![Taj Jensen](/sports/msoc/2023-24/photos/0001/SOM_2023_Mugs_Jensen_Taj_0039.jpg?max_width=600&max_height=800)
Height: | 5-7 |
Weight: | 155 |
Year: | Jr. |
Hometown: | Providence, R.I. |
High School: | Wheeler School |
Position: | M |
Major: | Business and Economics |
CAREER HIGHS
Assists: 1, eight times
Goals: 1, six times
Points: 3, twice, last vs. Curry, Oct. 14, 2023
Shots: 10, six times
Point Streak: 2, Oct. 7-14, 2023
JUNIOR • 2023
All-CCC Third-Team ... Captain ... Started all 19 games ... Provided eight points on three gams and two assists ... Put away one game winner ... Took 24 shots, put 14 on target ... Dished out one assist in the season-opening 3-1 win at Emmanuel (Sept. 1) ... Played a part in the 1-0 shutout of Salem State (Sept. 2) ... Started the scoreless draw at Babson (Sept. 5) ... Appeared in the city clash at Emerson (Sept. 9) ... Took the field in the starting line-up against Framingham State (Sept. 12) ... Scored one goal in the 4-0 CCC-opening shutout of Wentworth (Sept. 15) ... Aided to the 4-0 cleansheet over Mass. Maritime (Sept. 19) ... Chipped in to the 4-1 win at Endicott (Sept. 23) ... Contributed to the 3-2 victory at MIT (Sept. 27) ... Pitched in to the 2-1 triumph at Hartford (Sept. 30) ... Played at Boston College (Oct. 2) ... Helped tie Nichols, 1-1 (Oct. 7) ... Potted one goal at Western New England (Oct. 10) ... Produced one goal and one assist in the 5-1 triumph over Curry (Oct. 14) ... Had a hand in the 2-0 shutout at University of New England (Oct. 18) ... Took two shots versus Gordon (Oct. 21) ... Aided to the scoreless draw at Roger Williams (Oct. 24) ... Helped shutout Endicott, 1-0, in the CCC First-Round (Oct. 28) ... Played a part in the 2-2 CCC Semis tie at Western New England (Oct. 31).
SOPHOMORE • 2022
Played in all 21 games, started 20 ... Registered 10 points ... Scored three goals ... Handed out four assists ... Took 26 shots, put 12 on target ... Aided to the season-opening 2-1 win over Mitchell (Sept. 1) ... Started in the 1-0 triumph at Westfield State (Sept. 3) ... Netted one goal in a 7-0 win at Mass. Maritime (Sept. 5) ... Competed versus Emmanuel (Sept. 7) ... Had a hand in the 1-1 draw with Emerson (Sept. 10) ... Started at Framingham State (Sept. 13) ... Tallied one assist in the 1-1 tie at Nichols (Sept. 16) ... Chipped in to the 1-0 win at Lasell (Sept. 21) ... Participated in the 1-0 victory over Endicott (Sept. 24) ... Notched one goal and one assist in the 3-0 decision over MIT (Sept. 28) ... Saw time against Roger Williams (Oct. 1) ... Took the field at No. 15 Babson (Oct. 4) ... Logged one assist in a 4-0 shutout of the University of New England (Oct. 8) ... Provided one goal in a 4-0 win at Wentworth (Oct. 11) ... Contributed to the 1-1 draw at Curry (Oct. 14) ... Appeared versus Western New England (Oct. 18) ... Aided to the 2-0 shutout at Gordon (Oct. 22) ... Chipped in to the 1-1 draw at Salve Regina (Oct. 25) ... Had one assist in the CCC Quarterfinals against Salve Regina (Oct. 29) ... Helped shutout No. 23 Endicott in the CCC Semifinals (Nov. 2) ... Competed in the CCC Championship at Roger Williams (Nov. 5).
FRESHMAN • 2021
Appeared in all 18 games, started 10 ... Notched two points on two assists ... Took 10 shots, put four on target ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener, a 4-0 shutout of Mass. Maritime (Sept. 1) ... Competed in the overtime setback versus Westfield State (Sept. 4) ... Handed out one assist a 3-0 triumph over Lasell (Sept. 5) ... Started at Emmanuel (Sept. 8) ... Competed at MIT (Sept. 11) ... Helped defeat Framingham State, 2-1 (Sept. 15) ... Aided to a 1-0 win over Gordon (Sept. 18) ... Took one shot against Salve Regina (Sept. 25) ... Took the field at Western New England (Oct. 2) ... Had a hand in the 0-0, double overtime draw at No. 21 Babson (Oct. 5) ... Contributed to the 1-0 shutout of Nichols (Oct. 9) ... Factored into the 5-3 triumph at the University of New England (Oct. 12) ... Battled at Endicott (Oct. 16) ... Took the field against Wentworth (Oct. 20) ... Aided the 2-0 shutout of Curry (Oct. 23) ... Attempted one shot at Roger Williams (Oct. 26) ... Played in the CCC Opening Round at Wentworth (Oct. 28).
ACADEMICS
Two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022, 2023) ... CCC Fall All-Academic honoree in 2023 ... Member of Suffolk's 4.0 Club in Spring 2022 ... Six-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024).
BEFORE SUFFOLK • WHEELER
Letterwinner and two-year captain at Wheeler … Led Wheeler to the 2018 Division 2 State Championship … RIIL Third-Team All-Division … Two-time second-team all-division … Helped Bruno United Football Club to the 2019 Club State Championship … Served as Black Affinity Co-Head for two years … Peer supporter in 2020 … Belonged to students involved in cultural awareness from 2018-20.
Recent Games | ||
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Oct 14 | Curry | W, 5-1 |
Oct 18 | at U. of New England | W, 2-0 |
Oct 21 | Gordon | L, 2-1 |
Oct 24 | at Roger Williams | T, 0-0 |
Oct 28 | Endicott | W, 1-0 |
Oct 31 | at Western New Eng. | W by PK, 2-2 |
Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
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Games | 19 | 8 | ||
Games started | 19 | 8 | ||
Goals | 3 | 3 | ||
Assists | 2 | 1 | ||
Points | 8 | 7 | ||
Shots | 24 | 18 | ||
Shot Pct | .125 | .167 | ||
Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 |
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
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Sep 1 | at Emmanuel (Mass.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 2 | Salem St. | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 5 | at Babson | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 9 | at Emerson | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 12 | Framingham St. | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 15 | Wentworth | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 1 |
Sep 19 | Mass. Maritime | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 23 | at Endicott | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 27 | at MIT | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 30 | at Hartford | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 2 | at Boston College | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 7 | Nichols | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 10 | at Western New Eng. | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 14 | Curry | W, 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .250 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 18 | at U. of New England | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 21 | Gordon | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 24 | at Roger Williams | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 28 | Endicott | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 31 | at Western New Eng. | W by PK, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
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Total | 19 | 19 | .16 | .11 | .42 | 1.26 | .125 | .74 | .583 |
Conference | 8 | 8 | .38 | .13 | .88 | 2.25 | .167 | 1.38 | .611 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Home | 8 | 8 | .25 | .13 | .63 | 1.50 | .167 | 1.00 | .667 |
Away | 11 | 11 | .09 | .09 | .27 | 1.09 | .083 | .55 | .500 |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Wins | 10 | 10 | .20 | .20 | .60 | 1.50 | .133 | 1.00 | .667 |
Losses | 5 | 5 | .20 | .00 | .40 | 1.20 | .167 | .20 | .167 |
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September | 10 | 10 | .10 | .10 | .30 | .70 | .143 | .40 | .571 |
October | 9 | 9 | .22 | .11 | .56 | 1.89 | .118 | 1.11 | .588 |
gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
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Total | 19 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 24 | .125 | 14 | .583 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Conference | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | .167 | 11 | .611 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
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Home | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | .167 | 8 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Away | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .083 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
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Wins | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | .133 | 10 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Losses | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .167 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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September | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .143 | 4 | .571 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
October | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | .118 | 10 | .588 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |