2016: NCAA Woman of the Year nominee ... NSCAA Division III Women's All-South Atlantic Region First Team ... CAC Player of the Year ... First team All-CAC ... NSCAA Women's Scholar All-East Region Second Team ... CAC All-Academic Team ... CAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12, Oct. 31) ... St. Mary's Female Athlete of the Year ... St. Mary's Athlete of the Month (Sept.) ... Team captain ... Started all 18 games ... Ranked in Top 50 in NCAA D3 in goals per game (39th), goals (42nd), and points per game (48th) ... Led the CAC and the Seahawks with four game-winning goals, 16 goals, 36 points, and 99 shots ... Tied for second on the team with four assists ... Season-bests of two goals and four points five times ... Season-high eight shots four times ... Six games with three or more points.
2015: NSCAA Division III Women's All-South Atlantic Region First Team ... CAC Player of the Year ... First team All-CAC ... NSCAA Women's Scholar All-East Region Second Team ... CoSIDA Academic All-District® Division III Women’s Soccer First Team ... CAC All-Academic Team ... CAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14, Sept. 28) ... St. Mary's Female Athlete of the Year ... St. Mary's Athlete of the Month (Sept.) ... Team captain ... Started all 17 contests ... Led the CAC and the Seahawks with 18 goals and 40 points ... Paced the team with four game-winning goals and 81 shots ... Tied for second on the team with four assists ... Five games with three or more points ... Four multiple-goal games ... Collected a pair of hat tricks vs. Elizabethtown (Sept. 13) and Southern Virginia (Sept. 26) ... Career-bests of four goals and nine points vs. Southern Virginia ... Career-high 11 shots at Wesley (Oct. 21).
2014: Second team All-CAC ... CAC All-Academic Team ... CAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 6) ... Started all 18 matches ... Led the Seahawks with seven goals, 17 points, and 42 shots ... Tied fo team lead with two game-winning goals ... Tied for second on team with three assists ... Two multiple-goal games ... Two games with three or more points ... Season-bests of three goals, six points, and eight shots at Penn State Harrisburg (Oct. 18) ... Notched game-winners at Mary Washington (Oct. 1) and vs. Salisbury (Oct. 11).
2013: Second team All-CAC ... CAC All-Academic Team ... CAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21) ... Team's Offensive Player of the Year ... Saw action in all 19 contests with 15 starts ... Led team in scoring with 16 points and seven goals ... First on the squad with three game-winning goals ... Tied for second with two assists ... Third with 33 shots ... Season-best two goals three times ... Season-high five points (2g, 1a) at Marymount (Va.) (Oct. 19) ... Season-best five shots vs. Penn State Harrisburg (Oct. 26).
2012: CAC All-Academic Team ... Did not see any game action due to season-ending injury.
Wilde Lake HS: 2012 graduate ... Played for her father, Robin Sawyer ... 2011 second team All-Maryland ... Four-time All-Howard County, including first team nods in 2010 and 2011 ... Howard County leading scorer in 2009 ... 52 career goals ... Four-year varsity starter ... Two-year team captain ... Club: 2010 Maryland ODP Team Region I semifinalists ... Ranked No. 2 in class ... Three-year chapter president of Best Buddies ... Class Council ... National Honor Society.
Personal: Gillian Taite Sawyer ... Dean's List (Fall '12, '13, '14, '15; Spring '13, '14, '15, '16) ... 2014, 2015, and 2016 St. Mary's Scholar ... Tri Beta (biology) ... Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership) ... Chi Alpha Sigma (college athlete, inducted Spring '15) ... Environmental Studies program fellow ... Peer Health Educator ... Best Buddies ... Co-manager, Sports Information student staff ... Volunteer, Chesapeake Shores Nursing Home ... Designer of Intramurals championship t-shirts ... Born July 7, 1994 in Columbia, Md. ... Daughter of Robin and Anne Sawyer ... Her father played and then coached soccer at George Mason ... Has three older sisters, Katherine, Emily, and Meg ... Her sister, Emily, played lacrosse at UMBC.
Why St. Mary's?: The biology program, Division III athletics, the water and the friendly atmosphere.
Future Aspirations: To pursue a career in conservation biology and natural resource management.
Best SMCM Sports Moments: Scoring both goals in a 2-1 win over Mary Washington last season ... Scoring twice against Coast Guard in the tournament because I was returning from an ACL tear and it really helped me get my confidence back in time for the season ... Winning against Salisbury, the team played excellently together and I scored porbably my best career goal that game.
