Samantha Russo

Photo by: Sarah Boekholder

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Position:
Defense
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Sachem North
Hometown:
Ronkonkoma, N.Y.
Major:
Communications

WHY DELAWARE?
"Delaware is a great school academically and opens so many opportunities for you to become successful in the future!"

AT DELAWARE
     ·   Three-time letter winner for the Blue Hens
     ·   Majoring in communications
     ·   Dean's List student each semester

2020 SEASON
     ·   CAA Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll
     ·   Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society
     ·   Started all five games as a junior before season was cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
     ·   Collected at least one ground ball in four games
     ·   Tallied two ground balls in conference opening-win over Elon (March 7) and at George Mason (Feb. 19)
     ·   Also logged a career-best two caused turnovers against the Phoenix

2019 SEASON
     ·   CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
     ·   Saw playing time in 10 games while starting three for the Blue Hens
     ·   Earned first career start at Temple (Feb. 8)
     ·   Logged one ground ball against the Owls
     ·   Did not register any other statistics

2018 SEASON
     ·   CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
     ·   Appeared in one game for Delaware during rookie campaign
     ·   Made collegiate debut against William & Mary (April 22)
     ·   Did not record any statistics
     ·   Member of team's leadership council

HIGH SCHOOL
     ·   Established a record of 25-19 with her high school lacrosse team
     ·   Started all four years for the varsity lacrosse team
     ·   Garnered the team’s Unsung Hero Award for her freshman and senior seasons
     ·   Two-time team captain (2016; 2017)
     ·   All-Division honoree (2017)
     ·   Named team's Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
     ·   Four-time scholar-athlete
     ·   Three-year starter for the varsity soccer team; earned the team Coaches' Award as a senior
     ·   Member of the National Honors Society, Science Honor Society and Foreign Language Honor Society
     ·   High school teammate, Emma Murphy, plays lacrosse at Saint Joseph's University
     ·   Played for the Long Island Yellow Jackets club team

PERSONAL
     ·   Samantha Louise Russo
     ·   Born June 8, 1999 in Stony Brook, N.Y.
     ·   Daughter of Bernadette and Vito Russo
     ·   Has a brother, William, who played men's lacrosse at UMass Lowell from 2016-19
     ·   Nickname is 'Sammy'