Shannon Taylor (born December 25, 1986) is an American

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the

United States women's national field hockey team The United States women's national field hockey team, represents the United States in international field hockey. The team is currently coached by Anthony Farry. It made its first international appearance in 1920 when a touring team visited Engla ...

in the women's event. She was born in

Milford, Delaware Milford is a city in Kent and Sussex counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. According to the 2020 census, the population of the city is 11,190 people and 4,356 households in the city. The Kent County portion of Milford is part of the Dover, DE ...

. Taylor attended Syracuse University, where she played on the school's

team. She currently serves as an assistant coach at Saint Joseph's, having previously been an assistant at UMass for three seasons.

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* 1986 births Living people American female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of the United States Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2011 Pan American Games Richmond Spiders field hockey players Syracuse Orange field hockey players UMass Minutewomen field hockey coaches Saint Joseph's Hawks field hockey coaches Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Sportspeople from Virginia People from Midlothian, Virginia Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games {{US-fieldhockey-bio-stub