Samantha Loughlin Season 2023

As a Senior (2023 Season)
GCC Rankings: No. 5 in steals, No. 7 in blocks per game, No. 10 in field blocks
Took advantage of the NCAA’s offer of an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Appeared in all 31 games, a career high… Set career-bests in nearly every statistical category… Attempted 41 shots and scored on 19 of them (.463 shot percentage)… Added nine assists for a total of 28 points… Her .463 shots percentage is the highest on the roster among those that attempted a minimum of two shots per game… Ranked second on the squad in both steals (34) and blocks (14)… Produced a multi-shot game on 11 occasions, including a season-best six vs. Saint Francis (3/11)… Scored a career-high five goals vs. Siena (3/10) and totaled two goals vs. No. 15 Wagner (1/22) and Saint Francis… Assisted on two goals vs. No. 23 LMU (2/25) and vs. No. 22 LIU (3/7) among her nine assists on the season… Finished with multiple points in seven games, including a career-best six points vs. Siena… Drew two exclusions in a season-best three games – vs. No. 3 UCLA (2/24), vs. No. 13 Princeton (3/11) and at Santa Clara (3/31)… In nine games with multiple steals, she had five with a season-high three – vs. Cal State Fullerton (1/21), vs. No. 9 Michigan (2/26), vs. Villanova (3/10), at Azusa Pacific (4/15), and Concordia (4/28) in the quarterfinal sound of the Golden Coast Conference Tournament…Blocked a single game best two shots vs. No. 8 Fresno State (3/4), vs No. 22 LIU and Saint Francis.

As a Senior (2022 Season)
Enjoyed her most successful season as an Aztec… Appeared 24 of the team’s 30 games… Scored 12 times on 31 shot attempts (.387 shot percentage)… Added 11 assists for 23 points… Recorded 20 steals, eight ejections drawn and three blocks… Among her 31 shots, produced a single-game high seven vs. Azusa Pacific (3/25)… In three contests scored multiple goals – a season-best three vs. Azusa Pacific (3/25) and two each against Santa Clara (2/12) & Cal State Monterey Bay (3/31)… Drew two ejections, a single-game high, vs. No. 14 Wagner (3/11) and California Baptist (4/14)… Had four steal games vs. Azusa Pacific (3/25) and California Baptist as well as two steals vs. Saint Francis (3/11), Cal State Monterey Bay and No. 16 Pacific in the GCC Tournament… Posted two blocks vs. California Baptist, a single-game high, as well as a block vs. Cal State Monterey Bay.

As a Junior (2021 Season)
GCC Rankings: T-9th in assists
Appeared in 18 games and enjoyed her finest season as a collegian… Scored eight goals on 26 shots (.308 shot percentage)… Assisted on 19 goals for 27 total points… Nineteen assists equaled the third most on the team and her 27 points ranked fifth among the Aztecs… Had two multi-goal games led by a career-best three-goal effort at No. 17 Pacific (3/13) and scored twice at No. 3 Stanford (3/14)… Also had goals vs. No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (2/27), at No. 23 Santa Clara (3/12), and vs. No. 17 Cal Baptist (4/17)… In three games – vs. No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (2/27), vs. No. 5 Michigan (3/7), and vs. No. 17 Cal Baptist (4/17) – totaled a career-best three assists… Also had two assist games at No. 3 Stanford (3/14) and vs. No. 9 Fresno State (3/27)… Produced a season-high four shots at No. 17 Pacific (3/13) among ten games with multiple shot attempts… Finished with a single-game best four points vs. No. UC Santa Barbara (2/27), at No. 3 Stanford (3/14) & vs. No. 17 Cal Baptist (4/17), among a total of seven games with multiple points… Enjoyed three games with a season-high two steals – vs. No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (2/27), vs. No. 5 Michigan (3/6) and at No. 20 Azusa Pacific (3/31)… blocked four shots.

As a Sophomore (2020 Season)
Appeared in four contests… Had two steals and an assist… Drew one ejection.

As a Freshman (2019 Season)
Appeared in 16 games… Scored twice on just three shot attempts… Drew six ejections and blocked a shot… Collected three steals.

Personal
Majored in interdisciplinary studies.