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  • Current Status: Active
  • Position: Defense
  • Number: 9
  • Home Town: Newbury Park, Calif.
  • Age: 23 (07/02/1999)
  • Height: 5' 8"
  • College: Southern California

Tara McKeown

[+ NWSL Player Stats]

Pronouns: She/Her
*Drafted by the Spirit with the eighth overall pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft

PROFESSIONAL

2021: Started 13 of 23 games played… Played 1,154 minutes… Scored one goal and added two assists… Drew the penalty that tied the game in the NWSL Championship. 2022: Made 11 starts in 12 appearances… Played 997 minutes… tied for third on the team with three goals… added an assist while ranking fourth on the team in shots (35) and shots on goal (15).

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SENIOR/2021:

  • Started all 14 games for the Trojans
  • Scored eight goals and added eight assists

JUNIOR/2019:

  • Played in 21 games for the Trojans, starting 20 to lead the team to an NCAA Quarterfinals appearance
  • Earned the fifth All-American first team selection in program history after being named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America first team, and to the Top Drawer Soccer Best XI first team
  • Became the first USC player to earn Pac-12 Forward of the Year honors and was named to the All-Pac-12 first team
  • Garnered All-Pacific Region first team honors
  • Became the fifth Trojan to ever be named a semifinalist for the prestigious MAC Hermann Trophy, given each year to the top player in college soccer
  • 15 goals were tied for fourth in the Pac-12, tied for 19th in the NCAA, and were third-most scored in a single season by a Trojan
  • Ranked fourth in the Pac-12 and tied for 18th nationally with 38 total points, the fourth-most in a season in program history
  • Tied for eighth in the Pac-12 with eight assists
  • Had four game-winning goals on the season, and led the team with four multi-goal games
  • Earned both National and Pac-12 Player of the Week honors twice this season
  • Tallied a career single game-high five points against then-No. 1 Florida State (9/1) after scoring twice and assisting the game-winner in overtime
  • Notched at least a point in all but seven games

SOPHOMORE/2018:

  • Named to the All Pac-12 third team
  • Saw action in all but one game, making 21 appearances and 20 starts, playing a total of 1,388 minutes
  • Finished fourth on the team in total points (19), goals scored (6) and assists (7)
  • Notched a career high two assists in the 10/21 game against Oregon
  • Scored in two of the Trojans’ three postseason games, with goals against Long Beach State (11/9) and LSU (11/16)
  • Posted a goal and an assist on three separate occasions

FRESHMAN/2017:

  • Received honors as a member of the Pac-12 All-Freshman team along with teammates Kaylie Collins and Savannah DeMelo
  • Played in all 20 games for the Trojans, 13 as a starter on her way to four goals and a team-high five assists
  • Led the team in goals per shot attempted (.235)
  • Posted a goal and an assist in the game against Missouri on 9/1