Christopher Newport University

2023 - Senior Season - Polished off her career with a solid year in the cage ... Saw action in 11 games and made seven starts during her final season in Newport News ... Notched 46 saves during the year and had five or more in five of her outings ... Came through with a remarkable performance on Senior Day during an overtime battle against No. 4 Salisbury ... Posted 10 saves, four ground balls, and a takeaway against the nationally-ranked Sea Gulls ... Notched two stops in the fourth quarter and her final save in overtime while starring throughout the 64-minute marathon ... Shined against top-20 competition throughout the year, including seven saves in a pair of showdowns with No. 8 Washington & Lee on February 22 and No. 11 York (Pa.) on March 11 ... Finished the season with nine saves and three ground balls in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at No. 9 Gettysburg on May 14 ... Collected a pair of takeaways in each of her first two appearances while wrapping up the year with five total caused turnovers ... Hauled in 21 ground balls, including four against Shenandoah on March 4 ... Picked up at least two rollers in six of her appearances ... Earned a victory in the season opener against Virginia Wesleyan on February 18 after surrendering just one goal in 45 minutes of work ... Added another triumph during the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Semifinals against Mary Washington on May 3 ... Finished the year with a .371 save percentage and 10.71 goals-against-average over 437 minutes of action ... Named to the Academic All-Conference Team for the second straight season as well.

2022 - Junior Season - Split time in the crease while seeing action in 10 games and earning four starts … Compiled a .367 save percentage and a 12.69 goals-against-average during her 293 minutes in the cage … Ranked second on the squad with 36 total saves … Registered a season-high 10 stops while earning a victory during a 17-16 triumph over St. Mary’s (Md.) on April 5 … Notched her first win of the year after posting nine saves in a 60-minute showcase at Lynchburg on March 30 … Came through with eight saves, five ground balls, and a caused turnover during a nationally-ranked duel at No. 15 Messiah on April 2 … Also earned a start in a top-25 showdown with No. 22 Chicago on April 8 … Returned with a save during 34 minutes of relief action against No. 2 Salisbury on April 30 in the regular season finale … Registered scoreless appearances against Kean on March 5 and Meredith on April 20 … Posted a save, caused turnover, and ground ball in her season debut at Virginia Wesleyan on February 18 … Played the entire second half and notched two saves during a 20-1 victory against Illinois Wesleyan on April 10 … Snagged at least one ground ball in seven of her appearances, including six straight from March 30 - April 20 … Finished the year with 15 total ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers … Picked up Academic All-Conference plaudits for her scholarly endeavors as well.

2021 - Sophomore Season - Served as the primary backup in the cage during her second year at Christopher Newport … Saw action in five games, including a start in the season opener at N.C. Wesleyan on March 2 … Picked up the win against the Battling Bishops while making a save during a spotless first half … Continued her shutout streak with 19 minutes of pristine action against Virginia Wesleyan on March 10 … Stepped up during the postseason with three saves during 26 minutes of work in the Coast-to-Coast Conference Championship at No. 4 Salisbury on May 1 … Also forced a turnover and snagged a pair of ground balls during the title bout … Chipped in with two saves and a takeaway in a league showdown at Southern Virginia on April 7 … Played 12 minutes in a win at Marymount on March 17 as well … Finished the year with a 6.06 goals-against-average in 109 minutes of action … Also added three ground balls while making six saves during the season.

2020 - Freshman Season - Did not see game action during her first year with the Captains.

At Frank W. Cox - Was a decorated multi-sport competitor with the Falcons … Honored as the Cox High School Female Athlete of the Year for her work during the 2018-19 campaign … Picked up first-team All-Conference honors as a goalie on the lacrosse squad during each of her final three seasons … Also served as a team captain in 2018 and 2019 … Nabbed first-team All-Conference and All-Region accolades for her performance on the field hockey squad as well … Named the Virginia State Goalie of the Year in 2019 … Helped the field hockey team win the state championship in 2016 and 2018 while also claiming the regional title as a senior.
 
Personal - Taylor Tavvs Schoolar is the daughter of Lee and Bobbi Schoolar … Has an older brother, Ty … Her dream vacation would be to backpack through Europe without any planning ahead of time … “Into the Wild” is her favorite movie … Aspires to be a Special Ed Teacher with an interest in coaching as well … Majoring in psychology.