University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

2012: Started all 10 games he appeared in before an injury ended his season…Led the team with 39 points, was second with 24 goals and tied for first notching a career-high 15 assists…Was second on the team with three man-up goals as well as 65 shots…Also led the team in shooting percentage (.369) and was fifth with a .585 shots on goal percentage…Picked up 16 ground balls and was fifth on the squad with 10 caused turnovers…Found the back of the net in every game he played in…Set a school record with eight points by posting seven goals and handing out an assist at Canisius, earning MAAC Offensive Player of the Week…The seven markers was his career high as he also tied the Titan record, while attempting just eight shots in the game…That contest came a week after he posted a then career-best seven points on three goals and a career-high four assists at Quinnipiac…Had a hat trick with three goals and collected three ground balls at Georgetown…Tallied two goals and three helpers in back-to-back games versus Michigan and at nationally-ranked North Carolina…Recorded two goals, an assist and tied his season-high with three caused turnovers at Mercer…Started the year with a goal and an assist along with tying his career high with four ground balls and causing three turnovers at No.19 Delaware…

2011: Did not play in 2011.

2010: Team MVP who was selected to the All-MAAC second team after an explosive freshman campaign that saw him lead the squad with 37 goals and 48 points, fifth and sixth in the conference, respectively…Ended the year 14th in the country with 2.47 goals per game and 36th totaling 3.2 points per game… His 37 markers led all Division I freshmen on the year…He also ended the season fourth on the Titan squad with 36 ground balls and had 13 caused turnovers…The MAAC’s four-time Rookie of the Week netted seven hat tricks, including a season-high five markers at Ohio State…He posted a career-best six points against Quinnipiac, with three goals and three assists…Made an instant impact right from the very first game scoring four goals in the season opener against Bellarmine…Had four markers and a helper for five points at Lehigh…Recorded a pair of goals and assists in the program’s first-ever win against Presbyterian…Notched four goals against VMI and at Yale…Ended the season with a pair of strikes at Saint Joseph’s and versus Marist and five points with three goals and two assists against Wagner…Tied his season best with four GB’s at Robert Morris, Presbyterian and Marist, and caused a career-best four caused turnovers against VMI…Took 112 shots on the year with 70 on goal for a .625 shots on goal percentage…Four of his markers were with the man-up.

Prior to Detroit: A four-year starter in high school…Helped his team to two regional championships and a bronze medal at the Ontario Federation of Secondary Athletic Associations Championships…His prep team lost a total of fours games during his career…Played for the U-19 Niagara Raiders that won the 2008 Provincial Championship as well as helping Team Ontario the 2008 adidas Brogden Cup, scoring three goals in the title game.

Personal: Son of Jeanne Matthews and Todd Tayler…Has one sister…Lists his biggest thrill in sports as winning the U-19 provincial championship and the Brogden Cup…A Health Services Administration major.