#33 Samantha Lynch 2019-20 Women's Lacrosse Roster

AWARDS/HONORS: 

• 2021 ACC All-Academic Team
• 2021 U.S. Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
• 2021 First Team All-ACC
• 2021 Tewaaraton Watch List
• ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 16, 2021, March 23, 2021)
• 2019 ACC All-Academic Team
• 2018 ACC All-Academic Team
• 2018 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• 2016 ACC Academic Honor Roll

SIXTH YEAR: 

• 2021 ACC All-Academic Team
• 2021 U.S. Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
• 2021 First Team All-ACC
• 2021 Tewaaraton Watch List
• Earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors twice (Feb. 16, 2021, March 23, 2021)
• Served as team captain for the Irish and played in only 12 of 18 contests due to injury.
• Scored 28 goals and collected 34 points to go with 13 ground balls and five caused turnovers.
• Scored five goals and added two assists to match her career-high with seven points in the season-opener vs. Vanderbilt (Feb. 13).
• Had five outings with at least four goals, including another five-goal performance at Louisville (March 21).

FIFTH YEAR: 

• Appeared in all seven contests for the Irish while serving as a team captain.
• Finished fifth on the team with 13 goals and sixth with 17 points.
• Totaled four multi-point efforts in seven games.
• Earned three hat tricks against Marquette (Feb. 9), at #3 Northwestern (Feb. 14) and vs. Ohio State (Feb. 23).
• Collected a career-high three assists in a four-point effort against #18 Boston College (March 7).
• Added five ground balls, three caused turnovers and a pair of draw controls.

AS A SENIOR: 

• Started all 19 games for the Irish.
• Finished second on the Irish with 53 goals and third with 62 points. 
• Netted at least three goals in 10 contests, including four ACC tilts.
• Posted career-highs in goals (6), points (7) and ground balls (5) in the season opener at Marquette.
• Recorded 24 ground balls, 15 caused turnovers and nine draw controls.

AS A JUNIOR: 

• Played in the season opener against No. 6 Boston College before being sidelined due to injury.

AS A SOPHOMORE: 

• Appeared in 18 games and made five starts.
• Scored 37 goals, including one game winning goal.
• Collected 16 ground balls, recorded 15 draw controls and caused seven turnovers.

AS A FRESHMAN:

• Saw action in 14 games and made one start.
• Scored four goals, including a career-high two goals on February 28 vs. California.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Graduated from Huntington High School in the spring of 2015 … lettered all four years in lacrosse, soccer, and basketball … named to the Under Armour All-American team her senior year … named Under Armour Underclass All-American in her sophomore and junior years … named all-county in her sophomore and senior year and academic all-county her junior in lacrosse … named all-county in basketball her junior and senior years … part of back-to-back undefeated basketball seasons during her junior and senior years … two-time county finalists in basketball … helped her soccer team to two CHSAA division titles … played for Long Island Yellow Jackets club team … captured six tournament championships with the Yellow Jackets … Vice President of the National Honor Society … received the American Legion Citizenship Award … full name is Samantha Kathleen Lynch … born in Manhasset, New York to Kevin and Deborah Lynch … mother, Deborah, captained Columbia’s basketball and volleyball teams … cousin, Jaimie Morrison, played college lacrosse at Notre Dame from 2010-13, earning all-BIG EAST honors … uncle, Anthony Persico, was an All-American lacrosse player at Manhattanville, and he remains on many Division III record lists today … played club lacrosse along side fellow Irish Jenn Casadonte, Samantha Giacolone, and Nikki Ortega.