Taylor Soule

Scouting Report

Taylor Soule is a winner.  Taylor has an incredibly high motor and elite level athleticism.  She is a bull in the halfcourt and can bully players from positions 1-4. She puts constant pressure on defenses by getting in the lane at will. Defensively, she has amazingly quick hands and is strong enough to guard power forwards, in addition to players at the 2 and 3 positions.

Profile

2022-23 (Graduate Student)
Soule started all 36 games en route to an ACC title and the program's first Final Four appearance. She contributed 10.9 points per game as well as 5.6 rebounds. She recorded three double-doubles and also scored 20+ three times. During the 22-23 season she made six 3-point field goals, doubling her tally from her first four seasons of college basketball. She was named Second Team All-ACC and to the ACC's All-Tournament Second Team. She earned ACC All-Academic Team recognition for the second time in 2023.

Drafted 28th in the 2023 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx.

2022-23 SEASON ACCOLADES

• Cheryl Miller Award Watch List
• Preseason All-ACC
• Wooden Award Watch List
• 2023 ACC Second Team
• 2023 ACC All-Tournament Second Team

Soule competed for the past four seasons at Boston College where she recorded 1,500 points and earned All-ACC honors in each of the past three years, including a Second Team nod in 2021-22 after averaging 16 points and 5.5 rebounds in 32 minutes of action per contest for the Eagles.

This past season, Soule led BC to a 21-12 record (10-8 in ACC) as they reached the Round of 16 in the WNIT. She scored in double figures in 30 games, posted 20 points or more nine times and dropped a career-high 33 in the penultimate game of the season vs Quinnipiac.

For her 123-game career, Soule averages 13.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and shoots .504 from the field. The West Lebanon, New Hampshire native owns 17 career double-doubles and has started in 102 games.

AS A SENIOR (2021-22)
Started and played in all 33 games for the Eagles, playing a career-high 32.2 minutes per game ... finished second on the team in scoring (16.0 ppg), second on the team in rebounding (5.5 rpg), third in assists (2.5 apg) and second in steals (1.5) ... one of six players in the nation and the only in the ACC to average 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals and shoot 50 percent from the field ... averaged career highs in steals and assists ... increased her scoring average all four years ... was named ACC Player of the Week twice ... seventh in the ACC in scoring, third in field goal percentage, fifth in offensive rebounds per game and tied for third with nine, 20-point performances ... posted a team-high three double-doubles ... was named Second-Team All-ACC ... scored in double figures in 30 of 33 games ... fired in a career-high 33 points and 16 rebounds in the Third Round of the WNIT on 14-for-18 shooting, breaking the postseason single-game scoring record held by Kerri Shields and tying the postseason single-game rebounding record (Carolyn Swords) ... turned in double-figure scoring efforts in the final 19 games of the season ... her 529 points was 10th all-time in program history in a single season ... became the 29th member of the 1,000-point club in the season opener against Harvard (11/9) ... one of six players in school history with at least 1,500 points and 600 rebounds ... ended her career fourth all-time in free throws (399), 7th in field goals made (560), 7th in rebounds (671) and 8th in scoring (1,522).

AS A JUNIOR (2020-21)
First-Team All-ACC … All-ACC Blue Ribbon Second-Team … ACC Player of the Week … Preseason All-ACC … Cheryl Miller Award Watch List … Women’s Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Watch List … finished seventh in the ACC in scoring … finished 12^th in the ACC in rebounding … 12^th in the ACC in field goal percentage … led the team in points scored (299), free throws made (76), offensive, defensive, and total rebounds (68-65-133), and minutes (599); finished third in steals (24), and fourth in assists (32) … led the team in scoring in 10 games … led the team in rebounds in nine games … played in 19 games with 19 starts … averaged 31.5 minutes, 15.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game … shot 43 percent from the floor and 75 percent from the foul line … scored in double-digits in 13 games and four times on the boards … recorded 20+ points in seven games … in the season opener against New Hampshire, she recorded a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds in 29 minutes on the floor … followed with another double-double performance (29 points, 13 rebounds) against UMass on Nov. 29 … shot 8-11 on the floor against Georgia Tech on Dec. 9, with 19 points, two rebounds, two assists, and two steals … contributed 20 points, seven rebounds, and three assists against Syracuse … in a win over Notre Dame on Jan. 7, Soule tallied 21 points, eight rebounds, and two assists … recorded a season high 39 minutes, with seven rebounds and 15 points … tallied her third double-double of the season against Pittsburgh on Feb. 16, with 12 rebounds and 27 points … in the last regular season game against Syracuse, she finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
All-ACC Tournament second-team honors ... ACC’s Most Improved Player … All-ACC Blue Ribbon second-team …. All-ACC Honorable Mention … Two-time ACC Player of the Week … Jesuit Player of the Week on Feb. 24 … CollegeSportsMadness National Players of the Week, Feb. 17 & Feb. 24 …  Played in 32 games with 30 starts … Averaged 27.5 minutes, a team-high 7.7 rebounds and 14.5 points per game … Shot 54 percent from the floor and 72 percent from the foul line … Led the team in points scored (465), offensive, defensive and total rebounds (97-148-245), double-doubles (10), free throws made and attempted (139-193) … Second on the team in steals (38) and blocks (14) … Averaged 15.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and shot 54.2 percent from the floor against ACC teams … Led the team in scoring in 13 games … Led the team in rebounding in 18 games … Scored in double-figures in points 23 times and 13 times on the boards … Tallied 20+ points in eight games … Recorded 10 double-doubles … During the season she recorded double-digits on the boards in five straight games (vs. Delaware St., NC State, at Pitt, at Notre Dame and vs. UVA). She was the first player since 2010-11 to achieve that feat … In the final regular season home game, she was 6-for-7 from the floor with fie boards and 16 points in the win over Miami, 2.23.20 … Hit 10-of-13 from the floor, had 12 boards for 22 points in the win over Pitt, 2.20.20 … Shot 11-for-13 from the floor, scored a career-high 29 points with 12 boards in win over North Carolina, 2.16.20...Named ACC Player of the Week & National Jesuit Player of the Week for averaging a double-double in wins vs. UNC and Notre Dame on Feb. 17 ... In BC’s first sweep over Notre Dame on Feb. 13, she had 20 points with 10 boards for her seventh double-double of the season ... Battled foul trouble vs. Clemson and had a big offensive rebound with five seconds to play to secure the win, 2.9.20...Had 18 points with five rebounds vs. Syracuse, 2.6.20...Recorded her sixth double-double (15, 11) in the win over Wake Forest, 2.2.20 … In the win at No. 14 Florida State, she recorded 11 points with 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season, 1.30.20 ... Recorded her fourth double-double (13, 11) in win at Georgia Tech, 1.19.20 … In the Eagles first road win vs. Notre Dame in program history, she scored 19 points, 12 rebounds and three assists, 1.9.20 ... Made 8-of-12 shots from the field, grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds for her first career double-double vs. Delaware State, 12.20.19...Tallied 15 points, seven boards, and three steals at BU, 12.15.19 ... Scored 22 points with nine boards in loss at Duke, 12.8.19...Scored 24 points on 10-for-13 from the floor in win over St. Francis, 11.10.19 … Opened the season with a 12-point effort in the against UMass Lowell, 11.5.19

AS A FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Played in 29 games, started 20 … Averaged 21.8 minutes, 7.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game … In ACC action. Soule averaged 23.1 minutes, 8.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game … Scored in double-figures in nine games … Scored 10 points with three rebounds in her collegiate debut at Rhode Island on Nov. 8 … Scored 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting vs. Saint Peter’s on Nov. 11 … Tallied seven points in her ACC debut vs. Georgia Tech on Jan. 3 … In the win over Pitt on Jan. 13, Soule hit four free throws in the final 18 seconds to seal the road win. She finished with 13 points, three blocks and two rebounds in 21 minutes of action … Shot 5-for-6 from the floor, 8-for-10 from the foul line to scored 18 points with five rebounds at Notre Dame on Jan. 20 … Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds with six points vs. Clemson on Feb. 16 … Posted a 21 points with nine rebounds and two steals vs. UNC on Feb. 21.

BEFORE BC
Played basketball and soccer at Kimball Union Academy … Averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists per game as a junior … Reached the 1,000 point mark in February, 2017 … NEPSAC Class C All-Star in 2015, 2016 & 2017 … NH Notebook No. 2 Top Prospect Class of 2018 … Played for head coach Scott Hazelton and the Mass Rivals … Deep South Classic All-Tournament Honorable Mention in 2016 … NEPSAC Class CA All-Star in 2016 as a junior in soccer.