Get to Know Lenoir-Rhyne University Women’s Lacrosse Commit, Taryn Hilovsky

Name: Taryn Hilovsky 

Hometown: Meridian, Pennsylvania

High School: Butler Area High School

Sport: Lacrosse

Positions: Taryn has played both as an attacker and on defense in her career

Commitment: Lenoir-Rhyne University (LRU). Lenoir-Rhyne is a private, Lutheran institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. LRU is home to just over 2,400 students and competes at the NCAA Division II level. The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears compete in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC).

Why She Chose LRU: “It has everything I was looking for. An amazing campus, great people, a special coach, amazing teammates, and especially a wide range of majors.”

Potential Major and Career Path: Hilovsky intends to explore sports management and finance to have a career in business.

Lacrosse Accolades: Class AAA Section 2 and WPIAL Honorable Mention, two-time letter winner, Butler’s Most Outstanding Freshman, and the Butler girls’ lacrosse team’s leading scorer the last two seasons.

Top Lacrosse Memories: “Definitely one of my top memories from my athletic career is playing for Team Germany at the U20 level. It was an absolutely amazing set of opportunities, and I met so many fun people from other countries.”

Her Ties to Team Germany: “I played for Germany from January to August. I played in Cardiff, Wales with them in March, and later in Hong Kong in August. I wasn’t born in Germany, but my mom was born and raised there and resided in East Germany until the Berlin Wall came down when she was 18 years old. After that, she came to the United States, became a caretaker, and met my dad. I have dual citizenship and my uncle and grandpa remain in Germany.”

Her Support System: My parents, sister, grandma, and dog at home as well as my club coaches Katrina Latsko, Emily Hopkins, and Beth Snider.”

More About Her Lacrosse Journey: “I absolutely love meeting new people and becoming friends with them; especially knowing they are all from around the country or world. I started playing lacrosse back in third grade in a boys league. I later moved on to play in the Mars youth league for girls. After I aged out, I was old enough to start playing in Butler for my school team. I also joined Pittsburgh Premier Lacrosse club in seventh grade.”