Sam Thornton

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-11
Weight:
170
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Rotherham, England
High School:
Wickersley School and Sports College
Prev School:
Gannon (Pa.)

Honors and Awards
BIG EAST All-Academic (2019-20, 2020-21)

Feature Stories:
Universal Games (April 8, 2021)
Pandemic Affects Travel for International Players (Sept. 1, 2020)
MSOC Adds Two to 2019 Recruiting Class (Jan. 8, 2019)

2021 (R-Sr.): 0G-1A-1 point ... Played in 15 games, started one ... Recorded 415 minutes as reserve forward for Golden Eagles ... Contributed lone assist against Kansas City ... Fired nine shots on season.

2020-21 (Sr.): 1G-0A-2 Points ... Played in 11 games, starting in two ... Started and played 58 minutes against Loyola Chicago, tallying one shot (Feb. 3) ... Appeared off the bench against Saint Louis (Feb. 13) ... Played 38 minutes against Creighton (Feb. 20) ... Appeared in 20 minutes off the bench in a 0-0 draw at Butler (March 10) ... Tallied one shot in a 2-1 win over Xavier (March 17) ... Played 19 minutes off the bench in a 2-1 overtime win at Creighton (March 20) ... Played 31 minutes in a 2-1 double-overtime win over DePaul (March 24) ... Started and played 52 minutes with one shot on goal against Butler (March 27) ... Scored his first career goal in the BIG EAST tournament semifinals against Seton Hall (April 15) ... Played 30 minutes in the PK victory over Loyola Marymount (May 2) ... Played 23 minutes in the Sweet 16 loss to No. 2 Indiana (May 6).

2019 (Jr.): Played and started in the first three games before tearing a groin muscle and missing the rest of the season ... Tallied two shots (one on goal) in 107 minutes against UAB (Aug. 30) ... Had one shot on goal against UC Davis (Sept. 6) in 83 minutes ... Started and played 65 minutes at South Florida (Sept. 13), registering one shot.

Prior to Marquette: Played for head coach Andrew Rawlin at Wickersley School and Sports College in Rotherham, England… Named Football Performer of the Year at Wickersley School and Sports College three times between 2009-15... Transferred to MU from Gannon University (Pa.)... Started in all 14 games he played in as a sophomore at Gannon… Lead PSAC and ranked 44^thnationally with 11 goals… 2018 PSAC Men’s Soccer Athlete of the Year… 2018 D2CCA All-Region First Team selection... Fired 64 shots with 37 on target… Scored seven game-winning goals… Also dished out three assists for 25 points… Led PSAC in shots/game (4.57) and goals/game (0.79).

Personal: Born in Rotherham, England… Son of Gail and Andrew Thornton... Has one older brother, Ben... Plans on majoring in criminology at MU.