2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Sammi Woods
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Saline, Mich.
- High School:
- Saline
• CSC Academic All-Region (2023)
• Third Team All-Big Ten (2023)
• Offensive Team MVP (2023)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2020)
• Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (March 22, 2021)
Senior (2023)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Team Captain
• Lead team in goals with eight and points (17)
• 34 shots paced the squad, with 14 coming on goal
• Had two multi-goal matches on the year to also lead the squad
• Scored a brace in 4-0 win over Maryland (Oct. 1)
• Started all 18 matches, totaling 1,323 minutes of match action
• Had her fifth career multi-goal game, scoring two goals in 3-2 win over Western Michigan (Sept. 10)
• Scored the lone goal in 1-0 win over Cincinnati (Sept. 3)
• Had a goal in a 2-2 tie against Pepperdine (Aug. 19)
Junior (2022)
• Led team in goals (seven) and tied for team lead in points (15)
• Fired 43 shots, the second-most on the team
• Played in 18 matches with 17 starts and logged 1,219 minutes of match action
• Had three multi-goal matches, the most multi-goal matches in a season for a Wolverine, tying Nkem Ezurike (2011) and Kacey Beitel (1999)
• Scored two goals at Boston University (Aug. 28), Central Michigan (Sept. 4) and Toledi (Sept. 11)
• Tallied 5 points at Central Michigan, with two goals and an assist (Sept. 4)
Sophomore (Fall 2021)
• Played in all 25 matches with 10 starting nods
• Totaled 1,141 minutes of match play, with a season-high 75 coming against Penn State (Oct. 21)
• Tied for second on team in goals with five, third on the team in helpers with four, and fourth on the squad in points (14)
• Marked 35 shots on the year with 19 coming on goal
• Started season with a goal and assist in U-M's 5-0 win over Butler (Aug. 19)
• Saw action in all 11 games, starting three in her first season
• Was one of just two Wolverines to tally double-digit points with 11
• Had four goals, to rank second for Michigan, and three assists, tying for second on the team
• Named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week after tallying five points at Maryland (March 18) with two goals and one assist
• Notched three points against Michigan State (March 13) with a goal and an assist
• Put 24 of her 36 shots on goal for a .480 shots on goal percentage
Prep
• Prepped at Saline High School
• Earned a TopDrawerSoccer.com 4-Star Rating
• Ranked 71st overall in the incoming class by TopDrawerSoccer.com
• Did not play high school soccer due to obligations with her ECNL team
Academics/Extracurriculars
• Was a member of the silver and gold honor roll
• A member of Link Crew
• Was a student section leader
Club
• Was a four-time team captain and a member of the Michigan Hawks
• Played in the ECNL playoffs on two occasions and was named both all-conference and All-America in 2019
• Helped her ECNL team to the finals in 2019 and played in the ECNL All-Star game in Phoenix, Arizona
• Was the U.S. Development Academy top 10 leading scorer in the 2018 season, scoring 24 goals
• Played with Adidas ESP in the Portland Invite in 2016 and the Lyon, France Invite in 2018
Personal
• Full name is Samantha Marie Woods
• Born Jan. 15, 2003
• Daughter of Eric and Erin Woods
• Has one sister
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and Arts, psychology major
