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2022 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Richard Palaikis

8 Taryn McManus

8 Taryn McManus

  • Position:
    Midfield
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Everest Academy
  • Hometown:
    Elora, Ont.

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • 4x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2021)
  • 2x Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020)
  • 2x MAC Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
  • 2x MAC All-Academic Team (2021, 2022)
  • IWLCA Division I Academic Honor Roll (2022)

2022: 
  • Played in all 15 games with 14 starts
  • Led the team with 22 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers and was third with 29 draw controls
  • Seventh in the MAC with 1.13 caused turnovers per game
  • Tallied 11 points on 10 goals and an assist and had a 78.3 shots on goal percentage as 18 of her 23 shots were on cage
  • Had a goal and an assist along with two ground balls and two caused turnovers against Marquette
  • Posted a pair of goals along with five draw controls, a season-high four GB's and three caused turnovers against Robert Morris
  • Pulled down a season-best six draw controls versus Youngstown State and also had three ground balls, two caused turnovers and a goal
  • Found the back of the net twice against Kent State with two draw controls and a GB
  • Finished her career seeing action in 51 games with 46 starts and was sixth in school record book with 1.02 caused turnovers per game, eighth in school history with 52 caused turnovers and 10th with 1.57 draw controls per game to go with 39 goals, 20 assists and 87 ground balls

2021
• Played and started all 10 contests for the Titans on the season.
• Tied-for-second on the team with 25 points, sharing the lead with 12 assists and scoring 13 goals.
• Showcased versatility, leading the team with 16 caused turnovers and tying for the team lead with 23 ground balls, also ranking second on the squad with 44 draw controls.
• Scored on 4-of-6 free-position shots and put 21-of-25 shots on goal (84.0% shooting percentage, second on the team).
• Tied-for-third in the Mid-American Conference in assists per game (1.2), ranking fourth in draw controls per game (4.4), caused turnovers per game (1.6) and tied-for-ninth in ground balls per game (2.3).
• Posted a season-high four assists against Youngstown State (3/13), before recording season-bests with five caused turnovers and five ground balls, adding four points in road win at Akron (4/13).
• First of two hat tricks on the season came in five-point effort (three goals, two assists) at Youngstown State (4/17).
• Tallied season-highs with five goals and seven points, adding six draw controls, five GB and four CT against Akron (4/24).
• Notched a season-best eight draw controls to go along with four GB and three caused turnovers against Kent State (5/1).
• Had three or more draw controls in nine of 10 games and three contests of three or more caused turnovers.
• Received Women's Lacrosse Academic All-MAC Team honors.
• Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA+).

2020
• One of six Titans to earn Commissioner's Medals for sporting a 3.8 GPA or better during 2019-20 school year.
• Earned Southern Conference Academic All-League honors.
• One of seven Titans to start in all eight games.
• Tied-for-fourth on the team with eight goals and ranked fifth on the squad with 10 points.
• Also tied-for-second on the squad with 12 ground balls, adding six draw controls and four caused turnovers.
• Put 14-of-16 shots on net (87.5 percent) during the season.
• Scored a team-best two goals in season opener at #3-Northwestern (2/7).
• Recorded three ground balls at home against Jacksonville (2/23).
• Tallied two points at Manhattan (2/29), adding a season-high five ground balls, two caused turnovers and two DC.
• Posted three points on two goals and one assist in season finale at home against Marquette (3/11).
• Earned Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll laurels (3.0 GPA+).
• Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA+).

2019
• Played in all 18 games, making 14 starts for the Titans.
• Tallied eight goals, five assists for 13 points, which was tied-for-seventh on the squad.
• Ranked fourth on the team in ground balls (30) and tied-for-fourth with sister Tegan McManus in caused turnovers with 15.
• Earned Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors on April 16 after leading the team with eight ground balls and five caused turnovers, adding one goal and one assist in a pair of Titan league victories at home.
• Named to SoCon All-Tournament Team after tallying first career hat trick and four points in semifinal setback to No. 3 Furman in the SoCon Championship (5/2).
• Made collegiate debut in season opener at Ohio State (2/10), notching a shot on goal.
• Scored first career goal in home opener against Butler (2/19), adding one caused turnover.
• Started final 14 games of the season, beginning with a road game at Duquesne (3/2) when she had two ground balls and one caused turnover.
• Tallied two goals on both shots on goal, adding four ground balls and one caused turnover at Saint Francis (3/23).
• Posted season-highs with five ground balls and three caused turnovers in SoCon win over Furman (4/12), adding one caused turnover and one ground ball.
• Collected three ground balls, two caused turnovers and one draw control against Wofford (4/14), before adding three more GB and two caused turnovers in home game against Coastal Carolina (4/20).
• Led the Titans offensively with a season-high four points (three goals, one assist) in semifinals of SoCon Championship against Furman (5/2).
• In final six games of season, notched six points (four goals, two assists), 15 ground balls and nine caused turnovers.
• Recorded nine games of multiple ground balls, including five contests of three or more GB.
• Received SoCon Commissioner's Medal for sporting 3.8 GPA or better during 2018-19 school year.
• Earned Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll laurels (3.0 GPA+).
• Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA+).

High School
• A 2018 graduate of Everest Academy.
• Lettered in lacrosse for the Eagles at Everest Academy and coach Ashley Rutz.
• Also competed in wrestling, track and field, badminton and cross country at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School in Guelph.
• Earned the Athletic & Academic award at Lourdes in 2016 and 2017.
• Received All-Star Team accolades in 2016 for All-Canada lacrosse game and summer games. 
• Played club lacrosse for 13 years for the Orangeville Northmen, winning a gold medal in 2015 and bronze medals in three-straight seasons (2012-14).
• Captured gold in ringette at nationals in 2016 and played for Team Ontario in ringette in 2017, while also earning MVP honors twice in track and field (2016 & 2017) and once in cross country (2016).
• Helped her team to a bronze medal in cross country at the OFSAA.
• Listed biggest thrill as winning gold at the Ontario summer club finals in 2015 alongside her sister, Tegan.

Personal
• Daughter of Mark and Kim McManus.
• Has one older sister, Tegan, who was a four-year letterwinner for the Titans, graduating in 2020.
• Born in Fergus, Ontario.
• Major is Mathematics.
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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2019Freshman

    Midfield
    5'3"
    8
  • 8

    2020Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'3"
    8
  • 8

    2021Junior

    Midfield
    5'3"
    8
  • 8

    2022Senior

    Midfield
    5'3"
    8