Taunya Geelhoed

Position:
Midfielder/Defender
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mission

Major: Public Relations

All-Louisiana (2006)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List (2006, 2007, 2008)

2007: Played in just three matches for the Cajuns starting all three and playing every minute of each match during the 2007 season before suffering a season-ending injury...Had a pair of shots ? both on goal ? in the Cajuns’ match against McNeese State on Sept. 4.

2006: Played in all 20 matches for the Cajuns, starting every match...Finished the season with eight points...Played primarily as a defender, but still scored three goals on the season...Had a goal in three of the Cajuns’ final seven matches...Had a pair of assists on the year...Finished the season third on the team in points scored and tied for third in goals scored...Tied for second on the team in assists...Had a goal against Florida International in a 3-1 Cajuns’ victory on Oct. 8...Scored a goal in a 2-2 double-overtime tie against South Alabama on Oct. 20...Netted the Cajuns lone goal in their final match of the year against North Texas on Nov. 1 in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament...Had assists on both goals in a 2-1 overtime victory over Arkansas State on Oct. 1...Recorded 21 shots on the season with nine shots on goal.

2005: Played in all 17 matches for the Cajuns...Made 15 starts on the year...Tied for the team lead with three goals on the season...Ranked second on the team with six points on the year...First on the team on shots attempted (27) and second on the team in shots on goal (11)...Led the team with two match winning goals...Scored goals against Southern Mississippi, Northwestern State and McNeese State...Had match winning goals against the Demons and the Cowgirls.

2004: Appeared in 17 matches...She started 16 matches tying her with Lyndsey Winters for the most starts among all true freshmen...Named Team Defensive MVP and Freshman of the Year at the season-end team banquet...Her first career goal turned out as the match-winning goal in Louisiana’s 5-0 win over Nicholls State...Registered seven shots of which two were shots on goal...Season-high two shots came in the Nicholls State match.

High School: Was a defender for Sportstown Women’s Team (Premier A), defender for BC All-Stars 2003 (Provincial All-Stars) and also was a member of Abbotsford Extreme (U-18 Metro)...Helped guide Sportstown to a second place finish at the 2004 Provinicial Championships and a fifth place finish at the Canadian Women’s National Championships in 2003...BC All-Stars earned a Bronze medal at the 2003 Canadian National All-Star Championships.

Personal: Full name is Taunya Christine Geelhoed...Born on Sept. 3, 1986...Daughter of Nico and Tara Geelhoed...Has one younger sister, Kirsten...Is a public relations major.