Samantha Galvin

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Academy of the Holy Cross
Hometown:
Sandy Spring, Md.

Awards and Honors
IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2022)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)

2024 (Sr.): 3G-3A-6 points … Played in all 17 games with five starts … Had two goals one assist at Detroit Mercy (Feb. 28) … Had one assist, two ground balls, one caused turnover and one draw control in season-opening win over Cincinnati (Feb. 11) … Two draw controls against Michigan (March 24).

2023 (Jr.): 1G-0A-2 points ... Played in eight games her junior season ... Scooped up one ground ball in the season opener against San Diego State (Feb. 12) ... Tallied one ground ball and a caused turnover at Youngstown State (Feb. 17) ... Netted first goal of the season and had one draw control in a win against Detroit Mercy (March 5) ...Totaled two ground balls and two caused turnovers at Eastern Michigan (March 24) ... Had two ground balls in a winning effort against Xavier (April 8).

2022 (So.): 4G-3A-7 points ... Appeared in 17 games, making three starts during her sophomore campaign ... Totaled 11 ground balls, four caused turnovers and four draw controls ... Took 12 shots, 10 of which were on goal ... Recorded a goal, an assist and a ground ball at San Diego State (March 15) ... Dished out a season-high two assists against Kent State (March 12) ... Made starts at Canisius (March 4), at Niagara (March 6) and versus Kent State (March 12).

2021 (Fr.): 3G-0A-3 Point ... Appeared in 12 games in 2021 ... Led all true freshmen with three goals ... Made her collegiate debut against Oregon, tallying one draw control (Feb. 26) ... Scored her first collegiate goal from the free position on Feb. 28 at Kent State ... Picked up one ground ball against Central Michigan (March 5) ... Appeared against No. 19 Louisville (March 14) ... Played in game two against UConn (March 21) ... Played at Villanova (March 26) ... Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball in an 8-7 win at Villanova (March 28) ... Played in both games at Georgetown (April 9 and 11) ... Appeared in game one against Denver (April 16) ... Scored a career-best two goals in a win at Butler (April 23) ... Picked up a GB in a win at Butler in the season finale (April 25).

Prior to Marquette: Lettered four times in lacrosse at Academy of the Holy Cross under coaches Kristin Coleman (2017) and Katie Triplin (2018-20) ... Also played varsity soccer for two years and field hockey for one season ... Helped her team reach the WCAC semifinals from 2017-19 and led her team to a top-10 ranking in the Washington Post in the 2019 season ... Galvin was named to the WCAC third team in 2017 and 2018 and first team in 2019 ... In 2018, she was the team leader in ground balls (47) and draw controls (48) while chipping in 10 goals ... In 2019, she was second on her team in goals and assists while finishing with 75 points ... She was the team leader in ground balls (100) and draw controls (165) while causing 25 turnovers ... Played club for M&D Black under coaches Kim McNemar and Kiersten Caputy and helped them achieve a No. 1 national ranking in 2020.

Personal: Daughter of Michelle and John Galvin ... Her father played collegiate football at West Virginia Wesleyan College ... Has two younger brothers, Brendan and Declan ... Birthday is February 6 ... Studying nursing at MU.