Nathan Sahly

Bio

2019 at Taylor: Anchored Taylor’s defense while starting all 10 games in inaugural varsity season for the Purple and Gold … Rounded up 84 ground balls and 23 caused turnovers, while winning 18 faceoffs … Also contributed on offense with four goals and two assists … Finished season rated third in NAIA with 2.3 caused turnovers per game and seventh with 8.4 ground balls per contest … Also rated eighth in caused turnovers and 14th in ground balls among all NAIA competitors … Led all Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference performers in caused turnovers per game and rated third in ground balls per outing … Rated tops on the TU squad in starts, caused turnovers and ground balls and second in faceoff wins … Bumped average to 8.8 ground balls per Taylor victory and posted a 58.8 faceoff percentage in those contests … Played key offensive role early, scoring all four of his goals in first three games of season … Had at least eight ground balls in first five showings and ended with at least seven ground balls in nine-of-10 games … Caused multiple turnovers in seven games … Set single-game career-high with 11 ground balls in a 14-12 win over RV Michigan-Dearborn on March 30 and followed with 10 more in next appearance against No. 10 Aquinas … Set personal-best with six caused turnovers at No. 1 Madonna on April 6 … Earned First-Team All-WHAC honors.

Prep: Earned three varsity letters for Christopher Weed at Wheaton North … Named team captain as a senior … Tabbed for WNH’s Most Valuable Player honors … Competed at club level for New Wave and Tim Hurst … Four-time Academic Honor Roll performer.

Personal: Son of Chuck and Denise Sahly … Transferred to Taylor for NCAA Division III Wheaton College … Majoring in social studies education.