Hofstra University Athletics

#9 Tara Buecker

Senior ? 5-6 ? Midfield

Street, MD ? North Harford

A veteran starter who is coming off her best season as a junior...Team co-captain...2004: Started all 16 games...Ranked third on the team in scoring with 29 points on 23 goals and six assists...Scored five goals, including the game-winner, and added an assist against Vanderbilt...Scored four goals versus Drexel...Had three goals at Saint Mary's...Had two goals and two assists versus Boston College...Tallied two assists versus Duke...Took 60 shots...Scooped up 12 ground balls...Posted 13 draw controls...Had 10 goals and one assist in CAA games...Named to the IWLCA Academic All-America team...Earned CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...2003: Started all 16 games...Recorded 12 goals and two assists for 14 points...Ranked fourth on the team in goals and fifth in overall scoring...Picked up 28 ground balls...Had 14 draw controls and seven caused turnovers...Took 40 shots...Scored two goals versus Drexel, Towson and Fairfield...Tallied a goal and an assist versus George Mason...Had a goal at Vanderbilt...Picked up an assist versus Holy Cross...Had four ground balls at James Madison and Loyola...Had two caused turnovers versus Holy Cross and George Mason...Had seven goals and one assist in Colonial Athletic Association games...Earned Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner's Academic Award...2002: Played in all 17 games, starting 16...Recorded nine goals and three assists for 12 points...Took 19 shots...Picked up 13 ground balls...Had 10 caused turnovers...Scored two goals and added an assist versus Rutgers...Scored two goals at George Mason...Had a goal, an assist and two ground balls versus Towson...Had two caused turnovers versus Albany and Rutgers...Tallied four goals and one assist in Colonial Athletic Association games...Member of the Colonial Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete team...High School: Played four years of lacrosse and soccer at North Harford High School in Pylesville, Maryland...First team all-county selection as a sophomore and senior...Greater Baltimore Chapter of Lacrosse Player of the Year nominee...Received the Peggy Boutilier Award by the Greater Baltimore Chapter of Lacrosse...Three-time team Most Valuable Player...Second team all-county pick as a junior...Led team in scoring as a junior with 35 goals and was second as a senior with 40 goals...Two-time all-county selection in soccer...Honor Roll student...Member of the National Honor Society...Personal: Has two brothers...Brother, Matthew, was a member of the lacrosse team at Fairfield University...Hobbies include water and snow skiing...Also recruited by Old Dominion, Towson, Connecticut and UMBC...Began playing lacrosse at age 6...Physical education major.