Biography
2022-23: D2CCA Second-Team All-Region ... RMAC Defensive Player of the Year ... First-Team All-RMAC ... RMAC All-Tournament Team ... CSC Academic All-District ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... RMAC Defensive Player of the Week (11/28, 1/9) ... Closed her collegiate career as one of the greatest Orediggers to ever wear a Mines uniform, listed 15 different times in the program record book ... Started all 31 games and took every tipoff for the Orediggers ... Finished her final season with 298 points, 249 rebounds, 111 assists, 79 steals, and 57 blocks while shooting 42-percent from the field ... Ranked #1 in the RMAC in total defensive rebounds, #4 in overall rebounding, #2 in assist-to-turnover ratio, #5 in assists, #1 in total blocks, #2 in blocks per game, and #3 in steals ... Nationally, was #14 in total blocks, #17 in blocks per game, #21 in total steals, and #30 in steals per game ... Surpassed 1,000 points for her career thanks to 17 points in the RMAC tournament semifinals against MSU Denver ... Became Mines' all-time rebounding leader in the RMAC championship game with nine rebounds ... Was the 13th Oredigger to ever score 1,000 points in a career ... Among other listings in the program record book, Sammy finished her career at Mines #1 in career rebounds, #2 in career assists, tied for #3 in career steals, #5 in career blocks, and #5 in career three-pointers made ... Final season included four double-doubles led by a 19-point, 10-rebound outburst against Black Hills State in December ... Top scoring performance was 22 points at Regis on Jan. 13 ... Pulled down 13 rebounds three different times and had double-digit rebounds in nine games ... Racked up six steals against then-#21 Central Washington on Nov. 25 ... Blocked seven shots against Western Colorado on Dec. 18 ... Had nine points, nine rebounds, and nine assists at Colorado Christian on Jan. 1 ... Final career numbers included 1,018 points, 909 rebounds, 351 assists, 239 steals, and 160 blocks.
2021-22: First-Team All-RMAC ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... RMAC Defensive Player of the Week (11/29, 12/7, 12/20, 1/3, 2/14) ... RMAC Offensive Player of the Week (1/3, 1/17) ... Played in 27 games and started 26 as a forward for Mines ... Closed the campaign with 223 points, 180 rebounds, 82 assists, 74 steals and 32 blocks ... Averaged 8.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.2 blocks in 26.0 minutes per game ... Led the team in rebounding, blocks, and three-point shooting while sitting first among starters in free-throw percentage ... Across the RMAC, ranked sixth in rebounding, seventh in assists, first in assist-to-turnover ratio, seventh in blocks and third in steals ... Nationally, was 23rd in steals and steals per game while sitting 29th in assist-to-turnover ratio ... Moved up to eighth on the Orediggers' all-time assists list with her 74 steals ranking sixth on the single-season list ... First of two double-doubles came at Western Colorado on Dec. 17 with 18 points, 13 rebounds along with two assists, two steals and one block ... Second double-double featured 18 points at 17 rebounds against Chadron State ... Scored in double digits on nine occasions including two 20-point performances ... Top scoring outing was 24 points at South Dakota Mines on Jan. 15 which included a 9-for-9 night from the floor while going 6-for-6 from three-point range ... Also notable was 18 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, three blocks and three steals against South Dakota Mines on Dec. 2 ... She also pumped out 11 points, eight rebounds, five blocks, three assists and two steals against Black Hills State on New Year's Day.
2020-21: Second-Team All-RMAC ... RMAC All-Tournament Team ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... RMAC Defensive Player of the Week (12/9, 1/4) ... RMAC Preseason Player to Watch ... Appeared in 19 of Mines' 20 games with 18 starts as a forward for the Orediggers ... Finished the season with 146 points, 143 rebounds, 47 assists, 32 steals and 29 blocks ... Averaged 7.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.5 blocks in 28.9 minutes per game ... Converted 25 of 67 three-point opportunities to shoot 37.3 percent from behind the arc ... Led the team in rebounding and blocks while sitting third in assists, and ranked 38th in the nation in total blocks ... Also placed second in the entire RMAC in blocks, third in total rebounds and fifth in rebound per game ... Top scoring performance of the season was 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting along with eight rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal at Colorado Mesa on Jan. 22 ... Best all around performance was arguably nine points, 14 rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block in the RMAC Tournament Semifinal game against Colorado Mesa on March 5 ... Added a nine-point, eight-rebound, six-steal, four-assist, four-block showing versus South Dakota Mines on Dec. 4.
2019-20: RMAC All-Tournament Team ... RMAC First-Team All-Academic ... D2ADA Academic Achievement Award ... RMAC Defensive Player of the Week (11/25, 1/27) ... Started all 29 games for the Orediggers and led the team in rebounding with 5.8 rebounds per game ... Closed the year with 254 points, 242 rebounds, 76 assists, 42 steals and 28 blocks ... Ranked 4th in the RMAC in rebounding, 11th in total assists, 13th in assists per game, and 8th in total blocks and blocks per game ... Tops on the team with five double-doubles on the year including a 26-point, 11-rebound performance at Colorado Christian on Dec. 13 ... Also exploded for a 12-point, 18-rebound double-double against New Mexico Highlands on Feb. 1 ... Recorded double-digit rebounds on 10 occasions and at least 15 rebounds three times.
2018-19: Played in 29 games with eight starts while averaging 16.2 minutes per game for the Orediggers ... Finished the season with 97 points (3.3pg), 95 rebound (3.3pg), 35 assists (1.2pg), 14 blocks and 12 steals ... Collegiate debut came in the season opener against UAFS on Nov. 9 in which she scored 15 points with four steals, three rebounds and one assists ... Also scored in double digits with 12 points on Nov. 24 against Texas-Permian Basin.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Team captain at Ralston Valley … Led RVHS to the 2016 Colorado 5A Final Four and the 2015 and 2017 Colorado Great Eight … Team won the Jeffco 5A title all three of those years … Second-Team All-Jeffco in 2017 … Also a Colorado 5A state cross country qualifier and is a three-year letterwinner in soccer … As a junior, averaged 8.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.9 steals, and 2.6 blocks per game with 38 three-pointers … Six-time academic letterwinner … AP Scholar Award … Academic All-State in basketball and cross country … National Honor Society member … Plays with the Jeffco All-County Orchestra and is concert mistress of the Ralston Valley Orchestra … Grandfather, Gordon, played basketball at Mines, and her uncle, Scott, was a four-time RMAC champion sprinter and is a long-time assistant coach for Mines track & field … Intends to major in civil engineering.
Career Game Highs
Points: 26 at Colorado Christian (12/13/19)
Rebounds: 18 vs. New Mexico Highlands (2/1/20)
Assists: 9 at Colorado Christian (1/1/23)
3-pointers: 6 at South Dakota Mines (1/15/22)
Free Throws: 7 at Colorado Mesa (3/6/20)
Blocks: 7 vs. Western Colorado (12/18/22)
Steals: 6 - 2x, last vs. #21 Central Washington (11/25/22)
Minutes: 40 - 3x, last vs. Westminster (1/22/22)
Career Double-Doubles
12/13/19 at Colorado Christian (26P/11R)
12/21/19 vs. UCCS (10P/10R)
1/10/20 vs. Adams State (12P/15R)
2/1/20 vs. New Mexico Highlands (12P/18R)
2/8/20 at MSU Denver (10P/11R)
12/17/21 at Western Colorado (18P/13R)
12/31/21 vs. Chadron State (18P/17R)
12/10/22 vs. Black Hills State (19P/10R)
1/7/23 vs. New Mexico Highlands (12P/12R)
1/14/23 at UCCS (13P/10R)
2/18/23 vs. Chadron State (10P/13R)
