Taylor Williamson

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Class:
Senior
Position:
Forward
Shoot/Catch:
L
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Edina, Minn.
High School:
Edina HS

PRONUNCIATION

2018-19 • Senior Season: Named WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic Team, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • received Minnesota’s Big Ten Conference Outstanding Sportsmanship Award • ranked 10th on the team with a career-high 21 points (9g-12a) as one of 11 Gophers to play in all 39 games • had five multi-point games • scored two goals, including the game-winner, in 3-0 win over Ohio State (Oct. 19) • had two assists in 6-1 win over Robert Morris (Dec. 7) • scored two goals in 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota Duluth in Minnesota Cup semifinal (Jan. 5) • had a career series-high four points (4a) in road sweep at Ohio State (Jan. 25-26) • recorded her 50th career point with an assist in 5-2 win over Princeton in NCAA quarterfinal (March 16).

2017-18 • Junior Season: Named AHCA All-American Scholar, WCHA Scholar-Athlete, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten, and WCHA All-Academic honoree • appeared in first game of the season before missing 23 games • returned to the lineup for 6-1 win over Vermont (Jan. 13) • tied career series-best with three points (1g-2a) in road series at St. Cloud State (Feb. 2-3) • tied career high with two points (1g-1a) in 5-1 WCHA First Round win over St. Cloud State (Feb. 23) • named to WCHA Final Faceoff all-tournament team scoring the game-winning goal in 3-1 win over Wisconsin in WCHA championship game (March 4).

2016-17 • Sophomore Season: Named AHCA All-American Scholar, WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • scored her first goal of the season in 2-1 win at Ohio State (Oct. 22) • scored one goal in the 5-0 win at St. Cloud State (Jan. 28) • scored one goal in the 5-3 win at Minnesota State (Feb. 4) • scored two goals, including the game-winning goal, in the 6-2 win against North Dakota (Feb. 11).

2015-16 • Freshman Season: Tied for third on the team with three game-winning goals • made collegiate debut in season-opening 2-0 win at Penn State (Oct. 1) • recorded first career assist in 5-0 win at Penn State (Oct. 2) • had one assist in five series during the season • scored first collegiate goal, a power-play game-winner, in 8-3 win over Bemidji State (Nov. 14) • had an assist in 3-2 overtime loss at Wisconsin (Dec. 4) • named WCHA Rookie of the Week after having a career-best three points (1g-2a) in series sweep vs. Ohio State, including a game-winning goal (Jan. 9-10) • scored the game-winning goal in 4-2 win at St. Cloud State (Jan. 23) • scored one goal in 7-3 win at UMD (Feb. 12) • had two points (1g-1a), including an assist on a game-winning goal, in series sweep vs. Wisconsin (Feb. 19-20) • scored the Gophers’ first goal in 3-2 Frozen Four semifinal overtime win vs. Wisconsin (March 18).

High School/Club: Played for Edina High School under coach Laura Slominski, a former Gopher • named 2015 Minnesota Ms. Hockey award recipient and 2015 Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year as a senior • received Edina's Athena Award as a senior • served as team captain of the Hornets as a senior, leading Edina to a 22-8-1 record and a third place finish at the Minnesota State Class AA tournament • recorded 60 points on 40 goals and 20 assists in 27 games played as a senior • three-time all-state honoree, four-time All-Lake Conference honoree, and five-time hockey letterwinner at Edina • two-time USA Today All-USA Girls Hockey honoree, earning first team honors in 2015 and second team honors in 2014 • member of the U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team • earned silver medal at the 2014 IIHF U-18 Women's World Championship in Budapest, Hungary • played for the U.S. Under-18 team in three-game series against Canada in August 2012 and August 2013 • attended U.S. national development camps • played for the Minnesota Junior Whitecaps and played in the Upper Midwest Elite League.

Personal: Daughter of Beth and Dean Williamson • has a younger brother, Hunter • grandfather Murray and father Dean played hockey for the Gophers • grandfather Murray was an All-American in 1959 and went on to coach the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team in 1968 and 1972 • double major studying Business Marketing and Human Resource Development • shoots left • enjoys visiting her cabin on Lake Margaret in Brainerd, Minn., and fishing, hunting, water-skiing, wake surfing, and boating • volunteers with the Minnesota Special Hockey Program • 'A' honor roll student • two-year letterwinner in lacrosse at Edina.