2007: Daktronics NCAA Division II Player of the Year and First Team All-American...NSCAA/Adidas First Team All-American...NSCAA and Daktronics First Team All-Great Lakes Region...Daktronics Great Lakes Region Player of the Year...GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference selection...Set Grand Valley State single-season records for goals (36) and points (85)...Set Grand Valley State career records in goals (94) and points (216)...Led Division II in both points per game (3.70) and goals per game (1.57)...Led the team in most offensive categories, including goals, assists, points, shots (116), shots on goal (78) and game-winning goals (8)...Successfully converted on both of her penalty kick attempts...Started and played in all 23 games for Grand Valley State...Scored three or more goals on six occasions during the season...Notched four goals against SIUE (Sept. 7), Ashland (Sept. 30) and Mercyhurst (Oct. 5)...Scored four goals in back-to-back games against Ashland and Mercyhurst...Recorded two assists in three separate matches during the season...Took 11 shots in matches against Mercyhurst (Oct. 5) and Northwood (Oct. 12)...Earned the inaugural fall sports GLIAC Commissioner's Award.
2006: Daktronics NCAA Division II Player of the Year...NSCAA/Adidas First Team All-American...NSCAA/Adidas Great Lakes Region Team...NCAA All-Tournament Team...ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team...GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year...All-GLIAC First Team as a forward...Ranked first in Division II in both goals per game (1.50) and points per game (3.32)...Played in 22 games on the year, starting in 21 of them...Scored a team-leading and school-record 33 goals...Also notched seven assists to give her 73 points on the year, also a school record...Moved into second place in career goals and career points...Took a team-leading 120 shots and put another team-leading 71 of them on goal...Scored two goals and added an assist in the first game of the season against Tiffin (8/25)...Recorded hat tricks in back-to-back games against Southern Indiana (8/27) and Wheeling Jesuit (9/2)...Also recorded a hat trick against Morehead State in a 4-1 victory (9/17)...Scored goals in the first nine games of the season, ranging from Aug. 25 to Sept. 24...Scored three goals against Findlay in a 4-0 victory (10/6) and against Ferris in a 5-0 win (10/27)...The Lakers were 18-0 in games the Tafler scored a goal, and she scored in every win for GVSU except a 1-0 win over Nebraska-Omaha (11/11).
2005: Earned First-Team NSCAA All-Region honors...First-Team All-GLIAC selection...Named GLIAC Freshman of the Year...Started and played in 22 games as a freshman...Set the school single-season record for goals scored with 25...Tied the single-season record for points scored, tallying 58...Ranked ninth in Division II averaging 2.64 points per game...Finished 10th in Division II scoring 1.14 goals per game...Led the GLIAC with seven game-winning goals...Finished second in the GLIAC in points (58), points per game (2.64), goals (25), and goals per game (1.14)...Ranked second among the Lakers and fifth in the GLIAC with five assists...Tallied 82 shots, 39 of which were on goal...Opened her collegiate career by tallying a goal in seven consecutive games, including three games with two goals...Was held scoreless in just five contests...Scored two goals in her first collegiate contest a 3-0 win vs. Quincy (8/27/05)...Scored two goals and tallied an assist in a 7-0 victory over California (Pa.) (9/10/05)...Tallied a season-high seven points against West Virginia Wesleyan (9/24/05), scoring two goals and adding three assists...Scored the game-winning goal in GVSU's 2-0 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship victory against Northern Kentucky (11/13/05).
High School: Prepped at Mississauga High School under head coach Ian Pettigrew...Named team MVP twice...Was captain and athlete of the year three times...Played Erin Mills club soccer under coach Joe Corapi...2005 Canadian National Champions, Ontario Cup Champions, and 2005 Ontario Indoor Cup Champions...U16 team was Ontario Cup Champions and Canadian National Championship silver medalists...U17 team was OYSL runner up...U21 team was Ontario soccer league champions...Earned the 2005 Golden Boot Award awarded by the Ontario Youth Soccer League to the leading goal scorer...Was a member of Team Canada who won the silver medal at the NFL World Flag Football Championship in Berlin, Germany...Also played basketball and volleyball for two years...Was a member of the Athletic Association, Ritz Choir, and band.
Personal: Daughter of Andrew and Jennifer Tafler...Enjoys snowboarding, basketball, and volleyball...Majoring in biomedical science.
| Tafler's Career Statistics |
| Offense | GP | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW |
| 2005 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 58 | 82 | .305 | 39 | .476 | 7 |
| 2006 | 22 | 33 | 7 | 73 | 120 | .275 | 71 | .592 | 5 |
| 2007 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 85 | 116 | .310 | 78 | .672 | 8 |
| Total | 67 | 94 | 28 | 216 | 318 | .296 | 188 | .591 | 20 |
