2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Collum, Tay

Jersey Number 20
Tay Collum
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Brandon, Miss.
- High School:
- Northwest Rankin HS
- Prev School:
- UAB
Bio
2022 (R-Senior): Started all 16 matches, playing 1357 minutes...Made nine shots on the season with six coming from the game versus Coastal Carolina on Oct. 6.Â
2021 (R-Junior): Started all 17 matches for the Golden Eagles, playing 1,635 minutes...Registered six shots...Backstopped a defense that posted six shutouts...Limited opponents to a .063 shooting percentage...Helped Southern Miss to its first C-USA West Diision title in program history.
Spring 2021 (R-Sophomore): Started in four of her eight caps for the Golden Eagles, attaining 492 minutes of play... Donned the Black and Gold for the first time against Nicholls (Feb. 3, 2021)...Helped Southern Miss keep three clean sheets in the shortened season.
2019 (Sophomore, UAB): Did not play … Left the team in September.
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2018 (Freshman, UAB): Played in 13 matches, making one start … Went 53 minutes in her first career start, which came against Auburn (Aug. 24) … Logged a single-game season-high 63 minutes in the match versus Middle Tennessee (Oct. 27).
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High School/Club: Six-year letterwinner … Played in 116 matches, scored 41 goals, and recorded 19 assists over the course of her high school career … Earned captain honors for two seasons … Helped the Cougars capture the 2017 MHSAA Class 6A Girl's Soccer State Championship, marking the program's first state title … 2018 Mississippi Girl's Soccer Gatorade Player of the Year … 2018 United Soccer Coaches Player of the Year for Mississippi … 2017-18 NSCAA Girl's High School All-Region Winter Team selection … 2018 First Team All-State selection … 2018 Mississippi Association of Coaches North All-Star Team selection … 2018 Team Most Valuable Defender … 2018 MHSAA 6A State Finalist … 2017 MS Preps Female Soccer Player of the Year … 2017 MS Preps Female Athlete of the Year Finalist … 2017 First Team All-State selection … 2017 Team Soccer Player of the Year … 2016 Second Team All-State selection … 2016 Team Most Valuable Midfielder … 2016 Team Soccer Goal of the Year … 2016 Clarion Ledger Metro Player of the Week … School Female Athlete of the Month in 2016 … 2016 School Cougar Award … 2015 Team Soccer Heart Award ... Played for Mississippi Rush 00 Girl's Premier … 2019 Best of WPSL South Region All-Conference Team selection … 2017 TOP Drawer TeamSnap Southeast Winter All-Region Team selection … 2017 TOP Drawer Soccer Top 20 Regionally Ranked Player for Select Soccer ... 2016 Mississippi Olympic Development '00 Team selection … 2015 Mississippi Olympic Development Program '00 Team selection … 2015 State Games of Mississippi High School 7v7 Female Athlete of the Year … 2014 Mississippi Olympic Development Program '99 Team selection ... Named a 2018 United Soccer Coaches All-American Scholar … Graduated in the Top 20 (out of 362 students) of the 2018 class … Received High Honors recognition after scoring a 31 on the ACT … Named to the 2017 Hinds CC President’s List (dual enrollment).
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Personal: Daughter of Steve and Jen Collum … Born on February 22, 2000 in Brandon, Miss. … Father, Steve played soccer at Hinds Community College, Belhaven University, and Mississippi College...Major: Biological Sciences
Head Coach Mohammed El-Zare Postgame Louisiana 10/24/24
Thursday, October 24
Tea With Tay: Episode 1
Friday, October 20
USM Soccer at MGCCC Sept. 18th, 2022 Recap
Friday, October 07
Soccer Lip Reading Challenge #2
Saturday, November 09