Ian Taylor '15
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- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Goalkeeping Coach
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- Email:
- itaylor@lakeforest.edu
Ian Taylor returns to his alma mater in 2022 for a second stint as goalkeeper coach for the Forester women's soccer team. He previously served in that capacity for three years beginning in 2018.
Six Forester goalkeepers combined to shut out 16 of 42 opponents during Taylor's first three seasons on staff and they surrendered a total of just 16 goals in 18 Midwest Conference games during that span. The group was led by Maggie Kersting, who was named Second Team All-MWC in 2019.
Taylor graduated from Lake Forest College in 2015 and was a four-year letter winner on the Forester men's soccer team. He helped lead the squad to a pair of conference titles and the 2013 Foresters made the program's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1980. Taylor posted an 18-12-3 record with seven shutouts and a 0.97 goals against average in his career and finished his four years ranked tied-for-fifth in recorded team history in shutouts, seventh in victories, and eighth in saves. He was a three-time MWC Defensive Performer of the Week and was named Lake Forest's Most Valuable Player as a senior.
Successful in the classroom as well, Taylor was a four-time Academic All-MWC honoree. He graduated with degrees in secondary education and mathematics and is now a high school math teacher in nearby Bannockburn.
