Towson University Athletics

2009 Season: Started nine games as a junior  ... posted a 1.11 goals against average while stopping 78.7 per cent of the shots she faced ... made season-high seven saves against Bucknell ... tallied five saves against James Madison in overtime loss ... made three saves in 2-0 victory at Saint Joseph’s ... earned second shutout of season with three-save effort against Virginia Commonwealth ... also attempted one shot against Brown.

2008 Season: Played in four games ... started three times ... stopped 56.2 per cent of the shots she faced ... made four saves at 12th-ranked West Virginia ... posted three saves against UNC Wilmington ... made two saves in 30 minutes against Georgia State.

At CCBC-Catonsville: Led Cardinals to 2007 NJCAA Division I Championship … stopped 78.7 per cent of the shots she faced … allowed just eight goals in 915 minutes … named as Most Outstanding Goalkeeper in NJCAA Tournament … earned first team NSCAA All-America honors … named to NSCAA All-Northeast Region team … honored as second team All-Maryland JuCo selection … one of four CCBC-Catonsville players named to All-Region XX Tournament Team.

At Seton Keough H.S.: Four-year letter winner for Coach John Dingle … received second team All-Metro notice by The Baltimore Sun as a senior in 2005 … earned first team All-Baltimore City/County honors by The Baltimore Sun as a senior … named second team All-Baltimore City/County by The Baltimore Sun as a junior ... also played on Gators’ junior varsity basketball team.

Personal: Aspires to be a coach in Ireland … has volunteered at an animal shelter and coached youth soccer … enjoys surfing and snowboarding … worked as a camp counselor with special needs children during the summer … lists Iker Casillas as her favorite athlete … enjoys reading the Harry Potter series … favorite movie is “Cruel Intentions” … enjoys listening to music by Dave Matthews Band … lists most memorable experience as training with the Irish Women’s National Team … uncle played football at Slippery Rock … cousin, Sean Cascio, played ice hockey for SUNY Geneseo and earned All-America honors … parents are graduates of University of Pittsburgh and ran on Panthers’ track team … daughter of Keith and Char Sample … born on September 11, 1988 in Marlton, N.J.