2022 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Samantha White
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Montour
- Hometown:
- Mckees Rocks, Penn.
2022: Set the Michigan State program record for games started with 90 career caps, including starts in all 23 games during the 2022 campaign… Finished with three points on the season split between a goal and assist, also adding 11 shots with three on target… Saw 1,379 total minutes of work over the course of the year… Played 50 minutes and booked a start in the season-opening shutout of BGSU on the road (8/18)… Anchored the defense with 64 minutes of action in the shutout of Cincinnati (8/21)… Led the team to its third-straight shutout while booking an assist in a season-high 67 minutes of play against Central Michigan (8/25)… Put up a shot in 53 minutes against Binghamton (8/28)… Logged a season-high three shots in 59 minutes at Arkansas (9/4)… Saw a season-high 82 minutes of action in MSU’s momentum-building 4-2 win over then-No. 19 Colorado (9/11)… Led the Spartans to a pair of shutouts in their first two Big Ten contests against Illinois and Iowa (9/18, 9/22)… Helped guide the defensive effort in a thrilling 2-1 win over No. 6 Penn State on the road (9/29)… Directed the Michigan State back line in three-straight B1G shutouts against Maryland, Michigan and Indiana (10/9, 10/13, 10/16)… Notched a banger for her second career goal in the 2-1 win at Northwestern that placed the Spartans atop the Big Ten table (10/16)… Following her goal against the Wildcats, she was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and earned placement as a TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week member, as well as a SoccerAmerica Star of the Week… Helped MSU reach the Big Ten Championship match for the first time in program history, as well as the NCAA Tournament second round for just the third time in school annals… Named a CSC Academic All-District selection.
Fall 2021: One of seven Spartans to start in all 18 matches this season … Continued her streak of starting in every game of her career (67 total gp-gs) … Totaled 1,540 minutes of action, the most of any Spartan fielder … Played every minute of ten different games, including three overtime contests … Scored one goal, the game-winner and first goal of her career, at Oakland (9/9) … Recorded a season-high two shot attempts on two different occasions … Part of a defense that allowed only 12 goals from opponents, the third-least in the league … Was named to the Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch list … Earned second-team All-Big Ten, United Soccer Coaches All-Region, and CoSIDA Academic All-District honors ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2020-21: Started in all 12 contests this season, totaling 1,059 minutes of play … Recorded a season-high 110 minutes on the field at Maryland (2/20) … Had one assist on the team’s single goal scored vs. Illinois (3/28) ... Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.Â
2019: Started in all 19 games on the backline, including a then season-high 106 minutes in the double OT win at BU (9/1) ... Anchored the backline in the team’s five shutouts ... Played a new season-high 110 minutes in a draw at Minnesota (10/3) ... Had a shot at Illinois (10/13) and against No. 16 Michigan (10/19) … Also tallied a shot on goal in the season finale vs. Indiana (10/30) ... Named Academic All-Big Ten.Â
2018:Â Started all 18 games ... Â Part of backline that allowed one goal through first six games and started season with four straight shutouts ... Second on team with 1631 minutes, including full time in 14 games ... Took one shot vs Colorado (9/9).
Prior to MSU: Four-year letter winner in soccer and two-year letter winner in basketball at Montour High School ... Three-time All-Section and All-WPIAL selection ... WPIAL champion and Pennsylvania state semifinalist in her freshman year ... Named Most Aggressive Player in her freshman season ... Captained the team in her sophomore year ... WPIAL finalist and also state semifinalist in her junior year ... WPIAL semifinalist in her senior year, as well as team captain and most valuable player ... As a member of Beadling Soccer Club, was a seven-time state champion ... Region I champion in three consecutive years ... 2016 national semifinalist ... 2015 Disney champion ... Four-year member of the honor roll.
