by: Tori Schubert and Lila Zamansky
People and Media Production editor
Approaching the end of the 2025 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), Bay Football Club (Bay FC) player Taylor Huff displayed an impressive high performance throughout a challenging season. This rookie midfielder has proven herself as an exceptional team player, emerging as a leader and game-changer.
After signing a three-year contract with Bay FC in January of 2025, Huff immediately established herself as one of the most dynamic and well-rounded players in the league. Joining as a free-agent player after college, she became one of only two rookies in the entire NWSL to start every game of the season, showcasing her consistency and unmatched work ethic. Concluding her first professional year, Huff scored four goals and one assist, ranking as Bay FC’s second-highest scorer and sixth in assists. She often scored in crucial moments, including the opening goal against the Portland Thorns on Oct. 4. Head Coach Albertin Montoya often gives Huff a free role on the field, allowing her to move wherever she can influence the game most. Montoya additionally added in a post-game interview with Bay FC news that, “Huff knows that all players are tired in the 89th minute, but she finds a way to reframe that tiredness. Where others falter, she finds one percent more as the final ingredient for a decisive play.”
Since the age of three, soccer has been a key aspect of Huff’s life. She grew up in Lucas, Ohio, playing soccer whenever she could. Whether out on a field or kicking a ball against the wall of her garage, Huff’s love for soccer was unyielding. Outside of this sport, Huff incorporates her awareness and creativity into other values of her life, sharing, “I love to read and write and pretty much anything creative which is why I love soccer so much because I get to be creative with my skills and decisions.” She took her academic and athletic skills to the University of Tennessee and Florida State University, where she majored in economics and had successful soccer careers at both schools. In 2020, The United Soccer Coaches named her National Player of the Year and in 2021, the SEC named her Freshman of the Year in 2021. After competing with the U.S. National team prior to her professional career, Huff proved to be a perfect candidate for Bay FC.
As Bay FC approaches the end of its tough season, Huff advances in her role on the team, contributing to its success in the years to come. She brought the dynamic team together as a midfield link, with Montoya concluding that Huff has “consistently excelled at every level of the game. Her ability to impact matches on both sides of the ball is truly unique.”
(Sources: Bay FC News, Nickel and Bean)