San Diego Athletics

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

• All-WCC second team (2017)
• Started in 75 of a possible 78 games during her collegiate career
• Concluded career with 12 points on three goals and five assists

SENIOR (2017) 

• All-WCC second team
• Led the Toreros with five assists and was third on the team with five points
• Registered a career best five assists
• Helped San Diego's defense record three shutouts, a 1.61 GAA and .760 save percentage
• Assisted both of San Diego's goals in a 2-0 victory at Gonzaga (Oct. 28)
• Assisted San Diego's game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory against Saint Mary's (Oct. 5)
• Assisted the Toreros first goal in a 2-1 win at BYU (Sept. 29)
• Assisted San Diego's first goal in a 3-1 victory against Denver (Sept. 3)
• Started all 19 games

JUNIOR (2016) 

• Started all 19 games for the Toreros
• Had two assists on the season as a defender
• Took 12 shots, putting five on goal
• Helped the team record six total shutouts, and a goals-against-average of 1.32 

SOPHOMORE (2015) 

• Played and started in 18 matches as a defender for the Toreros
• Scored one goal against Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 27)
• Took a total of 12 shots, seven of them on frame
• Helped the team record six total shutouts, and a goals-against-average of 1.15
• Helped the team post shutouts against No. 23 Long Beach State (9/4/15), Oregon State (9/20/15), Portland (10/1/15), Pepperdine (10/31/15) and against Pacific (11/615)

FRESHMAN (2014) 

• Played in all 20 matches with 19 starts
• Scored two goals and added in one assist for five points
• Took nine shots, three on goal
• Helped lead USD into the NCAA Tournament
• Scored one goal against Saint Mary's (11/1/14)
• Scored one goal against Loyola Marymount (11/8/14)
• Recorded one assist Oklahoma (9/21/14)

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB 

• Prepped at Rancho Bernardo High School
• Was a four-year letter winner in soccer
• Was a two-time first-team All-Palomar League selection
• As a senior, she was named second-team All-CIF, and was a San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic team selection
• Was a two-time team MVP
• As a junior she scored 20 goals and had six assists
• As a senior, she scored 16 goals, and added in four assists
• Played club soccer for the San Diego Surf
• Helped lead her team to the 2011 Surf Cup Championship
• Helped her team qualify for ECNL National finals in 2012, 2013, and 2014
• Her team was a national semifinalist in 2014
• She was named to the 2011-12 ECNL All Event Team - National Showcase Event Series
• She was selected to the ECNL Player Development program in 2013 and 2014

PERSONAL 

• Tara Meier was born on Dec. 28, 1995 in Clovis, Calif
• She is the daughter of Dave and Kathy Meier
• Chose to attend USD because of the academic reputation of the university, and because of the strong soccer program
• Her father, Dave, played baseball at Stanford