Madison Taylor

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

April 6, 2024, College Park, MD: A game between Northwestern Lacrosse and Maryland at FH & Lax Complex in College Park, MD on Saturday, April 6, 2024. (Photo by Taylor McLaughlin/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Taylor McLaughlin/Northwestern Athletics

Photo by: David Dermer/Northwestern Athletics

Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
High School:
Wantagh HS
Hometown:
Wantagh, N.Y.

Awards:

NCAA record holder for most goals in a season (109) (2025)
School record for points in a season (158) (2025)
IWLCA All-West/Midwest First Team (2025)
NCAA All-Tournament Team (2025)
Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten (2025)
Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2025)
USA Lacrosse First Team All-American (2025)
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (2025)
First Team USA Lacrosse Division I Preseason All-American (2025)
Tewaaraton Finalist (2024, 2025)
IWLCA All-American First Team (2024)
All-Big Ten First Team (2024)
Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
Second Team ILWomen Midseason DI All-American (2024)
Second Team USA Lacrosse Division 1 Preseason All-American (2024)
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (4/9/24, 2/11/25, 2/25/25, 3/18/25)
IWLCA Offensive Player of the Week (4/9/24, 2/11/25, 3/18/25)
Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2023)
All-Big Ten Second Team (2023)
IWLCA All-Region Second Team selection (2023)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (2/14/23, 2/21/23, 2/28/23, 3/7/23, 3/21/23, 3/28/23, 4/4/23, 4/11/23)

Career Highs:

Shots…..........................14, vs. Maryland (4/27/25)
Goals...........................…10, vs. Michigan (5/11/25)
Assists…........................4 (5x), vs. North Carolina (5/25/25)
Caused Turnovers......…3, at Marquette (3/7/25)
Ground Balls..................6, at Maryland (3/21/25)
Draw Controls….............9, vs. Johns Hopkins (3/16/24)

Season Highs:

Shots…...........................14, vs. Maryland (4/27/25)
Goals...........................…10, vs. Michigan (5/11/25)
Assists….........................4 (5x), vs. North Carolina (5/25/25)
Caused Turnovers.......…3, at Marquette (3/7/25)
Ground Balls…................6, at Maryland (3/21/25)
Draw Controls..............…6, vs. Boston College (5/23/25)

2025: NCAA Record holder for most goals in a season (109) ... School record and second most points in NCAA history with 158 points this season ... First in Division I in goals per game (4.95), points (158), points per game (7.18) ... Second in NCAA for free position goals per game (1.82) and shots on goal per game (7.36) ... Started in all 22 games ... Recorded six goals, an assist, and five draw controls in season opener against Notre Dame (2/7) ... Tallied five goals, three assists, a ground ball, and two draw controls against Canisius (2/9) ... Notched three goals, three assists, three draw controls, a ground ball, and a caused turnover against Boston College (2/15) ... Logged six goals, an assist, two ground balls, and a caused turnover against Niagara (2/18) ... Contributed six goals, an assist, a ground ball, and a draw control against Colorado (2/21) ... Tallied five goals, an assist, and three draw controls at Syracuse (2/25) ... Notched career high of eight goals, five ground balls, and three caused turnovers and possessed four draw controls at Marquette (3/7) ... Recorded six goals, three assists, two ground balls, a caused turnover, and three draw controls against Penn State (3/16) ... Posted two goals, three assists, six ground balls, two caused turnovers, and two draw controls against Maryland (3/21) ... Had three goals, an assist, and three draw controls against North Carolina (3/27) ... Contributed five goals, an assist, and a draw control at USC (3/30) ... Tallied four goals, four assists, a ground ball, and two draw controls at Johns Hopkins (4/3) ... Recorded five goals, two assists, a ground ball, and three draw controls at Rutgers (4/6) ... Logged seven goals and four assists against Oregon (4/13) ... Notched six goals, two assists, and two draw controls against Michigan (4/17) ... Had six goals, three assists, a ground ball, and three draw controls at Ohio State (4/19) ... Recorded four goals, an assist, two ground balls, and two draw controls in Big Ten Tournament Semifinals against Johns Hopkins (4/25) ... Tallied two goals, an assist, a ground ball, a caused turnover, and a draw control to clinch Big Ten Tournament Title at Maryland (4/27) ... Scored a career-high 10 goals, setting an NCAA Tournament single-game record, and notched an assist, a ground ball, and a draw control against Michigan (5/11) ... Notched six goals, four assists, a ground ball, and two draw controls against Penn to advance to the Final Four (5/15) ... Posted four goals, four assists, two ground balls, a caused turnover, and six draw controls in NCAA Semifinals against Boston College (5/23) ... Contributed four assists, a ground ball, a caused turnover, and four draw controls in National Championship game against North Carolina (5/25).

2024: Third in Division I in both goals scored (83) and points (116)...Sixth in the nation with a clip of 5.52 points per game ...Fifth in the Big Ten with 1.6 assists per game...Eighth in the Big Ten with 74 draw controls...Third in the Big Ten with 11 power play goals ... Started all 21 games...Ranked second on the team in goals (83), assists (33), and draw controls (74)...Scored four goals, had two assists, and pulled down six draw controls in season opener against Syracuse (2/10)...Repeated her four goal, two assist performance against Marquette (2/19)...Set her career high with six goals against Colorado (2/22)...Had three goals, an assist, and five draw controls against Boston College (2/29)...Had five goals and three draw controls against Denver (3/8)...Set a season high with three assists against UAlbany (3/10)...Matched her season high in assists against Johns Hopkins to go along with four goals and a career high nine draw controls (3/16)...Had back-to-back five goal performances in the 'Cats NCAA Tournament run against Penn (5/16) and Florida (5/24)...Had three goals, an assist, and five draw controls in National Championship game against Boston College (5/26).

2023: Started all 22 games ... Totaled 53 goals and 17 assists, was third on the team with 56 draw controls ... Became the first Wildcat since at least 2007 to score five goals in their first collegiate game in her debut against Syracuse (2/11 )... Pulled down a game-high eight draw controls and scored twice at Marquette (2/23) ... Tallied three goals and three ground balls against Vanderbilt (3/4) ... Pulled in three draw controls and scored a goal in a win over then-No. 1 North Carolina (3/19) ... Added three goals, two draw controls and two ground balls against Johns Hopkins (3/23) ... Tied a season-high with five goals against Stanford (3/26) ... Scored two goals with two assists, two ground balls and three draw controls against Penn State (3/30) ... Set a season-high with three assists against Rutgers (4/6), along with two goals ...Scored three goals and registered three draw controls against Michigan (5/4) ... Added two goals, a ground ball and a caused turnover against Denver in NCAA semifinals (5/26) ... Became the first freshman since at least 2005 to score four goals in the NCAA title game (5/28).

High School: Team captain … 2x All American … 2x All County Honoree in lacrosse, soccer, and basketball … 2x First Team All Long Island recipient … Received the Paumanok Award, given to the best senior lacrosse player on Long Island … 2x USA Lacrosse Magazine Northeast Player of the Week … Scholar Athlete Nassau County … Participated in LILJ All-Star Senior Game … Led her high school to a conference championship in her senior year ... Played on Long Island Top Guns Club Team ... Honor roll student.

Personal: Born in Wantagh, N.Y. … Parents are Chris and Georgette Taylor … both parents were college student-athletes ... they are currently health/physical education teachers and lacrosse and football coaches ... Chris Taylor played college football at the University of New Haven ... Georgette Taylor played field hockey at Long Island University ... brother Christian played college football and wrestled at Mercyhurst University / scholar athlete / All-American ... Madison chose Northwestern over Michigan, Florida, and Syracuse … Played against Rachel Weiner and Francesca Argentieri … Played with Abby LoCascio … Taylor is a junior studying education/sports administration.