2018 Women's Soccer Roster

15 Hikari Taguchi

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Saitama, Japan
  • High School Fukushima Prefecture Tomioka HS
  • Prev School Univ. of Tsukuba

Biography

2017: Defensive stalwart who started all 15 games, playing 90 minutes in 13 of them … logged 1,286 minutes … helped Lakers to four shutouts and fourth other games of no more than one goal allowed … played all 90 minutes in 1-0 shutout victory of Division I The Citadel (9/10) … delivered first career assist in 6-0 victory at Francis Marion (9/30).
 
University of Tsukuba: Played soccer for UofT.
 
Fukushima Prefecture Tomioka High School: In three years of high school, played soccer each year … served as team captain as a senior … member of U16 Japanese National Team as a sophomore … that same season, helped lead team to AFC U16 Women’s Championship.
 
Personal: Born on April 12, 1993, Hikari is the daughter of Yoshinori and Ayako Tagauchi … family includes one sibling, Shotaro (24) … father, Yoshinori, played soccer at the University of Tsukuba from 1985-88 before embarking on 10-year professional career in Japan … he also managed Saitama Reinas from 2001-04 … currently pursuing in Master of Health Administration.

Career-Highs
Shots: 2 at USC Aiken (10/24/18)
Shots on Goal: 1 - Four Times, Last at USC Aiken (10/24/18)
Goals: N/A
Assists: 1 - Three Times, Last vs. Georgia Southwestern (9/22/18)
Minutes: 110 - Four Times, Last at USC Aiken (10/24/18)

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  • 15

    2017Graduate Student

    Defender
    5'8"
    15
  • 15

    2018Graduate Student

    Defender
    5'8"
    15