Position: Assistant Coach
Alma Mater: Seton Hall '05
Completing a staff of new faces is Taylor, who brings with her a
vast amount of experience about the BIG EAST as both a player and
assistant coach. She spent the 2006 season, her first as a coach,
with the Providence Friars, who finished sixth in the BIG EAST
conference with an 11-11 mark and a 29-19-1 record overall. It was
the first time since the 1996 season that the Friars advanced to
the BIG EAST tournament and the most conference wins the program
has had since 1995.
“Laura brings invaluable experience and expertise to our staff,”
said head coach Amy Kvilhaug. “She has been success as both a
coach and a player in the BIG EAST. She is a tremendous
hitting instructor and I feel the student-athletes are going to
learn a great deal from her.”
Taylor has also spent her summers working with various camps and
clinics in the New Jersey area. She has served as a coach’s
assistant and a hitting instructor for many camps and worked with
athletes both individually and in groups.
As a player, Taylor had a phenomenal four year career with the
Seton Hall Pirates in South Orange, N.J. She closed out her career
as one of the top hitters in the NCAA and in Seton Hall history.
She is the Pirates all-time leader in home runs with 59, which also
places her at 11th on the NCAA’s all-time list. Taylor also
contributed 180 hits and a program-best 160 RBI. She was named BIG
EAST Player of the Year in 2005 and was a three-time All-BIG EAST
and All-Northeast Region selection. The slugger earned BIG EAST
Player of the Week honors five times over her career and was named
Seton Hall’s Female Athlete of the Year on three separate
occasions. In 2002, her rookie season, Taylor was the NCAA Home Run
Statistical Champion.
Taylor graduated from Seton Hall with a bachelor’s degree in
finance. In 2005, Taylor signed a professional contract with
the NY/NJ Juggernauts of the National Pro Fastpitch
League. Her father Jeff is currently a top-ranking scout for
the Cincinnati Reds and has scouted for the New York
Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays in
the past. She is originally from Hockessin, Del. and
currently resides in Queens, N.Y.