Past being a solid high school player with three years of varsity experience, I saw Taryn this week fight until the end against Leyden. She did so with a strong all around game, handling the ball, getting her team into sets, breaking the press, and scoring opportunistically. Taryn is a hard nose defender on the ball and anticipates well for steals. As the team started ahead and fell behind late, she helped hold things together to keep the score close. She also helped defend her more heralded teammate as the game got tight. Taryn’s all around skill set and leadership should put her on college coaches’ radar as she goes into her senior season. She plays the type of game that does not always show up in the box score but consistently shows up in winning.

I saw Taryn play last year and she has only improved. She used steals to change the course of the game. My favorite thing about her was the way she communicated with her teammates.