New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

2008: Led the Highlanders this year with three goals, four assists and 10 points, finished her career as the NJIT leader in all three categories, plus career games (72). She finished with 16 career goals, 15 career assists and 47 career points. leading scorer (6 g, 3 a, 15 pts) … all-CACC 2nd team … 4 game-winning goals.

March 2008: recalled to the Portuguese women’s national team for the Algarve Women’s Soccer Cup.

2007: United Soccer Conference 2nd team (1g, 3a, 5 pts).

2006: Season-ending back injury after one game.

March 2006: represented Portugal in full international competition in the Algarve Women's Soccer Cup.

2005: Leading scorer (6g, 3a, 15 points). ... all-CACC 2nd-team.

2004: Leading scorer (6g, 5a, 17 points).

Prior to NJIT: Played club soccer for Oakville Angels, Ontario Cup finalists and WAGS Tournament champion ... captain of Team Ontario for two years ... member of the track and basketball teams in high schooll.

Personal: Erika Jean Natal Taugher … dual citizen of Canada and Portugal, where her mother was born. … daughter of Tim Taugher and Nelia Silvestre ... brother, Spencer, plays competitive lacrosse … she is pursuing her master’s in international business and  has a 4.0 GPA. … enrolled in NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College, she completed her BS in mechanical engineering in 2008 and was a dean’s list student each year as an undergraduate. … born 4/26/86 in Oakville, Ontario.