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7 Samantha Budd

7 Samantha Budd

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    West Deptford
  • Hometown:
    West Deptford, N.J.

Summary

Biography

The Budd File

  • 11th in program history with 141 career points
  • Also owns 100 career goals for her career (103)
  • Fourth in program history with 129 draw controls
  • Most single-game draw controls in program history (12)
  • 3x Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch (2018-20)
  • 1x Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (2019)
  • Rutgers Athletics' Female Sophomore Athlete of the Year (2018)
  • 2x Academic All-Big Ten Selection (2018-19)

Career Highs

  • Points: 9 (March 19, 2019 at Lafayette; March 5, 2019 vs. Monmouth)
  • Goals: 8 (March 19, 2019 at Lafayette)
  • Assists: 2 (5 times)
  • Ground Balls: 3 (March 19, 2019 at Lafayette; Feb. 11, 2007 vs. Temple)
  • Draw Controls: 12 (Feb. 10, 2018 at Temple)
2020 (Senior)
  • One of four team captains for the 2020 season
  • 2020 Big Ten Player to Watch
  • Finished season third on the team in points (24) and goals (22)
  • Produced six multi-goal games and had four outings with three or more scores
  • Collected 100th career goal in win over Lafayette, finishing with four scores against the Leopards (3/10)
  • Scored a season and game-high five goals in season-opening win against LIU (2/8)
2019 (Junior)
  • 2019 Big Ten Player to Watch
  • 2019 Academic All-Big Ten
  • Second on the team in points (49), goals (36), assists (21) and draw controls (43)
  • 11 multi-point games and six hat tricks
  • Secured 100th-career point against Cornell (April 2)
  • 2019 Co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (March 26)
  • Tied a career-high with nine points on eight goals and an assist, including the game-winning strike with 45 seconds to go in win at Lafayette (March 19)
  • Scored a career-high nine points on seven goals and two assists in win vs. Monmouth (March 5)
  • Collected 100th-career draw control at Drexel (March 2)

2018 (Sophomore)

  • 2018 Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch
  • 2018 Academic All-Big Ten
  • 2018 Rutgers Athletics Female Sophomore Athlete of the Year
  • Led team in draw controls (54)
  • Co-led in points (37) and goals (30)
  • Seven multi-point and four hat tricks
  • Produced five points on three goals and two assists in win vs. Lafayette (April 3)
  • Five points on four goals and an assist in win over Delaware (Feb. 24)
  • Season-high seven points on six goals and a helper in win at Monmouth (Feb. 17)

2017 (Freshman)

  • Appeared in all 16 games with five starts as a rookie
  • Finished with 15 goals and five assists
  • Second on the team in draw controls (29)
  • Produced two hat tricks, including three-goal effort in win over Michigan (April 13)
  • Five draw controls at Lafayette (Feb. 21)
  • Made collegiate debut at Temple (Feb. 11)

Prior to Rutgers

  • Four-year girl’s lacrosse starter at West Deptford High School, serving as captain her junior and senior seasons
  • First team all-conference as a junior and sophomore
  • Collected second team all-South Jersey honors her junior season
  • Surpassed 100-career goals in her sophomore campaign
  • Helped West Deptford to three conference championships
  • Team won the Gloucester County Cup her rookie year
  • Four-year letterwinner in soccer and three-year letterwinner basketball
  • First team all-conference soccer player in her first three seasons
  • Helped basketball to a South Jersey Group II title as a sophomore

Personal

  • Daughter of Paul and Maria
  • Has two siblings, Caitlin and Christopher
  • Biomedical engineering major
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