • recorded three points (1g-2a) in series split with Vermont (Jan. 12-13) • had four points (1g-3a) in five postseason games • assisted the game-winning goal in 2-0 win over Ohio State in WCHA Final Faceoff semifinal (March 3) • scored the first goal and assisted the third goal in 3-1 win over Wisconsin in WCHA Final Faceoff championship (March 4).

High School/Club: A 2017 graduate of Maple Grove High School where she played for coach Amber Hegland • four-year hockey letterwinner who also earned two varsity letters in softball • four-time all-state and all-conference honoree in hockey • two-time captain • three-time Star Tribune all-metro honoree • led Maple Grove to a 22-5-1 record and posted 53 points (26g-27a) in 26 games as a senior • three-time USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA honoree • named USA Today Preseason All-American and 2017 USA Today High School Sports All-USA Second Team honoree • named 2017 Athena Award recipient • 2017 Minnesota Ms. Hockey finalist • helped the Crimson to a state runner-up finish at the 2016 Minnesota State Class AA Tournament as a junior • named to 2016 Minnesota Class AA all-tournament team • member of U.S. Women’s Under-18 Team • two-time gold medalist with the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team at the 2017 and 2016 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championships • competed in Under-18 Three-Game Series between the U.S. and Canada in August 2015 and August 2016.

Personal: Daughter of Paul and Jill Wente • has two siblings, Josh and Parker • Business and Marketing Education major • shoots right.