2023 Women's Lacrosse Roster

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Jersey Number 23

Sammy White

  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Dulaney HS
  • Hometown:
    Timonium, Md.
Awards:
  • Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten (2025)
  • Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2025)
  • First Team USA Lacrosse Division 1 Preseason All-American (2025)
  • Second Team All-Big Ten (2024)
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024)
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
  • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (3/28/23, 4/23/24, 2/25/2025)
  • Honorable Mention ILWomen Midseason DI All-American (2024)
  • First Team USA Lacrosse Division 1 Preseason All-American (2024)
  • IWCLA Second Team All-American (2023)
  • IWLCA All-Region Second Team selection (2023)
  • All-Big Ten First-Team (2023)
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2022)
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/26/22, 4/1/22, 4/3/22, 4/7/22) 
Career Highs:
  • Shots.........................................3, vs. Marquette (2/23/23)
  • Goals…………................…….. 2 (2x), vs. Marquette (2/23/23)
  • Assists……………................… 1 (12x), vs. Oregon (4/13/25)
  • Caused Turnovers………….…. 5 (2x), at Rutgers (4/6/25)
  • Ground Balls………….......……7, at Rutgers (4/6/25)
  • Draw Controls…………………..8, at Ohio State (4/19/25)
Season Highs:
  • Shots.......................................2, vs. Oregon (4/13/25)
  • Goals.......................................1 (4x), at Ohio State (4/19/25)
  • Assists.....................................1 (3x), vs. Oregon (4/13/25)
  • Caused Turnovers…................5, at Rutgers (4/6/25)
  • Ground Balls….........................7, at Rutgers (4/6/25)
  • Draw Controls….......................8, at Ohio State (4/19/25)
 
2025: Started in all 22 games ... Second in the Big Ten and led the team in ground balls (51) ... Third in Big Ten for caused turnovers (40) ... Posted 51 ground balls and 59 draw controls ... Recorded three ground balls, four caused turnovers, and a draw control in season opener against Notre Dame (2/7) ... Picked up a ground ball against Canisius (2/9) ... Notched five draw controls, two caused turnovers, and a ground ball against Boston College (2/15) ... Tallied a ground ball against Niagara (2/18) ... Recorded four ground balls, two caused turnovers, and two draw controls against Colorado (2/21) ... Logged three ground balls, a caused turnover, and a draw control at Syracuse (2/25) ... Notched two ground balls, two caused turnovers, and three draw controls at Marquette (3/7) ... Scored first goal of the season, picked up two ground balls, caused four turnovers, and tallied two draw controls against Penn State (3/16) ... Picked up a ground ball, caused a turnover, and pulled down a draw control against Maryland (3/21) ... Posted four ground balls, two caused turnovers, and six draw controls against North Carolina (3/27) ... Recorded a ground ball and four draw controls at USC (3/30) ... Notched a goal, an assist, three ground balls, and three draw controls at Johns Hopkins (4/3) ... Had seven ground balls, five caused turnovers, and two draw controls at Rutgers (4/6) ... Tallied a goal, an assist, a ground ball, two caused turnovers, and four draw controls against Oregon (4/13) ... Logged three ground balls, four caused turnovers, and a draw control against Michigan (4/17) ... Contributed a goal, two ground balls, two caused turnovers, and a career high of eight draw controls at Ohio State (4/19) ... Caused a turnover in Big Ten Tournament Semifinals against Johns Hopkins (4/25) ... Recorded a ground ball, two caused turnovers, and three draw controls in Big Ten Tournament Title game at Maryland (4/27) ... Tallied three ground balls, three caused turnovers, and two draw controls against Michigan (5/11) ... Logged a ground ball, a caused turnover, and six draw controls against Penn to advance to the Final Four (5/15) ... Posted a ground ball, a caused turnover, and three draw controls in NCAA Semifinals against Boston College (5/23) ... Recorded six ground balls in National Championship game against North Caronlina (5/25).

2024: Made 16 appearances, starting 15 of them...Finished fourth on the team in ground balls (24), caused turnovers (19), and draw controls (38)...Scored, caused two turnovers, and pulled down four draw controls in season opener against Syracuse (2/10)...Picked up three ground balls and cause two turnovers against Marquette (2/19)...First assist of the year came against Colorado (2/22)...Had three ground balls and four draw controls against Boston College (2/29)...Picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers in NCAA quarterfinal matchup against Penn (5/16)...Tallied two ground balls and four draw controls in the NCAA Final against Boston College (5/26).

2023: Started all 22 games ... Led the team with 42 ground balls and 31 caused turnovers and ranked second with 68 draws ... Contributed four draw controls and a ground ball against Syracuse (2/11) ... Added a goal, an assist, a ground ball and a draw control against Notre Dame (2/16) ... Scored a season-high two goals against Marquette (2/23), along with five draw controls ... Posted three ground balls, three caused turnovers and three draw controls against Michigan (3/15) ... Tallied three ground balls and three caused turnovers in upset of then-No. 1 North Carolina (3/19) ... Set a career-high with five caused turnovers and recorded three ground balls against Johns Hopkins (3/23) ... Pulled down a career-high seven draw controls against Penn State (3/20) ... Recorded two caused turnovers and two draw controls in consecutive Big Ten road games against Rutgers (4/6) and Ohio State (4/15) ... Corralled four ground balls and tied a career high with seven draw controls against Michigan (5/4) ... Tallied five draws and two ground balls against Loyola Maryland (5/18) ... Set a career high with six ground balls and tied a career high with seven draw controls, in addition to three caused turnovers, in NCAA Championship win over Boston College (5/28). 

2022: Played in all 21 games and made 16 starts, appearing at defense, midfield and attack positions … Logged six goals, three assists and nine points with 45 draw controls and tied for second on the team collecting 36 ground balls … Started her first collegiate game in the season opener at Boston College (2/12) ... Secured four draw controls and caused two turnovers against Marquette (2/14) ... Scored a goal, contributed an assist and secured five draw controls against Arizona State (2/20) ... Added a goal and three ground balls against Ohio State (3/19) ... Posted three ground balls, two caused turnovers and two draw controls at Penn (4/3) ... Picked up a season-high four ground balls and contributed a goal against Rutgers (4/7) ... Pulled down a season high six draws, picked up a game-high four ground balls, caused two turnovers and netted a goal against Johns Hopkins (4/16) ... Picked up four ground balls and six draws against Maryland (4/23) ... Netted a career high two goals, picked up two ground balls and caused a turnover against Central Michigan (5/13) ... Added four draw controls and a ground ball in the NCAA Tournament over Michigan (5/15).
Lacrosse - 'Cats Fall to North Carolina in National Championship Game
Sunday, May 25
Lacrosse - NCAA Semifinal Postgame Press Conference (5/23/25)
Saturday, May 24
Lacrosse - Comeback 'Cats Take Down Boston College, 12-11, Advance to National Title Game (5/23/25)
Saturday, May 24
Lacrosse - Maddy Taylor Breaks NCAA Goals Record in Quarterfinal Win (5/15/25)
Thursday, May 15