Lexington Sporting Club announced the official signing of goalkeeper Taiana Tolleson to the inaugural USL Super League roster pending league and federation approval on Friday, July 5th.
Tolleson is a proud native of Hawaii, hailing from Kailua-Kona, and enjoyed a four-season collegiate career at Vanderbilt where she appeared in 34 matches between the sticks for the Commodores. She was also notably the first Hawaiian soccer student-athlete in Vanderbilt history.
Before entering college she played youth club soccer at Surf Hawaii.
While she wouldn’t see the field as a freshman, Tolleson began play as a sophomore in 2017, starting six matches in goal, posting a 3-2-1 record and .677 save percentage.
Coming back as a junior, Tolleson saw the field in 10 matches while splitting time with another keeper. During her time on the field she posted a 3-1 starting record, recording 9 saves and a 1.09 goals-against-average.
Returning for her final year as a senior, Tolleson saw the field in all 21 matches the Commodores played – recording 10 shutouts, which tied the third best mark in Vanderbilt history. She also racked up 35 saves and a 0.64 goals-against-average.
Following the end of her collegiate career, Tolleson would go on to play for the Tennessee Soccer Club USL W League team in both the 2023 and 2024 seasons, helping the club capture back-to-back South Central Division championships.
Now having signed a professional contract with Lexington SC, Tolleson becomes the first ever female soccer player from the Big Island to sign a professional contract in the United States, and will continue her career in the inaugural USL Super League season.
