Samantha Shafer

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8 Samantha Shafer
Samantha Shafer
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Hometown:
    Schenectady, NY
  • Position:
    A
  • Year:
    Gr.
  • High School:
    Schenectady
  • gp
    11
  • p
    25
  • g
    22
  • a
    3
Bio

GENERAL: Pursuing her masters in mental health counseling...Majored in psychology as an undergrad…Chose Russell Sage College for its combination of academics and athletics…Mentioned that she likes the friendly RSC community…Picked being able to fly as a preferred superpower…Started playing lacrosse as a freshman in high school…Listed chicken and fries as her favorite food…Mentioned that she is a big fan of Syracuse lacrosse….Picked Kobe Bryant as an athlete she admires...Went with Mr. Brightside as her go-to kareoke song…Is the daughter of Donald and Theresa.

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2026): Started all 11 games that she played in...Recorded 25 points...Scored 22 goals...Dished out three assists...Totaled 17 groundballs...Controlled one draw...Caused ten turnovers...Registered eight points on seven goals and an assist in the E8 win at Keuka (4/11)...Scored six goals in the home victory vs. Elmira (4/20)...Finished the spring with 72 career points on 58 goals and 14 assists...Tied for ninth in program career records with 72 points...Tied for tenth among Gators with 58 career goals.

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2025): Appeared in all 13 games and made six starts...Scooped two ground balls in the game against Norwich (3/15)...Scored two points in the win over Vertmont State Lyndon (3/16)...Caused three turnovers in the game against Alfred (3/22).

AS A SENIOR (2023): Appeared in three games, starting all of them...Registered 10 points...Scored seven goals...Grabbed eight groundballs...Tallied six caused turnovers.

AS A JUNIOR (2022): Played in seven contests...Started twice...Recorded 11 points on nine goals and two assists...Secured six groundballs...Caused three turnovers...Registered four points, three goals and an assist vs. MCLA (3/26).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021): Appeared in all nine games…Made nine starts…Totaled 19 points…Scored 14 goals…Netted three free-position goals…Recorded five assists…Controlled eight draws…Grabbed 14 groundballs…Caused 12 turnovers…Registered seven points on four goals and three assists at Keuka (4/24).

AS A FRESHMAN (2020): Played in one game…Started it…Scored four goals…Grabbed three groundballs.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played soccer and lacrosse.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 11 8
Points 25 16
Goals 22 14
Assists 3 2
Shots 42 29
Shooting percentage 52.4 48.3
Shots on goal 29 19
Shots on goal percentage 69.0 65.5
Free position goals-shots 1-3 0-1
Ground balls 17 13
Draw controls 1 1
Turnovers 28 19
Caused turnovers 10 7
Fouls 2 2
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 7 6
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Apr 15 Utica L, 18-6
Apr 17 SUNY Brockport L, 15-3
Apr 18 SUNY Brockport
Apr 20 Elmira W, 15-3
Apr 22 at SUNY Poly L, 11-7
Apr 25 at Nazareth L, 19-2
Date Opponent Score gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Feb 21 at SUNY Plattsburgh - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at SUNY Plattsburgh L, 18-7 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1
Mar 7 at SUNY Canton - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Drew L, 15-5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 21 Alfred L, 13-9 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 1
Mar 28 vs. No. 23 SJFU L, 26-3 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1
Apr 4 at SUNY Geneseo L, 26-1 - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Hartwick L, 18-6 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 2
Apr 11 at Keuka W, 15-6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1
Apr 15 Utica L, 18-6 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 17 SUNY Brockport L, 15-3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 18 SUNY Brockport - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Elmira W, 15-3 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
Apr 22 at SUNY Poly L, 11-7 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 25 at Nazareth L, 19-2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 21 at SUNY Plattsburgh - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at SUNY Plattsburgh L, 18-7 2 0 2 0-0 4 50.0 2 50.0
Mar 7 at SUNY Canton - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Drew L, 15-5 0 1 1 0-1 2 0.0 2 100.0
Mar 21 Alfred L, 13-9 3 1 4 0-0 6 50.0 5 83.3
Mar 28 vs. No. 23 SJFU L, 26-3 1 0 1 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Apr 4 at SUNY Geneseo L, 26-1 - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Hartwick L, 18-6 2 0 2 0-0 6 33.3 2 33.3
Apr 11 at Keuka W, 15-6 7 1 8 0-1 12 58.3 9 75.0
Apr 15 Utica L, 18-6 1 0 1 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Apr 17 SUNY Brockport L, 15-3 0 0 0 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Apr 18 SUNY Brockport - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Elmira W, 15-3 6 0 6 1-1 7 85.7 6 85.7
Apr 22 at SUNY Poly L, 11-7 0 0 0 0-0 2 0.0 1 50.0
Apr 25 at Nazareth L, 19-2 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
2019-20 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2020-21 9 9 14 8 0 12 0 0 0 0
2021-22 7 2 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2022-23 3 3 8 0 5 6 1 0 0 1
2024-25 13 6 4 0 14 5 1 1 0 0
2025-26 11 11 17 1 28 10 2 0 0 7
Total 44 32 52 9 47 36 4 2 0 9
gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
2019-20 1 1 4 0 4 0-0 4 100.0 4 100.0
2020-21 9 9 14 5 19 3-7 44 31.8 29 65.9
2021-22 7 2 9 2 11 2-2 26 34.6 20 76.9
2022-23 3 3 7 3 10 1-2 19 36.8 11 57.9
2024-25 13 6 2 1 3 1-3 5 40.0 2 40.0
2025-26 11 11 22 3 25 1-3 42 52.4 29 69.0
Total 44 32 58 14 72 8-17 140 41.4 95 67.9
gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Event
Total 11 11 17 1 28 10 2 0 0 7
Conference 8 8 13 1 19 7 2 0 0 6
Exhibition - - - - 0 - 0 - - -
Location
Home 5 5 8 0 10 5 1 0 0 1
Away 5 5 7 1 17 3 0 0 0 5
Neutral 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1
Result
Wins 2 2 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 1
Losses 9 9 15 1 21 8 2 0 0 6
Month
February 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1
March 3 3 5 0 4 4 2 0 0 2
April 7 7 10 1 21 5 0 0 0 4
gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Event
Total 11 11 22 3 25 1-3 42 52.4 29 69.0
Conference 8 8 14 2 16 0-1 29 48.3 19 65.5
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - -
Location
Home 5 5 10 2 12 1-2 17 58.8 14 82.4
Away 5 5 11 1 12 0-1 24 45.8 14 58.3
Neutral 1 1 1 0 1 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Result
Wins 2 2 13 1 14 1-2 19 68.4 15 78.9
Losses 9 9 9 2 11 0-1 23 39.1 14 60.9
Month
February 1 1 2 0 2 0-0 4 50.0 2 50.0
March 3 3 4 2 6 0-1 9 44.4 8 88.9
April 7 7 16 1 17 1-2 29 55.2 19 65.5