2014 M. Water Polo Roster

Sam Butler
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
At Princeton:
2014 – Started 21 of 24 appearances … two-time CWPA Southern Division Player of the Week … collected 11 goals, 13 assists, 32 steals and seven blocks while drawing 10 ejections … had two goals and two steals against Cal Baptist (9/13) … tallied two goals and two steals against UC-Davis (10/12) … notched two goals and an assist against Navy (11/22) ... ACWPC All-Academic selection.
2013: Collected third ACWPC All-Academic honor … started 25 of 27 appearances … ranked second on the team in steals (43) and tied for third in assists (24) … drew 16 ejections and tied for second on the squad in blocks (6) … scored a goal in 11 games … had three multi-goal efforts … dished out a season-high four assists against Gannon on Nov. 9 … picked up a season-best five steals versus Fordham on Oct. 26.
2012: Academic All-Ivy League Fall Team ... CWPA Scholar-Athlete Team ... ACWPC All-Academic Team ... Southern Division Player of the Week (9/18) ... saw action in 29 games, making 20 starts ... led team with 45 assists and ranked second on the squad with 53 steals ... scored 24 goals, drew 22 ejections, made two blocks and won five sprints ... dished out three or more assists in a game on eight occasions ... had three assists and added a goal and steal versus Cal Lutheran (9/7) ... handed out four assists, a goal and a steal against MIT (9/8) ... notched career-best six steals versus No. 2 UCLA (9/9) ... notched three goals, three steals, two assists and a block versus Bucknell (9/16) ... tallied four assists, four steals, two goals and won a sprint versus Iona (10/20).
2011: Appeared in all 33 games as a freshman ... ranked second on the team with 25 assists and third with 29 steals … drew 16 ejections and scored four goals … opened his college career with an assist and four steals in a win over Santa Clara … scored his first goal in a win over Harvard … had first of four two-assist games in a loss at ninth-ranked UC-Davis … collected two assists in the CWPA semifinals against St. Francis … scored a goal in a win over Navy in the CWPA championship game ... picked up two steals in Princeton's win over UC-San Diego in the NCAA third-place game.
Career Stats:
Season | GP | Goals | Shots | Assists | Steals | Sprints (W-L) | Ej. Drawn | Ejections | Blocks |
2011 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 1-4 | 16 | 20 | 3 |
2012 | 29 | 24 | 66 | 45 | 53 | 5-2 | 22 | 24 | 2 |
2013 | 27 | 25 | 39 | 24 | 43 | 0-0 | 16 | 23 | 6 |
2014 | 24 | 11 | 34 | 13 | 32 | 0-0 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
Career | 113 | 64 | 157 | 107 | 157 | 6-6 | 64 | 83 | 18 |
Career Highs | |
Goals | 3, 2 times, Most Recent vs. Bucknell (9/16/12) |
Assists | 5, vs. Notre Dame College (11/2/12) |
Steals | 6, vs. UCLA (9/9/12) |
Ej. Drawn | 3, 4 times, Most Recent vs. Loyola Marymount (10/11/14) |
Blocks | 2, 2 times, Most Recent vs. Bucknell (11/9/14) |