JUNIOR (2019) Started 12 matches and played in 19 of the team's 21 ... took two shots and had one shot on goal… she finished the season with 1,122 minutes played ... a key part of the defense that allowed just four goals in eight Big West matches, the best mark in the league ... did not allow a goal in two Big West Tournament matches as the Titans claimed the regular season and tournament titles.
PRIOR TO CAL STATE FULLERTON Spent two years at Mississippi State ... Selected to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll in 2017-18 ... In 2018, played in 13 matches on the year, logging 406 minutes … played 30 minutes as a sub at Stephen F. Austin (8/19) and took one shot … took one shot in 64 minutes at South Alabama (8/26) … played 39 minutes in the win against Austin Peay (9/2) and took one shot … took one shot in 42 minutes in the win over Louisiana Tech (9/9) … played 32 minutes in the NCAA Tournament match against Lipscomb (11/9) and took one shot ... In 2017, appeared in 15 matches, including nine consecutive starts, and played 911 minutes … tallied a pair of assists as a freshman … earned her first career assist on against Colgate (9/3) on Gracie East’s second goal of the day … assisted MaKayla Waldner’s game-tying score at LSU (9/24) that ultimately forced a draw against the Tigers ... played the full 110 minutes against the Tigers … played the entire match the following two games, going 110 minutes against Auburn (9/29) and 95 minutes at South Carolina (10/5) ... put one of two shots on goal against Kentucky (10/8) and at Alabama (10/15).
HIGH SCHOOL Prepped at Arbor View High School in Las Vegas, Nevada … helped the Aggies to four straight state titles … voted 2015 Defensive Player of the Year … tabbed All-Southern Nevada in both 2015 and 2016 … was named All-Sunset Region as well as All-Northwest League in 2015 and 2016 … played club soccer for Las Vegas Premier Sports Academy, helping her team win the state championship in both 2015 and 2016.
PERSONAL Born Samantha Dianne Blanchard ... daughter of Michael and Jennifer Blanchard … has two brothers, Shawn and Aaron, and a sister, Alexandra … grandfather discovered a mummy ... majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in clinical exercise physiology.
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