CAREER: Ranks among FLC career leaders in goals (fifth, 23), total points (seventh, 57) and assists (14th, 11) through 2012 season.
2013: NSCAA All-America Second Team ... Daktronics All-South Central All-Region Second Team ... RMAC Player of the Year ... All-RMAC First Team .. .RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll ... Preseason Player of the Year ... Preseason All-RMAC Offense ... Two Time Fort Lewis College Student-Athlete of the Week, Oct. 1st and Nov. 5th ... Led the team with 10 goals ... Posted 23 points ... 33 of 65 shots landed on goal ... Tallied the game-winning goals at Angelo State on Sept. 13, against Regis on Sept. 20, and at CSU-Pueblo on Sept. 27 ... Went 1-for-1 on penalty kicks (at Angelo State) ... Averaged 3.10 shots per game.
2012: Daktronics All-America honorable mention ...
NSCAA All-South Central Region first team …
Daktronics All-South Central Region first team …
All-RMAC first team ...
RMAC All-Academic second team ...
RMAC All-Tournament Team …
Chosen as the RMAC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 4 ... Named as FLC Student-Athlete of the Week on Sept. 3 after scoring 3 goals and assisting on another the previous weekend ... Recorded first career hat trick with 3 goals in 3-0 win over Angelo State on Sept. 9 … Recorded second hat trick with 3 goals in 4-0 win over Colorado Christian on Oct. 26 … Has 2 of the 9 hat tricks in school history … Only one other player (Kate Kelly in 1997) recorded a pair of hat tricks in the same season … Set new FLC single-season records for total points (42) and goals (17) … Led RMAC in goals (17) … Ranked among RMAC leaders in total points (second, 42), assists (seventh, 8) and shots (fourth, 67) … Ranked among NCAA Division II leaders in game-winning goals (second, 7), points per game (seventh, 2.21) and goals –per game (10th, 0.895) … Appeared in 19 games, starting 19 times at forward.
2011: Appeared in 20 games and started four times at forward or outside midfielder for FLC side that advanced to NCAA-II Sweet Sixteen… Finished season with 15 total points on 6 goals and 3 assists … Ranked among RMAC leaders in goals (14th, 6), goals per game (17th, 0.30), total points (17th, 15), total points per game (17th, 0.75), shots (23rd, 40), assists (26th, 3), and shots per game (26th, 2.0).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Hamilton High School in 2011 … Scored 12 goals and 17 assists in 2011, helping the Huskies to the Arizona state playoffs and a 20-0-1 record … Four-year starting forward.
CLUB: Played for Gilbert Arsenal ’93.
MAJOR: Sociology-criminology
FAVORITE PROFESSOR: Visiting Instructor of Writing Jillian Wenburg
INTERESTING FACT: Sam has more than 100 nail polishes.
HOBBIES: Reading, shopping
FAVORITE FOOD: Mexican food.
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: YC’s Mongolian Grill
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Dance Moms
FAVORITE ACTOR/ACTRESS: Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams
FAVORITE SINGER/BAND: Beyoncé
FAVORITE ATHLETE: Justin Upton
MOTHER: Suzi O’Leary
