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2013 Women's Soccer

6 Samantha Russo

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Yorktown
  • Hometown Yorktown Heights, NY

Biography

Career Statistics

  • Four-year letterwinner who is one of the most decorated playersin Scranton history.
  • Earned first-team all-Landmark Conference in all four years,plus Rookie of the Year (2010) and Offensive Player of the Year(2013).
  • Also earned NSCAA all-region honors three times.
  • Led Scranton to a 53-19-12 record in her four seasons.
  • Started 84 games in her career, all at forward.
  • Finished with 32 career goals, 10th in Scranton history.
  • Her 23 career assists are tied for sixth in schoolhistory.
  • Also finished tied for ninth in school history with 87 careerpoints.

Senior Year(2013)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Capped a standout career by being named Landmark ConferenceOffensive Player of the Year and an NSCAA all-Mid-Atlantic Regionsecond-team choice.
  • Started all 21 games at forward.
  • Finished tied for the team lead with 10 goals.
  • Also had four assists and finished with a team-high 24points.
  • Five of her goals were match-winning goals.
  • Scored the game-winning goal in a 7-0 win at Delaware Valley onSept. 14.
  • Scored twice, including the match-winner, and added an assistin the first half of the Royals' 7-0 win over Marywood on Sept.18.
  • Had the game-winning goal and an assist in a 3-2 win atFarmingdale State on Sept. 21.
  • Had a hat trick, scoring on each of her three shots on goal,including the game-winner, in a 5-0 win at Goucher on Oct. 5.
  • Scored the match-winning goal in a 3-2 win at Ursinus on Oct.12.
  • Assisted on both goals in a 2-0 win over Susquehanna on Oct.19.
  • Had a goal in a 4-2 win at Drew on Oct. 26.
  • Scored the Royals' lone goal in a 1-1 draw against Catholic onNov. 2 at Fitzpatrick Field.

Junior Year(2012)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Started all 21 matches at forward
  • Earned Landmark Conference first-team honors after leading theRoyals in goals (5), assists (4) and points (14)
  • Picked up a pair of assists in a season-opening 3-3 tie againstWilliam Paterson on Sept. 1
  • Assisted on a goal by Sarah Gibbons in a 3-0 win over DelawareValley on Sept. 15
  • Scored in the 14th minute in Scranton's 2-0 victory at Marywoodon Sept. 19
  • Made it two matches in a row with a goal when she broke ascoreless tie in the 24th minute of Scranton's 3-0 win over Goucheron Sept. 22 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Scored in the 53rd minute as Scranton defeated Susquehanna,4-0, on Oct. 6
  • Scored the game-winner in the 24th minute in the Royals' 3-0victory over Juniata on Oct. 27 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Assisted on Katie Hennigan's game-winning goal in the 86thminute in a 1-0 victory over Catholic in a Landmark Conferencesemifinal on Nov. 3 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • One day later, she scored the insurance goal in the finalminute as Scranton captured its third straight Landmark Conferencechampionship with a 2-0 victory over Moravian on Nov. 4 atFitzpatrick Field
  • Led Scranton with 58 shots and 34 shots on goal
  • Her shots-on-goal percentage of .586 was also the highest onthe squad

Sophomore Year(2011)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Started all 20 matches at forward
  • Led Scranton with 21 points, which was tied for third in theLandmark Conference
  • Her eight goals were tied for the team lead with Sarah Gibbonsand tied for fifth in the conference
  • Her five assists were second-best on the team and tied forfourth in the conference
  • Also had three game-winning goals, tied for the team lead withRebecca Hextall and tied for third-best in the conference
  • Her 70 shots led the Landmark Conference
  • Scored a pair of goals, including the game winner, in aseason-opening 4-0 victory over York (Pa.) on Sept. 1
  • Had two more goals, including the game winner, and an assisttwo days later in a 5-1 win over William Paterson on Sept. 3
  • Assisted on Christina Cognetti’s game-winning goal in a1-0 victory over Marywood on Sept. 21 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Had a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over Farmingdale State onOct. 1 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Scored the game-winning goal in overtime in a 1-0 victory atDrew on Oct. 15
  • Scored a goal in a 3-1 win at Juniata on Oct. 28
  • Had a goal and an assist in a 3-0 victory over Moravian in aLandmark Conference semifinal on Nov. 2 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Assisted on Sarah Gibbons’ insurance goal in the finalminutes of a 2-0 victory over Catholic in the Landmark Conferencechampionship on Nov. 5 at Fitzpatrick Field

Freshman Year(2010)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Started all 22 matches at forward
  • Led Landmark Conference in total points (28), assists (10),assists per game (.45), and match-winning goals (5)
  • Was second in shots (77), goals (9), and points per game (1.27)and finished third in shots per game (3.5) and goals per game(.62)
  • Was named the Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year and afirst-team all-conference selection
  • Either scored or assisted on the match-winning goal in theRoyals’ final six wins of the season
  • Scored two unassisted goals, including the match-winner, inScranton’s 3-0 victory over Moravian College on Oct. 19
  • Scored a goal off an assist from junior midfielder ChristinaCognetti and assisted on two others in a 3-1 victory over JuniataCollege on Oct. 23
  • Assisted on goals by Cognetti and sophomore midfielder SydneyParker in Scranton’s 4-0 win over Goucher College on Oct.30
  • Scored the match-winning goal off an assist from seniormidfielder Chelsea Paskman in the Royals’ 2-0 victory overMoravian College on Nov. 3 in the semifinals of the LandmarkConference tournament
  • Scored Scranton’s second goal and eventual match-winneroff an assist from sophomore Sarah Gibbons in the Royals’ 2-1victory over Drew University on Nov. 6 in the championship match ofthe Landmark Conference tournament
  • Assisted on Paskman’s match-winner in Scranton’s1-0 victory over Plattsburgh State on Nov. 13 in the first round ofthe NCAA tournament
  • Assisted on Cognett’s consolation goal in theRoyals’ 3-1 loss to eventual NCAA runner-up William Smith onNov. 14

Awards &Honors

  • NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region 1st-Team Selection (2011)
  • NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region 2nd-Team Selection (2010,2013)
  • CoSIDA District IV All-Academic (2013)
  • Landmark Conference Offensive Player of the Year (2013)
  • Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year (2010)
  • Landmark Conference 1st-Team Selection (2010, 2011, 2012,2013)
  • Landmark Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 10,2010; Oct. 24, 2010; Nov. 8, 2010; Sept. 4, 2011; Nov. 4, 2012;Sept. 23, 2013; Oct. 7, 2013)
  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2012, 2013)
  • University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Oct. 3, 2010; Oct.7, 2013)
  • University of Scranton O'Hara Award female recipient as theoutstanding athlete of the senior class (2014)

Highschool/personal

  • Prolific scorer over four seasons at Yorktown High School
  • Finished her high school career with 71 goals and 34assists
  • Capped a solid senior year by earning second-team all-statehonors in addition to be named the League B Player of the Year andall-league and all-section honors
  • Led her team in scoring all four years and was theleague-leader in scoring in her sophomore and senior years
  • After scoring a career-best 24 goals as a sophomore, was namedall-American Region II (East) by the National Soccer CoachesAssociation of America (NSCAA)
  • Was also named the North County News Player of the Year in2007
  • Key member of Yorktown’s Conference 1 League Bchampionship team in 2009
  • Picked up valuable experience playing club soccer with thePatriots FC Club, which advanced to the semifinals of the statetournament this year and were Region 1 Northeast Regional Premierleague champions in 2008
  • Four-year Scholar-Athlete recipient
  • Member of the National Honor Society
  • Superintendent’s Scholar/Athlete Award recipient(2010)
  • Principal’s List (2010) and High Honor Roll recipient(2007-2009)
  • Daughter of Mitch & Lori Russo
  • Her father is a graduate of Boston University, where he was amember of the football team, and her mother is a graduate ofAmerican University
  • Has one brother, Scott

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2013Senior

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