2007 Sophomore Season
Saw action in 66 games, averaging 0.35 kills per game, on .098 hitting, with 23 aces, 0.17 blocks per game and 0.41 digs per game ... Notched a season-best seven kills, on .250 hitting, vs. La Salle (10/23) ... Had six kills, on .308 hitting, vs. NJIT (11/2) ... Hit for an ace four times with five digs vs. Navy (9/3) ... Recorded a combined six aces in two wins at SFNY (9/8) ... Registered four blocks at SFPA (10/21) and three vs. CCSU (10/13) ... For her career, is fourth all-time in Seahawk annals with 0.40 aces per game ... Also a standout in the classroom as she earned a spot on the Northeast Conference (NEC) Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2006 Freshman Season
Team MVP ... Played in 110 games, averaging 1.00 kills per game, on .100 hitting, to go along with a team-best 47 aces ... Her 47 aces are the sixth-best single-season total by a Seahawk and her average of 0.43 ranked seventh in the NEC ... Averaged a team-best tying 0.59 blocks per game to go along with 0.57 digs per game ... Had a career-high 10 kills, on .333 hitting, in five-set victory at Sacred Heart (9/23) ... Registered five kills, six digs and five blocks vs. RMU (11/18) in the NEC Tourney ... Had a career-best five service aces at CCSU (10/28) ... Recorded four aces vs. La Salle (11/16), vs. UMES (11/3) and at SFNY (11/7) ... Named to the All-Tournament team at the Bucknell Invitational (9/15-9/16) after averaging 1.6 kills per game on a team-best .333 hitting.
Scholastic / Personal:
Played her prep volleyball at Sacred Heart Cathedral under Margi Beima ... Received two varsity-letters, helping the Fighting Irish to two conference championships and one NorCal championship ... Earned the student-athlete award (3.0 GPA or higher) all four years ... Has a brother Christopher (23) ... Is majoring in nursing at Wagner.
Getting to know Sam ...
Q: “Favorite TV Show?”
A: “Lost”
Q: “Why Did You Choose Wagner?”
A: “I always wanted to go to a college in New York and I needed a small campus environment where I could also play volleyball. It fit all my criteria.”
Q: “What are your team goals for this year?”
A: “For our team to be able to work together at all times with no single individual blamed for a loss or credited for a win and to make it to the NEC Tournament.”
Q: “What are your individual goals for this year?”
A: “I want to beat my serving ace record this upcoming season.”
Q: “If you could play another sport at Wagner, what would it be?”
A: “Soccer!”
Q: “Nicknames?”
A: “Sam, SOB (My initials), Sammy (not preferred but some of my best friends call me it).”
