Taryn Rauff
6 Taryn Rauff
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Gr.
  • Hometown:
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • High School:
    St Stithians Girls College
  • Position:
    M
  • Major:
    Biology Research Intensive
  • g
    5
  • a
    8
  • p
    18
  • sh %
    .093
  • gw
    2
  • ds
    0

Bio

2023 (Graduate)
America East Second Team ... Appeared in and started all 17 games ... Posted a career-high 18 points on five goals and eight assists ... Finishes career third in goals (20) and second in points (52) ... Scored first-ever goal at the new Bryant Field Hockey Complex ... Scored in back-to-back games vs UAlbany and Hofstra ... Notched assists in three-straight games vs Maine, Cal and Vermont ... Scored game-winning goals against Hofstra and Stanford ... Posted two assists in final game of her career.

2022 (Senior)
Appeared in 15 games and made 12 starts ... Finished the season with nine points on three goals and three assists ... Scored back-to-back goals in games against Lafayette and Colgate ... Had a season-high three-point game against Maine with a goal and assist ... Recorded the game-winning assist against Holy Cross.

2021 (Junior)
All-NEC First Team ... Appeared in 17 games and made 15 starts ... Led team with 17 points on eight goals and an assist ... Scored first goal of year at La Salle ... Notched three goals in a two-game weekend vs Vermont and New Hampshire ... Notched two goals vs Vermont ... Scored in back-to-back games vs Wagner at Rider ... Scored game-winning goal vs LIU ... Notched a goal vs Fairfield ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

2021 spring (Sophomore)
Appeared in four games, making three starts ... Missed time due to injury ... Posted four shots and one shot on goal ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

2019 (Freshman)
Appeared and started in all 19 games for the Bulldogs… Racked up four goals on 29 shots, including two game-winning goals … Earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors for her ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 goal against Holy Cross along with her game-winning goal against Lehigh for the week of September 24-30 … Received All-NEC Second Team Honors … Earned a spot on the NEC Fall 2019 Academic Honor Roll.

Before Bryant
Member of the Crusaders Women's Premier Team ... Played for the U16A South African team that played in the tri-nations series against Zimbabwe and Botswana in 2016 ... Earned the Best Junior Award in 2014 and 2015 as well as earning Best Senior Player award in 2017 and 2018 ... Served as a captain of her school's field hockey team in 2018 at St. Stithians Girls College. 

Personal
Daughter of Michele and Howard Rauff ... Has one brother, Ethan. 

 

Career Highs 
Points: 2, 4x, last vs. Wagner (10/13/19)
Goals: 1, 4x, last vs. Wagner (10/13/19)
Assists: --
Multi-Goal Games: --
Multi-Point Games: 4, last at Wagner (10/13/19)

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 8 California L, 8-1
Oct 13 Vermont L, 5-1
Oct 20 UMass Lowell L, 2-1
Oct 22 Hofstra W, 2-0
Oct 27 Stanford W, 2-0
Oct 29 UC Davis W, 2-1
  Overall Conf
Games 17 8
Games started 17 8
Goals 5 2
Assists 8 6
Points 18 10
Shots 54 19
Shot Pct .093 .105
Game-winning goals 2 1
Defensive saves 0 0
Penalty strokes 0-0 0-0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct gw ds ps-att
Aug 26 at Lindenwood (MO) W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0-0
Aug 27 at Saint Louis W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 0-0
Sep 1 at Providence L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 4 at Fairfield L, 5-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 8 Merrimack W, 3-1 1 1 1 3 5 .200 0 0 0-0
Sep 13 at Quinnipiac L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 6 .000 0 0 0-0
Sep 15 Stonehill W, 4-2 1 0 1 1 7 .000 0 0 0-0
Sep 17 at Wake Forest   - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 UAlbany L, 4-2 1 1 0 2 3 .333 0 0 0-0
Sep 26 at Holy Cross W, 2-1 1 1 0 2 4 .250 0 0 0-0
Sep 29 at New Hampshire L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0-0
Oct 6 at Maine L, 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0 0-0
Oct 8 California L, 8-1 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0 0-0
Oct 13 Vermont L, 5-1 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0 0-0
Oct 20 UMass Lowell L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0-0
Oct 22 Hofstra W, 2-0 1 1 0 2 7 .143 1 0 0-0
Oct 27 Stanford W, 2-0 1 1 1 3 3 .333 1 0 0-0
Oct 29 UC Davis W, 2-1 1 0 2 2 4 .000 0 0 0-0

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2019-20 19 19 .21 .00 .42 1.53 .138 .95 .621
2020-21 4 3 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .000 .25 .250
2021-22 17 15 .47 .06 1.00 2.71 .174 1.76 .652
2022-23 15 12 .20 .20 .60 2.60 .077 1.73 .667
2023-24 17 17 .29 .47 1.06 3.18 .093 1.71 .537
Total 72 66 .28 .17 .72 2.39 .116 1.44 .605

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw ds ps-att
2019-20 19 19 4 0 8 29 .138 18 .621 2 0 0-0
2020-21 4 3 0 0 0 4 .000 1 .250 0 0 0-0
2021-22 17 15 8 1 17 46 .174 30 .652 1 0 0-0
2022-23 15 12 3 3 9 39 .077 26 .667 0 0 0-0
2023-24 17 17 5 8 18 54 .093 29 .537 2 0 0-0
Total 72 66 20 12 52 172 .116 104 .605 5 0 0-0

Splits Stats - Game

    gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Event Total 17 17 .29 .47 1.06 3.18 .093 1.71 .537
Conference 8 8 .25 .75 1.25 2.38 .105 1.38 .579
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 9 .44 .78 1.67 3.89 .114 2.00 .514
Away 8 8 .13 .13 .38 2.38 .053 1.38 .579
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 8 .50 .63 1.63 4.50 .111 2.25 .500
Losses 9 9 .11 .33 .56 2.00 .056 1.22 .611
Month August 2 2 .00 .00 .00 3.00 .000 1.50 .500
September 8 8 .38 .25 1.00 3.25 .115 1.75 .538
October 7 7 .29 .86 1.43 3.14 .091 1.71 .545

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw ds ps-att
Event Total 17 17 5 8 18 54 .093 29 .537 2 0 0-0
Conference 8 8 2 6 10 19 .105 11 .579 1 0 0-0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0
Location Home 9 9 4 7 15 35 .114 18 .514 2 0 0-0
Away 8 8 1 1 3 19 .053 11 .579 0 0 0-0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0
Result Wins 8 8 4 5 13 36 .111 18 .500 2 0 0-0
Losses 9 9 1 3 5 18 .056 11 .611 0 0 0-0
Month August 2 2 0 0 0 6 .000 3 .500 0 0 0-0
September 8 8 3 2 8 26 .115 14 .538 0 0 0-0
October 7 7 2 6 10 22 .091 12 .545 2 0 0-0

News Mentions

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Gouws, Rauff named to America East Second Team; Guitink All-Academic

BOSTON -- Bryant University field hockey graduate students Brittany Gouws and Taryn Rauff were named to the America East Second Team, while Lotte...

November 2, 2023

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Bryant blanks Stanford, 2-0, for first-ever America East win

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Taryn Rauff and Olivia Clarke scored and the Bryant University field hockey team played stout defense to earn its first-ever...

October 27, 2023

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Field Hockey closes season with Stanford, UC Davis

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University field hockey team closes out its regular season this weekend with games against Stanford (Friday)...

October 24, 2023

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Bryant blanks Hofstra, 2-0, on Sunday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Taryn Rauff and Natalie Griffin scored goals and Dieneke Hes posted three saves to earn her first collegiate shutout as the...

October 22, 2023

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Bryant falls to No. 18 UMass Lowell in OT, 2-1

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Natalie Brown scored her third goal of the season and the Bryant University field hockey team took No. 18 UMass Lowell to...

October 20, 2023

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Bryant hosts UMass Lowell, Hofstra this weekend

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University field hockey team hosts a pair of games this weekend at the Bryant Field Hockey Complex. Bryant...

October 19, 2023

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Bulldogs fall to Vermont on Friday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The Bryant University field hockey team fell to Vermont, 5-1, on Friday afternoon.   

October 13, 2023

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Bulldogs fall to Cal, 8-1

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The Bryant University field hockey team fell to Cal, 8-1, on Sunday afternoon.   

October 8, 2023

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Bulldogs suffer heartbreaking 3-2 loss at Maine

ORONO, Maine -- Lotte Guitink scored a pair of first-half goals but Maine rallied back, scoring the game-winning goal with 32 seconds left to hand...

October 6, 2023

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Bryant faces New Hampshire Friday afternoon

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University field hockey team returns to America East play on Friday when it travels to New Hampshire. FIrst...

September 27, 2023

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Bryant visits Holy Cross on Tuesday night

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University field hockey team travels to Worcester on Tuesday night to face Holy Cross.

September 25, 2023

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Bulldogs fall to UAlbany, 4-2, on Sunday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The Bryant University field hockey team fell to UAlbany, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Bryant University Field Hockey...

September 24, 2023

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Bryant downs Stonehill, 4-2, on Friday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Brittany Gouws scored a pair of goals and finished with five points to lead the Bryant University field hockey team to a 4-2...

September 15, 2023

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Bryant visits Quinnipiac on Wednesday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University field hockey team travels to Hamden, Conn., on Wednesday to face Quinnipiac. First touch is set for...

September 12, 2023

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Bryant opens new home with 3-1 win over Merrimack

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Brittany Gouws and Lauren Rothwell scored seven seconds apart in the fourth quarter to put an exclamation point on a historic...

September 8, 2023

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Bryant travels to Fairfield Monday morning

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University field hockey team continues its road trip as it travels to Fairfield for a Monday morning matchup....

September 3, 2023

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Gouws, Rauff named to NFHCA Watch List

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Bryant University field hockey graduate students Brittany Gouws and Taryn Rauff were named to the NFHCA Division I Watch List...

August 31, 2023

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Bryant off to 2-0 start following 3-2 penalty shootout victory

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- The Bryant University field hockey team is 2-0 for the first time since 2002 following a scintillating 3-2 victory in...

August 27, 2023

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Season Preview: Bryant Field Hockey

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- There are plenty of reasons for excitement as the Bryant University field hockey program begins its 25th season this weekend...

August 23, 2023

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25th season of Bryant Field Hockey begins with excitement

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The 25th season of Bryant Field Hockey will bring a great deal of celebration and excitement to current student-athletes,...

August 9, 2023

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