#23 Samantha Giacolone 2017-18 Women's Lacrosse Roster

AS A SOPHOMORE: 

• Selected to the All-ACC Academic Team.
• Was named a Preseason All-America Honorable Mention by Inside Lacrosse.
• Named IWLCA National Player of the Week (March 29).
• Was selected as ACC Defensive Player of the Week on two occasions (March 7 & March 28).
• Started all 19 games in the goal.
• Collected 11 wins for the Irish, recorded 180 saves, caused 13 turnovers and led the Irish with 51 ground balls.
• Owned a .475 save percentage.

AS A FRESHMAN: Was named to the Inside Lacrosse All-Rookie Team … selected as a member of the ACC All-Tournament Team … awarded Inside Lacrosse National Rookie of the Week honors twice (April 26; May 18) … named ACC Defensive Player of the Week (February 23) … recorded 14 wins as Irish goalkeeper, the third-most in a single season of any Irish goalkeeper … played 1233:56 total minutes, the most of any goalkeeper in a single season in program history … finished with a 7.97 goals against average in a single season, which ranks second on Notre Dame’s all-time list … started all 21 games … recorded 141 saves, including a career-high 13 saves on February 21 vs. Boston College … had a save .462 save percentage.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Graduated from Eastport South Manor in the spring of 2015 … lettered in six times in lacrosse, four times in basketball and three times in soccer … member of the USA Under-19 national team … named a U.S. Lacrosse All-American and All-Academic team member her senior year … named an Under Armour All-American in her senior season … USA Today first team All-American … helped her team during her senior season to a Long Island and New York State Class B championship … named MVP of state semifinal game … Named to state championship all-tournament team … part of the MSG’s top 30 athletes to watch list … ranked as the No. 10 recruit in the nation by Inside Lacrosse … ranked as the top goalie in the nation by Inside Lacrosse … named all league in basketball all four years of high school … named all conference three times … awarded the ESM MVP award twice during her high school career … received the ESM White Letter MVP Award her senior year … named all-county all four years in lacrosse … helped her team to three Suffolk County Class B championships her freshman, sophomore and senior years … named second-team all-Long Island as a sophomore and first-team as both a junior and senior … earned U.S. Lacrosse All-Academic honors … tri-state first-team all-metro and Tri-State Player of the Year as a senior … ranked in the MSG Top 100 Players … received tri-state honorable mention all-metro honors as a junior… earned the ESM Most Outstanding Senior Athlete award, ESM Senior Leadership Award, and the ESM Outstanding Achievement award … section 11 Gold Key winner … final high school career record in net was 88-25 with 1,056 career saves … helped her club team to a Under-15 national championship and four other titles … played for the Long Island Yellow Jackets Lacrosse Club team along side fellow Irish freshmen Jenn Casadonte, Samantha Lynch and Nikki Ortega … member of the National Jr. Honor Society … part of the yearbook committee… full name is Samantha Catherine Giacolone … born in West Islip, New York to Steven and Theresa Giacolone … mother, Theresa, played softball and North Carolina and father, Steven, played soccer at Hofstra … enrolled in first year of studies.

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