Carter Taylor

Carter Taylor goes after the ball in the MPSF Men's Water Polo Tournament match against Pacific at McDonalds Swim Stadium on the campus of USC, Sun., Nov. 25, 2012.

Carter Taylor gets ready to fire off a shot against UC Irvine Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Campus Pool.

Carter Taylor in the Men's MPSF Conference Water Polo match against Pacific at the 49er Campus Pool, Long Beach, Calif., Sun., Nov. 4, 2012.

Balint Meszaros and Carter Taylor in the MPSF conference match against UCLA Saturday November 3, 2012, at the Spieker Aquatics Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

Carter Taylor in the MPSF Conference opener against USC at the 49er Campus Pool, Long Beach, Calif., Friday, Oct. 19, 2012.

Carter Taylor in the Annual Alumni Water Polo match at the 49er Campus pool, Sat. Sept., 22, 2012

Carter Taylor in the non-conference match against Loyola Marymount at the 49er Campus Pool, Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012.

11/5/11 - Carter Taylor (15) of the Long Beach State Men's Water Polo team.

Photo by: Steven Georges

Photo by: Stephen Carr

Position:
Attacker
Height:
6-5
Weight:
220
Class:
Senior
Major:
American Studies
Hometown:
Newport Beach, Calif.
Prev School:
Corona Del Mar HS

Long Beach State (2012): Started 31-of-32 matches as a junior ... Seventh on the team with 24 goals and a .750 goals per game average ... Notched multiple goals in seven different games ... Recorded a season-high three goals against No. 16 Air Force ... Netted back-to-back multi-goal games on the last day of the NorCal Tournament vs. No. 12 UC Davis and No. 10 Loyola Marymount ... Tied for a game-high two goals in 9-8 come from behind victory over No. 19 Cal Baptist ... Found the back of the net twice in a 14-13 sudden victory loss to No. 7 Pacific ... One of four players to score multiple goals in a 14-12 upset of No. 5 Pacific to take fifth at the MPSF Tournament.

(2011): Redshirted.

(2010): Played in 20 games finishing seventh on the team in goals with 12 (0.60 per game) ... Scored two goals in three different games ... Led LBSU with a pair of goals in a 6-5 win at UC San Diego, while also scoring twice at UC Santa Barbara and at California.

(2009): Appeared in 18 games scoring six goals ... Led the team in scoring in a game against UCLA ... Scored a goal in an 8-6 win over Loyola Marymount.

High School: Graduated from Corona Del Mar High School in 2009 ... A third-team All-CIF Division I performer his senior season ... Named first-team All-Pacific Coast League after junior and senior years ... Earned All-CIF Division I honorable mention honors his junior year ... Lettered in varsity swimming all four years.

Major: American Studies