Taylor Bloom
- position Defender
- height 5-8
- class Fifth Year
- Hometown Huntington Beach, Calif.
- Previous School Pepperdine
- Major Services Management
- position Defender
- height 5-8
- class Fifth Year
- Hometown Huntington Beach, Calif.
- Previous School Pepperdine
- Major Services Management
Taylor Bloom Bio
SOUTH CAROLINA (2025): Anchor on the back line in her first season as a Gamecock, making starts in all 20 games…contributed offensively, scoring a career-high three goals (third most on team)…finished with 10 shots on the season and half on target (.500 SOG %)…scored in shutouts against Georgia State (3-0) and Oklahoma (2-0), while netting the first goal in a 2-2 draw against No. 7 Arkansas (Oct. 2)…played the full 90 in 15 games, finishing with a career-high of 1723 minutes on the pitch…SEC Academic Honor Roll…
PEPPERDINE (2023): United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Third Team … All-WCC First Team … Started 13 of 16 games played … tallied two goals and an assist on the season … five of six shots were on goal …WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors.
PEPPERDINE (2022): Earned All-WCC honorable mention honors … Made her Pepperdine debut vs. LSU (8/25) … Played in 13 out of 18 games as a freshman and made 10 starts … Scored her first collegiate goal vs. San Diego State (8/28) … Took three shots … WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
U.S. SOCCER: Played on the U16 U.S. GNT roster and represented the U.S. in England in 2020.
CLUB: Played for Beach FC … Won the Southwest DA conference championship … Made it to the semifinals for DA in 2019.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Orange (Calif.) Lutheran High School in 2022 … Helped Orange Lutheran to the Division 2 CIF Southern Selection quarterfinals for the first time in 10 years … Named All-CIF first team.
PERSONAL: Born in Huntington Beach, Calif. … Daughter of Lisa and Ryan Bloom … Sister to Connor and Tessa … Both parents are Pepperdine alumni … Mother is a former Waves volleyball player … Brother, Connor, plays volleyball at Long Beach State …
FAVORITES: Enjoys going to the beach, riding bikes and hanging out with friends … Favorites include Julie Ertz (pro athlete), U.S. Women’s National Team (pro team), Grey’s Anatomy (TV show), sushi (food) and volleyball (sport besides soccer).
