Sam Swenson

Class:
Senior
Position:
GK
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Harrogate, England
High School:
Ashville College

Senior (2017)
• Longstreth/NFHCA All-America second team
• 2017 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year; unanimous All-Big Ten first team selection
• NFHCA All-West Region first team
• Started all 24 games in the Wolverine cage
• Ranked second nationally with a .816 save percentage, 0.80 goals-against average and .864 win-loss percentage
• Contributed to a nation's best 16 shutouts, including 13 complete-game shutouts
• Earned back-to-back shutouts in NCAA Tournament play vs. No. 13 Syracuse and No. 10 Northwestern (Nov. 11-12)
• Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after posting a 3-0 record with three shutouts and 15 saves vs. Ohio State (Oct. 29), No. 9 Northwestern (Nov. 3) and No. 5 Penn State (Nov. 5)
• Posted a season-high nine saves in the Big Ten Tournament final vs. PSU and in the season opener vs. No. 1 North Carolina (Aug. 26)
• Earned shutouts in six of eight Big Ten regular-season games
• Named NFHCA National Defensive Player of the Week after posting seven saves apiece in consecutive road wins at Ohio State (Sept. 22) and No. 3 Penn State (Sept. 24)
• Also earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week three times (Aug. 28, Sept. 18, Sept. 25)
• Posted 14 saves against No. 1 UNC and No. 15 Wake Forest (Aug. 26-27) to help U-M to the ACC/Big Ten Challenge sweep for the first time in program history
• Served as a 2017 team co-captain

Junior (2016)
• Named to NFHCA All-West Region second team
• Named to All-Big Ten second team
• Started 18 games in goal, missing two due to injury
• Made 72 saves and posted a 1.32 goals against average
• Finished season with a record of 11-6
• Contributed to five shutout wins, including three complete-game shutouts
• Recorded 10 saves, including an incredible penalty stroke stop, to spark Wolverines past Iowa, 2-1 (Oct. 16)
• Recorded eight saves in 3-2 loss to Maryland (Sept. 30)
• Recorded six saves in loss to North Carolina (Oct. 2) and win over Louisville (Oct. 29)

Sophomore (2015)
• Named to NFHCA All-America second team, becoming first All-America goalkeeper in Michigan program history
• NFHCA All-West Region first team
• Named to All-Big Ten first team
• Garnered three Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week selections (Sept. 15, Oct. 6, Oct. 20)
• Started 22 games in the cage
• Led the nation with a .837 save percentage and ranked second nationally with a 0.78 goals-against average
• Contributed to 10 shutout wins, including four complete-game shutouts
• Recorded a 1.00 goals-against average and 12 saves in NCAA Tournament play (Nov. 14-15), including seven against #1 UNC; also earned five saves in a 2-1 win vs. #7 Wake Forest
• Posted a career-best 14 saves, including eight in overtime, in a double-OT win at No. 16 Northwestern (Oct. 16)
• Registered five saves in a double-OT win against Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament first round (Nov. 5)
• Earned four saves in a 1-0 win vs. #9 Stanford (Oct. 11)
• Tallied eight saves in the season opener vs. #2 North Carolina (Aug. 29)

Freshman (2014)
• Appeared in all 20 games, starting 18
• Posted a 1.34 goals-against average and .716 save percentage
• Recorded three complete-game shutouts and contributed to a fourth
• Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Matched a career-best seven saves against #10 Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals (Nov. 7)
• Earned three saves in a 3-0 shutout against Rutgers in the quarterfinals (Nov. 6)
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Oct. 21)
• Earned four saves -- all in second half -- in 2-1 win over #9 Northwestern (Oct. 17)
• Registered a career-best seven saves against #4 Maryland (Sept. 26)
• Posted six saves against #6 Penn State (Sept. 19)
• Did not allow a goal over 230-minute stretch, spanning five games from Sept. 6 to Sept. 19
• Contributed to three consecutive shutouts (Sept. 6-12), posting complete-game performances against William & Mary and Providence
• Recorded five saves against Wake Forest (Aug. 31)
• Made collegiate debut in the season opener at #2 North Carolina (Aug. 30).

Prep
• Graduated from Ashville College (2013)
• Played seven years for Ashville, serving as team captain for five seasons
• Also participated in netball, rounders and athletics.

Club/Junior Team
• Played with Harrogate Hockey Club, including two years with the Ladies 1st XI team (2012-14)
• Twice named Harrogate's Player of the Season (2011, '13)
• Contributed to a 2014 North Challenge Event tournament win, earning Player of the Finals honors
• Harrogate Hockey Club allowed just 1.32 goals per game in 2013-14 North Hockey Women's League play
• Also played with the Pennine Pumas squad at the 2012 England Hockey Futures Cup.

National/International
• Member of the England Under-21 team (2013-14)
• Also played with England's Under-18 squad (2012-13)
• Earned first international cap against Ireland
• Competed with Wakefield U18 for the 2012 indoor and outdoor national championships
• Contributed to runner-up honors in the indoor competition.

Personal
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in movement science
• Born on July 20, 1995
• Daughter of CJ and Jan Swenson
• Has one brother, Matthew