Niskayuna High School senior Ryan Tauss made a verbal commitment Sept. 2 to play college soccer for the University of West Virginia.
Tauss is a four-year starter for Niskayuna, earning the boys soccer team’s most valuable player award in 2008 and 2009. He was named a first team Suburban Council All-Star and a second team All-State Class AA player last year, and he was named to the NSCAA Region 2 (East) squad.
West Virginia finished with a 7-5-6 record in 2009 and is currently 4-2-0 this season. `