EVANSTON, Ill. (June 20, 2025) – Following a highly-decorated career with the Northwestern University lacrosse program, Sammy White (Timonium, Md./Dulaney) will join the Wildcats' women's basketball team as a graduate student for the 2025-26 season, head coach Joe McKeown announced on Friday.
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"We are really excited to have Sammy as part of our program," McKeown said. "She brings incredible passion, along with a highly competitive attitude to the court! Sammy is one of the best lacrosse players Northwestern has ever seen and enjoyed a terrific high school basketball career in Maryland. Her toughness and leadership will be a great addition to the Wildcats."
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Prior to focusing on lacrosse upon her arrival in Evanston, White, a 5-foot-6 guard, was a three-sport athlete at Dulaney High School, where she played lacrosse, basketball, and soccer. On the hardwood, White was a member of the Lions' 1,000-point club, a feat she accomplished in just three varsity seasons. As a junior, she averaged 23 points per game.
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For her efforts across all three sports in high school, White was recognized as a two-time Towson Times Female Athlete of the Year award recipient.
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White returns to basketball following an outstanding career with the Wildcats' lacrosse program. Recently named to the United States roster for the upcoming Pan-American Lacrosse Association (PALA) Women's Championship, the Timonium, Md. native was a two-time First Team All-Big Ten selection with the 'Cats. Known for her tenacity on the defensive end of the field, White played a starring role in Northwestern's storybook 2023 season, putting up team-high marks in both ground balls (42) and caused turnovers (31), as the Wildcats' surged to the program's eighth NCAA National Championship.
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White joins an incoming signing class that also features graduate transfer Tate Walters (Buford, Ga./Buford/Furman), redshirt senior Daija Turner (Fayetteville, N.C./Village Christian Academy/TCU), and first-year Angelina Hodgens (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph By-The-Sea).
She's a Hooper ??
— Northwestern Women's Basketball (@nuwbball) June 20, 2025
Thrilled to have former @NULax standout Sammy White joining the 'Cats for the 2025-26 season! pic.twitter.com/IJXUKDLyg6
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"We are really excited to have Sammy as part of our program," McKeown said. "She brings incredible passion, along with a highly competitive attitude to the court! Sammy is one of the best lacrosse players Northwestern has ever seen and enjoyed a terrific high school basketball career in Maryland. Her toughness and leadership will be a great addition to the Wildcats."
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Prior to focusing on lacrosse upon her arrival in Evanston, White, a 5-foot-6 guard, was a three-sport athlete at Dulaney High School, where she played lacrosse, basketball, and soccer. On the hardwood, White was a member of the Lions' 1,000-point club, a feat she accomplished in just three varsity seasons. As a junior, she averaged 23 points per game.
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For her efforts across all three sports in high school, White was recognized as a two-time Towson Times Female Athlete of the Year award recipient.
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White returns to basketball following an outstanding career with the Wildcats' lacrosse program. Recently named to the United States roster for the upcoming Pan-American Lacrosse Association (PALA) Women's Championship, the Timonium, Md. native was a two-time First Team All-Big Ten selection with the 'Cats. Known for her tenacity on the defensive end of the field, White played a starring role in Northwestern's storybook 2023 season, putting up team-high marks in both ground balls (42) and caused turnovers (31), as the Wildcats' surged to the program's eighth NCAA National Championship.
ONE MORE YEAR! ??
— Northwestern Lax (@NULax) June 20, 2025
All-American Sammy White is using her 5th year to join the @nuwbball team for the 2025-26 season!
Can't wait to watch her ball ?? pic.twitter.com/Vno59ZFheY
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White joins an incoming signing class that also features graduate transfer Tate Walters (Buford, Ga./Buford/Furman), redshirt senior Daija Turner (Fayetteville, N.C./Village Christian Academy/TCU), and first-year Angelina Hodgens (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph By-The-Sea).