2018: LEC Academic Honor Roll…E-Club Outstanding Scholar Athlete Award…LEC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 28th…started in 17 out of the 18 games, having 1 assist for 1 point while averaging 86.5 minutes per game…in LEC regular season, started in all 8 games…had a season high of 1 point and 1 assist against Johnson & Wales U. on Sept. 17th…
2017: LEC All-Academic Honor Roll...E-Club Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Award...appeared in 14 games with 6 starts, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist for 1 point...averaged 48.85 minutes per game...in LEC play, appeared in 4 games with 1 starts while averaging 28.75 minutes per game...in 11 home games, appeared in 7 games with 1 start while averaging 46.14 minutes per game...in LEC playoffs, appeared in 2 games off the bench, averaging 47 minutes per game...had a season high of 1 point and 1 assist against Westfield State on Sept. 2nd...had a season high of 3 shots against two different teams...
2016: LEC Academic Honor Roll...as a 2nd year member of the program, earned her 2nd varsity letter...appeared in 15 games with 1 start, having 2 assists for 2 points, averaging 28.60 minutes per game...in LEC play, appeared in 4 games, having 1 assist for 1 point, averaging 27.25 minutes per game...appeared in 5 home games, averaging 25.40 minutes per game...in LEC playoffs, appeared in 1 game while averaging 21 minutes...had a season high of 1 point and 1 assist against Southern Maine on Oct. 22nd...had a season high of 2 shots against UMass Dartmouth on Sept. 17th...
2015: First year member of program and first year letter winner… NSCAA Team Academic Award… NSCAA Ethics & Sportsmanship Award… appeared in 8 games… had 1 goal for 2 points… had 5 shots with a .200 shot percentage… appeared in 6 home games with 3 shots… appeared in 2 LEC games… had 1 goal for 2 points… had 3 shots with a .333 shot percentage… had a season high 1 goal against Rhode Island College on October 24th…
High School: Played soccer and ice hockey and ran track... in soccer, was a three-year starter... helped soccer to state titles in each of her first two seasons and into state title match as a senior... member of two conference championship teams... junior captian in track, where she set the 4x100 relay record... four-year scholar-athlete...
Other: Played two seasons each for CFC Valley and CFC Wolves... tri-athlete and half-marathoner...
PERSONAL: Born Tara V. Shayler January 25, 1997… Parents: Rose and Andy… Major: Elementary EducatioM/History Career plans: Teaching or Lawyer... Siblings: Kristina, Andy, Christopher, Michael, Danny, the latter a freshman member of the Eastern men's soccer team... Residence: Avon, CT…
TARA... REVEALED
If you did not have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time?
I would hang out with my friends and probably cross off things on my bucket list, like skydiving
What job would you be terrible at? I’d be a terrible surgeon
What song have you completely memorized? The Show Goes On by Lupe Fiasco
What could you give a 30 minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation? Why exercise is good for you
What would you rate a 10/10? Anything Messi does
What fad or trend do you hope comes back? Scrunchies
What is one thing do you really want but cannot afford? To travel abroad all summer
What question would you most like to know the answer to? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
What dumb accomplishment are you most proud of? I learned how to French braid this summer
What is one of your favorite smells? Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies
What gets you fired up? Listening to music
What irrational fear do you have? Sewers
What was the most memorable gift you received? A compass
What stat for your life would you most like to see? Easily how many times I laugh a day
Which one of your scars has the best story behind it? The eight scars down my spine
What is the worst and best thing about getting older? You never really know what the future is going to hold
What childish thing do you still enjoy? I can’t pass up the opportunity to play on cool playgrounds.
What is your pet peeve? People borrowing things and never returning them
